Giving up smoking... an online diary.

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So ive decided to give up smoking, a habit i have to admit i some what enjoy

i am not a heavy smoker which is lucky for me, i also have a rule, never smoke within the first 5 hours of waking up, im not sure why i do this but i believe its helped a little as its not the first thing i reach for in the mornings like some heavy smokers, its probably the main reason why i haven't become a heavy smoker too.

that said, i have had several points today where i was ready to brutally beat to death anyone who spoke to me, including the cat. upon noticing my rather dramatic personality change i went out and bought a packet of patches without looking at the dosage. i plonked one on my arm and was violently sick within an hour, upon checking the dosage i realised they were 21mg patches, i.e. for a 40 a day smoker, which i am not.

so, im now sat here, with 1 quarter of a patch stuck to my arm, not feeling quite so agitated any more but DEAR GOD AM I BORED!!! :( my games on my pc just don't seem that appealing to me, nor do the programs i usually watch and frankly im not sure what to do with myself or how to occupy myself.

im somewhat dreading going to sleep tonight as i know its going to be broken sleep from the moment i put my head down to the moment i get up in the morning :(

anyway, that's Day 1. will scribble something out for day 2 provided i haven't brutally beaten myself to death with my keyboard by then.
 
DAY 2 PART1 The Morning


woke up feeling uber rested... how odd. my sleep was very broken up but dear god did i feel nice in the morning... usually i wake up feeling like ive been hit by a truck. only downside was when said cat jumped on the bed and flopped her ass in my face. off to work, more later if i survive.
 
DAY 2 PART2


DYING< MAD< INSANITY< AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

i really dont want to smoke, but this is killing me, i just popped to the post office in the town center, ive never been so stressed and grumpy :/
 
Day 3:

not quite so bad tonight, seems to be the night times that are the worst. i slept terribly last night and was utterly knackered today :( i have to admit i miss it terribly though, i havent played a computer game for a while either, somehow without smoking it doesnt interest me as much.
 
freebooter said:
Day 1 1hr

I had my 'last' ciggarette about an hour ago. Just eaten something so if I hadn't 'stopped' I would probably go for a smoke now but obviously not suffering too much at this stage.

Feel a bit nervous at the moment but also a bit more hopefull and confident of success than at other attempts.

I hope the other escapees keep posting to this thread as I think it will probably help our chances.


your first day is going to be a nightmare, go out and buy some patches they take the edge off quite a bit. ive also found digging out my weights bench helps with the stress.
 
CryptKeeper said:
Day 4 +60hrs

Still going strong. This morning was a lot easier. I started having that actimel stuff, and I think thats helping too. Still having moments when I feel like have a cigarette, but they are certainly getting less and less. I think my sense of smell and taste is returning or something. Its really weird and hard to expain.


im got a steak to eat today... should be nice :D


i had a delicious tasting milk shake earlier too :D
 
VeNT said:
suspended? see what stopping does to you!


DAY 12:

despite the infuriating inferiority complex of those that must be obeyed, I still havent resumed smoking, although at various times i have reeeeeally wanted to.


on a more interesting note, my health has now suffered dramatically as a result of NOT smoking. I am constantly tired, always stressed, the slightest draft and i start to shiver, and also the most annoying thing is i now wake up between 4:45 and 5:15 A.M. every day, regardless of how tired i am or what time i go to bed, (i tried staying up untill 2 a.m. to see if it would help... nope) tried nytol, didnt help, tried going to bed drunk... didnt work either. it wouldnt be so bad if i could actually get back to sleep once i have woken up but i cant.
 
Day18

veeeeeery stressful day :(

i admit i had 1 at my step brothers today but before you all moan at me listen to this...


i felt ill! very very ill! lol, which i am sure is an excellent thing. i had a crisp £20 note in my pocket, and an off licence next door to him which i could have gone round and bought some... but i didnt :D i didnt even have the compunction to which was really nice.


i will admit i am still missing it every so often :( im just hoping that that feeling will go after a few months.

so in total i have had 1 in 18 days and no sign of a repeat performance. :) not a perfect track record but not bad after 5 years of constant smoking.
 
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