Have you picked up any bad habits when you quit??? I am noticing that I am chewing my hair now... which by the way smells great:-)
Well I am on day 16 and this week has been a test... with the stress of the holidays and my children being ill I am proud that I have over come my urges and for the most part, my feelings to hit people with frying pans...lol. I have lowered my patch today and so far so good.
I am glad that I keep coming on here and seeing the same people... we are all doing great and I think that I might be ready to reward myself with a massage by some tall, dark and topless man... I deserve it... LOL :eg:
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/21/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 16
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 297
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 45
Kat... it has been great that I have everyone on this site to help and I sure don't feel alone in this at all.
I will let you know how my massage went... looks like Peteg is available the last week in December... I'm in Canada and it's cold so I would prefer a hot stone massage Peteg... a little scented oils... candles and a six pack (abs.. ah what the heck... a six pack of beer would be nice to)
Book me for the 27th.... LOL!!!!
I'm into my 8th day... now that I am not smoking I have realized that as a smoker I surrounded myself with smokers. I have had alot of support from the people around me but I feel like it's never just about smoking... it changes alot of other things as well... I don't want to go for drinks with friends because I know if I drink I will smoke... I don't want to take a break with my friends at work because the second I get outside I want to smoke with them... I'm feeling like a social outcast!!! If anyone has had these feelings and found a way to over come them... please help!!!
I read it and yes... I feel better.
Thank you for your replies and I guess sometimes it is good to know someone else is feeling the same way.
I am patching it so many of the feelings I am having now are mental... although I have moments where I want to roll my patch and smoke it!!!
I have faith that with the patches and this support site, I will be sucessful... one day at a time right!!!
Thanks guys... you are all fantastic.
Right now I am on a minute to minute basis... I am telling myself that I will not smoke for 10 minutes... I have to just get through 10 minutes.. and then I do it again.
I don't know if I am ready to have anyone in my space that smokes... even if they do go outside... I will know what they are doing and smell them when they come in... it smells gross and I can't believe that I smelled like that but at the same time I just want to stick my face in there hair and take a deep breath.... I know that this will pass and I will be able to be more social but right now I don't want to be anywhere near them.
I am holding on... today is the worst so far...
I see smokers and I know the feeling you guys are talking about because that was me before... I always wish I never touched them.
But I really enjoyed smoking... I just hated the horrible feeling it gave me... and I hate not being able to breath.
I will make it through... it is taking all of me not to get up and join my smoking clan again... I wish this day was over!!!
Your right... the frying pan is much to important... LOLLOLLOL!!!
Luckily my rage has subsided and I am in a much better mood now... DAY 9 and going strong!!!!
I feel better, I feel more alive and boy is my skin starting to look great... take pride my fellow quitters in the fact that we are not outside freezing, we don't stink and we look and feel great....
I CAN BREATH!!! YEE HAA!!!
I was just dicussing hobbies with a co-worker... she said that I should try doing scraps books. I don't know what to do with myself... I never had energy as a smoker. I have 2 jobs that keep me pretty busy but that is a problem in itself. My social time at my jobs is smoking with a friend... a habit that I am struggling with.
Minute by minute right...
ERGGG, it's hard... I also have a spouse that never smoked, he is great but he just doesn't understand sometimes and I have moments were his facial imprint in the frying pan would make me very happy. I guess the onset of sudden rage is natural as well.. I hope... LOL!!!
Maybe it's me... I can't drink so I guess I should shut up and enjoy anything that takes me out of reality for a moment or two... LOL!!!
How are you finding it now duckie? Are you on any quit methods now or are you patch/drug free?
Thanks all for your support...
I went home last night and found myself cleaning again... I have never had such a clean house... I was laughing at myself as I bleached my cupboards... what is happening to me... my poor kids said the house smelled like a swimming pool!!!
I guess anything to keep myself busy right now... I had a hard morning though... I was in a very bad mood... I couldn't put my patch on until I got to work because I find that when I put it on in the morning I get kinda high... what is that about?
Anyway, I promise not to smell anyone strange and keep to my close friends so I don't get thrown in the hole or something... that would be a funny story for the SSC though.. I can read the headlines now "Women put in jail for smelling strangers" LOL!!!
