Not worth it anymore I don't think...

If I am honest Ron, various quitting symptoms sometimes go on for 2-3 months?? But the severity of them should begin to LESSEN! Lack of sleep and interupted sleep are a big item for many quitters. First I couldn't sleep and then I couldn't get 'enough' of it. LOL Get one of the over-the-counter sleep aids..consult a pharmist..most of them contain the drug benadryl which works great for most people. Just don't overdose yourself with them.... you are at a tough time in a quit....if you can hang in here, this will pass. and you gotta know Ron, that smoking will lead to far, far, far worse consequences that a few weeks of to little sleep. Don't even THINK about going there! You have invested WAY too much time and effort to chuck it! Put a little sticky note on the bathroom mirror.... [center][i][color=red]To smoke now would be total insanity[/i][/center][/color] Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1550 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 62,020 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8525 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 202 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32

Are the symptoms of quitting worse than smoking itself?

parola.....this is a "choice" to not smoke. feelings of "loosing it" are common in the first couple of weeks. You already know "you" don't want to smoke....it's the junky come callin....tellin you that you can't take this....that it won't end....that giving up will relieve all the stress....solve all the problems..... Take a closer look.....what has actually CAUSED all these problems is the fact that you are "addicted" to nicotine.....and there is only one way out .....DENY the addiction. STAY in CONTROL....don't turn the control back to the addiction! All of us are able to NOT smoke....it's just making the choice and then sticking to it no matter how bad it feels.....those feeling WILL pass. You need to work really hard on learning to distract yourself. Don't let yourself just succumb to the longing to smoke.....FIGHT BACK! Plan small, close together rewards for yourself as you go. A walk....3 minutes of intense stretching, followed by 3 minutes of lying down and learning to practice 'total' relaxation. Breathing exercises. In through the nose, as slow and deeply as possible and out through the mouth, slowly....till every 'drop' of the air leaves your lungs.....close your eyes and learn to focus on something that will take your mind up and away. A long hot shower......a soak in the tub. An afternoon of playing 'sick'...in bed with books and hot tea. and remember....you ARE the boss....as long as you say no....it may not feel like being in control, but trust me, it is! and it WILL begin to get better! Believe it! Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1550 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 62,022 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8525 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 202 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18

Strong Dislikes

Angelic....truly, both of these things may be true.....you might have been covering up some of your dislike by just hitting yourself with a jolt of nicotine now and then.....or it may mostly be due to just the stress of your quit at present. Take your anger in hand....admit it....tell others that you are currently having a go at just being pissed at the world in general...assure them it's mostly due to quitting smoking and it will pass in time....ask them to bear with you for the present. Then stick to yourself if that will help....and be GOOD to yourself! Rewards, plenty of rest, eating properly, etc. You are at a pivitol point in quitting. one month is a hurdle of sorts.....the glamour of quitting has faded.....smokers don't want to hear about it OR acknowledge it, non-smokers think you should be over it.....and here you are...mad, tired, perhaps a mite depressed...still having a struggle with emotions. Personally, I turned into a super ***** a few weeks into quitting. I was mad, it wasn't fair that others were still smoking, still others thought I had done nothing noteworthy at all! I guess I was still subconsciencly wishing I could smoke? and that was anger provoking. Take the anger and direct it at the REAL culprit....the addiction....Ole Nic....the Junky. He is working on your emotional stability hard as he can.....anger plays in his favor....you have to take the reins and learn to diffuse it the "instant" you see it start to sparkle. You may not be able to totally avoid this person, but you can learn ways to bypass the emotions that you relate to her. Get busy when you feel it coming....take a rest room break....get an icey drink...splash your face....move around and breath deeply and let yourself 'feel' your control come back....insert some humor into the situation if you can I know you can do this with just a bit of practice. and believe me, your control will improve with time, also the anger will begin to subside. It's a fairly ordinary symptom actually. Hang tough.... and kick butt (and not of the coworker YIKES! LOL) katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1550 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 62,022 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8525 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Da

Strong Dislikes

You aren't coming across as rude at all.....and I can relate to you NOT wanting to smoke....but I really believe that in spite of that, these intense emotions are due to quitting. We are no longer able to dull ourselves with nicotine.....being a junky and taking a fix, will temporarily calm you in other 'areas' of life?? We use the high of the fix to cool the upsurge of emotion.....or the inclination to 'think' to long about lifes little irritations?? Believe me, if you learn to distract yourself from this, it will improve over time. Try to concentrate on positive emotions....rewards of your new found life..... don't over analyze yourself at this point......the addiction is still having an effect on your behavior and thinking Katy

Strong Dislikes

I want to stress the point of learning some new distraction techniques in this quittin game.....especially when your intensified emotions try to come into play......it's not that you didn't have these emotions before....and you distracted yourself from them quite successfully.....how you ask??? by smoking Now that your chosen method of distraction is missing, you find yourself [i][u]facing[/u][/i] those emotions head on. No buffer....so it's really important to take action and create some new types of distractions/buffers. Hang tough and keep up the work....quitting is a "journey"....we need rest stops along the way, distractions now and then.....remember to "treat" yourself really well.....you deserve it the most!! Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1550 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 62,025 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8525 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 202 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 13 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14

Hey

Ang...you are experiencing the whole range of feelings without the dulling effects of nicotine. We had bad times, sad times, lower than low times when we smoked also....but we tended to just drown them in more nicotine. Open up and "introduce" yourself to your feelings.....as you progress you will learn much more about feeling AND ways to enjoy, benefit, control etc those feelings. It's a new life....and in many ways it's more intense.....it's like having a RED dress instead of a dark maroon one! LOL Once you learn how to accessorize it you will LOVE it! Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1550 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 62,025 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8525 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 202 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8

Sorry: I am about to jump off the wagon of quitting pain

I hope you are back on this wagon....cause each cigarette that you let yourself smoke lets the demon tighten his hold on you. Your outlook at the beginning of this thread was pure Junky Talk. You just created a lot of 'excuses' to have a smoke. Get yourself some 'plans' of how you will distract and delay the ole addiction. the first couple of weeks are by far the worst. Learn to gain strength by holding on and staying in control....cause when you give in....you give up the control. Kick that junky in the mouth.....and learn to visualize it and feel GOOD about it! :) Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1550 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 62,010 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8525 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 202 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9

$1000

and your reward would be??????? don't neglect this...it's important! katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1550 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 62,010 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8525 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 202 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16

:-(...feeling down

When you're in a funk, it's time for a reward....look at the money you have saved......I say you deserve a treat of some sort! how about a snazzy outfit? or a new hairdo?? or......both??? Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1550 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 62,010 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8525 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 202 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 34

How do I handle the hubby?

My hubby was like this also.....and trying to talk to him would make him mad instead of glad! Just back off.....be supportive in a non interfering way....help to distract him when you see him struggling....you don't have to SAY that's what you're doing.....you don't have to 'talk' about the quit in order to help someone with it. and brag about him to OTHER people if you must talk about him. not in front of him of course...but your pride and confidence in him will find it's way back to him....and that just may help him in a way that being vocal "to" him won't. good luck....just continue to be a "quiet" example of a winner in this battle ;) Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1549 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 61,973 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8519.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 202 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 12 [B]Seconds:[/B] 25