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AM I LOSING MY MIND????


18 years ago 0 4 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Sorry. I'm new at this. Heres my Quit meter. YEAH!!!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/31/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 14 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 14 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $70 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7
18 years ago 0 4 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hey I'm g-b. I completly have lost my mind. I can't believe how dependant i am on these suckers. I have been such a ***** the last three days and im at exactly 14days. It trips me out how obsesive I am about this. Its like I'm really proud of me but at the same time I'm scared cuz I know I could slip at any moment.That really Sucks!!! Then theres days when I don't even think about smoking. Then I'll eat something and I can actullay taste what it is i'm eating. And I'll be like Damn I had no Idea what smoking took from me. Then I will just start craving them again and I'm like ahhhhhhhh!!! Then I tell people "You dont understand the cigarettes were like my friends. It was like the only thing that was always there for me and i could alwayz pic up and have. This is the hardest I have ever worked for anything.
18 years ago 0 415 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I appreciate all the support but I still believe I'm losing my mind. I feel like there is this great void to fill and I am like a lost puppy. I don't know what to fill it with. I too feel like I have lost a friend. When I decided to break up with cigs I never thought It would be so hard. I think about them alot and I just wish that it didn't occupy my mind so much! As far as cravings go I must admit they have begun...Last night I had one so bad that I got a smoke and flipped it around in my fingers like I was packin it. I did this for a while and it helped me feel better. I actually snapped a few between my fingers. Why am I starting to feel alittle depressed??? I feel like I really did lose my best friend. It's a void even my husband can't fill! :( I miss my smokey treats! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 2 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 25 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $7 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36
18 years ago 0 415 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Well now I am nearing the 48 hour mark. Still getting headaches. I think that maybe I feel like I am obsessing over this quitting thing. I talk about it nonstop. I have kept all my friends and family up to date with my progress. I like the fact I quit smoking and I want to keep it that way. It seems I have always walked to my own drum beat, never really cared if I fit in or not. I did what I wanted to do because I wanted to do it. Well, everyone I hang around smokes so I guess I will be the trend setter! I think its going to be harder on me. My throat hurts, like not from smoking hurts ;p but like sick hurts. Can quitting cause that as well? [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 20 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32
18 years ago 0 17 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Yes, it does feel like we are losing our minds...I am on Day 10 and I think about those stupid cancer-sticks non-stop....But, I cannot have one....or I will be back at it.... My boss was a three-pack-per day smoker who quit cold-turkey 23 years ago and he told me that the thoughts of smoking NEVER go away...He said that he would still absolutely love to smoke one...but he won't and you have to set your mind never to have one again... My throat hurts too....Like a constant drainage-thing going on...and coughing a lot...Hopefully that is just the gradual decrease of nicotine from my system....Anyway, good luck to us ALL! Quit4Josh [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/3/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 11 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 113 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $33 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1
18 years ago 0 25 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
your not losing your mind the first week is torcherous they call it hell week but it does get easier im by no means can call me successfull quitter yet only just past the two week mark but it is easier than the first week and i think i can do it know even took myself off patch and doing pretty good
18 years ago 0 101 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi, Hang in there, it will pass soon. I quit 28 days ago, and you have to believe me when I tell you that I feel so much better already, because: No nicotine hangover in the morning, no chest tightness, no headaches, sinus is clearing up thus my sense of smell is returning, my taste buds are kicking in, I don't smell like an ashtray anymore, instead I finally smell like Coco de Channel only, and not a disgusting mix of both, I have saved a substantial amount of money already, I can finally run again without coughing up God-knows-what. The pain you are experiencing right now is nothing compared to the pain smoking related illnesses cause. And unlike those illnesses withdrawal symptoms don't kill and will go away eventually. Also, don't you want to go to the beach? I know I do! Like I said, hang in there, please, Gaby [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 28 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 570 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $217 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48
18 years ago 0 218 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hey Chicken Stixs Congrats on choosing and following through on quitting smoking. I know what you mean about being obsessed with your quit, I feel that way too especially the 1st three days. Although i still am obessed with quitting smoking i also try to take "Time-Outs" from thinking about it, or reading up about it or writting about it or talking about it. Not very loong time outs but a short period of time I can not think about it! Your throat hurting is normal the first week my throat felt a bit sore and hurt it went away quickly though within two days. Keep Up the Good Work!! [color=Blue]Luctor et Emergo!!![/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/1/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 12 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 65 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $96 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 58
  • Quit Meter

    $23,856.00

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    Days: 446 Hours: 23

    Minutes: 55 Seconds: 54

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    3408

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    119,280

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18 years ago 0 327 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
chicken.it will get better i promise[and thats a lot coming from me! ;p] your just starting out my friend, how long did you smoke ?years and years i bet! :eg: we all feel crazy the first couple of weeks missing them but not wanting them its madness!!! :8o: but it does get, better hang on tight and dont let go ,if i can do it so can you! jan xxx [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/13/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 124 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,113 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �489.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 12 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51
18 years ago 0 989 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
[IMG]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/bbeplayaluna/straightjacket.jpg[/IMG] Run out and buy a straight jacket!! Yes you are losing your mind. Withdrawal, at least for me, was a temporary loss of sanity. I could not think straight, I sobbed in bed, my anger was irrational, my depression made me feel like it would last forever. The equilibrium in my marriage and in my emotions went belly up. Nothing seemed right, nothing seemed normal, nothing seemed fun. I wondered if this void, this emptiness, would ever go away, whether this craziness would ever abate. First I had to accept myself as an addict and learn to recognize withdrawal symptoms for what they were. I had to learn to speak louder than the junky talk in my head. I had to believe those here on this site who had gone before me. I had to have blind faith in people whom I had never met...that this would pass, that some day it would be worth it, that some day it would get better. I had to learn to take EACH and every moment, hour and day as it came and stop worrying about whether I would always feel that way. I had to promise myself not to take ANYTHING I was thinking or feeling too seriously - at least for six months. I had to have a bag of coping skills nearby to grab whenever the obsession got too great. I had to accept that I could never ever never ever have another puff of nicotine in my life no matter what happened. No matter what happened. No matter what happened. I stayed glued to this site and posted and read and cried and posted and read. When I couldn't be here, I read my journal with copies of favorite posts and a list of the reasons why I was quitting. This is withdrawal you are experiencing - withdrawal from one of the most addictive drugs there is. Yes it is the hardest thing I have ever done. Yes it felt like I had lost my best friend (what a joke!!). Yes the grief process made me feel like I was losing my mind. But listen up!!!! LISTEN UP!!!!! This is your LIFE you are fighting for. This is soooooooooo worth it. As I approach 1 year, I wonder why oh why oh why I took so long to do this for me. Days go by without ever thinking of a cigarette! This seemed impossible to me a few months ago. Do NOT miss this opportunity. Give yourself the biggest gift
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    $795,025.00

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    Days: 5684 Hours: 19

    Minutes: 27 Seconds: 47

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    45430

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    1,135,750

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