I quit smoking cold turkey a week ago. I used to smoke 35-40 cigarettes a day. So as you've probably figured out, I was a chain smoker. I really want this quit really badly. I've been struggling to quit since the beginning of summer. I struggled with the choice to use NRT or go cold turkey. I found that NRT doesn't work for me, because I still crave nicotine and NRT, especially the patches were not giving me enough nicotine to keep from having bad physical cravings. After starting and stopping a few times, I decided that the easiest thing for me to do would be to go cold turkey. I figured at some point I'd have to give up the NRT anyway. When going cold turkey, just remember to breathe through the cravings and exercise.
Triggers! Well, one of the problems with being a heavy smoker is that every situation presents a trigger. Waking up is a problem, relaxing is one, so are anger, celebrations, boredom, parties... Hunger can bring on one also.
What I need to learn to do is not get into a conversation with Nicodemon. What Nicodemon says is usually senseless, and I've decided that Nicodemon and I have grown apart and that Nicodemon is cruel. I no longer want to be friends. And I know, even through the cravings, that I no longer want to smoke, because there is no safe way for me to do so, and because I can't manage it: smoking two packs a day is only one puff away.
My Milage:My Quit Date: 9/2/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 7
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 245
Amount Saved: $89.43
Life Gained:Days: 0
Hrs: 17
Mins: 55
Seconds: 59
