I'm quite amazed that I really haven't had any cravings for cigarettes.
The thing i'm experiencing is that i'm very very emotional. I cried several different times today for many different reasons. The first time was my boyfriend left me a voice mail telling me he was thinking of me, and that made me cry. Another time was because I was frustrated at work and went to the bathroom and had a melt down. I wanted some gum and couldn't find any change and that made me cry.
I'm also physically sick. My nose is running and I feel like I have a cold but I was fine until I quit smoking.
Has anybody else experienced this type of withdrawal? I kind of feel like a freak when you can tell I was crying and someone asks what is wrong and I tell them I quit smoking. They probably think it's cuz I can't have a cigarette but I'm really not craving one. Ahhhhh please help!
Every time I have tried, I have gotten sick as well, leighmc.
I don't feel that you are a freak in this regard
Try to hang in there, I am in the process of trying to
do this once again myself as I have not had one all day today
for some reason and this thread has inspired me (been thinking
about trying to stop again for awhile)
I have a stuffy nose already
I wish that I got emotional the way you do, I tend to get
angry at the drop of a pin when I try and stop... not
really a day in the park for those around me.
I am thinking this would be a good topic for some group
therapy, ya think?
Every time I have tried, I have gotten sick as well, leighmc.
I don't feel that you are a freak in this regard
Try to hang in there, I am in the process of trying to
do this once again myself as I have not had one all day today
for some reason and this thread has inspired me (been thinking
about trying to stop again for awhile)
I have a stuffy nose already
I wish that I got emotional the way you do, I tend to get
angry at the drop of a pin when I try and stop... not
really a day in the park for those around me.
I am thinking this would be a good topic for some group
therapy, ya think?
The emotional thing isn't too great, when just talking to someone makes me want to cry, it's kind of embarrasing.
This is the first time I have ever tried to quit, and i've been smoking for 14 years. (i'm 28)
The hardest times I have found are talking on the phone, driving and break time at work. I've found eating popsicles helps while i'm on the phone, while driving I turn up the radio and sing along and try to stay happy, break time at work, I started walking. It is hard because my friends smoke at work but right now, I can't be around that so I go walking instead.
I agree, this would be a good topic for group therapy, it helps to know that other people are in the same situation and that people have survived and are now smoke free. LS helped me through a break up and I'm hoping it will help me through this as well.
I have been smoking for about the same amount of time.
The most difficult time for me tends to be driving.
Exercise I find to be helpful, once the initial cold goes away.
And meditation – I must not forget mediation.
I hope that this helps the two of us, and more folks as well.
Oh, and hang in there with being emotional - I have
seen this with other people and know that it will
pass for you.
I have also been around people that react with anger
the way I do when working on quitting. It has always
been easier for me to deal with the emotional individuals
then the angry ones .
Thanks for the link. A wealth of information is available there.
I'm in the middle of trying to quit too, and yes, it's difficult. I don't get emotional and all the rest, but I do tend to get grumpy (or, rather, grumpier).
smoking is hard to quit then manyother drugs, i believe that anything that gets you addicted, is a drug. last time i quit i lost temper and knocked so many things down. i got numb and bit my hand.
see quitting smoking isn't hard, stay quitting is hard, i quit everyday but everyday i giveup.
Good luck, you are normal
in order to quit smoking you should win over them. in easy words having ability to control yourselfe from smoking, cus if you see right now cigs control you. Chart that found online is below. You need no medicine to quit smoking. all you have to do is makeup a schedule for smoking.
Avarage
Say you smoke 20 cigs a day you are normally sleeping 8 hours thats like one cigrette per 50 minutes,
Timetable
make it one hour for first 2 weeks
Begining of this program
every hour go and smoke, and be on time. don't skip, don't be late, you must smoke on time.
what we are trying to do here is to set your body and mind to smoke a cigs only when directed.
Spread time
2 weeks later or when you feel that you are in control of this program an can extend the time period, please do so
Extended
now you are smoking every 2 hours, repeat this routine for 2 more weeks, remember do not skip time to smoke even if you didn't feel like smoking.
Keep on for three monthes
extend the time every 2 weeks and to desired extend. and keep up with it.
Human body filters blood every 3 monthes, by the time you three monthes are over you would be feeling really great and no harm.
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in order to quit smoking you should win over them. in easy words having ability to control yourselfe from smoking, cus if you see right now cigs control you. Chart that found online is below. You need no medicine to quit smoking. all you have to do is makeup a schedule for smoking.
Avarage
Say you smoke 20 cigs a day you are normally sleeping 8 hours thats like one cigrette per 50 minutes,
Timetable
make it one hour for first 2 weeks
Begining of this program
every hour go and smoke, and be on time. don't skip, don't be late, you must smoke on time.
what we are trying to do here is to set your body and mind to smoke a cigs only when directed.
Spread time
2 weeks later or when you feel that you are in control of this program an can extend the time period, please do so
Extended
now you are smoking every 2 hours, repeat this routine for 2 more weeks, remember do not skip time to smoke even if you didn't feel like smoking.
Keep on for three monthes
extend the time every 2 weeks and to desired extend. and keep up with it.
Human body filters blood every 3 monthes, by the time you three monthes are over you would be feeling really great and no harm.
someone told me to do this once and it didn't work. maybe it does work for some people though. for me, it just got annoying. i couldn't schedule it properly to walk out in the middle of something and smoke.
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"these are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain...." p.s.
As my grumpiness increases, your post reverberates in my mind,
Jaye - The theory seems sound, but I must ask, have you ever
seen this work for someone? Are there any folks out there that
this type of treatment worked for?
I know from personal experience that the elimination of alcohol and
coffee are needed for me to proceed. I have no problems in regards
to alcohol, but I find the no coffee thing very difficult. Yet, when
I consume coffee the desire for a cigarette increases greatly, not
to mention the side affects of coffee that I do not have when I
smoke and drink coffee intensify.
57 cigarettes not smoked.
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The thing that is the hardest for me is the lack of support from co-workers and my friends. EVERYONE says I will fail and will start smoking with in a couple weeks. It is really hard for me to hear them say that.
I keep telling myself that my mind is stronger than my will power, and my will power is stronger than this addiction.
This way of thinking seems to help. I lost 12 pounds thinking that way. I know I will gain that weight back but I figure if I can quit smoking, it's worth gaining the weight back because I KNOW i can lose it again.
I would also appreciate any advice and support since nobody seems to have any faith in me.
Hey Liegh,
You CAN do this!
I have found that exercise helps me in regards to cravings
(and my anger) - Of course I start this in the midst of a so-cal storm .
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