Kill me....kill me now

[Khephra]

day 2 of non-smoking.

[LynneSin]

1. do you have any kind of helper aids?

or is this total cold turkey?

[Khephra]

8. Cold...

It's sooooo fucking cold right now. But I had to stop. My doctors were telling me that my blood pressure was way way way too high.

[northzax]

2. remember this

by not purchasing cigarettes, you have more money available to help beat the pants of chimpy! and wouldn't that be the greatest high ever?

[jedicord]

3. Keep it up! That's great!

Remember that week 2 is the worst. That's when the physical withdrawal symptoms show up. I almost got divorced, arrested for child abuse and fired from my job that week. WHEW!

[madmax]

4. Hang on kheph

Help is on the wayyyyyyyy!!

One day at a time, sometimes one minute at a time.

Congratulations... :bounce:

[Langis]

5. Congrats!

I'm 4 months in and I feel great!!!! I don't even remember the last time I had a craving. Just keep it up and you will get there.

[EstimatedProphet]

6. It'll be better after day 3

promise.

[methinks2]

7. I award you a big tootsie roll pop

:yourock:

Hang in there, I quit in the year 2000,and so can you. Go reward yourself for being a good person now.

[Khephra]

9. I've quit before

so I know I can do it. Last time lasted for 2 years.

Thanks to everyone for their support! :loveya:

[demnan]

10. Good karma your way!

I quit almost 20 years ago. One thing that helps alot is chewing gum. Keep plenty on hand.

[Fovea]

11. Courage Kephra

You are doing the right thing for yourself and those who love you!

[Khephra]

12. Will the ants stop?

someone buy me a new skin

[Khephra]

13. I can feel my whiskers growing

[Fovea]

14. In a few days, you will get your sense of taste back...

and oooh man!

[benburch]

15. I've never quit, having never started...

but friends tell me smoking some weed has helped them with the first day or so...

[Khephra]

18. Thats how I quit the other time

sad to say, its been dry here for the last 2 months.

[OnionPatch]

16. Congrats!

My husband is on day 6. He told me he has something he thinks about whenever he wants one real bad: He says he thinks about the big tobacco corporations and how they put all those extra chemicals in cigarettes that help keep you addicted. He had heard that some particular brand adds more than 100 additives to the tobacco! It just pisses him off and helps him stay determined not to be their sucker.

[MissMillie]

17. I'm so proud of you!!!!!

I know first-hand how hard it is. The only thing I can promise you is that it does get better, but only if you stick with your quit.

I think it's hard in the beginning so that later on when you think you can "just have one" you will think again and remember the difficult time you had at the start of your quit.

You're giving yourself an important gift here. Be happy for that.

www.quitnet.com can be a big help.

[UTUSN]

19. Yep, Day 3 Is a Major Milestone, Feels Much Better

For 1 & 2, drink lots of water, juice. MILK, damps down the pleasure of smoking.

And you KNOW that if you fall off the wagon after a few days, that first one is just HORRIBLE, tastes like CRAP, and makes you dizzy. Plus, even starting up again is not the same and is a big let down.

I LOVED to smoke and did it for some 30 years, with breaks of two years off a couple of times. Sometimes I say that if I make it to a certain age I'll just start again because it was a major pleasure.

Water, water, juice, juice. Flush it all out. It's the build-up that gives the craving.

[The empressof all]

22. Third day is the hump-You are right

I found drinking grapefruit juice to be extremely helpful. I don't know if it was the tartness or the vitamin C. I would imagine Cranberry Juice would work too.

[wtmusic]

20. kheph you rock

been there...

hhhhang in there. You won't regret it.

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. You are awesome!

Great job! I don't have it in me to kill someone with that much willpower. :hi:

[Book Lover]

23. Bang! Feel better now?

You can roll around on the floor in pretend agony if it helps the itchy feeling.

:hug: