Tell me what a loser I'd be if I went and got cigarettes

[dolo amber]

after not having one for over 48 hrs...spare me no mercy. I'm not sure I can resist much longer, especially after all the stress of finding out I'm a criminal...;)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x441926#442184

Again, still know it's the right thing to do and all, but it's REALLY. REALLY. REALLY. hard!!!!! :cry:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. You wouldn't be a loser

but you've made it this far.....don't do it..hang in there

[AndyP]

2. You can do it!!!

you don't need smokes. You just have to be strong. We like you, and if you keep it up you'll be in the hospital with a hole in your lungs or something, then who would post for you?

[SOteric]

3. How 'bout if instead I tell you how

hard it was to watch a beautiful and brilliant woman who was our family's dear friend die horrifically and in intense pain from lung cancer.

[SendTheGOPPacking]

4. Don't join this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x926531

[wryter2000]

5. Don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you suffer the last 48 hours for nothing?

Why are you paying those murdering liars to kill you, burn your clothes, and make you stinky?

Take a look at the clock. Time when your next craving hits. Soon, they'll be further and further apart. Pretty soon, you'll go a whole day without wanting one. FREEDOM!

[SiobhanClancy]

6. Don't do it...

Just say you'll wait an hour to go out....then wait another hour...etc. Before you know it,it will be too late to get any and you'll have gotten through another day. Think how good you'll feel if you can just get through it:)

Best wishes...

[VelmaD]

7. Don't make me call...

and yell at you.

You're doing so good. Don't blow it now. :hug:

[Marymarg]

8. You can resist.

Keep in mind that if you start smoking again, you'll only have to quit again. You already have 48 hours behind you. It will get easier.

I smoked for many years and have been quit for 26 years now. What has kept me off cigarettes is the thought of having to go through quitting again.

The worst is over. The worst is over. Etc. etc......

[Liberal Veteran]

9. I quit 2 years ago....don't give up.

Remember it's an addiction and your craving is not really based on logic.

You are more powerful than the nicotine.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

10. Go ahead and have a drag

if you want your lungs to end up like this:



http://www.mesothelioma-lung-cancer.org/lung_cancer_photo.html?gaw0203

[SendTheGOPPacking]

16. Ewwwww!

Way to ruin my smoke!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

20. Any ol' time.

Glad to be of soivice! :evilgrin:

[Endangered Specie]

11. Stay here and post in every single forum thread until you fall asleep

[Mrs. Venation]

12. I Used Nicorettes To Stop Smoking

There's nothing wrong with using available aides to stop smoking. If you go out, buy a nicotine patch, or nicotine gum, anything but cigarettes. Stoping smoking is one of the best things you will ever do for yourself, plus, you'll know that if you can do this, you can do anything!

[prolesunited]

13. Hang in there!

Try some deep breathing exercises. And if all faills, go eat something decadent. You can worry about the weight later. Smoking is MUCH more detrimental to your health.

The physical cravings are subsiding as the nicotine is leaving your body. From then on, it's all in your head.

Don't give in!!!

[ott]

14. Make it through this five minutes

... and then make it through the next five .... Step by grueling fracking step .... It's like traveling 50 miles paralyzed from the waist down, dragging your limp legs the whole way, without a cigarette break.

Keep going damnit! Don't give up!

[plcdude]

15. just agree with yourself

to not do it today. You don't know about tomorrow but commit to not doing it today.

[Droopy]

17. You know why you shouldn't

But I'm not going to preach to you because I smoke. If there is one thing I could go back in time and change about myself it would be my decision to start smoking when I was 16. It is a damnable habit and nearly impossible to break.

[Skittles]

27. it can be done, Droopy

I smoked for 30 years. We will work on you later!

[Jack_Dawson]

18. Ewwwww

Smoking is so 70s. Don't be a loser. Go workout instead.

[Paragon]

19. I'm on the same timetable, dolo

Been about that long for me with a smoke. Need a buddy? :)

[dolo amber]

29. INDEED

I can always be stronger for someone else than I can for myself...sad, innit? ;)

[Paragon]

30. Of course, talking about all this...

...has given me the urge for a beer and a smoke. :silly:

Hold my hand?

[dolo amber]

32. Beer is a BAD idea...

I think that's what's triggered this massive attack I'm having at the mo'...

Got up this morning, felt great, SCRUBBED the kitchen to the proverbial 'eat off the floor' state, then went shopping, came home and popped open a Yuengling and then...*BOOM*...craving out the yin-yang. :(

edit: I wonder how long that particular phenomenom lasts...I'd hate to think it's a forever thing...

[Paragon]

33. Every pack of cigarettes I buy is my last.

Well, that's the intention, anyway. Hasn't panned out yet.

[camero]

41. Tell me about it

I've been trying to quit for a couple of months now. Hasn't lasted more than 6 hours.

[texastoast]

21. Coping

Get a glass of ice water and drink it through a straw.

Breathe deeply (don't hyperventilate) and slowly about 15 times.

Name every species of tree you can think of (no stopping until you exhaust every subspecies).

Run in place for three minutes.

Twirl a pencil between your fingers.

Put on a patch or get some wellbutrin.

Think of how so very much sweeter your mouth tastes.

You can do this. You are truly over the worst part. The cravings will come less frequently and with less severity. Just get through it.

Congratulations! 48 HOURS!!

Yes, been there, but today, just today, I'm not going back.

[Trajan]

22. I am this moment chewing 2 nicorettes ....

and dreaming of cigarettes ..

Damn .... I am SUCH an addict ...

I am an adherent of Jack Trimpey and Rational Recovery ...

I BELIEVE in AVRT ....

Recognize the 'Beast Talk' ... Recognize that ALL thoughts related to your 'drug' are 'beast talk' that MUST be quashed ...

"Beast Talk" = feelings from the sector of your 'animal' brain that experiences euphoria, sexual pleasure and hunger ... This is the same part of the brain that craves alcohol, drugs, sex, and food ...

According to AVRT (Addictive Voice Recognition Technique): that 'little voice' in your head CAN be reduced to zero by FIGHTING it ....

WHen you hear the voice in your head that says "I want a cigarette" ... SHOUT it down ! ... KILL it ....

Yell NO when you hear that voice ....

I swear: .. THAT voice will disappear ...

Chomp Chomp Chomp ......

Now: ... If I can only stop this damned nicotine gum ...

[BlueEyedSon]

23. Cigarettes killed my mother, dead. And young.

Have you ever seen an otherwise healthy (OK, ignoring recently diagnosed lung cancer) person die of metastatic disease of the brain?

PM me if you want details. It's too disturbing to post here.

At least it was quick.

[Skittles]

24. dolo, get the patch, get the gum, get anything else

but don't give in. I know it's hard - I've been through it - but YOU CAN DO IT. You have us here to help you through. The thing about those cravings is the first 72 hours is hell but after that they come but they really are not that long - you need to ride them out.

[Another Bill C.]

25. It really does get easier.

After the first few days, it's not so bad. It helps to keep saying, "I used to do that but I don't any more." Remind yourself of the burnt car seats and clothing. The burns you get when the cigaret sticks to your lips. The ashes that get in your coffe.

Make some popcorn. Buy some lemon drops or mints.

15 years now and I'd never go back.

[dolo amber]

26. AAhhhh....you guys

Thanks millions. Really. :loveya:

One minute at a time. And the makers of the patch can pretty well kiss my shiny metal ass, for what it's worth...But, in fairness, maybe it's helping more than I know...I wonder how much worse it'd be without it? :scared:

And to be honest, I've been addicted to other substances, and if I can quit that, surely I can handle this...

Again, thanks soooooooo much. I will try my best not to be melodramatic and whiny about this anymore. ;)

:yourock:

[VelmaD]

28. It's ok to be...

"melodramatic and whiny". Ask for help when you need it honey. That's what we were all put here for...to help each other over the rough spots. :hug:

[TX-RAT]

31. Hang in there

Took me 5 times and 18 yrs....You can handle it.

[Insider]

34. remember those little chairs in kindergarten?

kindergarten was fun, but YOU JUST CAN'T GO BACK. you don't fit in that little chair anymore. and you NEVER will again. (you would be carried away in a straight jacket if you tried)

that habit will never give you what you want anymore. get over it. have a tantrum or something, but that party's over.

(spared no mercy)

[tigereye]

37. it feels really weird at first

I quit without the patch after college after a really bad cold and not being able to breathe. (I was a chain smoker for quite a while in college). My husband used the patch when our son was born and that helped him a lot. Hang in there... I haven't had a cigarette and neither has my so for about 8 years. You do eventually stop missing it, although I think beer makes it worse... took me a long time to not associate beer and cigarettes.

good luck :)

[lazarus]

35. That's just silly

Why in the world do you want to start smoking?

[CrownPrinceBandar]

36. A Huge Horrible STINKY Loser!!!

Don' do it Di. Don't make me post a pic of a cancerous lung. Try some Chewlies!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. You'll smell really gross...

Trust me...Already, non-smokers around you are noticing the absence of stale smoke odor. The girls are thinking they'll invite you to lunch more often, now that their appetites won't be squelched by the nauseating smell. The guys are thinking, "Wow...I always thought she looked attractive...She looks even better without the cancer stick!"

I hope this doesn't come across as insulting...but I know where you're coming from, and how much happier you'll be when cigarettes are no longer a part of your life. :hug: Hang in there!

[denverbill]

39. Smoking a cigarette only makes you want another. It doesn't help.

The only thing that will make the urges go away forever is to quit. Don't let the Republican supporting tobacco execs win.

[Bunny]

40. Don't make me get in the car and drive down there!

Seriously, hang tough. I smoked 2-3 packs a day for 20+ years, quit cold turkey five years ago. If I can do it, so can you. :)