That is insightful & helpful. I am a week quit and each day has been different. None of them horrible. And I have quit 10 or more times in the past, one of them for almost 3 years, and each one of those had their own unique challenges. So if I cannot neatly arrange my OWN quits in a box, I certainly cannot expect there is a set of day specific givens from other people's quits.
I think I am at an anger stage. Angry first at myself for smoking. But I am also pretty angry with Big Tobacco for their role in making it even harder for people to quit. Shenanigans such as increased ammonia & nicotine levels tinkers with quit rates let alone death rates. And the government isn't much help correcting the situation. I don't know; there are a lot of villains involved but we must take our own personal responsibility for what we've done.
Quitting at day 7 feels funny. There are still symptoms (lethargy during the day, restlessness during sleep, gnawing sensation my throat (that is probably healing) oh and that dizzy/overwhelmed sensation when a self centered person increases anxiety voicing their expectations. But it no longer feels like a cigarette is the answer. That is welcomed news. Now its deep breaths, a brisk walk, a glass of cold water...they all work to distract and let the situation pass. The cool thing about quitting is you can feel improvements almost every day.
Wonder if this would be easier to accomplish if they airlifted us to a secluded island for a month where we don't have to interact with other people? On Thursday, December 19, 2019, 8:42:23 AM EST, sweetplt <communityadmin@becomeanex.org> wrote:
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Each of the First 10 smokefree days
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I'm just gonna give you my experience. I spent a month getting my head in the place I needed to and was all gung ho when Day One came around. Sort of. First three days were a piece of cake. Day four was a MISERY. From then on it was just tough on and off. I quit for Lent because I could do it for that Higher Power, but I gave myself permission to smoke, if I wanted to, after that. 40 days is a long time. And I'd "been there, done that" before. And it wasn't so much that I wanted to be free, (I don't think I even grasped that concept of being free from the addiction back then) but I knew that I really didn't want another Day One. And every day after that that I didn't smoke I become more adamant about never going back to another Day One. And then I discovered freedom. And that was when the daily desire for a cigarette disappeared. It's an amazing thing when you stop wanting a cigarette, a vape, a chaw on a daily basis. Doesn't mean you won't have those moments now and again when the pang comes across you, but in the beginning that's ALL you think about.
I don't think you can put this quitting experience into a box. Because WE make our own experience. And the time frame isn't the same for each individual. Expectations, Timelines and the Reality YOU Create And I can't tell you which day it was that I didn't think of a cigarette until noon, or the day in which I didn't think about a cigarette at all. And I can't tell you which day it was that I thought about a cigarette but didn't want one. But I can tell you that those days were AMAZING milestones in all of our journeys. Stay quit long enough and you'll discover them for yourself.
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