Today is day 5 of my quit and I’m doing pretty good. I got myself a small gift for making it through the first three days. And that was nice but the real reward today was something completely unexpected.
I walk and take public transportation everywhere and live in the heart of a big city where there are constantly people around. Today on my way to and from the store I noticed something surprising. People (while standing at cross walks) would stand a little closer to me then in the past! I had never noticed it before but people would have kept a larger distance from me in the past because of the cloud of smoke that constantly surrounded me! This was something very surprising and unexpected. I had never noticed the amount of distance I had created around myself by smoking. It was really nice to be able to stand tall and feel like I was really part of the society around me. 🙂
In regards to how I am feeling some of the withdrawals have gone away and today I’m mostly just experiencing a mild but consistent headache and a lot more sweating then usual. (I know that’s kinda gross to talk about but I want to be really honest in this blog so that when I look back on it in the future I’ll remember fully what I went through). I’m also experiencing a really dry throat and a mild cough but I know this is just my body beginning to heal.
