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Day 9, and it seems none of the get it out of my head stratagy's are working!!!

jerrykarle
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Day 9, went fullblown buprion yesterday, had been taking one in the mornings, for 2 weeks,then yesterday increased to 2 times a day. Couldnt hardly sleep last night, awake every hour it seemed. Wondering if I should go back to the once aday dose, or just follow the directions, and as it equals out in my system, I will be able to sleep. The restless night of sleep is probably the big factor in my craving seeming to last since I got up. I folded a load of clothes,took a shower,,,ugghhhhh !!!!!!!!! I just want it to go away, and the thought of a ciggy, gets overwhelming, doctor asked why I kept restarting, an I asked him if he liked sex, he said yes. I said after not smoking for a few days, when I have one, that first one feels almost as goodas a orgasm when having sex, not exactly like that, but pretty damn close. He then suggested the welbutrin to help with taking the edge off. I have been tobacco free fr 9 days, I have been nicotine free for 2 days, I was using the inhaler, maybe I need to go back to it,and wait a couple more days before trying be nico free......just venting....I want to be nicotine free, not just a non smoker, my brother quit 9 years ago,but he went to the pouch,and has been doing a can a day every since, just traded the nicotine delivery system is all he did. I want to nico free....... oh by the way "Good morning world" !!!! 

9 Comments
JonesCarpeDiem

are you are at home?

go stick your head under the faucet.

jerrykarle
Member

yes getting ready for work, I have pulmonary therapy at 730 this morning, a hour an a half away....

imadeer
Member

do some jumping jacks.

look in the mirror with your eyes closed.

this is a mind game

and the difficulty sleeping is normal for many the first 2-3 weeks. Catch sleep whenever you can

missbehaven
Member

FEELING YA TODAY....I AM HANGING IN THERE UGHHHHHHHH only because I want this so bad, do you??? my waffle maker i hve wanted for so long but never purchased due to not wanting to spend my money that i needed for cigs , worked great this morning, a blueberry waffle belgium waffel with butter and syrup, maybe just a small treat but its something that gave me pleasure and tasted good and smelled good and w/o a cig at the end, just think of the things you can have not smoking the most important is life...being able to breath and enjoy what life has to offer..excited for my summer and hikes.

Newfound_Joy
Member

You have the ability to change your mind.  Do NOT envision a cig almost as good as sex.  Picture it as the nasty, disgusting, filthy, KILLER that it really is!  It is certain slow death by choice.  You acknowledge that it is only the first one that feels like that.

THINK THE WHOLE PROCESS THRU!  There is no such thing as "the first one"!  That is a trick and a lie!

I am a puff away from a pack a day.

I choose breath over death.

It's easier to STAY quit than to GET quit.  You have nine days in.  That is AWESOME.  Protect this quit at all costs.  You have the power and the choice in your mind.

NOPE

NEF (Never ever forget)

Have you read Allen Carr's EasyWay? free pdf format:

 

http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/Allen_Carr_s_Easy_Way_To_Stop_Smoking_Download_free_PDF

JonesCarpeDiem

Nicotine releases dopamine.

Sex releases dopamine.

Sex won't kill you.

Smoking will

jerrykarle
Member

will read it tonight,,,and I am hanging in there,it helps to come to work,,,and 97% oxygen level after therapy this morning. I have COPD along with the CHF....you would think that alone would keep me from smoking.

Dakota_Posse
Member

Hello Jerrykarle!!

Don't get Dale going on the sex talk....LOL!!! 

Read the book that Newfound Joy put the link to up above....it really shows you how nicotine controls your life and how you CAN take back control of your life!

Do you daydream?  Do you wish for things that you know you could never have if you continued to smoke?  Let your mind go to those places instead of fixating on a sickorette!  I day dream about my retirement cabin in the mountains....the smell of pine and stars soooo bright that they hurt your eyes!   These things bring me pleasure - NOT sickorettes!

Stay focused and believe in yourself!!!

Cindy

aztec
Member

I like that I choose Breath over death!!!!

I would rather breathe than smoke another personal favorite

Keep on breathing and realize you only getone body, so lets not trash it.

go to whyquit.com check out joels pod casts and celebritys who died young.

Keep coming here and posting

warm regards aztec