I quit for 7 months; but recently I went crazy and smoked constantly for two days straight. Today I quit again and it has been a bit uncomfortable, but nothing like it was when I quit the first time. Is it the less nicotine you have in your system the easier it is to detox, or is it the same no matter how much nicotine is in your system? Anyone have a clue as to what I'm trying to ask...YIKES
I can go well without a cigarette until I get on the computer to do whatever..like coming here!
Sounds like you've got a dilemma - caught between a rock and hard place. Being on this website is helpful, being on the computer is a trigger. So...you need to figure it out.
Quitting is a learning process. Just like everything else in life. find what works. Play. Evolve. Experiment. Try.
I've began using things like,,,non-cigarettes. Those fake cigs. And when I want a cig...I move away from the computer and get busy with something else.
This is a brief summary of my last few days. I just joined Become an Ex two weeks ago. In that time I have found a great deal of help and support. I had done preliminary work in the program and had set my quit date for January 7, 2009.
But five days ago, my mind started questioning about why I should wait until then. Thoughts of not taking another puff, not even one, came stronger and stronger. It’s true that one is too many and 1,000 not enough. I’m feeling that truth more deeply, not merely as an intellectual state. That conviction, by the grace of God, helped me quit four days ago. I have quit without a single puff for more than the 72 hours needed to get the nicotine out of my system! Hurray!
At this point, I have been free for 100 hours. It is not a lot of clock time yet. But in terms of the timeless present, it has given me an eternity. Yes, of course I have been having cravings. I am having a craving as I write this. But dealing with them in the present, with all the help and suggestions and ideas that have truly lodged in my psyche, is working. I am dealing with them more peacefully. They are seeming less like mountains and more like molehills.
With your continued help and support and that of the many other members of the Become an Ex community, I’m sure I can do it this time, and keep on doing it one day at a time.
I WANT A CIGARETTE SO F'ING BAD! I can't stop feeding my face. I'm getting married in 2 months and probably won't fit into my gown. It's been 7 days since I quit ~ the longest I've gone without nicotine in the past 18 years. I didn't think these feelings would still be so strong.
I'm still committed to my quit but what's a girl to do? How long 'til it stops occupying every thought every second of the day and night?
Anyway, thanks again for being there when I needed you. This website is a Godsend for me.
The thing is, we were having some daquiries, and the reaason doesn't really matter but, I got pissed and figured, I will show them! Boy did I! It didn't change a thing but what it did do was make me feel worse than I have ever felt! You know that smell a wet ash tray has? That's what I felt like, it's what I tasted, and I'm sure that's what I smelled like! It was horrible!!
God, please help me! I never, never, ever want to do that again!!
God, please help all of us to never to do that again!!
My prayers are with each of you!!
Good luck to all of us!
http://www.nicodermcq.com/Faqs.aspx#03
How long after my last cigarette should I wait before I begin my quit attempt using NicoDerm CQ?
We recommend choosing a start date for your quit attempt and beginning the use of the NicoDerm CQ patch first thing that day, before having any cigarettes. However, if you choose to wait and start your quit attempt later in the day, you must wait 30 minutes or longer after smoking your last cigarette before using the NicoDerm CQ patch.
I tried the patch with mixed results Barb. I think that how long you wait to put on a patch after smoking depends on the individual. A heavy smoker (like myself) could put one on immediately after smoking and be OK. A lighter smoker might have to wait a bit. Ultimately, cold turkey worked the best for me. I wish you the best in your quit!!!
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Nikki, tips on avoiding smoking, yeah. Make a pledge to yourself, us and a friend: that you will not smoke at that party - no matter what. You will be the example of how to maintain a quit at that party. If you see any other non smokers - hang with them. If you feel a weakness coming on - go to one and ask them to help you, even if you don't know who they are. It'll make them feel good to help you. If you have a close friend going to the party too - ask them to be your junkie policeman, to grab you and take you out of the building if necessary to get you from bumming a cigarette.
But the main thing is to get it real clear in your head before you go out that door, that you WILL NOT, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES smoke at that party. Tape up a piece of paper on the door earlier in the day that says NOT TONIGHT (or whatever it is that you need to say to yourself). And then as you're leaving, grab that note and stick it in your purse. If you feel like you're gonna blow it, take it out and read it, and remember WHY you wrote it. Because you WANT this quit to be the last one. You don't want to have to go through this process ever again. OK?