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February 18, 2006
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I have a shameful secret.... nicotine addiction.  I was smoking for over 5 years and just quit this morning!  Because it's a stupid, ridiculous, disgusting habit that will not only destroy your body but also consume your soul - something like that.  I woke up this morning and decided I wasn't going to be a slave to the cancer sticks any longer!!!!  So I'm going on about 10 hours of being a non-smoker and I am not going back.

I was told it's supposed to be easy once you get past the first couple of days.... I've got the house to myself for the weekend and can't drive, have very little money and am unable walk to the nearest store in this weather either so even if I want to give in to a bad craving it isn't going to happen. :)  I think as long as I don't run out of tea, bottled water, carrots or celery I should do ok.  There's nobody here to kill either, so it's safe because I probably won't turn on my pets.

My defective immune system isn't liking withdrawal so far, if it does get a lot better after the first 72 hours I've only got like 60 to go.  :#1: :stab:  Of course FMS and RA have to be stupid and flare from the withdrawal stress, I knew it would probably happen but it's still a bitch. :lol:

Anyone else quit before?  

I would just like to use this smiley a few more times, excuse me:

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:iconsophieluva:
You'll get through it tryst :)

Your a tough girl :D
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:icono-lj-o:
Best of luck to you:thumbsup:
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:iconcryptfiend:
~CryptFiend Feb 19, 2006   General Artist
I've tried quitting! I blame that my girlfriend won't quit as well as my excuse... I'm gonna try again soon I think. :D Good luck! May the force be with you! :hug:
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:icontrystianity:
Thanks. I know that would be hard, I live with my mom and she hasn't quit. Good luck in your future quitting efforts. :salute:
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:iconerosa:
One day at a time. A little bit of success is one giant step to getting better and feel better.
To be free from the habit is a great challenge. I used to smoke...you know the tar that gets inside your mouth. It destroyed my upper molar tooth. The dentist said to me, the tar that attaches to my tooth looks like a super sticky 'rust'. It took her awhile to take out that finding out later it was too late to save the tooth. It was pulled out.
I definitely take it slow Tryst. :nod:

I have know experience on sudden 'cold turkey'. But from what I heard some
aren't successful. They come back with a vengeance and consumed more cigs than
before. :(
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:icontrystianity:
Yuck. :( I wanted to quit before I get older and have too much damage from it. Thanks for telling me that though, it just makes me want to stay away from them more. I think I should post a bunch of nasty pictures of smoking damage around to keep me motivated. :giggle: Good for you for quitting, how long have you been off them?

I'm pretty determined to not start them again, I don't want to go through withdrawal more than once and I can't keep smoking for health reasons. :shrug: It's the one harmful thing I haven't quit yet after stopping everything else so I don't want to ruin that accomplishment either. :)
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:iconerosa:
I've been off for about many years! I am sure I still have some left over inside my body
or lungs. Hopefully I won't suffer when I get really really old. That's when
those nasties strikes back! Yay! :pray:

Also climbing the stairs...Geez, that's a pain. I remember from the past, the elevator
wasn't working. So I have to take the stairs way up to the fifth floor? I was smoking
at the time. By the time I was up in the fifth floor. I was running out of breath and
about to spit out phlegm! Yuck! You sometimes never realized this little things
until it's too late.

Some peeps just do it, because they see someone, or just happens you are in a party/get
together someone offered you a smoke? Sometimes it's very hard to not to smoke specially
when a conversation is going well with whom you are chatting [smokers and non smokers] with.

Just take it slow... hold on, you are not alone. :hug:
I just like to drink tea in the morning and evening! :)
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:iconbetulanigra:
Hang in there. I quit a 5 pack a day habit 30 years ago. I had finally had enough and quit cold turkey. It was tough, but well worth it. Today I am one of the irritating "reformed" smokers who can't stand the smell of tobacco. You can do this if you really want to, but it has to be your decision, nobody else's. At least you know from your journal responses that you are not alone. Be strong and you will make it.
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