30 days without a cigarette. Day #1
First thing i wanted to do when i woke up this morning was to make a cup of coffee and smoke my morning cigarette (or two) as usually did for the last 10+ years. Even having this idea put an immense danger to the whole plan so i have refused coffee altogether and made myself a huge cup of tee without sugar.
First time in a while i also had an early breakfast, as i have noticed my appetite increasing which would usually be put to rest be few more smokes.
For the better part of the day i have felt a light dizziness probably to larger quantities of oxygen carried to my brain by blood vessels as it is now oxygen they are carrying instead of carbon monoxide. You can compare this to feeling when you go into a forest full of fresh air and your head starts spinning a little bit.
Together with that i felt a slight headache, and found it very difficult to concentrate on specific tasks. Hungry... i am constantly hungry. I've heard stories people gaining quite a lot of weight after they quit smoking which is almost as unhealthy as smoking itself so i think i will have to head back to the gym early, so i do not run into this trouble.
Other than that and waves of cold sweat that come and go it is not that bad, just that dizziness, looks like it's not me but somebody else sometimes :)
I can already feel some sense of smell returning from time to time as well. I also went into a sort of limbo a few times that lasted up to 10 seconds. Like sitting and starring into the monitor, thinking something and nothing in particular.
I'll probably better put myself to bed now, get some sleep and get rid of more nicotine. It has half-life of 2 hours so by now it's levels should be less than 10% of what it was at the same time yesterday. It actually leaves the system quite fast. 1-3 days and it is undetectable.
"In a small dosage, nicotine boosts mood, improves memory and cognition, decreases appetite, relieves depression, and increases brain activity." - That explains most of the symptoms I've had and described above.
I just hope that tomorrow it will be easier as the nicotine level drop in the blood will not be that drastic as today.
Good night everybody. And do not ever even start. I wish i never did.
Good decision! Goodluck and I will pray for you.
Than you for your support, and a prayer would not hurt i guess :)
Wow.. go for it please!
You have to live longer so we can still have you here in Steemit. :) remember, greatness is a small thing you do everyday @bescouted
You are right:) A thousand mile journey starts with a small step :)
And now we are talking about Lao Tzu. Hehe
Way to go.. I am personally gonna keep an eye on you my friend hahaha!
Followed and upvoted for you @bescounted.
I am feeling watched! Am i paranoid now or is it just an affect of nicotine withdrawal ? :)
Well..... it's best to think it is because of the nicotine withdrawal. Wahaha! You're great because you have started, you'll be fine. We're just your fans. ;)
Oh, c'mon, now i am feeling like e celebrity, did i accidentally take some drugs or what? lol
Hahahahahahahahahaha
I'm literally laughing out loud!
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You just pull a giff into a comment field like you paste a photo :)
Yes you can quit if you set your mind at it. See the harmful effects , that will always remind you of the need to quit.
It's not that easy. Did you ever smoke?
nope but I had other negative habits which I have quit after considering the benefits and disadvantages.
Good job! Quitting different habbits is a bit different. But anyway i am glad you did.
David, dear! smoking this ridiculous! Simply stupid! This is for the losers! You're not one of them! This is bad not only for you! You infringe on my interests! You stimulate production, which organized unscrupulous assholes (the dark side). Production itself and logistics are harmful to our planet! A toxic waste in the form of waste filters! Do you know anything about this? You popularize this in society when you smoke in public places, infecting others through imitation!This is a minus in karma! Getting rid of this urgently!I know all about it! With me it was when I was an unthinking monkey!
I know i know. I know all of this. That is why i am fighting it now. It's so fuck'n hard. It is so much easier to dig a trench in a sunlight for the whole day than this damn addictive stuff they are selling legal. Hypocrite SOB's in the fuck'n government. They should abolish this stuff right now as it is a drug 10 times even more stronger than weed for which they put people on prisons!
Those first couple of days are the hardest for sure. I smoked for about 15 years before I decided to quit. That was back in 2005 and I've been smoke-free (except for one little slip) ever since.
I noticed after the first week or so that the cravings come back in waves. The end of the first week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, etc. The urge to smoke comes back strong around those times. It's important to fight those extra urges even when you start counting by years how long it's been since you quit.
I had a little slip after about 6 years of being quit and started smoking again for about a month before I came to my senses. It's incredible how it can sneak back into your life even after so much time if you're not paying attention.
Good luck!
Exactly. I was able to quit for a few times that lasted like 3-4 months so i am well aware of those waves. And that's why i'm saying i wish i never started at all as know i have to live with that shit for the rest of my life. That is another reason i am not touching even the lightiest of drugs as i can only imagine how these people who managed to stop are feeling each day for the rest of theit livea too. Huge respect for their strength!
Haha! Brave soul. Cheering you on. You know you got this. You've started. That's awesome. Now comes the consistency part. Keep the story going throughout the month, it will be good to hear your progress!
Ufff this is tough :D
Each day will be easier, so just keep firm! :)))
So far each day is getting harder lol
I quit on December 8th 2012. So glad I did but back to you.
Just fucking do it! Quit I mean!
Think of yourself on your death bed some day in a 100 years from now ;) thanking yourself that you did quit and had a long life... or curse yourself on your death bed in 20 years from now because you didn't.
There is no luck in this. It's all you.
Hah hah, you are right. That is exactly why i am fighting now. Thank you for your support :)
lol, I was about to hit the sack but came back to make sure, I wasn't too harsh by stepping on your soul here.
I knew I never felt the urge when being hungover so I drank a Jack Daniels and managed to not smoke for three days. Luckily by that time it already made click in my head and I was not addicted anymore, I could go on without it.
Maybe drink some on your health haha
Please do :D It's hard to step on my soul mate, been stepped over too many times, it's quite hard already :) Going to hit the sack too, good night.
Im off the hook. I mean you ;)