DenaliBlues

Yes, I have found quitting to be oddly counterintuitive. Am I giving up nicotine? Giving up bondage? Yes and yes. But most of all, what I am casting off is the self condemnation, the feelings of constant failure, the never-ending torment of lovinghating smoking. Being free of all that junk is priceless. Give yourself the gift of enough time without smoking to feel the glimmer of THAT freedom. Right now, the initial chemical withdrawal is clouding your calculus of whether you can do this and whether it’s worth it. You can and it is. Hang in there till you get to the other side of the first DTs and can feel it for yourself.

Oooo, I’ve been there too, @darcy… stir crazy, brain foggy, feeling like a peeled carrot emotionally, wanting desperately to smoke. It gets better, I promise. If you feel in danger of buying smokes, stay home and avoid known triggers till you feel stronger, but sone kind of exercising really can help burn off the wobbles. Distract yourself any way you can. You are totally doing the right thing to post here… keep it up! You’re almost thru the worst part!

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Congrats, and thanks for the encouragement!

So happy for you, and your office mate too!

Way to go, @darcy! That’s so great!

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^^ Oh yes, this happened to me, too! Total tapioca brain for a while. It passed. It’s great that you are approaching your 24-hr mark, @darcy. One hour at a time… those are hard won hours to be proud of, and they really can add up surprisingly fast. I got through many anxious and ambivalent early hours by reading a lot of the posts here (like you are), staying busy with small uncomplicated tasks, sipping ice cold diet root beer, and doing countertop pushups. Lots and lots of pushups. Each person’s strategy is different. Let us know what’s working for you? It will surely help someone else! (Plus posting often helps to strengthen your quit.)

Glad to have you with us, @darcy! Let us know how you’re approaching your quit and how you’re feeling. You can do this!

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Me, too!

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An inspirational quit! Well done!

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The first thing I'm doing today is not smoking! Other than that, I'll do a short blitz of yard work this morning (rake up some leaves and limbs blown around by a storm earlier this week) to earn myself the latitude to veg in front of the tube for the rest of the day. It's the American football playoffs here in the US. My beloved Seahawks lost yesterday. (Being a SEA fan teaches one patience.) But I can still cheer on @Mac#23's guys! It's 28 degrees F this morning and the birdbath - which the birds, squirrels, deer and foxes all use - is frozen, so I'm going gonna warm up some water and go melt things...

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Way to go, @Kerry! Congrats on two weeks. You're building a strong foundation for your quit. Glad to have you on the Train!