"borderline psychotic" welcome:
YEAH IFFY...YOU ARE IN FOR THE RIDE! We'll run up that mountain together bro...and toss those stones down on those hoards of seductive nicotine bitches with their six arms and two heads, trying to sink their claws into our flesh. From atop the ridge of absolute quit you and I shall prevail brother. Oh yes...we shall prevail.
Thanks, man, I appreciate it. After about 7 beers, I am probably the most miserable person on the planet right now. I feel like I hate everything and everyone for no reason. But, no matter what, I'm not fallin' back into the Nicotine trap again. 'bang head'
There's nothing to fall back into bro...you're quit. You're done. You've had your last dip. We'll get there one day at a time.
Congratulations. And don't pay attention to MedStudent and his pyscho-babble. He's a freakin' proctologist...what would he know other than how to spot an asshole.
Fruity, I decided I like you.... so don't drop the soap. Also here is some help. You earned it.
watch the booze this early in your quit. Many a quit gets ruined by tipping em back when your early in the process. Take a tylenol pm and go to freakin sleep. Dream of me if you want. I am red and furry and have a Salmon colored KTC Thong.
After 72 hours the nicotine will be totally out of your system, the worst of the physical cravings is behind you. Now the contest becomes mental. Every reason you give yourself to use is a lie. Trust us, not the little nagging voice in your head.
Exercise WILL reduce the number of craves you have and the intensity of them. Put the pork rinds back in the pantry and either hit the Gym or walk around the block . A brisk walk is all you need, I had to walk around the building at work a few times a day. When I felt like I was going to snap.
I am probably the most miserable person on the planet right now.
not as miserable as the guy in the cancer ward waiting for surgery tomorrow because he didn't make the right choice. Go to Words of Wisdom and find the recent post by Kylos about his buddy.
Back to craves-
BLOOD SUGAR- get some juice (sweet) like cranberry or pineapple and sip on it during the day. Your want to keep your blood sugar levels up. A blood sugar crash will cause you to crave. So keep that shit stable. Protein will help keep you stable as well.
Caffeine- nicotine reduces the effectiveness of caffeine. So if you are used to 3 or four cups of joe and a 6 pack of Mtn Dew. You best cut back. You'll be more jittery than a crack whore with tourettes making shake and bake. Go easy on the caffeine until you see how you react to it.
Sleep- get some ambien from the family doc- or use a tylenol PM for a week. No need to get carried away here, But difficulty sleeping is normal in the beginning.
HeadAches - aside from your 7 beers, you may get headaches, This is caused by an increase in oxygen getting to your brain. No shit. Pretty crazy huh. Your little noggin isnt used to getting so much O2 because nicotine constricts the blood vessels to it. This is a good thing, but your nicotine soaked cerebellum will need to adjust. These usually pass over the first few weeks.
Back to craves- - They will drive you crazy if you let em. Here is the trick that worked for me.
ACCEPT THEM. Let yourself feel it, Its kinda like anxiety, irritability frustration, anger, blue balls, stubbing your toe, and having an itch on the roof of your mouth that is also in your ear all it once. But that shit can't hurt you. It'll pass. On average a crave lasts less than 7 minutes. Make love to your wife several times, 'winker' take a walk, read from words of wisdom, kick a midget.
ACKNOWLEDGE your having it- no need to hide from it or try to deny its existence. That doesn't work. Just say to yourself ( inside voice or they'll think your a pyscho, just trust me) I am having a crave.
REALIZE that the
temporary urge, that can't hurt you but is merely
uncomfortable is the short term price you are going to pay to save your own life. Just be willing to pay that price Iffy, and your home free. It is that simple. Most people can't take a little discomfort, they want a magic pill or a patch or some gum or some other nonsense that is just a different way to package nicotine.
If your willing to face the music and pay the price come hell or high water your free.
Here's the real magic, if you can accept that, and I mean truely fucking believe it and live it. Deep in your heart commit that you will endure
any mental demon or inside pitch thrown by life, including the death of love ones, divorce , firing, all of the rest of it, and know that you will simply get by some other way besides using nicotine. If you agree in your soul to take on all takers no matter how hard without using and that you will accept the consequences of that choice no matter what. Then all the difficulty of your quit evaporates. If you simply surrender to the pain of quitting and agree that it is a fair bargain to pay to save your life. The pain goes away. You have closed the door on that shit. Easier said than done, but sometimes the stuff we think is the hardest shit can be the easiest.
Goo day 3 fruity, shall we make it four?
sM
