Fellow quitters. I am a proud member of the May quit group. I am currently on Day 44 of my quit. My craves are much fewer and I can honestly say, I am solid in my resolve to quit. WIth that said, I am not letting my guard down.Â
I am looking for words of wisdom from you all. I had the typical symptoms of quitting. I then had about a week where I began to feel better. This week, it seems that My ears have the full sensation again, Slight dizziness is back, the general fog is back. Fatigue is also back and I am feeling all around kind of depressed. Slight tingling in my hands at time. Â
During these times, it seems that many of us tend to think the worst about our condition. Something truly is wrong, etc. I would just like to know how you guys are feeling or felt during this time frame. My desire to want to feel better will continue to fuel my quit! I guess i am just in need of a little friendly support from some guys who have gone through or are going through this. I have no desire to begin dipping again, just want some support with these symptoms to put my mind at rest a little!
Words of wisdom are greatly appreciated!!Â
Happy to be quit with you all!
Hey May brother,
Though I won't claim to have any real words of wisdom for someone only two days behind myself I will say that my day 15-35 were a breeze.
I am still cruising along quite well but my excitement for the quit is certainly not as much; however, my resolve to quit is greater than it has been before. I don't want tobacco in my life, it has no place in my life. I have other things I could use the money on, most important is feeding and clothing my children.
The last 11 days have been quite interesting because I feel like I may have hit a solid "funk" a little early. I was never one that got intense craves rather bursts of mild ones that were debilitating. I am again experiencing this.
This time I have a greater understanding of what is going on. The nic bitch is no longer present, this is myself saying one would be OK. The thing is here, I notice that this is going to happen and I have to draw a line for myself. To much reveling in the "benefit" I would get from just one is the moment of planning a cave.
The second that those moments hit I stop what I am doing and think. During day 15-35 I would just keep moving and it would pass. Now I need to consciously stop and explain to myself what the hell I am doing..."I am the one that brought the thought in to my head, I am the one that must control how far this goes. One is not OK and will never be OK. Do you want to be a slave again or not?"
This has been vital to me because I kept thinking "I don't care if I think about Nic Bitch all day long because I now have control over her". So I would find myself thinking about it for extended periods of time because I was proud that I could. It's not her anymore, it's me alone.
Now I must control myself rather than the Nic Bitch. Which means I battle myself exclusively and I have unlimited control... I like it that way.
