Day 82 I will not dip today.
Feeling pretty flat and emotionless. No joy or interest in anything. I think it’s calling anhedonia or apathy. Nicotine is pure evil. Anyway ODAAT.
BTW my clueless doctor said that it’s impossible for nicotine withdrawal to last more than 3 to 4 weeks. He was trying to convince me to go on antidepressants and anti anxiety meds. I told him to get on this site and do some reading but he declined. Clueless!!!!
MN/2,686 with you today
Maybe the medical textbooks teach that but in reality it certainly seems like most people that join here prove it wrong. Perhaps they are referring to the physical withdrawal as the mental games/brain rewiring can take much, much longer.
He was referring to the whole experience. Said it was impossible to be depressed and anxious beyond a few weeks. That’s why he was trying to push pills on me and of course the real reason he was pushing pills is $$$$$$. I told him that I will be back in a few months feeling fine.
You guys have a great day and soon I will be joining you veterans as my recovery progresses. Glad
being quit with you fellas.
When you look at it from a certain perspective… dealing with what you’re dealing with really does NOT make sense. Nicotine is gone from your blood in 72 hrs. Tops.
That’s it.
A quick search of how long withdrawal symptoms last immediately pops up a range of answers. Bottom line? Several days to several weeks. So, yeah, your doc can piss right off. It’s different for everyone. I get what you’re saying about a drug. I do. Being a high strung individual myself, I’ve skirted that issue for years. Personally, I’d rather fix or change my thinking than numb it out. It’s a healthier long term solution… not a masking of the underlying problem. BUT there’s not one damn thing wrong with using an assist to get you over a hurdle. Hell, we pop an ibuprofen to lessen a headache or some aches and pains, right? Approached correctly, a med is a help if used for a purpose. Anyway… enough of that.
I got to know my enemy, nicotine, early in my quit. You NEED to know what you’re fighting and why it’s so fucking hard at times. A few things really stood out to me and helped me to not feel like a wuss for needing to fight so hard sometimes.
1… drop for drop, nicotine is as addictive as heroin.
2… nicotine is as, or more, toxic than arsenic or cyanide.
3… nicotine was used as a pesticide decades ago but was deemed too harmful to wildlife so they stopped using it but… still deemed it ok to ingest by us poor fools. Fuckers.
Anyway… I’m rambling. Your enemy is potent. But you’re here and you’re winning. Rock the day, man.
