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Hi All !
So as of today Monday 24th December 2007, I'm quitting smoking (again). But this time I'm defintely not starting again. I'm going cold turkey, got a bottle of fine Martinique rum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--qYm7onS58) to celebrate my victory, somewhat prematurely, HAHHA!!! LOVELY !!! Enjoying my last couple of cigarettes until I stub out for good.
I wanted to make some sort of public declaration, in line with the "let everyone know you're quitting" procedure.
Soon I'll be a non smoker again!
woad&fangs
12-24-2007, 03:22
Best of Luck to you.
Thanks ! Smoking the last one right now, with my last glass of rum (for today!).
Kekvit Irae
12-24-2007, 03:26
Good luck, though going cold turkey is one of the least-successful (and one of the most painful) ways of overcoming smoking.
Boyar Son
12-24-2007, 03:31
Good F'n luck
I'm tryin' to get my dad to stop but...............
Thanks Boyar.
Kekvit Irae, it is as I've researched, but I knew on Friday that I want to quit again. So I guess I had 2-3 days preparation. I realise that people who go cold turkey have the most chances of relapse, but I've chosen to go this way. I'm a man and the whole nicotine patch, slowly cutting down thing just doesn't feel right. Besides I tried nicotine replacements but they became nicotine supplements instead. I'd put on a patch, chew a gum and then smoke 5 cigarettes! So this is just a way for me to OD on nicotine. I may try some gum or patches, not ruling it out, but I want an immediate end to the smoke inhalation. I want to feel the benefits of not smoking immediately. I'm relying on my will, concience and presence to avoid a relapse. I'm also dropping alchohol after I finish this bottle, other than the essential glass of wine with a nice Christmas meal, and the essential glass of champagne on New Year. This is to ensure that I don't substitute the addiction with another one. I will not stop drinking but over the next couple of months I'll be much more aware of what I'm drinking.
It will be painful, YEAH!... I will LOVE the pain and I will get over this for good. I will heal.
Mouzafphaerre
12-24-2007, 03:57
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Congrats Sinan! :medievalcheers:
Due to legal enforcement, they put large black-on-white labels on cigarette packs warning the consumer about several potential harms smoking will cause. Most of them show "Smoking kills" but there are others too.
This guy buys a pack, reads the label "Smoking kills sperm cells and decreases your sexual power", and immediately returns it: "Boy, take this back and give me the one that kills."
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Kekvit Irae
12-24-2007, 04:35
One thing cigarette packs don't tell you is that it also increases urination and thirst in some people. Nicotine is seen by the body as a toxin, and flushes it out via the kidneys. However, it forces you to drink a lot more often to replenish the lost water. Most people mistake the increased urination from smoking for diabetes insipidus, which has the exact same symptoms.
It's annoying as all heck to me.
Good luck, you are going to need it. And I don't say it for experience.
Vladimir
12-24-2007, 06:00
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Congrats Sinan! :medievalcheers:
Due to legal enforcement, they put large black-on-white labels on cigarette packs warning the consumer about several potential harms smoking will cause. Most of them show "Smoking kills" but there are others too.
This guy buys a pack, reads the label "Smoking kills sperm cells and decreases your sexual power", and immediately returns it: "Boy, take this back and give me the one that kills."
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That MUST have been Sinian.
Ramses II CP
12-24-2007, 06:25
I quit, cold turkey, about four times. The first two times were actually quite successful, I've always fasted regularly, including off of cigs, and so the cycle of addiction wasn't really well engrained in me. The trouble was 2-3 months after I quit I'd run into a friend I'd been avoiding specifically because he/she/they also smoked, and we'd have a 'good to see you again' bash that ended with 'Well, one won't hurt me.'
It's all downhill from there.
Then I quit drinking because I realized I was an alcoholic. That was the third time I quit smoking, and the two do not go together. Eventually I had to choose between wrecking my health and life, or just wrecking my health as a stress reliever, and I chose health, i.e. smoking.
Then the wife and I decided it was time to have a child. Before we went off birth control we both quit smoking. Never looked back, never had 'just one more,' or any of that hedging stuff. It's been a little over five years since I lit up.
Good luck. IMHO it's all about motivation. If you really have a reason to quit the power of nicotine is pretty weak, but if you're just quitting to quit you may find that you start back just to start back. It's a very enjoyable habit really, especially if you can keep your use casual to start with, but the consequences are horrific, if long term.
Think about it like this: If you saw a normal, healthy guy go into a building named 'Smoking' and come out ten minutes later hacking up a lung, pushing an IV stand, looking half dead, and sporting a traech tube you'd have to be out of your %^$&ing mind to follow him into the building. Just because you have to be in there for the next 15 years of your life rather than 10 minutes doesn't mean the end isn't the same, it just makes it harder to come to terms with. At least it was for me.
I was just a half a pack a day for ~6 years, and two more on and off. Obviously it's harder the more or longer. Good luck! :2thumbsup:
:egypt:
Good luck Sinan!
One of my uncle and aunts smoked frequently both before and after having children. I'd always thought it a shame that the kids had to grow up with the smoke around, though I'm glad to say that they both chose to quit only 2 years ago and they've stayed off them since and are all the better for it.
Good luck, man. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. :2thumbsup:
Warmaster Horus
12-24-2007, 13:06
Good luck!
My mom smokes, and a few times tried to stop. She couldn't. My dad smoked, and succeeded in quitting. Now, he's the one going out to get the cigarettes. Poor guy (it's below zero here).
In any case, good luck, Sinan! I'm sure you can do it.
Won't wish you good luck, instead I wish you a strong will. :2thumbsup:
Also I wish some other orgahs would join in on that, we had a similar thread before with several orgahs who wanted to quit, I know of at least one who's smoking like a chimney again. :no:
FactionHeir
12-24-2007, 15:31
If you want to motivate yourself, read lots of scientific papers on the detriment of smoking on your health :grin:
Hope you are successful with quitting Sinan.
Mouzafphaerre
12-24-2007, 18:22
That MUST have been Sinian.
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:laugh4:
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Won't wish you good luck, instead I wish you a strong will. :2thumbsup:
Also I wish some other orgahs would join in on that, we had a similar thread before with several orgahs who wanted to quit, I know of at least one who's smoking like a chimney again. :no:
You talking about me? :P
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Anyway, Sinan, take care with it. It would be good if you would somehow develop a "switch" in your mind. You could call it strong will, you could call it whatever name would fit. I call it a switch, I call it control. If you WANT to smoke, then do it; if you want to QUIT, then stop smoking. I don't know why people have so much trouble with it...
So, anyway, again, take care with it, and let us know how it goes.
THANKS! for the support everyone.
I really appreciate it and am glad to see such good heartedness.
LOL ! That must have been me at the cigarette shop. I admit!
LMFAO! Good one Mouz & Vlad. Look there's many motivators for me to quit but certainly that is one of them. My main motivator is better overall health and avoiding any future health issues. I also think it's a habit that is so totally unworthy of ME! I can't do it anymore. I have asthma which started because of cigarettes and fast food, according to the doctor, so I want to be rid of that too. It sucks to carry this stupid inhaler around all the time. LOL! I was in hospital once and I didn't want to be hospitalised because I won't be able to smoke. They changed my mind because they told me I could smoke on the balcony. That is how screwed up a habit smoking is.
I've just had it with smoking in general. I KNOW it makes such a big difference if you don't smoke. I'm sick of destroying myself like this. Smoking is the one thing in my life, that once it's really gone, I know it will benefit me tremendously.
DAY1: Going fine, then I sit in front of the laptop and am reading some random news article (Thai elections I think), and I simply light up a cigarette by habit, but also because I start missing Thailand (TRIGGERS!). I fail to notice the triggers, take a puff and then EEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKK !!!! I stub it out. LOL! It happens again when I'm on the computer later on. So I lit up 2 cigarettes and smoke 2 puffs.
DAY2: Not a single puff, all's fine, don't miss it, but feel extremely light and slight passive very mild headache for an hour or so but no big issue.
DAY3: Took a cigarette in hand, but got aware just in time that it's a cigarette and I'm about to light it. Smelt it, smelt awful, like a paper factory, put it back in the pack.
So far so good !!!
Bijo I have a switch it's called AUTOPILOT. It's not just for cigarettes, but for doing what I need to do in life in general. If I feel I'm not doing something I need to do, but I absolutely know how to do it, I just say to myself "Autopilot Engaged" in the most robotic and cyborg voice I can. I switch my mind off and just get on with whatever it is I'm supposed to be doing. I got this from EVE Online. Sometimes I also press the "WarpDrive Active" switch. This is a more fun one ! heh! ;)
I have CONTROL. It's really not such a big issue because I want to quit.
It might be a good idea to get rid of the cigarettes, and good luck to you. ~:cheers:
Thanks, I decided to keep a pack. It's supposed to be harder but I think it's better because I know I have cigarettes. Plus I like the feeling when I can see the cigarettes just lying there but I have no urge to smoke.
Mouzafphaerre
12-25-2007, 23:56
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You got asthma?! Now, if you start smoking again I'll find you and smite you in front of your harem. :whip: ~D
Seriously man, I know it from my father, who's got bronchial asthma. :no:
A balloon for quitting: :balloon:
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HEHE ! ok well... I have a small problem. I can't sleep. I'm not feeling huge urges to smoke, but I tend to pick up cigarettes randomly, and attempt to light them before AUTOPILOT kicks in and halts the procedure. So I haven't slept all night, am tired as a drug addict. I've had one single glass of good red wine with my lunch yesterday. I'm slow as a snail mentally. I've been to bed a few times but I can't sleep. Now that the sun in up I'm not going anywhere near my bed, this could screw my biological clock and I'll end up staying awake all night every day. EXCELLENT !!! .... not!
After some thought I guess I'll say awake till night tonight. The theory is I'll be so tired that I'll have to sleep. The reality is I have easily gone many times without sleep for about 30 hours straight so it's entirely possible that I may end up in the same situation tonight. As a preventative measure I've come up with a strategy; call a friend over tonight who needs my advice for some business matters and share a glass of Scotch with her. I have to be careful not to drink to any moderate level of intoxication. She's been Thai boxing for a few years and I'm gonna ask her to bring her gloves plus an extra set for me, do a workout to tire me out. This should work. Have another Scotch after and I should be down, worst come to worst, get her to punch me out. OUCH! That's gonna hurt ! Oh well... tomorrow shall be another day, and I'll have slept the whole night like a baby. heh! ;P
AntiochusIII
12-26-2007, 09:05
Keep it up, my friend, we'll cheer you on!
May be it's a good idea to put the pack in plain sight, but rather out of your normal reach? That'd keep you aware before you lit one up by mistake.
Good F'n luck
I'm tryin' to get my dad to stop but...............
I find dads are a lost cause!!
My father still smokes after... well since he was a young adult. He won't see it as a problem, it's 'normal' for him. I do understand that though, because heavy smokers only see life as normal when they are smoking.
So... Will Smith style....
01:10 27/12/2007 Progress Log
I can taste better. I had a lot of fruit today, and they taste great. I had some brocolli and carrots, steamed. With 300Grams steamed salmon, with Nando's Peri Peri HOT sauce, for dinner. It tasted great. Better than ever. My sense of taste is improving. I've eaten some rice & lentils (Hindu monk syle) for breakfast. I could taste every grain. Quinoa & Chicken Stew for lunch, tasted great. Ate 6 whole green chillies as a post workout snack tonight. Directly imported from Thailand. Bird's eye chillies but not really as potent as you may find in South East Asia. I could taste every seed. Burnt the hell out of mouth though, probably won't taste anything till tomorrow !
I'm very lethargic, and slow. I guess the body is going through a process. I got my butt handed to me on a basketball court, face down in the concrete and all... by a chick (!!!???)... in a Thai boxing match. So that's a first, well my male friends are being rather apelike and calling me a wuss for going through this self improvement programme. YEAH RIGHT!!! THANKS PUNKS !!! So the fairer sex comes to the rescue in companionship once again! Bar you guys here at the TOTALWAR!.org, you guys have been a GREAT support. Had a couple of glasses of Scotch, it doesn't taste so good, still tastes great ofc but something is amiss. Don't know what it is.
Fell asleep sitting up straight for an hour or so during the afternoon.
Energy levels, emotional, psychological are very high. Feel great emotionally (even though I got a butt whoppin). Mind & thoughts are clear of worry, anxiety, or thoughts of the future. Cannot sleep but revising the current battle situation it seems probable that I can stay awake all night again. Hence I'm taking some Highland 'medicine' to help knock me out. Nicotine craving is at a maximum. This has proved to be a remarkable experiment.
Blood circulation, remarkably, is very high. In the fight it felt like slow twitch fibers are suffering and dying, it's harder to maintain cardio-vasclar endurance. Breathing is slower, general muscle tone is very high. High twitch fibers are extremely responsive, (feels like) even inside the lungs. I can literally choke myself or kick the air out of my lungs. Vascular recovery has begun!.
Vladimir
12-27-2007, 03:32
Well don't let your smoking problem develop into a drinking problem. Trading vices is an easy trap to fall into. If anything, try to enjoy your suffering. Where the hell is Odin on this?
It's good to see you can appreciate how much better food tastes. Pity is that a cigarette can be really good after a meal. Have you considered cigars? Not those meter long ones but something you can enjoy with scotch. I don't know, maybe cut one in half. Still not that good for you but it's more important to protect your lungs. BTW did you know that nicotine helps dilate the lungs allowing you to breathe better? Quite the destructive irony.
Anyway, you said you give advice on business matters? Help me find a new job. Preferably one where I can slay pixilated infidels (Imshi! If Allah is willing you will leave me alone! :laugh4: :2thumbsup: ). I hear Broken Crescent is in trouble.
IrishArmenian
12-27-2007, 05:41
This helped me: after the first three days, the cravings are just in your head, the physical ones only last for three days.
If you're having trouble falling asleep, there's one thing you can do: find your girlfriend and then...uh...you know. After that, your body relaxes a lot, and you can generally sleep afterwards. However, this only works for males, sorry to you women who are quitting.
Mouzafphaerre
12-27-2007, 06:20
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Reading in bed always brings on sleep. At least for me that is. Goes to read in bed... :book2:
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Evil_Maniac From Mars
12-27-2007, 06:50
My grandmother on my father's side, God rest her, died at sixty-two years old, of lung cancer. She smoked two packs of cigarettes a day.
I'm glad you're quitting, and I hope you succeed. ~:)
My grandmother on my father's side, God rest her, died at sixty-two years old, of lung cancer. She smoked two packs of cigarettes a day.
I'm glad you're quitting, and I hope you succeed. ~:)
Yeah.
Had an uncle who died of lung cancer, and my uncle's wife's father is currently dying from lung cancer.
Nasty stuff.
Right Sinan, I am with you on this.
I was planning to stop on New Year's but it sort of seems silly to make New Year's resolutions. They don't really work anyway.
I have stopped smoking only once in the past. About 6 months ago. I lasted eight days before I decided that I wanted to taste a cigarette again. It tasted so good that I started again. Slowly, but soon I was back on 10 - 20 a day again. It's a disgusting habit. The most dangerous point I found was about a week in. The beginning seemed to go surprisingly easy.
I never smoke outside of my own apartment (and there only out of the window). I haven't smoked outside (street, bars, clubs, restaurants etc.) ever since I decided to stop the first time.
I found it important (during that week) that I was always occupied. Sports did a lot of good but then I couldn't always do sports. I went for walks instead. It's bloody cold at the moment so I will have to find something else.
So, as of right now, I will not touch any of those evil coffin nails again. I will equally update you on my progress (or regress, should that occur).
Good will, my friend!
Quid
Productivity
12-27-2007, 14:42
My grandmother on my father's side, God rest her, died at sixty-two years old, of lung cancer. She smoked two packs of cigarettes a day.
I'm glad you're quitting, and I hope you succeed. ~:)
That's pretty similar to my experience with my grandmother.
Hope it goes well for you Sinan, great work for doing something about it.
Makanyane
12-27-2007, 22:06
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Reading in bed always brings on sleep. At least for me that is. Goes to read in bed... :book2:
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unless book is exciting then you read it till 3am.... you need to try and read 'educational' books - that normally works, but if not at least you learn something!
My grandfathers both died young through smoking, and I saw a friend's father die with emphysema (not pretty) - I quit many years ago (actually due to partner who doesn't smoke not the previously listed better reasons), still have some cravings and still eat more :wall: - but its a lot better than the alternative!
Keep going and don't be tempted with the 'odd one' that's very dangerous.
Veho Nex
12-27-2007, 22:43
Good luck man... Smokings a tough habit to kick
Thanks for the support everyone! Be assured that I've read everything and will reply where needed, asap. Just wanted to post a little log before I sleep. (AHHHH!)
Progress Log. 00:43 28/12/2007
There is always dark and light, always night and day, spring follows winter as summer follows spring. Today felt a little bit like night. Compared to yesterday it was dark, even though I had a decent amount of sleep I really felt blown. This is normal, the body is readjusting, and I've felt this before at a Yoga camp where I didn't smoke for almost two weeks. I'm expecting sleep, sex and nutrition needs to increase over the next two weeks. My face hurts, and I have some minor swelling. I already got even men, don't worry. ;)
Accordingly my fridge and fruitbasket are stocked! with healthy and nutricious items, all natural where possible and always requiring home cooking. As little as possible processed foods (in fact the only processed food I possess right now is Nando's HOT sauce) I have a date tomorrow which will turn into 'something more'. Don't blame me, I am a strategist.
Mood swings, emotional stability seems to be down.
Perhaps it's the big news about my country of origin which pumps andrenaline, and makes me try to look out for loved ones and family, as a hardwired evolutionary male reaction. But they are not all here, some are there. I don't have any weapons, no uniform, and worst of all I'm not even there, so I can do nothing to protect them in this important moment. I've called and everyone is fine.
In any case the excess andrenaline is certainly in the bloodstream. Seem happy one minute, angry the next, sad the next. Not all of this is due to nicotine withdrawal, there are external factors. Overall I am in good emotions, but seem to be facing a bit of a rollercoaster. How terrible it must be to be a woman ! ( ;P HAHAHA! just kidding!). Fast food and fat craving is increased. Seems I need more 'comfort' food. Eaten relatively poorly today. Didn't eat breakfast till 16:55, ate a plate of rice and BBQed Chinese Duck in Chinatown, watching Cantonese TV! WHOOO!!! That was good for my brain cells. They were like WOW! Chinese MASSAGE ! YEAH !!! I am beginnning to hear the difference between Cantonese and Mandarin. YESSS! I love languages. Good quality but very late in the day, didn't feel too much like eating. NOTE: The few vegetables I got with this dish, tasted absolutely divine. Ate a plate of boiled potatoes with green chillies (imported from THAIland!), accompanied by 3 Heinekens (beers) for lunch around 23:00, no dinner today.
It will pass! and I will heal.
FactionHeir
12-28-2007, 01:02
Word of advice: Try to keep meals within their "normal" times even when you don't feel like eating. Creating a (healthy) routine and keeping to it gives you something to fall back on, so you won't be at a loss at what to do at times and think of a smoke.
Also, being around others who don't smoke tends to help I read.
Having something to look forward to as you certainly seem to have is always a good thing!
woad&fangs
12-28-2007, 01:52
Sinan, are you a trekkie?
Vladimir
12-28-2007, 14:08
If you can make it through this time of increased stress without smoking you'll be free. Try to make something positive out of these troubling events.
Kagemusha
12-28-2007, 14:48
Good luck Sinan!:2thumbsup: I have smoked for about 17 years and have not ever even tried stopping, although for first time in my life i have started considering it seriously, or maybe its just 30´ies crisis kicking in. I really do hope you will be successful in your effort and by that give hope to us other addicts also.:smash:
Thanks again for the support everyone. I'm doing fine, so far so good ! Well, why on earth should I fail ? Was I born to fail or to win ? Ask yourself that question: were you born to fail in everything you do ? Nope ? That's what I thought!
Really sorry to hear of all the folks who lost family to tobacco.
Random reply order:
Word of advice: Try to keep meals within their "normal" times even when you don't feel like eating. Creating a (healthy) routine and keeping to it gives you something to fall back on, so you won't be at a loss at what to do at times and think of a smoke.
Also, being around others who don't smoke tends to help I read.
Having something to look forward to as you certainly seem to have is always a good thing!
Thanks, trying to stick with it, but actually I'm hungry but I don't feel like eating. It's weird. Am trying to stick with the routine though, running tomorrow morning. Ever heard the song Eye of the Tiger ? I WROTE IT !! HAHAHHA !! (joke!) No but serious I'm doing the Rocky thing, running at early hours (well ahem not so early yet). By next week, NEW YEAR!, I'll be back to Teenage Mutant NINJA! Turtle training regimen. Rising at 0600: Meditation at 06:15, training from 07:00 -> 08:30. Dying at 08:31.
Thanks for reminding me that there are good things in life worth looking very much forward to.
Good luck Sinan!:2thumbsup: I have smoked for about 17 years and have not ever even tried stopping, although for first time in my life i have started considering it seriously, or maybe its just 30´ies crisis kicking in. I really do hope you will be successful in your effort and by that give hope to us other addicts also.:smash:
I'm 34, it's now or never. It's also now that I really feel an impact. You have hope and if ever you stop go ahead an gimme a shout, I got your back.
Well don't let your smoking problem develop into a drinking problem. Trading vices is an easy trap to fall into. If anything, try to enjoy your suffering. Where the hell is Odin on this?
It's good to see you can appreciate how much better food tastes. Pity is that a cigarette can be really good after a meal. Have you considered cigars? Not those meter long ones but something you can enjoy with scotch. I don't know, maybe cut one in half. Still not that good for you but it's more important to protect your lungs. BTW did you know that nicotine helps dilate the lungs allowing you to breathe better? Quite the destructive irony.
Anyway, you said you give advice on business matters? Help me find a new job. Preferably one where I can slay pixilated infidels (Imshi! If Allah is willing you will leave me alone! :laugh4: :2thumbsup: ). I hear Broken Crescent is in trouble.
Nope, I'm not. Thanks for the warning though. I'm aware that I should be very careful not to substitute for another addiction. Cigs taste good after a meal but remarkably that's the time I don't want to smoke. It'll just ruin the taste in my mouth. I guess it's because I've been smoking for years that I HAD this constant taste of cigs in my mouth. Disgusting. I did'nt know that about nicotine. Hmm last time I remember it constricts your blood vessels. I guess that's a good thing (breathing easier) for people who have asthma, but I wouldn't recommend it ! HAHA! The job, well the best way to get a gob in the games industry is to ideally have a degree in it PLUS prove that you are a hardcore gamer who's life revolves around games, PLUS prove that you can influence the game in a positive way. BC is not in trouble as such, because they should be able to pull through. However I knew from long ago the management problems they would face. Leadership is a skill that can be learnt. But most cannot learn it in a few months, in a year or two yes. managing teams of people of different cultures is tough, different priorities, different directions, hard stuff. Ultimately the current BC crisis is a failure of management, a failure of leadership and nothing more, nothing less. I always wished them well and still do but as a business grad this is my view, and I won't hide that. I don't know them personally btw.
This helped me: after the first three days, the cravings are just in your head, the physical ones only last for three days.
If you're having trouble falling asleep, there's one thing you can do: find your girlfriend and then...uh...you know. After that, your body relaxes a lot, and you can generally sleep afterwards. However, this only works for males, sorry to you women who are quitting.
I didn't want to be too explicit in my last post but what's the best way to get even with a babe that beats you up ? This did not work that night though, I was relaxed but still couldn't sleep. Am hornier than ever. The cravings are gone I guess, I'm not sure... I think so. I certainly didn't feel I wanted to smoke, but then I always felt that I DON'T want to smoke, the danger was lighting up by habit.
Yeah.
Had an uncle who died of lung cancer, and my uncle's wife's father is currently dying from lung cancer.
Nasty stuff.
Terrible. Hope he makes it !
Right Sinan, I am with you on this.
I was planning to stop on New Year's but it sort of seems silly to make New Year's resolutions. They don't really work anyway.
I have stopped smoking only once in the past. About 6 months ago. I lasted eight days before I decided that I wanted to taste a cigarette again. It tasted so good that I started again. Slowly, but soon I was back on 10 - 20 a day again. It's a disgusting habit. The most dangerous point I found was about a week in. The beginning seemed to go surprisingly easy.
I never smoke outside of my own apartment (and there only out of the window). I haven't smoked outside (street, bars, clubs, restaurants etc.) ever since I decided to stop the first time.
I found it important (during that week) that I was always occupied. Sports did a lot of good but then I couldn't always do sports. I went for walks instead. It's bloody cold at the moment so I will have to find something else.
So, as of right now, I will not touch any of those evil coffin nails again. I will equally update you on my progress (or regress, should that occur).
Good will, my friend!
Quid
It's a great pleasure to hear from you again, Quid! Any resolution can work. New Year's resolutions need a little more because of the huge pressure they put on us to succeed. Some respond well to this stress, others don't, most don't.
Well please do post up and feel free to log your progress here. It will make it easier for both of us, and for anyone else who is wanting to quit. I find writing about stuff really helps me a great deal and I really see myself clearer.
GOOD WILL AND GOOD LUCK MY FRIEND !
Sinan, are you a trekkie?
Star Trek ? yeah I loved the series, haven't seen the movies though.
seireikhaan
12-29-2007, 05:38
Here's to your quitting, Sinan!~:cheers:
And don't get too discouraged if you fall off track once or twice, just make sure to get back on. My mom(finally) quit smoking last year, and has been off since new year's. I can't imagine how tough it was for her, at 52, to get off, but it ultimately shows that anyone, if they really want to, can cut the stuff.
Thanks kami! Must have been really hard at that age. My respect to her for making it through. :bow:
I've been fine so far, no more "mistakes". Still feel heavy, this will pass in a couple of weeks I'm sure.
So nothing much of great importance to report. Just feel like I stopped yesterday. I still feel cravings, but I'm fine. Sleep pattern is still a bit weird, wake up at odd hours. Plus I got this terrible nightmare of constant tsunamis LOL ! It was like a video game, I was on the beach, saw a tsunami, ran to a tree and climbed up the tree, next tsunami ran on top of a hill, next one went up in a high rise appartment block... and so on. Weird.
Whaaaat ???
Anyway no nicotine substitutes, no cigarettes. HOOYAAAAH !
For anyone else who is trying to quit: You are not alone ! (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7163062.stm)
Only thing I don't entirely agree with is that this article says willpower is not enough. There is no harm in taking substitutes and it probably makes it easier. But I know in my case it will make it worse because I'll just take 4-5 times the substitute I'm supposed to take. So I will continue to avoid it, best for me just to clean cut - no contact.
I got drunk last night off a couple of bottles of champagne. NOW I know what the tsunamis were about -> addiction. I smoked 5 cigarettes during the course of the night. AAAAAAAAAA !!! HOHOHOHOHOHOOHO !!!
Oh well... Back to square ONE. GREAT !
Another day, another dollar... plus we started a BRAND NEW YEAR !
Too bad I smoked, but I'm forgiving myself, and I'm carrying on.
"There may be a day when mens' courage fails.... but it is NOT THIS DAY !"
Mouzafphaerre
01-02-2008, 05:41
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Would you prefer honest opinion or friendly encouragement? ~:) (Warning: The honest one may hurt. :whip:)
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hahaHAHA! Turkmusun ? Then let er rip.
Vladimir
01-02-2008, 22:20
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Would you prefer honest opinion or friendly encouragement? ~:) (Warning: The honest one may hurt. :whip:)
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Well, out with it! It's fun to watch other's pain. :devil:
23:05 2/1/8 Update
No cigarettes since the New Year's party. Do feel like I've started again, like the first day I didn't smoke. I was concious of what I was doing, no regrets, sadly ;) On with the programme. Forgot to mention in earlier posts, I can kiss much better, my lips are much more sensitive. I'm generally more sensitive overall, my emotional state is stable and empathy levels are higher. I can easier sense what another is feeling. Emotional resistance is a lot higher, I can maintain my UP energy state even around low energy deadbeats, with a lot less difficulty than before. I feel better about myself, my self confidence is rising. As if it could possibly go any higher. Feels like nicotine and associated substances do interfere with your emotions, and your state control, emotional intelligence. The awful cigarette taste is already gone again. I'm not going for substitutes, I've made a final decision on this. This will turn out to be a total victory, which I'll be proud of it for the rest of my life.
FORWARD !
CountArach
01-02-2008, 23:52
Sounds like you are making real progress now Sinan!
Mouzafphaerre
01-03-2008, 02:33
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Here is the friendly encouragement: You will succeed whatever obstacles you may encounter. Don't give up and stand fast. It's honest, true from the heart and not mutually exclusive with the following realistic opinion:
Here we go:
From observation, I can say that quitting smoking on one's own is an exceptionally and scarcely successful undertaking, at least in such cases as yours, which resembles very much that of my uncle's. You may force yourself into not smoking and keep doing it for a long time. It will appear successful but that will be on the surface. Whenever you drop your guard (such as getting drunk at the new year's eve ~;)) or encounter a hardship, you'll find yourself having smoked a few last ones.
Instead of making it hard for yourself, go to a therapist who specialises in the area. There are plenty. With the inner support of your determination, he will help you quit it once and forever. Just find someone really good at it and whom you can trust. Prefer behavioural therapy and avoid medication or alternative chemicals; they don't work nearly as well.
And don't drop hope, don't give up, stand fast! ~:)
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You've just reminded me exactly why I have appreciated and respected your character all these years. You have reminded me, with those few words, all that is great about the Turks. Very good my friend. You've demonstrated your friendship in your eloquent and thoughtful honesty. Thank you Mouzaphaerre.
I'm not really a big macho Mouz, just a normal man. I believe in myself, and I'm 100% sure I will succeed in quitting for the rest of my life. I have so many other things to look forward to, such as my laissez faire harem right here in the heart of the Occident (that's a JOKE! HAHAHA!). Such as enjoying many oriental evenings by the beach looking at the sun set below the sea. Such as savoring the excitement and thrilling discovery of so many other nations and peoples. The satisfying feeling that I've done my very level best in life, the feeling that I've truly pushed myself to actualise all that I can be, professionally and personally.
I have so much to look forward to in my life.
I don't really want anyone's help on this. And I want to win. I will win, there will be setbacks, I am prepared for them, and I will front them. I enjoy being against the odds, there's no real purpose in defeating the ordinary. I've had plenty of target practice, dostum (my friend). I don't want to fight myself, luckily I'm not entirely fighting myself. To some extent I am, because smoking is part of my persona.
Smoking is certainly an addiction for me. I surely need help with this, as I really do hate it. There is the will to stop, and I'm looking forward to being a really healthy person. You know being healthy is possibly one of the greatest gifts of life that you can have, yet most of us mock it at every opportunity. As far as the New Year's is concerned, I was fully aware that I am asking for a cigarette. I was fully aware of what I was doing, yet I chose to do it anyway. I don't hide that I did it, I'm not ashamed of it, but I realise I've set myself back. Well is it really an issue, will I really do it again. No, I don't think so, I think that is a bit of a last gasp. Will there be many of those, no.
I am interested to know what kind of therapist you are recommending. Tell me. It's always better to have some support. It is the easier way out though and I want the hard way.
VICTORY !
I'm terribly sorry you went back to square 1. I know, that's hard, you fought and lost. But you know, it's a personal war. You have the force (I know, sounds very Star Wars, but get the message!) inside you. Addiction is a thing that is very hard to fight. But look at me. I have an addiction also. I spend more time using a pc than doing anthing. I have problems in school, in home, in life.
I wake up, play games, have lunch, play games, more games, have dinner, sleep, wake up, play games, have lunch.
It sounds stupid, but I'm in square 2. Aye, I have done something, but I'm afraid it is not enough, at the age of 16 I'm having sometimes visual problems. I could stop using the pc in the morning, but thats sometimes. Think this: You are poisoning your own life. Ask for help, there is not shame on that. No one can live by him/herself. Human nature is social nature.
Just my not worth 0.02 cents.
Mouzafphaerre
01-03-2008, 04:45
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You've just reminded me exactly why I have appreciated and respected your character all these years. You have reminded me, with those few words, all that is great about the Turks. Very good my friend. You've demonstrated your friendship in your eloquent and thoughtful honesty. Thank you Mouzaphaerre.
Yeah, good for Turks to have me amongst for a change! :laugh4:
I don't really want anyone's help on this. And I want to win. I will win, there will be setbacks, I am prepared for them, and I will front them. I enjoy being against the odds, there's no real purpose in defeating the ordinary. I've had plenty of target practice, dostum (my friend).
I wish the you best of success and hope that you prove me wrong in the realistic part of my post. :bow:
I am interested to know what kind of therapist you are recommending. Tell me. It's always better to have some support. It is the easier way out though and I want the hard way.
Any decent psychiatrist, preferably of the younger generations, who is open-minded enough to benefit from hypnosis and other relatively unconventional therapy techniques, and most importantly who can communicate properly with you, which is a problem with many people in that profession (trust me, I've met more than enough :goofy:) will do the trick. Check their websites; they'll likely advertise their specialities in quitting habits, behavioural therapy, hypnosis etc.
Godspeed! :medievalcheers:
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You need smeone to walk around with you all the time and help you resist when you're tempted.
I'll do it for 10$/hour. Mouz may be correct but you can try it yourself of course.
My mom quit because of me (yeah, I'm important :laugh4: ), but in the last years she sometimes smokes a few again, but not a lot, more like a party smoker or like Mouz says, when she feels really bad, maybe she even stopped completely again, I don't really follow her smoking/non-smoking habits.
My dad also quit somewhen long ago but he never started again, they both didn't get professional help, one succeeded completely, one only halfway, though that's still better than staying a chain smoker IMO.
Both of my grandfathers died from smoking related illnesses back in the 70's, I have four aunts which are all suffering the ill effects of smoking, such as strokes, bronchitis, diabetes etc, one of which died a few years ago as a result. I also have an uncle that has had repeated strokes due to the booze and fags lifestyle. My grandmother who is still alive (barely) has numerous health problems related to smoking and has almost died on two occasions - she was forced to give up or she would probably be dead from the poor circulation in her legs alone. My own father has reduced lung capacity and breathlessness as a result of smoking. He has now given up, but should have done so in his youth where he would have seen the benfits.
It's not cool, it stinks, it gives you foul breath, brown teeth, sallow complexion, hard lines (premature ageing), poor health and your clothes and hair will stink. Other people will notice it even if you and other smokers may not, this is only a social habit where other smokers are involved. Also if you live in the UK and other countries where tobacco is heavily taxed it will cost you a fortune, in money that could go to a million better uses.
:2cents:
Some studies have shown that it's easier to quit heroin than tobacco, so good luck and keep it up. I have also heard that the highest danger of relapse will come 2-3 months after. An opportunity will arise, and you must be strong to resist, since a hit after so long will feel better than the usual addiction maintenance smoke.
For a laugh, read the short story "Quitters Inc. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quitters_Inc)" in Stephen King's book Night Shift.
Mouzafphaerre
01-04-2008, 04:21
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Reminded me the Twilight Zone episode with the guy trying to quit alcohol.
The evil doc makes him swallow a kind of parasite, which resides in his stomach and feeds with alcohol. If he drinks, the parasite grows and consumes him from within. If he doesn't, it demands more and still devours him from within. :shocked:
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Vladimir
01-04-2008, 20:59
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Reminded me the Twilight Zone episode with the guy trying to quit alcohol.
The evil doc makes him swallow a kind of parasite, which resides in his stomach and feeds with alcohol. If he drinks, the parasite grows and consumes him from within. If he doesn't, it demands more and still devours him from within. :shocked:
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So remember kids: Quitting smoking is good but don't stop drinking! :barrel:
03:04 5/1/8 Progress Log
Important note: I did not 'fall back' to a smoke on the New Year's party, I chose to do it, completely aware of what I was doing, even intoxicated. There are many things I regret in life but those are long gone into the dust of history. I don't wallow, I carry on. 'nuff said.
The main thing I've noticed in the past couple of days is an increased desire to smoke. It seems that laying off increases the relapse effect. Sleep patterns are still disrupted. Last night I slept 15 hours. I feel like I could sleep for 2 weeks only waking to eat. Tonight I'm not sleepy yet, but I will lie down and stay in bed for 6-8 hours, sleep or no sleep: too bad. When I wake I'll immediately go into autopilot for the rest of the day, going about running my life. Have a lot I want to do before the end of the month. Other physical effects: a bit edgy like last week, nothing more. Mild resurgent tension in the head, appears off and on. Everything else is on track, I'm working out, socialising, no games all for at least 3 weeks now probably more like 5-6 weeks (I'm not going back to gaming either), spending some time researching items of interest but no more than necessary, on the internet. I expect a good sauna and a few ice cold showers to cure head tension in the morning. I should mention that I'm doing this for the girls I love too, not just for me. I have external motivation but above all the motivation is within. I've wanted to stop smoking for a long time, and I'm not letting this go. I am dropping habits totally unworthy of me, one by one. I'm doing this for the man I am, for me. I'm growing past this. I'll take anything along the way that I need to, unscathed, to come out a better man. I will win. HANG ON !
Jhumbhi Jhuba GO! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CePA2hwUjbk)
7/1/8 04:37
Sleep; major problem. Cannot sleep and if I do it's for very long hours. I can't just take a break from life and sleep for 2 weeks, as is obviously the need. I'll have to cut back on sleep further. I have a hope that if I stay awake today till night i.e more than 24 hours I'll fall back into a awake during day- asleep at night pattern. Currently I can only sleep early in the morning around this time. In other news I'm still on track with everything else. I'm really tired, but I'm not gonna break. I went to a smoky jazz cafe today, had quite a few drinks: 2 Scotch, 2 Rum and 2 half litres of beer, packet of peanuts. Felt like smoking but I didn't. HOOO !! YAHHH !!!
I motivate myself with silent slogans throughout the day. Sometimes I think of wild stuff, like the ending battle in Legionnaire, or Chushingura. The moment in Chushingura when the young samurai comes to his lover's home to tell her for the first time that he loves her. COURAGE. I have lots of noble examples to guide my way.
BANZAI!!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrSE_DPxUCc)
Soon... soon... I'll be free... looking forward to end of this week, my first smokefree week in a long time.
19:22 7/1/8
FINALLY some progress. I'm really feeling much better, I think finally this annoying roller coaster edginess, irritability garbage is out, as of about two hours ago. I HOPE! Didn't sleep today, but I'm VERY much more composed and collected. I can finally think a lot clearer. This is a major breakthrough.
Went swimming in line with physical development goals, forgot to get a haircut again, EXCELLENT. Beginning to look like Chewbaca from Star Wars.
The ridiculous thing is I'm getting so much attention from women today, it's crazy. I cannot understand it. I look pale and vampire like, I'm annoying and irritable most of the day, my hair is like standing on end as if I just got out of the electric chair after a good jolt. My energy level is like Lake Placid i.e dead, my skin is wrinkled from the cholorine and too way too much hot shower after the swim, I have dark circles under my eyes, look just like an owl, my eyebrows are like stuck in frown mode. I cannot believe this is the look women like on me. I got approached by at least 5 women today. Went to buy a juicer (daily fresh liter of orange juice starting tomorrow morn!), the 40 year old saleswoman, decent and quite delicious, was hitting on me. Went to get a sandwich, waiting in que to pay, and these two young 20 something chicks constantly staring at me. So I get annoyed and give them a dirty, grumpy look, they use the eye contact to blantantly hit on publicly "Sorry! Look at your hair... it's adorable!" WTFOMFG!!!!??? ... LAME!
Did loads of work today, including absolutely annoying governmental paperwork nonsense. Have some great news ! A friend of mine has left to study in AMERICA ! CALIFORNIA BABY!!!! I'm happy for him, it's gonna be awesome for him, he'll be having a ball of a time. Now that's LIFE !
Time for bed, RIGHT NOW 19:32, going to rise early around 06:30. Curfew !
Vladimir
01-07-2008, 19:54
I actually considered the occasional smoke to irritate the anti-smoking crowd but now I think I'll pass. Do people have this much trouble recovering from heroin addiction? No way I'm going to start either of them, hell no!
I did smoke for a year or so but quit before high school; who wants to pay for those things? Years later I still felt the pull.
If you do start I recommend something like Marlborough lights. Two days after smoking one during a night of drinking the wretched taste would pop back into my mouth. That's definitely one way to keep your consumption down. :yes:
Depends on dependency level. Clearly my physical dependence level was very high. I've been smoking since 13-14 years old. Approximately 20 years with a long break of a few years. I'm not starting again. No way in hell or heaven. I'm changing it's too late to go back, or look back.
This morning things are looking UP ! I'm excited and wanted to post a quick report.
8/1/8 07:04
Woke up at 05:20, YAHOOO !!! went running. Quite a few people out cycling mostly, but a few runners including 2 FIT independent females as well. Never knew I had such athletic neighbours. AWESOME! Quite a few ships in the harbor, container ships. Got called off by security while I was climbing up one of the mooring ropes. Almost dropped my butt into the water. LOL ! I was supposed to go to the gym but anyway I wanted to run, gym tomorrow. Ran about 60 minutes, temperature aboout 5-6 degrees C, no shirt no issue, warm, good blood circulation, some shortness of breath. HOOAAAAHHH !!!! I'm still a bit tired but my day has started so right and I've got LOADS to do. I'm looking forward to it. This is GREAT.
WAYPOINT ONE REACHED ! ELEMENT PROCEEDING TO WAYPOINT 2 AS FRAGGED! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5TfHOdpTgE) (<-link)
"As fragged" is brevity.
American/NATO air force code for "Unit/flight/element is performing exactly as planned by the ATO (Air Tasking Order).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevity_code
8/1/8 19:10
Great day as expected. Did lots of organising, planning and some more administrative stuff which I had to do from last year. Thank goodness that's over. Feeling fine but sleepy and tired. Totally on track with all goals, awesome lunch, nice and healthy, fruit twice today (6 pieces), fresh orange juice, the works!. Surely got my vitamins in for today. Do you guys know that vitamins are NOT stored in the body long term (like fat is), so you HAVE TO eat foods which contain them EVERY DAY. That is if you want to feed yourself all the essential nutrients at maximum level every day. Of course you can get by and not eat any fruit all your life, but I'm not sure if that's going to get you at peak performance. Was feeling real sleepy after lunch, so I got off my desk and did about 200 high forward kicks. Ever realised that the stuff you learnt in karate class at age five will stick with you all your life ? After I did a couple I immediately felt an error in form, abs too soft and my balance was off, corrected. That felt great, woke me up in a minute. Think my leg might fall off though (lol). This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj2cQhxy6sY&feature=related) (<-link) is a neat short vid, watch the high forward kicks.
Tomorrow I'm hitting the gym nice and early. Going to make it another productive day, matter of fact I think this week is gonna be good.
I think I might start trying to film stuff I do and see e.g this morning was surreal, the ships, silence, wind, the lights. It was like Escape from New York. I love waking up early and just being able to appreciate the environment for it is, in peace and quiet.
At night or in the dark it's very different, much better for training !
http://www.gamber.net/cyclebel/schelde/antwerp%20harbor.JPG
http://www.2747.com/2747/world/city/antwerp.jpg
Wish I had taken at least a picture of the ship I was climbing up. It was HUGE. Maybe it's still here next time I go running.
Have to go out tonight ! or I'll miss my social goals. I want to go out, I know just what I need. Called a wingman he's like ugh have to write a paper, ugh so tired, ugh my mind is blown, ugh my girl...yadda yadda yaaaa. Whatever dude, go ahead and wallow at home. Byeeee byeee ! I'm sick & tired of being bored to death by 30 year olds who terrorise me with constant talk about serious life and death issues like how 2 centimeters of skin on their ankle is sagging... So I'm hitting the a classier 20ies bar just down the street, where all the female humanities majors hang out in droves and swarms, all by myself!. Guess what's gonna happen as soon as I walk in ? BOOM! Take the place by storm, that's what! I'm going to walk straight up to the largest, most intelligent looking all female group and have some FUN!. Nt sure if it will be very busy since there's exams going on, but if not I move to the more mixed crowd place little further down. We have a plan soldiers!. Wow, I'm looking forward to it now... can't wait. NO alchohol and I have to complete the entire opertation by about 22:30 so I get some decent hours of sleep. BTW I figured out why I was getting more attention yesterday.
ROCK & ROLL ! MOVING OUT!
Vladimir
01-08-2008, 21:22
Not true. Vitamins A, D, and K are stored in your fat. The rest are water soluble. You can overdose on the former. Multivitamins should be a staple.
But yea, eat fresh and stay away from the "old" people. If you're only 30 and you think your glory days are behind you your next step is death. I've got no time for zombies!
woad&fangs
01-08-2008, 23:03
Nice to hear that everything's going well Sinan. Keep it up.
EXCELLENT evening ! NOW I've done all I needed to today and can sleep in peace.
Vlad, I don't think we can be at 100% vitamin storage level unless you ingest every single day. This is because you're probably using them every single day, provided you have a reasonably healthy physical system. I'm no nutritionist though.
I'm 34, my glory days have just begun actually. I'm not old at all. Some 30 something chicks bore the life out of me. Far too serious, no humor, one good thing about them is that they know life ends, so they tend to go for what they (*hint *hint) want faster. Age is a mind thing, non issue for me. I'm 21 at heart. Even in my current not so fit but still above average condition I thrash the average 19-25 year old who has never smoked. Keep in mind I just quit smoking after like 20 years. That has a big impact on your body. However, there are quite a few 50 year olds who'll beat (and have beat) the crap out of me, and quite a few young women too. There's a guy at the gym, he's 56. He is the undisputed cardio champ. He wins all the competitions in the gym, does marathons, rowing etc. That's simply because of intensity of mind, mental power, focus, life experience and of course the pure will, to be aggressive without reserve in that moment which counts.
Thanks for the support W&F.
Now I'm not gonna get enough sleep coz I didn't get back in time. Waking up at 06:00. Too freakin bad!!!.
More tomorrow hopefully. Not sure if I can post tomorrow, have to PUSH!!! :whip:
http://www.pl8s.org/pl8s/canada/ontario/curfew_on.JPG
DemonArchangel
01-09-2008, 06:02
I wish you a strong will Sinan. Keep working out, and instead of smoking when you're stressed out, why not try a stretch break instead?
:gah: smoking...why? (only post things like smelling stale and not things like to relax...yes i want you to back me up here)
Thanks Demon. Nice to see you around again. It's been a while, you quit TW ? Did you try M2:TW ? BTW I am not smoking, what I do is just eat a piece of fruit, or simply acknowledge the urge, tell myself it's gonna pass, just like life itself, it will pass. And in about 10-15 minutes it usually does. LOL Mrdun, I have NO suggestions that may be of assistance to you in that area!
9/1/8 22:50
Last night: Approached 5 girls in one group, chatted a while, no resistance from the women at all, took 2 away, dropped one to her dorm, took the other home for a short nightcap. Social objective achieved. No sex by my choice, got 2 SMSs from her when I switched phone on this morning, she's hungry now, deferred her to the weekend. Going out again tomorrow night.
This morning: Gym full workout as fragged !
Problem: Sleep disorder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_syndrome#Treatment). Certainly a nicotine withdrawal induced disorder, in this case. Woke up early, slept ok but not enough. Very sleepy all the time. Feel like I could sleep all day, and night for at least a week or two. This is an issue. Taken a sleeping pill. I had left over from when I was hospitalised with stomach infection in Asia, to make sure I sleep right now. Defintely a problem. It should be over by now, but it isn't. I think I need some help on this but I don't know what to do. Go to the hospital ? get sleeping pills so I sleep right ? NO! I'm staying right here. I've decided that I'm going to get through this. I have what it takes.
HOLD POSITION !
Vladimir
01-09-2008, 23:37
Dude, you're crazy. But that's cool.
AntiochusIII
01-10-2008, 01:18
Dude, you're crazy. But that's cool.The ladies like that. ~;)
LOL, Sinan. Keep it up!
DemonArchangel
01-10-2008, 03:22
Thanks Demon. Nice to see you around again. It's been a while, you quit TW ? Did you try M2:TW ? BTW I am not smoking, what I do is just eat a piece of fruit, or simply acknowledge the urge, tell myself it's gonna pass, just like life itself, it will pass. And in about 10-15 minutes it usually does. LOL Mrdun, I have NO suggestions that may be of assistance to you in that area!
I have M2:TW. I stopped gaming though. No time. Parkour and school get in the way. Oh yea, dude, try to avoid sleeping pills, as (as the commercials say), they have a risk of dependency. Don't replace one addiction with another. The fruit is a healthy idea for fighting a craving though.
10/1/8 07:28
Slept 4.5 hours, woke 05:00. Pill had impact, out in a second. Went running High Intensity Interval about 15 minutes, steady 65% heart rate 45 minutes. Target achieved and above. Temperature with windchill about 3-5 degrees C. Order from HQ: no shirt if temp higher than 0 degrees C, single shirt if temp -3 -> 0, shirt + training top if temp < -3.
On target .... moving on !
RANGERS LEAD THE WAY ! ALL THE WAY !
http://a.abcnews.com/images/WNT/abc_wnt_task145_070419_ms.jpg
04:33 14/1/8 (1 month to Valentines!)
Weekend in Rotterdam, absolutely awesome. I LOVE HOLLAND ! Sleep still disrupted, max 4-5 hours sleep per night, body's hurt, heartbeats sometimes irregular when fatigued but sleep needs seem to be dropping, and I feel great, emotions high, physically stronger, breathing easier, RESOLUTE !
Nothing matters except victory, over myself "of yesterday".
Go Sinan! :medievalcheers:
Seriously man, I really admire your efforts. (Indeed, I admire anyone that's trying to give up smoking.) :yes:
Very good work, Sinan! Keep it up.
I've whitnessed what lots of smoking can do to you, my grandfather did. Well, let's say, it's unpleasant. I hope you keep from it now, and more others do too!
Keep going Sinan!
And when you're done please write a book about it for other friends of mine who I want to stop. ~D
FactionHeir
01-15-2008, 01:00
Keep going mate, a bit more till your second smoke free week!!!
Vladimir
01-15-2008, 23:52
I would have quit quitting by now. I need my sleep! But good on you. :2thumbsup:
Thanks guys ! I started this log more for myself really, someplace where I could write for myself, but I'm very grateful for the support. It sure did help and it is very encouraging. Week 2 is up, last I remember smoking was on 1/1/8. This is only one aspect I'm doing a makeover. I'm dropping a lot of other stuff as well. Haven't video gamed in a couple of months now. So much I've changed in the past 4 weeks or so, but still so much to do. I'm not even reading the org anymore, except 2-3 threads. I guess I'll have to start a more comprehensive log, somewhere, eventually.
You may also want to create your own userpage here (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/userpage.php?do=edit).
That way you have your log seperate from our comments and we can still encourage you in your shoutbox. :2thumbsup:
You can find a list of userpages in the Sile Tools.
Oh that's cool. I didn't know about that. THANKS a lot !
Vladimir
01-23-2008, 17:22
So what? Are we back on the pipe?
HA ! Been out all night. About a dozen BOMBAY! & tonics (MY weekend!) in smoke filled clubs and bars but I haven't smoked or even felt like it. I don't want to sound mission accoplished just yet, give it another month and I will. 2-3 months down and I'm HAPPY! I'm already happy though, now every time I see someone light up, rather than want one I fell really... careless, I couldn't care less. It's as if they were chewing gum or whatever. It's lame though that's pretty obvious, even more so now.
InsaneApache
01-26-2008, 13:07
Well done.
A word of warning though, be careful you don't become complacent. I stopped for 3 years in the 80s and started again at a party.
I'm into my 3rd year again and I am determined not to throw it away this time.
Again, well done you. :bow:
Good going, Sinan! May you continue on as you have. ~:cheers:
A, good to hear you resisted even in those situations. Keep up the good work! :bow:
Thanks guys! It's not really hard, matter of fact it was never really hard not to smoke conciously, out of habit it was hard, because I'd just be lighting up a cigarette without even knowing I'm doing it. Sleep is still out, 10 hours one night, 5 hours the next. I'm sure it will return to normal, in time. Now it's probably more that I want to do more with my day, and the days I'm not satisfied with my results I sleep less.
One thing I've noted which may be of help to others, keep yourself VERY busy, at the end of the day you'll feel great about yourself and you won't want to smash your day in by smoking a cigarette. You have to have some goals.
Luckily I have a ton of goals so I always have something to work on. I'm also working on my social life, and I have to say, my whole week is full now. I have a 2-3 dates per week, meeting with friends, going to the movies, etc... It really helps since you put yourself through the life you envison for yourself. It doesn't have to be a thought alone, it can be real. I have a lot of things to do here before I die, and I guess this has been a good motivator. I don't want to look back and regret anything.
Thanks for all the support.
Vladimir
01-29-2008, 03:09
It doesn't matter if you stop smoking because you'll be dead by 40 (http://www.livescience.com/health/080114-life-extension.html).
Summary: Food + Sex = Early Death
Mouzafphaerre
01-29-2008, 03:35
It doesn't matter if you stop smoking because you'll be dead by 40 (http://www.livescience.com/health/080114-life-extension.html).
Summary: Food + Sex = Early Death
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:inquisitive:
No food = much earlier death. :skull:
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It doesn't matter if you stop smoking because you'll be dead by 40 (http://www.livescience.com/health/080114-life-extension.html).
Summary: Food + Sex = Early Death
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:inquisitive:
No food = much earlier death. :skull:
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....And a life without sex isn't worth living anyway -- especially a long life.
~D
Mouzafphaerre
01-29-2008, 14:20
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:2thumbsup:
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Indeed.
Now I just past the one month mark, without even noticing. HEH!
Ramses II CP
02-07-2008, 02:19
It only gets easier from here. Avoid those habitual circumstances and you're home free. :2thumbsup:
:egypt:
Good job, man! Keep it up. ~:cheers:
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