Day 13
My goodness, I am not sure what happened - but I woke up this morning with the strongest craving for a cigarette. It was strange because even when I was smoking I never had one as soon as I got out of bed.
And, I could smell it. After a few moments of sheer panic, I ran downstairs got a big glass of water and managed to let it pass. I was doing really well and this morning completely threw me.
The funny thing was after my water I could still smell smoke, and I realised the balcony door was open, on looking outside at a construction site across the way there were two workmen standing there smoking!
My first thought was I want one, my second thought whilst staring at them (they were probably thinking freak) was actually it looks kind of stupid standing in the street with a smoke in your hand.
So I went inside, shut the door got ready for work had a coffee and here I am at my desk somewhat calmer. Quite excited about my 2 week mark tomorrow. Have been invited to Fridya night drinks where there are a lot of smokers - but have said I will give it a miss this week. Not sure I trust myself enough just yet to put myself into a full on danger zone.
And my new picture is my dog Henry! I thought well is such a cuddly dog, he will be happy with me not smoking and making him smell :)
Keep going everyone. We can do it!
Hey man!!! You are awesome for getting this far. I nearly smoked tonight!!! Have just got home as i went out to tea celebrated thirsty thursday (no work tomorrow). thankfully my best friend, who is a smoker, has given me the don't be silly you don't smoke princess speech and it sorted me out. Ignore what everyone else has to say. If addiction was waiting 14 days for it to leave your system and then getting on with your life then we would all commit ourselves for 2 weeks and walk out non smokers.
I followed your advice and did the big spring clean of both my house and garden - It felt awesome so cheers for the tip. You are great and keep inspiring me!!!
Post Script... Tiger keep going and encouraging everyone including me!
Post Script Script... well Eric if you dont have anything positive to say MODERATE your own comments to a self rightous forum like twitter because despite this being open we only want the positives if we wanted negatives we would still be smoking. You used the word addiction have you invited any alcoholics to your local for a lemonade lately????
I think this website is called icanquit.com.au (without)
/despitepeoplejudgingmeandpassingcommentonsomethingtheyknownothingabout/withoutprescriptiondrugs/shoesontheotherfootnow...
Hi Folks
You are all so awesome. Blue Suzi well done on not smoking last night on thirst Thursday (can I use that)? And I am glad the Spring clean helped. Tiger, THANK YOU! Your comments are always so sound and inspiring and help me want to succeed.
And Eric, thank you too - you made me really question my motivation, do I really want to quit? Yes mate I do. But you did make me stop and think.
So thanks Blue Suzie and Tiger 74 for 'watching my back' and sticking up for me, but don't have a go at Eric, I admit I was a bit thrown when I read the comment but it is a fair comment and made me stop and think.
I guess, 'I Can Quit' and sharing stories is not for everyone but I am finding it incredible helpful and encouraging and almost less of a lonely road knowing we are all going through a similar thing with the best of intentions. So cheers!
And it's Friday, so YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations on passing the two week mark! It should start getting easier for you now, as far as your body's 'withdrawal response' symptoms go! I found around this time that my sense of smell started to improve, so I could smell cigarette smoke from far away - like you did! Re: watching people, I watch people smoke in their cars, sucking the smoke into their lungs then blowing it out all over themselves and think 'yuk, how could I ever do that??' I put smoking down as much as possible - I found this helped me alot in the beginning, to see it for what it really is.
Good plan to avoid the work drinks, I've avoided these situations for a while now and feel i'm nearly ready to experience my first night out drinking without a smoke! Remember - baby steps :)