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1 Week In

Right, it's now just over 7 days since I quit and no, we aren't having fun yet.
Still sleeping most of the day away, things still taste like crap and everything smells rancid. I'm headachey and extremely angry. Little things are really getting to me. The craving for nicotine is worse today than previously and it has been getting worse since day 3. Life has no enjoyment in it at the moment. I'm not even interested in my cat, my birds, my orchids or my crocheting. Its far too hot and humid to be doing anything physical anyway. (Yesterday was 47C)
I live alone and I am truly not giving up smoking for any other reason than that I'm sick to death of being treated like a pariah when I DONATE $22 a day towards taxation through my smoking. So far i haven't cost the govt anything in medical bill for smoking and yeah Im about to turn 70 an so at todays rate Ive paid in $330k in tax so far
No I havent given up smoking for my health or for other people - I couldnt give a flying fig about other people. I find them pretty annoying anyway and Im going to miss not smoking as a form of irritating other people. I don't ever litter my butts as I carry a container to ash into and for the expended butts so you can't blame me for littering or bush fires, so they can stuff that bit of nonsense where the sun don't shine
Anyway I'm rambling and irrational so time to go find some old dinnerware to smash.

Did you know that while you are standing on the footpath and 4 lead free petrol cars go past, you are inhaling more carcinogens etc than if you were in an area the size of a toilet stall and a smoker chained a dozen cigarettes? So much for all those idiot millenials and their evil unnvaccinated bacterial and viral spawn sitting in footpath coffee shops guzzling their lactose fructose free decaffeinated soy lattes and munching on their gluten free fructose free non allergenic non gmo non dairy quinoa and amaranth muffins with chia and inca berries whislt their evil spawn spray their babychino around

Hey Miruwin, sounds like your having a pretty crap day so I'm not going to offer any platitudes as it may send you over the edge!!
I remember being so very angry and basically hated the world, it does pass even though your probably thinking that impossible right now.
I do like your honesty and ranting and hope it feels better getting it out..

Love your rant.....and I agree with everything you said. Giving up is definitely not fun, far from it. I tend to take it out on my two little dogs sometimes..if they bark too much or won't get on their bed as soon as I tell them to. It's not their fault. Lucky for me they still love me and come to me for cuddles.