Addiction Withdrawl

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Rebecca A

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Fuck. Not like this is a big life changing thing, but not having something your body has become dependent upon is a pain in the fucking ass. I've been hardcore smoking for years, and I've been without them since I woke up this morning. Needless to say, I'm feigning(sp?). My body is twitching, my eyes are watering, I can't concentrate, my body temp is hot, but I feel cold. I can see why quitting smoking is so hard.
 
The physical need for it goes away in a few days, maybe a week. It's the mental addiction that is hard. The whole hand/mouth thing. Invest in some gum (unless you have TMJ) and/or hard candy. When you get a craving, go for a walk or do something with your hands.

Good luck! You will be really happy when you are able to walk up the stairs w/o panting.

I'm thinking of quitting soon. I quit once for a year, and not a day went by that I didn't want a fucking cigarette more than my next breath. I really need to be ready before I try again. I love my smokey treats. Get the cigarettes that prevent cancer!
 
I agree get gum or somethign that occupies your hands. But you should not have tried to quit cold turkey. Slowly cut down the amount that you have had each day. Like for example. Maybe you smoked 5 cancer sticks a day. The next day try to cut down to 4.5, then 3 the next day. Keep that up and it should help you out. Well that is the best advise that i can give you cuz, well im not a smoker and if i did then i would be dead by now, lol. peace out
 
Just be happy you're not a chewer kid. The withdrawal for us is a lot worse. When I quit cigarrettes, it was rather easy. Since I worked in construction, it just made me work harder, that way the only time I would feen I would be at home. But even then I was repainting walls, asphalting the driveway... anything to keep my attention away from smoking. Over time though, the feel for it went away completely. Now it's been over four years since I picked up a cigarette.

Unfortunately for me, I began chewing around the same time I started smoking. When I gave up the smoking I continued to use chew. I still use it now. But, a few months back I really didn't have the money to get any (even the cheap ones), and I went through a really bad episode. I would get hot and cold flashes, dizziness, nausea, I was making the technicolor rainbow in the bathroom a couple times a day. After about a week of this I finally got some more money, and I went out and got three cans to last me about a week and a half. The symptoms went away almost immediately.

At first I thought it was just a bug that was going around, then I did a little research and I found out that this is actually a pretty normal thing to happen to people when they withdraw from chewing tobacco (about 60% of users). Before this, my wife didn't really care if I chewed or not, but after this... she hopes I'll never quit, just so she won't have to see me go through something like that again. And before I read about all you out there who talk about cancer and tooth decay, I have to say that I am one of the lucky ones. Been chewing since I was 12, my gums are still healthy as a healthy 28 year olds can be, and I have no signs of any cancer. I keep checked up on that shit regularly.
 
Work hard at it! Im sure you can do it if you try /praise

Its going to be hard, but it will def. be worth it in the end. Just think of all the money you will be saving!
 
Lot's of good reasons to quit. Obviously you're a dumbass if you continue to smoke. But this isn't news to anyone.

When you are ready you'll quit. I decided one day after smoking for 4 years that I was done. Snapped the remaining cigs I had in half and didn't smoke for 6 months. Things got stressful in life and I fell back into it in a hurry. A year later I was ready again and that was a year and 2 months ago. I'll never go back now.

I chewed lots of gum. That's it.
 
lol that had to be the most retarded post ive seen today!

oxy morons are fun.


oh and quitting smoking is way harder than i thought it would be, i Stopped once for a few months, but as soon as i started drinking again i was smoking just like that, it sucks beacuse smoking craveings can be caused by triggers like coffe, beer, a good big meal. its the worst when you drink you lose your inhibitions start right back up again...
 
This is sort of off topic...but I recently pick up a taste for cigars (not to be confused with an addiction of any kind) and I really enjoy them. They're really fucking expensive, so I don't have any incentive to buy them often but maybe once every week or two weeks I'll have a Romeo y Julietta or Kahlua and sit on my porch with a few friends. I hear they aren't as bad as cigarettes (though they can still give you mouth/throat/gum/tongue cancer) since they don't add as much shit to them.

Please, correct me if I'm wrong.
 
*sigh* Me too. Me too.



I'm a fan, too. You don't smoke as much because each one is damn expensive (good ones tend to be $6-10+++ around here...each), but they're soooo tasty. It really makes you appreciate the smoke, y'know. Just don't keep them too long, else you'll smell like ass. And they'll taste like ass. I gave them up for Lent this year and had one from February out in June...that got two puffs, max. Ewwww.

I do recommend quitting chain-smoking, though. Everything's good in moderation, IMHO, but to get back down to "moderation," keep painkillers on you at all times. And I'm not joking. My grandma limited me to one coke a day as a kid (that's "soda" or "pop" to those of you who don't know how to talk) and I got freakin' withdrawal symptoms as a third grader. The shakes, the headaches, the full nine yards. Good God, was I ever sick. Let's just say caffeine's going to be my only addiction for a good, long while...
 
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