Trying To Give Up Smoking

[Voulez-vous]

Is there a group on here at all? I did search, but cannot find one.

It's day 15 for me, and I've come very close to breaking down and lighting up, but just typing this has helped me to see the folly of my ways!

I'm not throwing 15 days away for a fag!
Would be great if there was a cheer squad/support group here, so please point me in the right direction if I've missed it.

Meanwhile, 20 a day at almost 8 quid a pack has saved me £120 already. Unimportant, however when the craving really hits!

[DTCwordfan]

well done you, voulez-vous.......just done my annual booze dry-out and carrying on with cutting the drink out when at home, as tonight. Keep on pushing through on those withdrawal symptoms, you even get them on the booze drive too, some morning mild-migraine like headaches as, I guess, the aldehydes pop out of the liver.

Have you given yourself any little reward yet, like a nice bottle of wine? I have never really smoked, the occasional cigar from a Cuban virgin, but they say the sense of taste really ups itself when you cease smoking - and then you become a firm anti-smoker over the dining table leading to no more inter-course cigarettes....

[Kiki-frog]

gness, not sure what you mean - I hope you're not implying that I want to give shoota some tonsil action. Although there's bugger all on tv tonight, so.........

[tonyav]

Have you got any of those rolled on a Cuban virgins thigh cigars going spare DTC.

[Iluvspikey]

Well done, keep it up! I'll tell you this When I gave up smoking (Over 25 years ago now) I had gone 9 days without a ciggie. Then on the tenth day I was woken at an ungodly hour with very bad news (death in the famiy) and my immediate rection was to reach for a cigarette. I lit up and inhaled - OMG I suddenly went light headed, my mouth salivered up and I felt so sick, and I started to shake and felt dizzy. I was heaving and wretching and had to stand by an open window for fresh air. I stubbed it out and that was my last cigarette. I put the feeling akin to being on the big wheel and waltzers combined after eating a big greasy fry-up with a bad hangover. So if the craving gets bad, think of that!!

[Voulez-vous]

Yep, DT cwordfan. I bought myself some new clothes.... however I do have a small side affect here and it's that I have lost interest in all the cryptic puzzles I usually do.
I'm waiting for that desire to return, but thinking is hugely associated with my old friend nicotine.

[gness]

Hi Kiki...seems Shoota gives lessons to minty breathed ladies so if you're at a loose end..... ;-)

We may have to fight off Vv though.....keep it up Vv...think of all that fresh snogging when you don't smoke. x

[Kiki-frog]

///being on the big wheel and waltzers combined after eating a big greasy fry-up with a bad hangover. So if the craving gets bad, think of that!! ///

Yep, that should do the trick

[DTCwordfan]

Have you tried a gum when you go for crosswords - how odd though.

With my ethanol withdrawal, it has been a dislike of eggs, the smell of fried eggs making me gag.

[gness]

Hi again Vv...he's all yours tonight...I've had a bit of a reaction today and have a red trout pout....Shoota would run a mile. x

[tonyav]

What have you had a reaction to gness.

[Voulez-vous]

Hey iluvspikey!
Thanks for the support! God that sounds nasty! I've still got the nicotine in my system, so perhaps I'm cheating a bit? Why is a real fag what I crave, when I have the nicotine? Mystery. ahhhhh

[DTCwordfan]

Wait until you get a clue that reads "I beat the weed concoction, having removed the grass."

[gness]

God knows Tony.....I've had two major....life changing shocks today so it could be an excess of red wine......or chocolate......or cake......or more chocolate......
or just the shock has unbalanced my body.

[Voulez-vous]

It's more that I just can't concentrate DT. Hopefully it will be short term. I guess I'm just concentrating on giving up right now.

[tonyav]

Oh righto gness.

[shoota]

I go through periods when I can't be 4rsed to do puzzles too.

[Voulez-vous]

Thanks all!

I'm off to bed now (almost acceptable for a grown up)!

I'll beat this thing. :-))

[ChillDoubt]

That sort of thing happens Vv, Stephen Fry said as much when he was writing a script and had no Melvyn's close to hand.
Try and do something that will keep you occupied but won't tax the grey matter too much.

Actually, staying on here awhile will probably do it....! LOL

[ChillDoubt]

Off to bed at ten to 9? You must be on a promise!