I'm with you luci-lou!
I'm having that kind of day myself - only I'd belt my DH! I love him, but I still want to send him into next week!
Don't smoke today and I won't either.
gpw
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/14/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 26
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 399
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $104
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 2 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23
I felt too weird when I smoked soon after using an NRT. I wouldn't buy it.
Scientists have found that nicotine is helpful for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's patients due to it's ability to help memory and increase dopamine levels. They are not wanting to use it, however, because it is addictive. This infomation can be found on the internet, too.
Perhaps there is some NRT stockholder out there who hates cigs and would like this dividends to grow by creating a new niche market.
But..then...putting on a patch everyday is not as alluring as blowing smoke rings.
I think it's hogwash; Propaganda campaign - as is most of what I hear through the media.
My three cents,
gpw
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/14/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 25
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 383
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $100
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4
Ahhhhhhh.......
Nothing like a good night's sleep and some Kiwi for breakfast.
Thanks Kiwi, that was the perspective I knew I needed to adopt. I just couldn't find an easily digested, compliled version.
As I was eating breakfast today I was thinking about the uncompleted chore I assigned the kids two days ago. I felt my anger build and soon felt that *twitch* that all of us are familiar with - Yes, the nicodemon.
I learned really quick that anger is a trigger for me. Yesterday I rolled in it like a pig in mud and had a really bad day. Today, thank God, is a new day. I'm well rested and going with the flow. I will decide right this very minute to create a new response to anger. Maybe, snort like a pig! (I once won Rush tickets by doing this on the radio.)
Bless you all,
gpw
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/14/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 25
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 383
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $100
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10
Shevie
I don't know why I'm stressing over this. It does not fit my program.
I'm not used to being utterly faithless. I've been in a 12-step program for over 5 yrs. and it has aways brought me serenity. Maybe I just need a little time to grieve the losses that are so very clear to me now.
I think for the most part I have a HALT, minus H, thing happening.
I like your down-to-earth, "solve the problem and get over it" style. I'm guessing your gender is male. If my husband were available to talk to in nic recovery, he would tell me what you told me.
It would be nice if he could quit soon so I don't have to turn to a stranger for personal advice!
Well Damn! The future doesn't look too bright either.
I read a study yesterday that suggests that people who began smoking in their youth (me, at 13) never gain a decreased risk of lung cancer. The risk remains the same even after stopping.
Also, when I was 29 my doctor (who was whack-o) said that I had emphysema. I thought he was trying to scare me. But now I wonder if he was right. I mean, he didn't take any tests or anything. So how could he diagnose it? Do I or don't I?
I just really feel like I need to see my doctor (new one!) and get a damage assessment and rehabilitation plan up and running. I want to be the one who discovers how to regrow damaged, over-inflated aveoli (it'll be out of desperation!) and repair damaged DNA through enzyme therapy and perhaps ethically harvested stem-cells.
I'm just scared to death and sick with fear! I can't stand the thought of having damaged DNA without hope of repair. What about my kids - they were conceived by both parents with damaged DNA. My 20 yr. old daughter has the lung capacity of an eight year old. I desparately want to help her take care of what she's got - because IT'S MY FAULT! Second-hand smoke caused her lungs to not develop completely. If she smokes, it will kill her.
Gosh, I couldn't sleep last night because all of this was running over and over in my head, and then my smoker DH's rattle-snoring was exacerbating the situation. He hasn't been sleeping well. No wonder-he can't breathe!!!
I hate those damn cigarettes!!!! I am so angry! I kept thinking about what smoking was doing to him. I had to leave and sleep in a different room. Now he probably thinks I moved because I don't like him or something crazy like that.
There- That is what's on my mind and why I've become so obsessed and depressed the last couple of days.
gpw
Yeah! I love to eat. It's my favorite thing to do! My weight gain has seemed to level out now. I've been the same weight for the past few days.
I've been on the computer most of the day. It really takes my mind off of withdrawl. Today I've been on a mission to reverse my DNA damage and promote new collagen growth in my lungs! This takes a lot of research time! Hardly any time left to think about how funky I feel.
Thanks,
gpw
BTW - Thanks, Josie, for permission to post plants.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/14/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 23
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 358
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $92
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
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I'm not sure where to turn with this.
I've become depressed. I have a lot to talk about regarding what my smoking habit has done and it's all morbid. The seriousness of what has occured has finally hit me. I don't want to bring my big black cloud here to this board, though.
I know that a lot of the problem is that my thoughts are in the past and the future, all the while $#^&ing on today, but I can't seem to get my head where I know it needs to be. I need a new perspective that works, because this one does not. I have given up all hope of ever having a better past, but can't stop thinking about the damage I've done.
Please help, I've fallen and I can't get up.
gpw
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/14/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 24
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 368
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $96
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
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