I think you hit the nail on the head DB. You heard some bad news and the nicodemon started talking. That's common. Just remember that this is not nicotine withdrawl. Unless you were taking the gum until just recently the nicotine is long gone; however, the talking in your head will last as long as you will listen. 3 months or so into my quit my van broke down on the way home from work and I didn't have a cell phone so I had to walk for awhile to get to a phone. When I arrived at the convinence store I made my phone call and grabbed a bottle of pepsi and walked to the front cash. The guy asked me "Will that be everything" and as I starred at 10000 packs of cigarettes behind him I heard that same voice. "C'mon your having a bad day buy a pack have one and throw the rest away." I sarcastically replied "Yeah, cause that will fix my car." Not out loud by the way. lol.
Some might argue that I was going through nicotine withdrawl but I don't buy that. The nicotine had been long gone from my body. I believe its getting rid of the illusion that there is something to gain by smoking.
Sorry to hear about the insulin. My dad is a diebetic also and although he says the needles are not fun he does get to hang out with my 3 year old son a lot and he does enjoy his new car along with many other aspects of his life. Had he not quit smoking many years earlier who knows if things would have turned out differently.
Congratulations on your success DB. Your doing great.
Mr Q
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 8/4/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 127 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,048 Amount Saved: $952.50 Life Gained: Days: 13 Hrs: 14 Mins: 58 Seconds: 11
I agree. I think requesting that smoke breaks be taken outside is your best bet. After all many people have allergys and this results in not wearing any perfum, etc indoors anymore. Why should smoking be any different? At least then if they refuse you can make a point that you can no longer handle it and won't be able to attend anymore if there can't be a compromise.
Mr Q
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 8/4/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 129 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,096 Amount Saved: $967.50 Life Gained: Days: 13 Hrs: 20 Mins: 3 Seconds: 59
Absolutely! I still have many friends that smoke and I go with them sometimes just to catch up on what's going on in the smoke group world. Smokers are going to smoke and getting in their face about it can often result in losing friends; however, smokers are free to smoke UNTIL that freedom conflicts with the freedom of another person which is why smoking has been banned in most buildings and also wearing perfum, etc. Also you would hardly be getting in their face but simply asking a question. While I do hang around my smoker friends, I have distanced myself from going to a smokers home if they smoke inside because it's harder on my lungs now and if I do go their it's usually a short visit. I guess what I'm saying is the choice is yours. You may choose to tell them your concerns and ask for suggestions because after all there's no harm in asking and if they say your out of line or there's no way it will stop your left with two choices. A - You can sit through it and be uncomfortable or B - You can tell them that it's too hard on your lungs since you've quit smoking and you can't attend anymore.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 8/4/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 129 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,096 Amount Saved: $967.50 Life Gained: Days: 13 Hrs: 20 Mins: 25 Seconds: 44
It sounds like you're very lucky to have a supportive boyfriend. I'm sure he is very lucky as well. After you have quit for awhile you'll slowly start to understand why that "need feeling" is just an illusion. You have probably smoked for awhile and have associated smoking with many things including fun vacations. After you have quit for awhile you'll understand that the addiction made you feel that you needed to smoke on vacation and not the vacation itself. I truly believe that every association that you experience from now on smoke free will eat away at that illusion and after awhile you'll enjoy everything you used to do when you smoked but smoke free.
In other words enjoy your vacation smoke free and know that it's not the vacation but the addiction that makes you feel like your missing out. If you can just accept that and enjoy your vacation, the rest won't matter, including whether or not your boyfriend is smoking or not.
Good luck and congratulations. You're doing great.
Mr Q
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 8/4/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 129 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,096 Amount Saved: $967.50 Life Gained: Days: 13 Hrs: 20 Mins: 28 Seconds: 41
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