I know this is a little weird to see a Blog start from Day 3, but at Day 1 I really thought it wasn't blogworthy so I just didn't make one.
So anyways... This is my 3rd day without any nicotine... I decided to quit because... Well I can't even run a mile properly now. My legs are fine but my lungs are just... Terrible now. I can't even swim properly. I've been smoking for 4 years now and I think it's a good time to quit.
First 2 days were alot easier than I thought but this 3rd day is killing me.
Being nicotine deprived is alot more painful than I thought. My temper is getting thinner each day and my tolerance for small things is getting lower and lower.
Looking at my posting history I see myself alot bitchier than usual...
Anyways before I blab on too long... Nicotine Withdrawal is probably the worst thing I've ever felt in my life, and I've even had Hernia surgery.
I'll update you guys every week from now D: wish me luck!
PS: If I'm really bitchy today... It means well I'm just angry
I went cold turkey for about three weeks up until the middle of June. I was irritable the entire time, but it started to get better. Unfortunately, final exams came around and I picked up another pack, lol.
I've cut down a lot now. I only smoke when I go out and drink nowadays (which unfortunately is still like 2-4 times a week, lol). On off days, I get by without smoking, even if I get major cravings time to time.
On August 05 2009 13:45 Crunchums wrote: Curious as to why you started smoking in the first place?
cuz i wana b in kewl crowd lolololol
no seriously. As a young highschooler I really hated drinking. My peers told me smoking does relieve stress but the badside of smoking is lung cancer (lolol). I did exercise but after a certain point running track did not help me relieve my stress so I took up smoking.
It sucks ass the first week, all you want is that god damn shitty ass nicotine. After a week or so, you don't want the nicotine anymore. The headaches are gone, you're temper is gone, you're normal. Two weeks go by, and you just want a cigarette. Not because you want the nicotine, but it was always a habit to put that cigarette in your hands and smoke it. You just want to smoke it to well... smoke it. You don't want it for any other reason other than that it is a habit to do so.
After a while though if you try hard enough you can get the habit out of your system and never even want a cigarette for any reason whatsoever.
I have quit for 3 months once, and once for a month. Both times after the first initial week, the headaches were gone, and the nicotine cravings were gone. But the craving for having a cigarette because it was so habitual was always there. If you can do it, congrats. I'm still smoking, and I swore that i'd never buy a pack after the tax increase on them raising the price at 7-11 to over $5. But then I realized you can buy them from the gas station for $4.40 so bleh.
Keep up the good work MrHoon! As lame as it gets once you are able to look back on it in the past tense you we be damn happy you took the steps to quit! Wooooo!!!
On August 05 2009 14:14 krazymunky wrote: play a few games on iccup and see if you are better without nicotine.
i'm a fuck ton worse when i have a craving and i'm playing a game. All im concentrating on is how much longer the game is going to last before i can smoke a cigarette...
keep it up mr hoon, youll be happy you put in a little pain now so you dont have to worry about sitting in the operating theatre unconscious whilst the surgeon pulls out a big disgusting tar-covered cancer from your lungs
On August 05 2009 14:34 JohnColtrane wrote: aegraen rocks wtf
keep it up mr hoon, youll be happy you put in a little pain now so you dont have to worry about sitting in the operating theatre unconscious whilst the surgeon pulls out a big disgusting tar-covered cancer from your lungs
If you have a cigarette in your hand, look at out the window, look back at the cigarette, think of what you've been through and how you'd hate to go back to smoking. Then 1a2a3a out the window.
GG no re.
Keep going, don't let your macro slip. You've got this game in the bag. Emo is fun for a few days, lets get past that and you'll be smoke free.
On August 05 2009 14:34 JohnColtrane wrote: aegraen rocks wtf
keep it up mr hoon, youll be happy you put in a little pain now so you dont have to worry about sitting in the operating theatre unconscious whilst the surgeon pulls out a big disgusting tar-covered cancer from your lungs
Or, you know, dying.
he won't be worried at all when he dies.
if you're quitting smoking because you can't run a mile anymore I have some bad news it's not the cigarettes, it's you being completely out of shape.
yea quitting is great, it might lengthen your life span, and will probably improve your quality of life a few years from now, yay!.. but is it worth it?
On August 05 2009 14:06 motbob wrote: sounds like you need some good old-fashioned meth
I'm here! What would you like? For me to be your best friend, and make you feel awesome, and then eventually steal your soul and make you need me for every waking moment of your life?
isn't starting to take new drugs because you're trying to quit smoking a bit counter productive? and you should exercise. working out is supposed to release endorphins which makes you happy.
I'm totally pulling for you hoon. I've been trying to get my sister to quit since she was 17. Quitting is hard work, but you've proven yourself a hard worker around here so it should be NP for an old pro like you.
On August 05 2009 14:34 JohnColtrane wrote: aegraen rocks wtf
keep it up mr hoon, youll be happy you put in a little pain now so you dont have to worry about sitting in the operating theatre unconscious whilst the surgeon pulls out a big disgusting tar-covered cancer from your lungs
Or, you know, dying.
he won't be worried at all when he dies.
if you're quitting smoking because you can't run a mile anymore I have some bad news it's not the cigarettes, it's you being completely out of shape.
yea quitting is great, it might lengthen your life span, and will probably improve your quality of life a few years from now, yay!.. but is it worth it?
of course, cigarettes dont affect lung capacity at all
On August 05 2009 14:34 JohnColtrane wrote: aegraen rocks wtf
keep it up mr hoon, youll be happy you put in a little pain now so you dont have to worry about sitting in the operating theatre unconscious whilst the surgeon pulls out a big disgusting tar-covered cancer from your lungs
Or, you know, dying.
he won't be worried at all when he dies.
if you're quitting smoking because you can't run a mile anymore I have some bad news it's not the cigarettes, it's you being completely out of shape.
yea quitting is great, it might lengthen your life span, and will probably improve your quality of life a few years from now, yay!.. but is it worth it?
I hope to god this is a troll and that you're really not that stupid...
On August 05 2009 16:03 BroOd wrote: I'm totally pulling for you hoon. I've been trying to get my sister to quit since she was 17. Quitting is hard work, but you've proven yourself a hard worker around here so it should be NP for an old pro like you.
GOOOOOOOD LUUUUUUUUCK MRHOON DONT GIVE UP
He will not smoke until he gets a star, and after that it is all relapse.
On August 05 2009 16:03 BroOd wrote: I'm totally pulling for you hoon. I've been trying to get my sister to quit since she was 17. Quitting is hard work, but you've proven yourself a hard worker around here so it should be NP for an old pro like you.
GOOOOOOOD LUUUUUUUUCK MRHOON DONT GIVE UP
He will not smoke until he gets a star, and after that it is all relapse.
On August 05 2009 14:06 motbob wrote: sounds like you need some good old-fashioned meth
I'm here! What would you like? For me to be your best friend, and make you feel awesome, and then eventually steal your soul and make you need me for every waking moment of your life?
On August 05 2009 16:05 MrHoon wrote: OH GOD I AM JKFSHDBWJLNKGDSJK>LZHXAISLHDLWDHNKJEWGDOI:KHADLA: SJKLDC<N BLOKBLKO:SICSIHCDKWVHLDHJLKASLALK HLKJRHOWHD N HS LKHASLKAHSKJ
On August 05 2009 16:03 BroOd wrote: I'm totally pulling for you hoon. I've been trying to get my sister to quit since she was 17. Quitting is hard work, but you've proven yourself a hard worker around here so it should be NP for an old pro like you.
Lol mine quit when she got pregnant... and yesterday she, mom and my grandma talked how should I quit for a minute... someone said that maybe I should get pregnant too ;d and me and my mom said at the same time "like Schwarzenegger !"
GOOOOOOOD LUUUUUUUUCK MRHOON DONT GIVE UP
When I tried to quit I noticed I don't want to smoke as much after running for at least 15-20 minutes (with 1 or 2 walking breaks). GoGoGo
On August 05 2009 16:05 MrHoon wrote: OH GOD I AM JKFSHDBWJLNKGDSJK>LZHXAISLHDLWDHNKJEWGDOI:KHADLA: SJKLDC<N BLOKBLKO:SICSIHCDKWVHLDHJLKASLALK HLKJRHOWHD N HS LKHASLKAHSKJ
lol you should look up the jay leno episode where Gillian Anderson (several years ago) where she admts she just quit smoking. She is visibly crazy/awkward because of the withdrawls. Jay leno even makes the joke that maybe she should pick up smoking again lol.
And yea, best way to break a habit is to start a new one. (a good habit though)
On August 05 2009 18:48 CharlieMurphy wrote: lol you should look up the jay leno episode where Gillian Anderson (several years ago) where she admts she just quit smoking. She is visibly crazy/awkward because of the withdrawls. Jay leno even makes the joke that maybe she should pick up smoking again lol.
And yea, best way to break a habit is to start a new one. (a good habit though)
GL man. I'm glad I never got addicted, tried it a few times and I didn't dislike it that much, but peer pressure helped me out on this one since most of my peers are all rabidly anti-smoking, so I would've gotten verbally stomped if I ever started taking up smoking as a habbit.
God, I just started smoking since I'm not doing anything with my life at the moment, I'm under the impression that I might get addicted to it in the near future..
I'll start quitting today before I get that fucked up nicotine withdrawals.
That's the reason why I've never started smoking. Sooner or later everyone wants to quit and then it's going to be pretty hardcore. At least you will have something to feel good about if you don't relapse^^ I prefer to nurture my electronic addictions.
Good Luck Mr. Hoon! If you lived in New York, the price of cigarettes alone would be motivation enough to quit. It's like 10 dollars a pack or something ridiculous like that.
The third day is always the worst when you are trying to change any habit such trying to stop drinking, smoking, or chancing you eating habits (dieting). Good Luck!
I'm not trying to quit smoking completely but I've tried to cut down on smoking (been smoking a pack a day lately). I think staying away from activities that you associate with smoking helps. For a lot of people (including myself) it's drinking. I also tend to smoke a lot at PCbang playing dota. Every time I die = light a cig which is why I have to try hard even in pubs -_-;;
Why don't you try toning it down gradually instead of quitting cold? It should be much easier, not to mention more natural (?) for your body.
It made his poo stink of smoke. EWH. The bathroom was a bad place to be in my house even an hour after he'd used it.
I don't think going cold turkey is the right approach as you've found out - maybe cut down in smaller increments - like one less per whenever until you've phased it out.
On August 07 2009 18:28 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: is weed really hard to get in korea? cuz that stuff'll tide ya over... prolly...
The problem is that weed can actually be more harmful to the lungs than smoking, because instead of blowing out the smoke, you're supposed to hold it in. That said, you smoke weed less on average than cigarettes, but that doesn't really solve the problem.
And good luck, try and try again. It doesn't happen overnight for most people, set real goals, and work your way towards them.
On August 07 2009 18:28 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: is weed really hard to get in korea? cuz that stuff'll tide ya over... prolly...
The problem is that weed can actually be more harmful to the lungs than smoking, because instead of blowing out the smoke, you're supposed to hold it in. That said, you smoke weed less on average than cigarettes, but that doesn't really solve the problem.
And good luck, try and try again. It doesn't happen overnight for most people, set real goals, and work your way towards them.
No,
1.) Not everyone holds it in. 2.) Not everyone smokes Marijuana out of a pipe, papers, bong, or anything else that causes combustion, I for instance smoke out of a vaporizer.
On August 07 2009 18:28 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: is weed really hard to get in korea? cuz that stuff'll tide ya over... prolly...
The problem is that weed can actually be more harmful to the lungs than smoking, because instead of blowing out the smoke, you're supposed to hold it in. That said, you smoke weed less on average than cigarettes, but that doesn't really solve the problem.
And good luck, try and try again. It doesn't happen overnight for most people, set real goals, and work your way towards them.
On August 07 2009 18:28 SpiritoftheTunA wrote: is weed really hard to get in korea? cuz that stuff'll tide ya over... prolly...
The problem is that weed can actually be more harmful to the lungs than smoking, because instead of blowing out the smoke, you're supposed to hold it in. That said, you smoke weed less on average than cigarettes, but that doesn't really solve the problem.
And good luck, try and try again. It doesn't happen overnight for most people, set real goals, and work your way towards them.
yeah but weed is easier to stop than cigs, because you don't feel physically shitty without them
If you used to smoke more then 3-4 a day, stopping cold turkey is a very VERY bad idea. its not going to be effective, or even possible (as you've seen). Try stopping little by little, cut down to 2 a day if you used to have 4. Then next week 1 a day. Then the week after 1 every 2 days. This kind of gradual quitting is way easier to do, and you wont feel the withdrawal symptoms as heavily. Worked for me jes fine. Good luck!~
Why don't you chew some of that nicorette gum or maybe take the patch for a bit, then after like a month or two of that just stop all together. My step dad has been chewing the gum for like 9 years rofl, but it's better than smoking.
It's tough to drop smoking just like that (not a smoker myself, but bunch of my mates are). I think what you should do is to reduce the number of cigs you smoke everyday. Now you're doing 2, maybe after a week you might want do make it 3 for 2 days. Then you know, down to 1 everyday ... And so on.
Try to work out, do sport, and not stressing yourself up. Many of my friends managed to smoke 1-2 cigs a day. But then when exam came, they returned to their 20/day habit.
EPT
such a low blow
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