Re: Cindy / quitting smoking!

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In a message dated 12/28/2006 11:13:48 A.M. Central Standard Time, pvisser@... writes:

> While you are quitting I'd not drink any alcohol or coffee because that somehow makes you crave smoking even more. oh! this reminded me of another thing that i did when i was quitting.... when i had the craving, i would chug a cup (maybe more) of seriously COLD water. that would shock me right out of the craving and then i would carry on as per normal. also drinking all of the extra water helped to flush the nicotine out of my body that much faster.also i had a hard time being around other people who smoked... so i became kind of a hermit :/:*carolyn.

The only time I have an issue is when I am driving. That is when I am all by myself and feel bored, I guess.

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Pink Pussycat wrote:

> While you are quitting I'd not drink any alcohol or coffee because that

somehow makes you crave smoking even more.

oh! this reminded me of another thing that i did when i was

quitting.... when i had the craving, i would chug a cup (maybe

more) of seriously COLD water. that would shock me right out of

the craving and then i would carry on as per normal. also drinking

all of the extra water helped to flush the nicotine out of my body

that much faster.

also i had a hard time being around other people who smoked... so i

became kind of a hermit :/

:*carolyn.

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In a message dated 12/27/2006 11:22:33 P.M. Central Standard Time, pinkpussycat@... writes:

, I don't think I "conquered" quitting smoking until a good few years after I took the last puff.I did a LOT of self talk. When I wanted a smoke in the worst way I would curse and scream in my apartment, DAMN THIS SUCKS!Then I would tell myself out loud, "Of course this sucks; it's supposed to suck, and it's going to suck for a good two more weeks!" I tried to busy myself with video games, something I can do for 12 hours straight and barely get up to do anything but pee and take a sip of water now and then as I get hooked on the role playing games. That helped quite a bit actually. While you are quitting I'd not drink any alcohol or coffee because that somehow makes you crave smoking even more. I'd take some time off work if you can and lead as stress free an existence as you can for at least a week.For me what was almost worse than the physical cravings were the psychological withdrawals. However, as with anything, after a few months you will accept your new smoke free lifestyle as more of your normal routine and you can let some of the psychological stuff go. Still, I would miss it every now and then for years afterwards. Good luck, ! Hugs,

Thanks ! I agree with you about the psychological aspect. I actually hate to smoke. I hate the smell, yet I do it anyways. It is really crazy. I plan to quit cold turkey tomorrow night. My kids don't know I am smoking because I promised them that I would quit and have been hiding it from them. I have to do this for me but ultimately for them. They need their mama around for a while.

Have a happy New Year!