Grrrrr....I QUIT!!!

Well I just quit smoking (again ::) ) so I'm gonna be a little...ummmm...harder to live with than normal. I decided that at age 53 I'd been smoking long enough and convinced myself that I wasn't enjoying it anymore.. After 38 years. Yeah...right.

I did it as a birthday present to myself. Whoo-frikkin-Hoo.

I am about the most serious variety of nicotine addict you will find. When I figured out that $3.25 worth of cheap cigars had twice the nicotine of a $5 pack of Camels, it was sayonara Camels. As soon as consciousness hits me in the morning, I smoke. Before I hit the sack, ditto. If I get in bed and figure I haven't smoked enough, I get up and do it some more.

I've only been 33 hours without a smoke, and so the full effects haven't hit yet. There's still lots of nicotine floating around in my system. But the people around me can tell something's up. You wouldn't believe what I said to my boss yesterday while trying desperately to concentrate on my work as every noise in the universe conspired to annoy me and distract me from it. I can't repeat it here, but it contained at least 3 of the 7 words you can't say on TV. After working practically arm-in-arm for 14 years he recognised the out-of-character outburst even before I did.

So perhaps I'll live longer and enjoy it less. Or perhaps I'll eventually enjoy it more. Hard to say at this point. Cold turkey is a state of mind where even ordinary thoughts refuse to resolve themselves into coherancy without a brute force attack from the will. That part will soon improve (I know. I've done this before.) but the other part--the part where I start seriously aching to go smoke--the part where my body has leached out all its stored nicotine and has none left to ease the need--that part hasn't started yet.

I you sense it before I do, you might want to step back out of the line of direct fire.

[rlfaubion]

Good luck Cadd..... stay cool

[macmac]

Oh so this will be the best time to play tic, and bite huh?

Good luck... I have tried and tried. All I can figure is I am no good at quitting much. Still rollin same ol crap.

[dantama]

I'm thinking that I'll ask you the complicated technical questions later. :)

[jrd]

Caddmann,

It takes about three weeks to a month to get back to some kind of unagitated normalcy. DAMHIKT Hang in there. When you get past the urge stage it will get better. One day you will wonder how you ever liked the stuff. Keep at it!

John

[bobzinger]

Good luck Bro...I know you can do it!
I quit cold turkey 18 years ago, I remember how tough it was on me and everyone around me. Now if I could get rid of these food addictions!

CONGRATS!!!

I'm gonna celebrate with a big wad of Beechnut Wintergreen chew!!

[tomk]

I have gum with nicotine that I use for long stretches without a cig -- seems to work for me.

[Todd]

Cadd,

I just alerted the General Assembly here in North Carolina.....looks like we are going to have to raise sales tax 1/2% to make up for the loss of revenue you have been supplying our economy.....dammm you!!!!

Glad you decided to quit bro

[trip]

CONGRATS!!!

I'm gonna celebrate with a big wad of Beechnut Wintergreen chew!!

LMAO......

[ringadingh]

Good luck and hope you stick with it, Its a hard habit to break. I quit smoking cigarettes for 20 years only to take up cigars. What was I thinking? Somedays I wonder what Im doing when I light one up, But I guess I somewhat enjoy them still.The kids keep bugging me to stop , with a bit more prodding hopefully I'll give it a shot in the next little while.

[blowndodge]

Nico your a d1ck!

go for it Cad!!! less money on smokes and more bling for your beloved Nomad!! What a great substitute!!! I'm with ya !!!! Just think how bad you hate the tobacco companies for keeping you hooked and paying through the nose for their product and go kick their butts!! NO BUTTS!

[blowndodge]

You need to quit too tomk!!!!! you can do it..

[flightdoc]

Cad...hang in there. I quit 7.5 years ago. I smoked for 30+ years. It will get better.

Nico your a d1ck!

go for it Cad!!! less money on smokes and more bling for your beloved Nomad!! What a great substitute!!! I'm with ya !!!! Just think how bad you hate the tobacco companies for keeping you hooked and paying through the nose for their product and go kick their butts!! NO BUTTS!

BD, Please keep it professional and stop with the anal overtones. ty