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24 Hours...; Diary Of A Recovering Drug Addict
Topic Started: Nov 25 2006, 10:17 AM (826 Views)
Nobody's Sock
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Dammit Frank, you're starting to inspire me.

That's it. I thought about doing this earlier and I'm gonna try.

I will quit Monday morning and use this DC trip as a nonsmoking week.

I think I can avoid many of the triggers if I'm away from home.

Whoa to those folks in DC now. There's gonna behell to pay!

:veryangry:
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
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ivorythumper
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You go, NS!!!! :thumb: I know too many friends and family members who died from smoking,and want all of you around for a long time.
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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musicasacra
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HOLY CARP!!!
ivorythumper
Nov 26 2006, 09:54 AM
You go, NS!!!! :thumb: I know too many friends and family members who died from smoking,and want all of you around for a long time.

my grandfather died of smoking-induced lung cancer in his 60s, and my dad died of smoking-induced lung cancer at age 57. to think i am missing time with my dad because of cigarettes really pisses me off and makes me sad.

good luck to all of those who are quitting! you can do it!
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Optimistic
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HOLY CARP!!!
My dad was diagnosed with emphysema years ago (he's about 52 or so now). We haven't heard anything since, so we're assuming nothing has yet progressed.

He still hasn't even attempted quitting, though. My mom always makes comments that he won't be able to walk my sister and I down the aisle.

Do it for the ones you love :thumb:
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We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
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Frank_W
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You go, Sock Baby!!

I'm getting through it little by little: This morning, I woke up and said, "Today, just for today, I will not smoke." And tomorrow, I will make that same promise, and keep on keeping it, I hope. *keeping my fingers crossed*

No crave lasts more than about two minutes. I can unplug from it and look at it in a clinically detached manner and think, "Point with one finger to where this crave is hurting me.... Oh, it's not." and then go on about my day. The crave is caused by smoking. Not by quitting. I'm choosing to look at them as signs of healing. :)

Something has shifted... I don't know... I feel like I can really do it, this time. There's also no shame in failure. It's damn tough, but each time I try and fail, (not making an escape clause, understand!) I learn something new about the process that I can use the next time. At this point, I've been smoking for twenty years, and made three serious attempts to quit.

Just one day at a time.... :)
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Frank_W
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:weeping: :doh: :cursing:

Don't ask.......

Tomorrow is a new day, and a new attempt. :dead: :crazy: :sad: :leaving:
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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CTPianotech
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Tomorrow is a new day, and a new attempt. 



D'oh! So what didya in?


sorry, I'm ignoring this:
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Don't ask.......
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George K
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Frank, it's not a failure. It's a process. Today you went farther than you've gone before. Tomorrow, you will go even farther than that. It's a journey to health and wealth (think of that dive equipment!). You've taken a huge step. Tomorrows step will be longer.

Hang in there, buddy.
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Frank_W
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Thanks!!

To be honest, the scary thing is, I don't know what did me in. It was pretty impulsive, actually. Maybe once I get beyond three days, then a week, then three weeks, then the impulsive/compulsive stuff will begin fading. I am going to redouble my vigilance and determination. (And I can be damn stubborn, as long as I don't let "addict-think" take me over....)

Thanks!! :)
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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JBryan
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After trying to quit for twenty years I finally quit after two years of hard work. I cut in half each week what I had been smoking the week before. I think I spent that entire last year nursing a single cigarette through the entire day. Then I just said that's it and have never smoked again. I just had that dream about smoking "sometimes" night before last. You will know what that means when you finally quit.
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Frank_W
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Okay... I passed a major hurdle, this morning: I stopped off at the gas station on my way to work to get some coffee, but I didn't buy a pack of sickarettes. :) :thumb:

Go, me!! :clap: :excited:
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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CTPianotech
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Okay... I passed a major hurdle, this morning: I stopped off at the gas station on my way to work to get some coffee, but I didn't buy a pack of sickarettes 


The most difficult part about quiting for me was not being able to smoke while sitting in traffic.
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Frank_W
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Well, fortunately, my commute takes me all of about seven minutes. The biggest challenge for me is when I'm bored. That seems to be when the craves hit me like a friggin' truck!!
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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Dewey
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HOLY CARP!!!
Wipe off the dust, get back on the horse, Frank, back on the horse. Keep it up! :thumb:
"By nature, i prefer brevity." - John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, p. 685.

"Never waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who are committed to misunderstanding you." - Anonymous

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I'll answer your other comments later, but my primary priority for the rest of the evening is to get drunk." - Klaus, 12/31/14
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Frank_W
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Thanks, Dewey! It's comin' along! :)
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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John D'Oh
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Frank, you might want to at least look into the prescription drug Zyban to help. I was a standing joke among friends as the guy who would never, ever quit, a real confirmed addict. I never managed to stop for more than about 1/2 a day in over 20 years. My first attempt with Zyban coupled with extreme marital pressure and I quit for good.

There are side-effects, some of them not particularly great, but it's certainly worth considering. For me at least it was head and shoulders above patches, gum or anything else. The one big downside for me was that I couldn't drink either, but at least you can go back to that, and your liver will love you for the holiday.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Frank_W
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Yeah... I think I may go get a script for it, John. I've taken it before and didn't have any problem with side effects from it. Cold Turkey isn't really gettin' it for me. It's a little like gnawing my own heart out. LOL
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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George K
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The thing about Xyban is that it is NOT a nicotine substitute (like the patch or gum). That's probably a good thing, because by now, you're over the physical addiction, and it's the psychological dependence that you're wrestling with.
[modus Quirtianus] dangling participle [/modus Quirtianus]

To go to gum or patch would simply supply your body with nicotine and that's the last thing you'd want to do after all this time (what, 3 days now?). There are folks swear by the gum, but I don't understand the thinking behind switching one drug delivery system for another. You're still addicted.

Xyban (also known as Wellbutrin) is an antidepressant which, in lower doses, seems to help people get over the psychological part of smoking.

Keep it up, Frank. We're here for ya!
A guide to GKSR: Click

"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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Frank_W
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Yep. I'll be calling my doctor in an hour and making an appointment. I think with a :chill: pill, I'll stand a much better chance of succeeding. :)


Xyban, Zyban, Wellbutrin, are the name brands of the drug, Bupropion. The only contraindication for it, is if someone has a seizure disorder. Personally, I'm just naturally spastic, but I don't have seizures. :sombrero:
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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DivaDeb
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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FRANK!!!!!!!!!!

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Frank_W
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Thank you, DD. I've got an appointment tomorrow morning. This is something I am absolutely serious about. I'm not looking at it as something I would like to do. It's something that truly must do, and failure is not an option, this time.
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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Frank, I smoked for 30 plus years. After many attempts over the years, I quit this past year- pretty much cold turkey. My advice: Go out and buy plenty of round cocktail toothpicks (unflavoured) and a tin or packet of the small hot mints- Altoids or the new Dentyne mints. As well get a box of 2mg (not 4 mg!) nicorettes to carry in pocket at all times. Chew on toothpicks from the moment you get up until you go to bed at night and everytime you have a craving pop one of those mints under you tongue. Tell yourself that you can Nicorette chew in 10 minutes. Chances are you will at most, chew one or two Nicorettes a day and sometimes go days without one at all. Accept it and feel good about the fact you are chewing rather than smoking. The trick is to convince yourself that so long as you don't smoke you can chew any one of the 3 option separately or in combination as much as you want for as long as you want.

The trick is to get into the habit of waiting 10 minutes before taking the Nicorette.

Personally I'd stay the hell away from the Zyban. Tried it once 5 years ago and after the second day I couldn't cope with the morbid anxiety side affect. Took them back to he pharmacy.
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John D'Oh
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A trick I found worked after a week or so is when you get the really intense cravings, remind yourself that it's only going to last 5 minutes or less. When the cravings hit me, I'd plummet into despair thinking 'this is the rest of my life', and it sounds kind of dumb, but I really believed it. It took a while before I realised the really horrible craving is actually pretty short-lived, so abject misery is soon forgotten.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Frank_W
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Thanks for the advice!! I'm definitely going to lay in a store of toothpicks and stuff. I didn't encounter any anxiety or anything from the Zyban, and was able to quit for three months, the last time I used it, a few years ago. Silly and stupid, I began smoking again... Exactly WHY, I don't know... This time, I'm quitting for good.
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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sue
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:wave: yeah you, Frank! :cool:
Congrats on your decision to do this; sounds like you're doing it with the right attitude, dude. :thumb:
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