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August 14, 2015 at 1:10 pm
I'm finding some of the hardest times are the least expected. I wake up frequently in the middle of the night. Rather than toss and turn trying to get back to sleep, it has been my custom to get out of bed, have a smoke, and do a mental reset before trying to get back to sleep.
Now, of course I have no cigarettes in the house, so I'm not going to smoke in those spots, but I *do* think about it a lot.
I think I'm more-or-less over the physical addiction, at least on the downward slope of it. It's the triggers that are the problem now. Fortunately for me, most of those triggers are at home, and of course there are no cigarettes there. At work it's not much of a problem.
Ordinarily, I'd be picking up a pack right about now, from the liquor store around the block. Think I'll go for a walk instead.
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August 14, 2015 at 1:14 pm
Keep it up, Cthu. Distract yourself. You can do it!
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August 14, 2015 at 6:41 pm
Good to hear your still hang in there, keep up the good work because that's what it becomes with the mental part of quitting. Think of it as a job that had to be done. When you get those strong urges either find something to do, like you suggested walk. I used wire ties to chew on, kept them with me all the time and after a while they took the mental place of the cigs. The reason I used wire ties was because one will last for a few days, make sure you buy American made ties if you decided to try the suggestions, those made in China could have lead in them. Please don't give in to the impulses, I'm pulling for you all the way, I know the great relief and satisfaction of the gift of quitting.
Hang in there,
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August 15, 2015 at 10:53 pm
I'm smoke free since Wednesday. Although I was only having one a day for a few days before.
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August 15, 2015 at 10:58 pm
I wish there was a way to voluntarily have your bank/credit card restrict certain transactions.
Like even if I try to buy cigarettes, the purchase would decline.
That might be an idea...
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August 15, 2015 at 11:48 pm
No. My dad was a smoker and it always grossed me out.
I was thinking more along the lines of buying certain fatty fat foods at the store.
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August 16, 2015 at 12:21 am
Ah, ok that makes WAAAAAYYY more sense.
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August 16, 2015 at 10:42 am
It's three days since I haven't smoked. Thanks, AF.
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