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Tuesday, 4 January 2011

Day 4i

Okay, so today is day 4! Said with a sheer lack of excitement and enthusiasm, I still haven't smoked, and now I’m not really feeling like I want to at all. I do however, feel like total and utter crap, if I felt bad yesterday, then today I feel like total and utter shit. I did think I may blog twice today, once as I have just woken up and all this is fresh in my mind, and again later, to update on progress. Last night I struggled to feel tired, so didn’t go to bed, and had another couple of beers before bed, just as a sleeping aid really, this did help, but I’m beginning to worry I may fall into a pattern of drinking every night. I also have developed a rather bad toothache since yesterday afternoon, which is annoying. I’ve never really had toothache before, so this is all pretty new, and I don’t like it, and struggle to see how, but still wonder, if this is related to my quitting of the smokes.

I’m also trying to post links to this blog all over the show, for people to read, and enjoy, perhaps motivate some to stop, while simply just informing others. This actually really stressed me out, I posted a link in a smoking cessation page in wikipedia, and 2 hours later it was gone, one total dick head had removed it as spam, I quite simply just reposted it, and then now I have Texas' very own wikipedia control freak who keeps removing it, and I keep re-adding, seems pathetic that an old woman will sit there all day and moderate a free encyclopaedia, for no money, just the fact she is a sore loser and needs to get out more is probably the reasons. Still, I will continue the fight against her, but also if any of you do happen to read this then please pass on to others. Pretty sure it may help, or entertain, I just find it offensive that they just remove what could be a really good stop smoking diary and disregard it as shit, whereas I think it may help. Quite clearly the bitch has never smoked, nor given it up.

I also heard a song in the car yesterday, Was from the Tron legacy, and its by daft punk, called End credits, not only does it make me want to see the film, It also takes my mind off smoking and or stress, so this may be my stop smoking anthem. We shall see, I have downloaded it and listened to it a few times, it’s pretty cool.

I don’t really have any plans today, other than washing and ironing etc before my return to work tomorrow. which I am dreading, especially if I feel this ill, if I remain to feel this ill, I may well phone in sick, as work is bad enough, without feeling like this.

Il post again later, let’s hope day 4 remains smoke free too, I’m confident it will, I don’t want to smoke feeling like this. I want to feel better, and wish it wasn’t a long drawn out process of months and years before I feel the benefits.

6 comments:

  1. first thing is, get your tooth looked at.
    Have you read the Allan carr book?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0140277633

    You can download it and listen on your ipod.

    Go to work, it will take your mind off it. buy some Kalms or other herbal sleep aids. It will help.

    If you have to go back to smoking as you are going potty, have a herbal ciggy from the health shop to calm you down, and carry on quitting. just he act of lighting up and drawing in smoke will help altho' there is no nicotine in them.

    Good luck man.

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  2. i don't think actually an herbal cigarette would help.. soon enough you will return to nicotine, because of the actual act of lighting and smoking.
    in my opinion, it's a bad bad idea.

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  3. The beer is prolonging your liver's effort to detoxify your body of the thousands of poisons in tobacco smoke. It is also fueling the same part of the brain's craving and reward system involved in smoking. Stop drinking for a few months, and avoid the substitution effect that releases your addiction all over again. I have been free from cigarettes for years and it requires Personality Change. Sorry if that offends you, but the core of addiction is self-centeredness. I see it in your beef with Wikipedia. Forget them and focus on changing yourself. Good luck.

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  4. Omg I just saw this link from haha Wikipedia... Maybe before she deleted it:) I am also at day 4 of no smoking and is does suck!!! But each day gets better than the first. Yesterday was my first day back to work since quitting and it was HORRIBLE!!! I was fine till lunch time then I felt like I was gonna explode. But I made it through and you can too!!! Good job! Trust ME I know its hard but you can do it!! lchapm@tmo.blackberry.net

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  5. Thanks for your comment! I did think i would be one of several people stopping, due to the timing i picked, I hoped this could be a source for lots to read, And also, i just had a repost war with the nutjob on wikipedia, I think i have won... for now..! Thanks for support, and good luck to anyone else doing the same! Andy

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  6. Your diary is helping a lot. I am on day 3 now. My first two nights were restless and I could hardly get any sleep.

    Good work Andy, Hope your first day at work is smoke-free!

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