Let's break a bad habit together...

[DavidAllred]

So I've been a seasonal smokeless tobacco user for a stretch... like to put in a chew when I fish or work outside. I used to spend all my winter months tobacco free, but for the past few years I've done a little in the cold weather too.

It's a waste of money, bad role-modeling for my kids, and causes rates on health insurance and life insurance to go up if you use regularly.

So, I'm going cold turkey. Wanna kick a bad habit together? You can pick a quit date and report in every so often how it's going.

:eek:

[DavidAllred]

Reporting back in... one week later, still kickin' it.

No takers on quitting together?

[TCJohnson]

I will take you up on it.

Trying to kick my burger king habit.

[KevinTBrown]

"I picked a bad time to stop sniffing glue."

[Cam63]

*Sips beer* Good luck *sips beer* dealing with *sips beer* your addictions.

[Iangould]

I vow to read threads all the way to the end before responding.

[DavidAllred]

Three months & four days later...

You know it isn't going as well as it should if you're still counting days this far in. Actually, its been going great with one major exception:

A massive loss in productivity. I've written almost nothing three months, and read probably even less than I've written. Nicotine is a stimulant, so naturally I was awake more, active more, and just felt more mentally alert than I have felt lately. It was like a cup of coffee to me.

So, my novel has come to a screeching halt. I sleep 8 hours a night instead of 4.5, which means I am losing almost one day per week of my life to sleep that I never lost before. A talked to a friend who is also a shrink, the word was maybe that nicotine was my self-medication for undiagnosed ADHD.

Blah. I don't believe that.

I do know that it doesn't feel worth it this far in, but I am sticking to my guns.

[Flamebird]

Three months & four days later...

You know it isn't going as well as it should if you're still counting days this far in. Actually, its been going great with one major exception:

A massive loss in productivity. I've written almost nothing three months, and read probably even less than I've written. Nicotine is a stimulant, so naturally I was awake more, active more, and just felt more mentally alert than I have felt lately. It was like a cup of coffee to me.

So, my novel has come to a screeching halt. I sleep 8 hours a night instead of 4.5, which means I am losing almost one day per week of my life to sleep that I never lost before. A talked to a friend who is also a shrink, the word was maybe that nicotine was my self-medication for undiagnosed ADHD.

Blah. I don't believe that.

I do know that it doesn't feel worth it this far in, but I am sticking to my guns.

Hang in there, I'm still trying to convince myself that I don't want a cigarette and it's been three months since I quit.
Certain things seem to trigger the craving, so I try to avoid them, but I still miss having a smoke after meals.

[Drew_Danger]

Three months & four days later...

You know it isn't going as well as it should if you're still counting days this far in. Actually, its been going great with one major exception:

A massive loss in productivity. I've written almost nothing three months, and read probably even less than I've written. Nicotine is a stimulant, so naturally I was awake more, active more, and just felt more mentally alert than I have felt lately. It was like a cup of coffee to me.

So, my novel has come to a screeching halt. I sleep 8 hours a night instead of 4.5, which means I am losing almost one day per week of my life to sleep that I never lost before. A talked to a friend who is also a shrink, the word was maybe that nicotine was my self-medication for undiagnosed ADHD.

Blah. I don't believe that.

I do know that it doesn't feel worth it this far in, but I am sticking to my guns.

I'm only three weeks in to quiting smoking, don't tell me it doesn't get better. :mad:

I can report the same experiences as you. I haven't been able to concentrate on work and the initial rush of energy I had the first week is long gone. In fact, I just got up from a nap despite sleeping in until 9:00 this morning.

The ADHD thing is entirely possible. I have a friend with pretty severe ADHD and she only managed to quit smoking after properly medicating. She says she's okay as long as she remembers to take her medication, but if she forgets the cravings come back, even after a year.

[FeminineMystique]

I think I might give up guilt. It's a VERY over rated emotion.

Yep, I'm going to quite feeling quit. :biggrin:

[a. non]

I haven't had caffeine in 2 months.

Go me!

[Cam63]

I haven't had caffeine in 2 months.

Go me!

I thought your posts were getting less shaky.