So I have decided I went about this quitting smoking thing all wrong. Sure I can just wake up one morning and decide I’m not going to smoke all day! Right. And of course, doing such makes me the poster child for AD/HD (I am not making light of a serious medical diagnosis, I am simply mocking myself and only myself.) I cannot sit still and focus. I mean they said that you might be restless but this makes restless look like a coma. J
So, although I was really, really hyper and bouncing off the walls all, I did well with the no smoking thing. I did really well until about hour 20 or so. And I caved and had a cigarette. On my Quit Day for crying out loud! That’s the day you aren’t suppose to cave at all.
What was I thinking!? I didn’t try cutting back or anything…I just thought I would go through the whole day and not have any smokey treats at all. Um…Houston, we have a problem.
So, my suggestion to all you “thinking-about-quitting-smokers” out there…have a fake Quit Day. Set a date…say to yourself “This will be my Quit Day. I WILL NOT smoke all day.” And if you make it through the day without smoking, you should be proud as he## of yourself. You did indeed pass the test and you now rule. See how many fake Quit Days you can have in a row.
Now for those of us, who cave as the day draws to close; this Quit Day shows us the true colors of the demon that we are up against. No longer are we under the illusion that quitting is as easy if not easier than it was to start.
So, try the fake Quit Day thing…but don’t punk out in the first hour. That doesn’t count. You have to do everything in your power not to smoke at all—all day.
Then, when you do indeed feel the soreness of it kicking your bootie, I suggest calling the Quitline back and asking about nicotine replacement therapy.