My Last Day as a Smoker
After I woke up today, I realized almost immediately that today is my last day as a smoker. It really scared me, and I started having feelings of remorse. Stopping smoking feels almost like saying goodbye to a very good friend or ending an relationship. I had to motivate myself by thinking positive thoughts and remembering my reasons for quitting smoking. It helped a little bit, but I still had to keep my mind busy and prevent myself from panicking.
Thus, I decided to keep myself busy by washing some laundry and ironing my shirts. One great side effect of stopping smoking is that I am usually ready to do a lot of house chores. It is a great way to prevent myself from thinking about smoking cigarettes. However, one cannot clean forever, and eventually I had nothing else to do. I sat down to my couch and started wondering my next move.
When I was sitting on my couch, I decided to quit smoking without using any nicotine replacement products. I had been wondering about this for a few days, but I just did not have the courage to made the actual decision. I have been using nicotine replacement products in the past, when I have been trying to quit smoking. I found them extremely useful, but I ended up getting addicted to them. I don’t want to end up in to the same situation again. That is why I decided to go cold turkey.
After that decision, it was clear to me that I have to make some preparations for tomorrow. First, I need to get a lot of chewing gum. Second, I have to create a list of things, which I am going to get done tomorrow. Keeping myself busy should help me to get through my first day as a nonsmoker. Third, I will have to get rid of all things, which reminds me of smoking.
It is time to put my plan in to action. Wish me luck.
August 17, 2010
02:42 #comment-1
With all the doggone snow we have gotten lately I am stuck inside , fortunately there is the internet, thanks for giving me something to do.
August 17, 2010
18:07 #comment-2
It is always nice to know that someone has enjoyed reading something that I have written. I hope that the snow melts away before you run out of food…
September 17, 2010
08:08 #comment-3
Good info, ill talk about it around me.
September 22, 2010
08:47 #comment-4
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September 23, 2010
22:43 #comment-5
Thanks for the compliment. It is always nice to know that someone really reads this stuff. Of course I can always check it out from the Google Analytics, but it really is not the same thing…
September 25, 2010
13:59 #comment-6
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September 29, 2010
10:00 #comment-7
Are you using IE 6? I noticed that the layout of this page seems to be broken when I tried to browse it with IE6. I will have to try to figure out what is causing it.
September 28, 2010
04:58 #comment-8
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September 28, 2010
17:17 #comment-9
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October 2, 2010
20:46 #comment-10
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October 5, 2010
08:23 #comment-11
Thank you for the compliment. I hope seeing you here more often as well.
October 6, 2010
02:46 #comment-12
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October 7, 2010
17:58 #comment-13
Thanks
However, I am not sure, if I have really achieved a lot yet. Anyway, thanks for the encouragement.
December 16, 2010
05:36 #comment-14
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December 16, 2010
08:16 #comment-15
I guess you cannot please them all. Merry christmas though.
December 22, 2010
16:34 #comment-16
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