# Day 2 without a cigarette

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-2-without-a-cigarette/302681>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 6, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-2-without-a-cigarette/302681 "2005-05-06T13:22:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![chefjef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@chefjef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefjef)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-2-without-a-cigarette/302681/21 "2005-05-16T22:33:27Z")

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Ugh - coughing up blood = misery.

That’s interesting about the zyban and the violence - hadn’t heard that. My friend said the patch made her barf. I guess you gotta go through pain to rid you body of such a terrible addiction. But still!

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**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-2-without-a-cigarette/302681/22 "2005-05-16T22:59:25Z")

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When it comes to deep breathing exercises you can get as fancy or as basic as you want, I suppose. What I did was, when I started getting tense and stressed, which was my main I NEED A CIG NOW OR SOMEONE’S GOING TO GET HURT trigger, I’d draw in a deep breath through pursed lips, just like if I had a cigarette in my mouth. Then I’d open my mouth wide and exhale, just like if I was blowing out a big plume of smoke. I remembered reading somewhere that a cigarette doesn’t calm you down so much as that first deep drag-and-release, so I tried it, and it really did help. The Tootsie Rolls just kept my mouth busy. I also knitted an 8 foot long scarf.

Kudos to the quitters! Go have a slice of cheesecake. Those things are _amazing_ once your sense of taste comes back.

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**Author:** ![gommsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@gommsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gommsn)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-2-without-a-cigarette/302681/23 "2005-05-17T00:15:25Z")

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Where are **Biddee** and **Cynical Gabe**? Did they not re-up?  
I would like to know how thry’re doing.

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