I am in a pissy mood not because I lack nicotine in my blood stream but because they posted supercalifragilisticexpialidocious on the main page and the damn song is running around my head like a psychodelic Mary Poppins.
ARRRRRRRGH. 
I was sitting here thinking, I would like to know more about this so-called addiction to cigarettes and nicotine. I may have to ask Cecil and his staff to look into it because I certainly don’t have the classic symptoms of my stopping smoking counter-parts.
Same thing with coffee or alcohol. I never get the classic withdrawl symptoms and I have been addicted and have had each for years but I can stop with few or little symptoms. I kind of wonder if it’s my ADD that prevents typical symptoms. Huh.
Shayna mentioned being angry, not just angry but being ANGRY! I haven’t seen my stress level increase at all. In the 46+ hours of non-smoking, I have conducted myself in the same manner I normally would. The first few hours and part of the first day I was a little spacey but over all there is no outwardly physical symptom of me every having smoked other than an occasional cough.
I haven’t had any headaches, no shaking, nothing physically different that I can identify. My temper is normal, although I am think I am sleeping better but less hours. I do notice that I need more of a nap during the day though, but that’s just because I am used to sleeping 9-10 hours a night and the last couple of nights have been less than 8.
I find my cravings to be absolute habit, meaning, while I am sitting here I have to catch myself from reaching to my right to grab a smoke and a lighter. Now I have pistachios and sunflower seeds so if my “habit” creeps I reach for one of those but I certainly don’t notice any significant need for the nicotine.
Perplexed is a good word because this is what happened last year. I didn’t have the classic symptoms that other’s have so I wonder why that is. I must ask Cecil to research this if he hasn’t already.
loupdebois just join us when you can. Life happens and either you are ready or you aren’t. When you are ready, I know that the SDMB people will be here to help you out. Good group of people here.
Jorel I wish I could do that too, the money in the jar thing but because of some recent financial set backs I wont see the financial rewards for another month at least…got a couple of bills to catch up on!
Tiburon Do what Jorel is doing and put it in a clear jar so you can see the progress. Also, this will give you incentive to go to the bank once a month to tell the tale of your stopping smoking. I told the bank teller yesterday that I had stopped and she was very supportive.
BTW, someone else said this before. Tell everyone you know, even the bank teller, the gas station attendent, the grocery clerk, whoever, tell a complete stranger. You get such good feedback it really helps in your quest to remain smoke free! I have felt empowered several times over the last few days because of my quest to be smoke-free and telling everyone within ear-shot.
One day, 22 hours, 21 minutes and 9 seconds. 77 cigarettes not smoked, saving $9.66. Life saved: 6 hours, 25 minutes.
I’m glad we’re all here to support each other. I’m sure that I could not do this alone.