well it’s been two weeks fully. today’s the 15th day since i’ve last had a drag out of a cigarette. i’d like to say the cravings are getting easier to handle, but that wouldn’t quite be true. in fact when they do occur they have quite a kick. it’s not that often, at least now i can handle the morning coffee without a desire to have a smoke, but in the afternoon it’s not quite the same scenario. i guess i can take comfort in that i’ve manage for two weeks, which sort of adds a new incentive to keep the two smokes on my desk at home rather than in the ashtray on the balcony.
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day eight
well it’s day eight, and yes i’ve made it thus far. it’s been a full week, yes thank you thank you. most people that were aware of my recent change in life style have been very supportive. including some unexpected ones. i guess it’s easier to continue not to light up when someone says ‘way to go’ or ‘hey glad to hear you’re keeping this up’ to ‘proud of you for not lighting up’. it hasn’t come without its share of cravings. tuesday was particularly a ‘long’ day. home alone, studying, nobody to ‘annoy’ when i needed some distraction. my solution, go out on the balcony for 5 to 10 minutes at a time and just stand there. i guess there’s no reason why i can’t enjoy the fresh air on the balcony now that i don’t light up when i go out there. thus one solution to stop the ‘social’ aspect of the cravings.
another thing, well since you’ve asked, i started talking walks a bit more than usually. which reminds me…it’s about time for my morning stroll around campus. it helps with the cravings and gets my mind to think about other things. yet another ‘solution’ at taking my mind of the cravings has been gum, no not any special type of gum, just regular gum. cravings have been held back, too bad my lower jaw started to states its displeasure quite quickly.
well it’s been a full week, onto day 8 then.
day five
pick your poison, then again why choose and not have both. weekend is passed, cravings a plenty and managed not to light up yet. the fifth day is here, cravings have yet to decrease in intensity. more or less it’s specific tasks that hit home. spent quite a bit of time on my balcony on saturday. the trip to the balcony was as much as an addiction as the nicotine itself. a feeling of relaxation settles in as i walk out even if a smoke does not join in. the addiction itself is as much a social addiction as is a physical one. not sure how to characterize the physical addiction to nicotine, as most of the cravings i keep going through are related to various activities or social aspects. the walk from the car to the office, walking back, the afternoon at home, the morning coffee. they’re all there. day five is starting, let’s see what it brings.
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