Purple Realm

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Officially 1 and a half days since I smoked last. I got a Nicorette Quickmist thingy - basically a "mint" flavoured nicotine spray you can take orally. It is disgusting, it burns, and they think 1-2 sprays is fine. Try half, as each full spray is about 1mg of nicotine.
These nicotine replacement things are stupid. In the gum you have a choice between 2mg and 4mg of nicotine per piece. There's less than 1mg of nicotine in an average cigarette. Don't be fooled, these assholes don't want you to quit. Not successfully, anyway.
Which is why I do a half-press and that will last me 3-7 hours. By the end of the week I expect to be free of both cigarettes and that foul spray.

I want a fucking smoke. Quite honestly I am mostly not succumbing because of the asshole tactics the companies that "help" you to quit are using with the amounts of nicotine in their product. I spent £18 on the fucking spray and I refuse to a) Not use it at that price and b) Need anything more from them, ever again.

My frigging index finger on my right hand is swollen up at the joint nearest the palm. This is the result of more work at Mums and my inadvertently jamming a thorn half an inch into said digit. I did try to squeeze out any germs but apparently that was to no fucking avail.

Stupidly, we did the fortnight's groceries in store yesterday rather than ordering online for delivery. Neither of us had slept much and it was my fist day without cigarettes. I had been really looking forward to it but the whole thing turned into a nightmare from hell and after weeping all the way home in the taxi, I almost had a smoke when we got back. Mik even said it would be okay. But I did not happy

Fucking foul mood though.

Bastard, bastard, bastard. Trying not to roll up, trying not to eat everything in the house. I haven't lost almost half my fucking body weight just to gain even an ounce back, thanks very fucking much.

RAGE.

Oh, and while I was happily watching the first episode of The Walking Dead, that bitch upstairs that sounds as though she's being brutally murdered every time her guy gets anywhere near her knickers started up with her crap. I did scream at her to shut the fuck up but it inly worked for like 30 seconds.

I will kill them all.

*stomps off*

Fleurgh.Yes, I'm Still Here

Comments

Gavin Tripp-Sheedygarlingmatthews Thursday, June 2, 2011 2:18:20 PM

Nice work both of you, though.

Maybe... she IS being murdered? One can always hope. left

That's only funny if she's not being murdered. I have an alibi.

KittyliciousZaphira Thursday, June 2, 2011 8:13:29 PM

Yes, good work! up
I'd say that if one half-press of the spray lasts 3-7 hours, then you're pretty tough!
And that you resisted taking a smoke after having that hell of a time - that's bloody good.

Just saying!

Darkogdare Thursday, June 2, 2011 9:37:46 PM

Oh... another cold turkey. I am impressed, really up

Spaggyj Friday, June 3, 2011 12:28:43 AM

Gavin, I wish it were so. Unfortunately, she always does the same thing. Honestly, you've never heard anything like it. I might actually record it one day if the traffic slows down enough outside.

Cat, One half-press lasted 10 earlier. Although, I'm sleeping an awful lot too.
It's harder today. I miss actually smoking. The nicotine doesn't seem to have taken much of a hold after 12 years, which surprises me.

Dark, like I said just now, it's a hell of a lot easier than I thought. I don't want the chemicals. I just want my cigarettes back cry irked not gonna though. I wanna be able to do more than 40 minutes of mid-to-high impact cardio now. With smoking I find it too hard to go longer than that.

Martin K™Aqualion Friday, June 3, 2011 12:30:16 AM

I'm not going to say anything. I know bloody well, that no thing anybody can possibly say will help against withdrawals.

So, I'm shutting up...

Cleanclean Friday, June 3, 2011 8:36:15 AM

Originally posted by garlingmatthews:

Nice work both of you, though.



What Gavin said. smile

Although I'm not convinced we haven't all been swept up in the Rapture and are currently living in some sort of strange afterlife. Mik cut his hair not too long back, then stopped smoking. Now you stop! The world's gone topsy turvy!

Bad WolfCois Friday, June 3, 2011 2:25:59 PM

it's only easy to 'quit' when everyone else does too. Like the people in every movie I watch. doh.
Hope you guys hold out and will be smoke free..
That rage was my normal when I quit but with shit happening all at once I succumbed to one.
And here we are once more. Crap.

FlaRin Saturday, June 4, 2011 1:11:14 AM

When I gave up, I tried to console myself with the thought of all the money I was saving . Don't remember if that worked though - that whole thing's just a blur. I'm told I was a complet and utter git during the withdrawal process - but honestly!! Me?? A git?? I know, I know - it's just too fucking hard to believe, isn't it smile

Dark FurieFurie Sunday, June 5, 2011 1:03:31 AM

Originally posted by clean:

Mik cut his hair not too long back, then stopped smoking.


I reinvent myself every decade or so to keep the Romans from crucifying me again. I know they probably wouldn't but it bloody hurt and there's no way I'm taking the risk.

H82typ Sunday, June 5, 2011 3:22:48 AM

*gives Kimmie an AK with hollow points, for the "bitch upstairs" - alibi not included. left *


H82typ Sunday, June 5, 2011 3:30:14 AM

* throws in, at no charge, a do-it-yourself crucifiction kit - Savior not included; in case Mik gets out of line... whistle

Spaggyj Sunday, June 5, 2011 10:16:55 PM

Hey, thanks guys. I'm now entirely free of all nicotine and other toxins, and it's actually not been nearly as hard as I thought. We've both had a super-hellish day today and neither of us succumbed, so I'm pretty certain we've kicked the habit.

H82typ Sunday, June 5, 2011 11:30:17 PM

Good for you! Both of you! Now. Go empty your closet of everything burberry. p

For-the-BirdsConnradd Sunday, June 5, 2011 11:43:54 PM

you'll most likely need the lungs more than the smokes, and for a longer time too.

r♡serose-marie Tuesday, June 7, 2011 6:37:52 PM

Wow, I had no idea there was so much nicotine in gum that's supposed to help you quit! bigeyes

Well done, sweets! It's so easy to just "party smoke" (until every day is a party), or reward yourself with a smoke after an ordeal, or an accomplishment. By not doing that, you've proven to yourself that you are strong indeed!

Spaggyj Wednesday, June 8, 2011 4:13:36 PM

It's much easier to not smoke at all actually, rather than to have the odd one. I know well enough that one would never just be one, and I'm not going through all this quitting nonsense just throw it down the drain, you know?

r♡serose-marie Wednesday, June 8, 2011 8:37:54 PM

I do! Of the people I know who have quit smoking, the ones who just stopped succeeded best.
Good job up

Martin K™Aqualion Wednesday, June 8, 2011 9:09:31 PM

What Rosie said. Absolutely!

theoddbod Saturday, June 18, 2011 5:18:12 AM

I think your neighbour and rose-marie's must be related left

FlaRin Sunday, June 19, 2011 4:37:27 AM

How's it going with the giving up, Kimmie?? You surviving? Or in custody for aggravated assault of noisy upstairs bitch?? smile

Spaggyj Sunday, June 19, 2011 6:07:27 PM

Mmm, fine. Bitch started up again today but I just ignored her. Told you, wasn't hard at all. Decided to take a couple drags of my sister's ciggie a few days ago to see how likely it was that I'd be a smoker again - made me feel dizzy, sick and I had a panic attack. From two drags. Suffice to say I've quit for good smile

Martin K™Aqualion Sunday, June 19, 2011 6:45:16 PM

Way to go, Spagg. Didn't doubt for a second, you could make it.

Spaggyj Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:05:49 PM

Thanks Martin. nice to know you have the confidence in me that I don't.

FlaRin Sunday, June 19, 2011 10:07:17 PM

Originally posted by Kimmie:

...made me feel dizzy, sick and I had a panic attack.

I get that every time there's a letter from the tax dept. waiting for me when I get home! lol

I'm pleased and happy that it's going well Kimmie - that final horrible couple of puffs is the nail in the coffin (so to speak) for sure - that's what killed it for me too, way back when smile

Spaggyj Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:04:36 PM

That's good to know.

Mad Scientistqlue Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:49:54 AM

I'd suggest Zyban, but that might interfere with your meds: left.
http://www.quitsmoking.com/zyban/index.htm

Spaggyj Thursday, June 30, 2011 1:00:28 AM

Dude have you not been reading? This was easy! I've quit, no worries.

Bad WolfCois Sunday, July 3, 2011 10:02:51 AM

devil let's see if you can start again.. whistle

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