Warning, mild swearing... no, make that strong swearing.

[Nick]

Right then kiddies, time to get your Roger Mellie Profanisaurauses out as I'm about to do a bit of venting and puch the swear filter way beyond a sweat, take it to the brink of exhaustion and then leave it in a gibbering heap in the corner.

Why?

Because I bloody well can I ****ing well like, can't I?

Truht be told, its now day 5 of the 'Nick quits smoking Happy Holiday' and I'm starting to feel it quite badly.

The first few days were actually ok and I breezed day one with day two being a bit tougher and day three the same, yesterday I was pretyy grumpy by midday but this morning I was a complete and utter ****ing monster and I still am now.

You know what really got my into a frenzy? Reading something somewhere about people with drug dependancies being weak minded... that really wound me up.

****, I'm glad I was in the same rom as that person or I'd be in a cell right now for attempting batter someone to death with a kipper. Why a kipper? Well, because the way my life is going at the minute, I wouldn't have anything even remotely effective to hand to do the job properly.

Nicotine does strange things to the body, the main being it acts a suppressant... I'm no expert into how it acts as some chemical inhibitor and if any of you reading this are, well frankly keep it to yourself becuase I couldnt care less if you know and really I dont want to know myself.

I mean, think for a minute, does the guy who's just been hit by a bus rally want to know why his egs hurst so much and how pain is felt by receptors in his legs transmitting a message to his brain? no, of course he doesn't! So, while my condition is nowhere near as bad as being hit by a bus, though I kinda wish I had right now, I still dont want to know why it's affecting me like it is.

After all, it isnt going to help any is it?

So other thanm having a temper that would scare a grizzly bear into abandoning her young and legging it, how is life in the world of HEXUS.gaming?

Not bad really, I've been playing what I find to be the slightly disappointing Black and White 2 and the rather enjoyable Serious Sam 2... I've managed to muster enough concetration together to have a good crack at Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War: Winter Assault as well, so I'm feeling quite smug with myself for all of rouhgly 5 seconds at a time.

As a testament to how much my concentration is ****ed, I can't even spell check this post, so I'll leave that to you pedants with your medical dictionaries... Of course, if anyone chooses to correct my spelling, fell free. Just make sure you've got your nice big medical dictionary to hand when I come round, so we can tear out the page about rectal blockages to make it easier for you to get the book out once I cram it up yer bum.

[Moby-Dick]

So.... quitting is going well then ?

I'm not doing very well myself - I'm trying to only smoke at weekends , problem is that mine are streaching to include mondays and fridays , which isn't helping.

If it makes you feel any better , I had a balls of steel moment earlier , simultaniuosly bouncing 10 or so servers and only 1 has failed to come up. Its 12 miles away so I'm not fussed about it , but the helpdesk staff might be - as its got their application on it

[menthel]

It takes a while to wear off mate, but once it does its worth it.

[Funkstar]

You could always try and relieve some stress by trying to cut down the mightiest tree in the forest wiiiiiiith......a herring!

(well you started it with the kippers!)

[Lee @ SCAN]

lol... awww I feel sorry for Nick's Missus really.

Nick - go lock yourself in a room for 2 weeks or better still go on holiday to the outskirts of the outer outskirts of the highlands of Scotland with no ciggies or human interaction.

Now scream, rant and rave all you want and when you arrive back after 2 weeks all will be fine and dandy

Anyone know of a cheap cabin on the Outer Hebrides for when I go cold turkey

[dave87]

Wouldn't it be simpler to use the patches, and work ur way off smoking? just the voice of reason........ I know how hard it was for one of my ex's, but she failed, and lost me.....

Dave

[menthel]

Cutting down just does not work. All of the research has shown that a clean break +/- nicotine replacement +/- emotional support is the best way. It worked for me and its also part of the advice I used to give in chest clinic as part of our policy.

[Nick]

Originally Posted by dave87

Wouldn't it be simpler to use the patches, and work ur way off smoking? just the voice of reason........ I know how hard it was for one of my ex's, but she failed, and lost me.....

Dave

Nah, you can't do that.

The idea of the patches is that they totally replace smoking as a source for nicotine. You start off on the high dose ones and then step down to lower dosage patches as the weeks go by.

If you smoke at the same time as using the oatches, all you do is get your body used to even MORE nicotine... and it is possible to give yourself nicotine poisoning.

I'm not there yet as I still get the craving, but now at really odd times, but definitely the best way is to just stop. Finding an alternative nicotine source has most certainly been a BIG help, making quitting easier... I don't reckon I could have quit through just will power alone.

Another bonus is the old money jar... I'm making sure I'm sticking coins in there, the weight of all that dosh is VERY satisfying!

[mr_anderson187]

keeping your minf fixed on your goal will steady your anger most likely at some of the more trying times, getting fit, saving money - and then spending that money , breaking a habit, imagining life with these when you arent smoking could help

good on you for not breaking so far though

[Yoshi]

Originally Posted by Lee @ SCAN

lol... awww I feel sorry for Nick's Missus really.

ahhh bless you.....

life goes on

no really it does!

Originally Posted by Nick

You know what really got my into a frenzy? Reading something somewhere about people with drug dependancies being weak minded... that really wound me up.

They are weak minded. You are strong minded because you don't have a drug dependency. What's so upsetting about that?

[Nick]

Ahh, so I'm weak minded too?

[Nemeliza]

Everytime you feel the urge and agression starts to takes control, go have some crazy sex, that way you channel it into something consructive and your missus will love you for life.

[Nick]

I'm on top of the aggression and 'uppityness' now, though I'm still acutely aware that I could easily start smoking again atm...

I'm just wondering about smtkrsaying that drug dependant people are weak minded... I'm trying to figure out how I could be weak minded and strong minded at the same time?

[Nemeliza]

Originally Posted by Nick

I'm on top of the aggression and 'uppityness' now, though I'm still acutely aware that I could easily start smoking again atm...

I'm just wondering about smtkrsaying that drug dependant people are weak minded... I'm trying to figure out how I could be weak minded and strong minded at the same time?

Your weak minded enough to start, but strong minded enough to stop.

Howzat?

[farooqm]

Try Hypnosis It's worked for 2 of my friends in London who were obsessive chain smokers (14 years worth)... They went 3 months ago and have resisted so far...

http://www.stop-smoking-in-1-hour.co.uk/

(no I'm not on commission... and you enquire at your own risk ... LOL)