S o r n i wrote:
> Westie wrote:
>> I was fairly tired and quite stressed after a long, busy
>> week. One day after a particularly bad afternoon, I found
>> myself on a break outside the back kitchen with some of
>> the smokers, and said "Damnit, give me a cigarette! I
>> could do with one today". Smelly, Yes. Disgusting, Yes.
>> But the nicotine rush was spinny and I could literally
>> feel the nicotine relaxing me."
>
> STOP IT, DAMMIT!!!
>
>> After a couple you're not aware of the smell or taste and
>> by then the nicotine cravings kick in.
>>
>> Anyways, still not smoking so I think that I'm back on
>> the road to recovery. Much easier this time because I
>> knew that I could do it. Surprising the cravings haven't
>> been very bad (have had the odd minute or two that I was
>> glad I didn't have any in just front of me though), and
>> there are no withdrawal symptoms to speak of.
>
> The key is not having "access" to tobacco (cigs, cigars,
> chews, etc.). If I had anything /in my house/, I'd be
> powerless to leave it alone I think. (And I never just
> "hang out" with smokers, either, for the same reason.)
Cheers Bill. Still doing OK. The cravings have pretty well
gone and I feel as if i've got those good non-smoker habits
(or lack of habit I suppose) back 99% of the time. Trouble
with access for me is that I live on premise and work in a
bar/cafe that has cigarettes displayed for sale and smokers
in the bar! Doesn't make that side of things easy
--
Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)
