I'm technically posting on "Day 4," but I wanted to talk about the weekend and my progress. All I can say is that without Chantix, there is no way in hell I would have made it this far. Day 2 was tough, but I've had rougher times in my prior attempts to quit smoking. Day 3 though? Man, I almost broke down at least 3 times on that day. I was doing everything in my power to try to not think about smoking. I did enough laundry to cover me for the rest of the month. I cooked a gargantuan meal, enough for six. I constantly watched the olympics, anything to take my mind off of smoking.
My friends definitely helped. I got texts galore on encouragement and tips. So to all my friends: THANK YOU. Ultimately, I've come to the realization that my biggest hurdle right now is the psychological, primarily BOREDOM. Chantix, for the most part, covers the physical aspects. It's the psychological part that is going to be rough. Whenever I'm bored, I've discovered that my cravings for a cigarette skyrockets. Probably because, smoking provides "something for me to do." I'm hopeful though, because I've never gone this long (in the years that I've been smoking) without a cigarette - that alone is an accomplishment for me.
Because I'm at work, so far, Day 4 has been a bit less rough for me. It's still a mind game, but because I have "shit to do," it takes my mind off of "the game."
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