To the board:
This is my first post, and I know that a lot of you are going through what I'm about to do, and was hoping you could shed some light.
Here is my background:
Im 22. I started smoking at 18, closer to 19. I went up and down in the habit. Most recently, the most cigarettes i would want in a day is 5, the most that ive smoked in a day is 4 since july, and the average is 3-3.5 in a day. I dont want to smoke. I simply need the niccotine. I wouldnt mind using snus, dip, whatever to get that niccotine, but the bottom line is I dont want to depend on cigarettes.
I don't need the hand to mouth action of smoking, and I want to quit the need.
My dilema is this, I have a job that needs me to concentrate heavily with high mathematics equations and high stress.
If i quit cold turkey today, will i be normal in a week or 2?
Ill take a week off work- Im planning on doing that regardless. Will I be 100% the same as i was before? As happy? As focused? How long will that take? Is it already too late for me?
Sometimes all i need is a few drags of the cigarette to get that rush of niccotine.
Please clear this up for me, I need to know whats going to happen and what I have to do. Thanks i advance to anyone who is willing to help a guy out!!
Will it be easier because my habit is minimal compared to a lot of people trying to quit? Ive gone 5 days before--i got depressed, bad, and decided to have a couple with a drink that night. Didnt think id be normal.
This is my first post, and I know that a lot of you are going through what I'm about to do, and was hoping you could shed some light.
Here is my background:
Im 22. I started smoking at 18, closer to 19. I went up and down in the habit. Most recently, the most cigarettes i would want in a day is 5, the most that ive smoked in a day is 4 since july, and the average is 3-3.5 in a day. I dont want to smoke. I simply need the niccotine. I wouldnt mind using snus, dip, whatever to get that niccotine, but the bottom line is I dont want to depend on cigarettes.
I don't need the hand to mouth action of smoking, and I want to quit the need.
My dilema is this, I have a job that needs me to concentrate heavily with high mathematics equations and high stress.
If i quit cold turkey today, will i be normal in a week or 2?
Ill take a week off work- Im planning on doing that regardless. Will I be 100% the same as i was before? As happy? As focused? How long will that take? Is it already too late for me?
Sometimes all i need is a few drags of the cigarette to get that rush of niccotine.
Please clear this up for me, I need to know whats going to happen and what I have to do. Thanks i advance to anyone who is willing to help a guy out!!
Will it be easier because my habit is minimal compared to a lot of people trying to quit? Ive gone 5 days before--i got depressed, bad, and decided to have a couple with a drink that night. Didnt think id be normal.