Day 5 as a Non-Smoker

Day 5 was one of the worst days of my life. My nicotine fits were extremely intense and they seemed to last forever. Nothing I did helped at all so it was just a matter of toughing them out. I rode my bike a lot but it didn't do any good however I rode my bike away from the shops in town that sell cigarettes (there are only three here) so that was good I guess. Still, Day 5 was brutal.

At the time, it seemed rational to blame everyone around me for annoying me thus giving me a reason to light up. Fortunately, I was able to see through the fog of anger and remind myself that I was quitting for me, not for them, and there was nothing they could do to make me smoke again. In other words, I wasn't quitting for them (my family) so sure as hell wasn't going to re-start because of them. This train of thought really helped me a lot and remember, it is okay to be selfish about your quit.

I gave serious thought to trying out the patch or getting some nicotine gum or something to take the edge off but I resisted all of that garbage. If I had given in, I would have to go through this all over again and that wasn't going to happen. I felt that if I could make it just one more day, everything would be alright. And it was. :)

I suspect that everyone who quits has one day of hell like my Day 5. It might be the first day or the the third day, it doesn't matter, but just remember that it doesn't last forever and once you get past it, the rest is a piece of cake.