I'm on day 3 of quitting smoking. I hope I'm modeling some positive behaviour for my kids. Because, if it weren't for that thought, I really wouldn't bother. This has some agonizing moments. The physiological reaction in my body is, well, ridiculous.
The headaches, the chills, the breathing heavy, the constant incessant craving.
Nicotine withdrawal, as I am learning, is an ass kicker. And the withdrawal attacks your body in different ways, looking for a chink in your armour. Maybe, if it does something different today, you'll cave in an start smoking.
Day one was the insane craving. No, make that intense. As if a fat kid was sitting on my chest and all I wanted to do was breathe. Ever crave breathing? That's what this is like.
Day two was the fidget day. I could not sit still. I now think I know how my ADHD son feels. I had to constantly move something. I could not relax.
Today was the light headedness and chills. I was freezing. And no way to warm up.
Look kids, Nicotine is a fairly innocuous addiction. It's not heroin or cocaine. There's some similarities though. And frankly, trying to quit this addiction is proof enough for me that drugs are bad. Seriously. If the effects of Nicotine withdrawal are this bad, I can't imagine having to go through real detox of hard drugs.
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