I’m pretty quiet lately, that’s because I’ve giving up smoking after 17 years of doing it and all I can do is sleep and barely-function. I’ve got one of those tampons that supply little doses of nicotine, so at least now there’s no craving for a ciggy and the habitual hand-to-mouth-gestures has been squashed.
The problem is, what the hell do I do with myself now?
The little moments of happytime cigarettes are now gone, which are replaced by thoughts of “Uh, now what do I look forward to during the work day?”
Seriously, what the hell do people look forward to on their coffee breaks when they’re nonsmokers? What about lunch breaks? Now there’s no reason to escape the building any more, no joy until 5:00pm.
I applaud you Peebs.
You are a better man than I. Eventually, and sooner rather than later, you won’t feel that way.
CONGRATS
You have hit the nail on the head when it comes to the greatest obstacle to quitting cigs. The physical break was a two week hell, but the void where there once was a reward system for your daily life is gone. I have been there. Quit 19 years ago. I wish I could offer you tips on how to replace the “Little Rewards”, but I can’t recall there being any particular thing. It just goes away over time.
Hang in there Poo. It’s all worth it my man.
Chupa chups.
I’m totally jealous of smoker’s breaks.
I quit three years ago and I’ll be honest… I still instinctively reach for a cigarette when I get stressed.
GOD? You must find an alternative to smoking, something to do. I did. You wanna know what it is? It’s EATING, and I love it. I EAT ALL THE TIME, DAY AND NIGHT.
It started like this….
On the first day I quit smoking I figured I would treat myself to breakfast, which i normally didn’t do, because I smoked five cigarettes for breakfast. I went outside the box and ordered this gigantic burrito at Hardee’s which I had never tried before…..and it was FUCKING GOOD. So I thought, well hell, I’ll do that again tomorrow. Almost two years and 60 POUNDS later, Here. I. Am.
EAT GOD, EAT.
You can take one of these two paths:
1 – As God, you can be holier than thou, and berate the still smokers for not having your will power. That’s fairly common for ex-smokers.
– OR –
2 – Sneak into the washroom and “rub one out.”
Having never been a smoker thanks to a grandmother who wisely let her 5 y/o grandson try a smoke which left him coughing with a nasty taste in his mouth, I can say that I’ve found Scope’s option 2 to be a pleasurable diversion
Yeah I’d love to have smoker breaks too, but I don’t smoke so if I tag along I just have to randomly stand around and look awkward in comparison with the ones who smoke. I don’t think we actually look forward to anything on the breaks.
I think a Fapping section should be added to the break room. I’m up to two packs a day.
Trade one addictive hobby (that of tobacco laden products) for another (coffee, or cocaine). I personally like to cycle through a whole bunch. My current Robery Downey Wheel has landed me between “gambling” and “voyeurism”.