The worst appears to be over. The first two days of being nicotine-less were pretty rough. As I mentioned, I’m a cold turkey kind of gal, so no patches or gum or whatever is used these days to soften the blow. The fact that I didn’t take anyone’s head off (trust me, I so wanted to), and didn’t damage anything at all is an accomplishment. I felt terrible. Really terrible. And mad. Oh boy, was I mad. Every little pore in my body was filled with anger.

The first day I was hurting and made the mistake of actually being near people. The second day I wised up and stayed in bed most of the day, reading a book. Today, the third day, I’m feeling pretty good. I think I’ve gotten over the hump. The rest should be downhill, for me at least. No guarantees that anyone else in the household is going to make it. Actually, I have my doubts that someone else will stay cig-free, but hopefully I’m wrong on that. But for now, things are looking positive!

(from Smash Mouth. "AllStar" Astro Lounge. Interscope Records, 1999.)

Posted on April 1st, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Life