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27 October 2005 36 Comments

Quitting Smoking: Day 5

Hey people–

Good news, I guess. It’s been five days and I have not touched a cigarette. The worst of the withdrawal seems to have passed. My sleep patterns seem to have returned to normal. My heart only races immediately after putting the patch on. My cravings have subsided. They haven’t gone away as I still have a once a day tightness in the chest, sweating fits, shaking of the hands. I have replaced the “activity” of smoking with the activity of chewing sunflower seeds, which I have to say is growing a little ols. :

Remember the request for topics so I could make song mixes? Well, I made my own request.

Request: I’m trying to quit smoking and I’m dying over here!

:-)

Here ’s the mix I came up with:

  1. “Nothing Else Matters”, Metallica
  2. “The Ends”, Everlast
  3. “Hand in My Pocket”, Alanis Morisette
  4. “Jimi Thing”, Dave Matthews Band
  5. “Constant Craving”, k.d. Lang
  6. “My Obsession”, Skillet
  7. “Stuck in a Moment”, U2
  8. “You Might Die Trying”, Dave Matthews Band
  9. “You Learn”, Alanis Morisette
  10. “Just Like a Pill”, Pink
  11. “Take My Breath Away”, Berlin
  12. “Cocaine”, Eric Clapton
  13. “She Drives Me Crazy”, Fine Young Cannibals
  14. “Separate Ways”, Journey
  15. “Miracle Drug”, U2

hehe… been listening to it non-stop for the past day.

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Written by Aaron Brazell on October 27, 2005

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36 Responses to “Quitting Smoking: Day 5”

  1. philippe 27 October 2005 at 6:47 am #

    keep on man, i stopped smoking one year ago, and i stick a nicotine pad on my body, but only for one day. for the starting day. and i started dancing for one week long and i am still not smoking. my wife said i was very awfull 2 weeks long and now everything is ok. now, i must try to drink less wine.
    cheers,
    philippe

  2. philippe 27 October 2005 at 7:47 am #

    keep on man, i stopped smoking one year ago, and i stick a nicotine pad on my body, but only for one day. for the starting day. and i started dancing for one week long and i am still not smoking. my wife said i was very awfull 2 weeks long and now everything is ok. now, i must try to drink less wine.

    cheers,

    philippe

  3. philippe 27 October 2005 at 7:47 am #

    keep on man, i stopped smoking one year ago, and i stick a nicotine pad on my body, but only for one day. for the starting day. and i started dancing for one week long and i am still not smoking. my wife said i was very awfull 2 weeks long and now everything is ok. now, i must try to drink less wine.

    cheers,

    philippe

  4. philippe 27 October 2005 at 7:47 am #

    keep on man, i stopped smoking one year ago, and i stick a nicotine pad on my body, but only for one day. for the starting day. and i started dancing for one week long and i am still not smoking. my wife said i was very awfull 2 weeks long and now everything is ok. now, i must try to drink less wine.

    cheers,

    philippe

  5. philippe 27 October 2005 at 7:47 am #

    keep on man, i stopped smoking one year ago, and i stick a nicotine pad on my body, but only for one day. for the starting day. and i started dancing for one week long and i am still not smoking. my wife said i was very awfull 2 weeks long and now everything is ok. now, i must try to drink less wine.

    cheers,

    philippe

  6. philippe 27 October 2005 at 7:47 am #

    keep on man, i stopped smoking one year ago, and i stick a nicotine pad on my body, but only for one day. for the starting day. and i started dancing for one week long and i am still not smoking. my wife said i was very awfull 2 weeks long and now everything is ok. now, i must try to drink less wine.

    cheers,

    philippe

  7. John Sansom 27 October 2005 at 9:11 pm #

    Aaron, best of luck to you. I am on day 4 of the patch, but have not yet had a smoke free day. Just smoked the last in the pack I bought on Monday, and that’s it. I’m done.

    I’m keeping a blog of my experiences too, just trying to stay sane. Hang in there. No reason to put any more $ in the Philip Morris pockets! Keep it for yourself or give it away.

    John

  8. John Sansom 27 October 2005 at 10:11 pm #

    Aaron, best of luck to you. I am on day 4 of the patch, but have not yet had a smoke free day. Just smoked the last in the pack I bought on Monday, and that’s it. I’m done.

    I’m keeping a blog of my experiences too, just trying to stay sane. Hang in there. No reason to put any more $ in the Philip Morris pockets! Keep it for yourself or give it away.

    John

  9. John Sansom 27 October 2005 at 10:11 pm #

    Aaron, best of luck to you. I am on day 4 of the patch, but have not yet had a smoke free day. Just smoked the last in the pack I bought on Monday, and that’s it. I’m done.

    I’m keeping a blog of my experiences too, just trying to stay sane. Hang in there. No reason to put any more $ in the Philip Morris pockets! Keep it for yourself or give it away.

    John

  10. John Sansom 27 October 2005 at 10:11 pm #

    Aaron, best of luck to you. I am on day 4 of the patch, but have not yet had a smoke free day. Just smoked the last in the pack I bought on Monday, and that’s it. I’m done.

    I’m keeping a blog of my experiences too, just trying to stay sane. Hang in there. No reason to put any more $ in the Philip Morris pockets! Keep it for yourself or give it away.

    John

  11. John Sansom 27 October 2005 at 10:11 pm #

    Aaron, best of luck to you. I am on day 4 of the patch, but have not yet had a smoke free day. Just smoked the last in the pack I bought on Monday, and that’s it. I’m done.

    I’m keeping a blog of my experiences too, just trying to stay sane. Hang in there. No reason to put any more $ in the Philip Morris pockets! Keep it for yourself or give it away.

    John

  12. John Sansom 27 October 2005 at 10:11 pm #

    Aaron, best of luck to you. I am on day 4 of the patch, but have not yet had a smoke free day. Just smoked the last in the pack I bought on Monday, and that’s it. I’m done.

    I’m keeping a blog of my experiences too, just trying to stay sane. Hang in there. No reason to put any more $ in the Philip Morris pockets! Keep it for yourself or give it away.

    John

  13. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 2:52 pm #

    Days 7-14 are when the cravings come back hard. Good luck getting through that, it’s where I fell off last time :(

  14. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 2:52 pm #

    Days 7-14 are when the cravings come back hard. Good luck getting through that, it’s where I fell off last time :(

  15. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 2:52 pm #

    Days 7-14 are when the cravings come back hard. Good luck getting through that, it’s where I fell off last time :(

  16. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 2:52 pm #

    Days 7-14 are when the cravings come back hard. Good luck getting through that, it’s where I fell off last time :(

  17. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 2:52 pm #

    Days 7-14 are when the cravings come back hard. Good luck getting through that, it’s where I fell off last time :(

  18. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 1:52 pm #

    Days 7-14 are when the cravings come back hard. Good luck getting through that, it’s where I fell off last time :(

  19. Aaron Brazell 31 October 2005 at 3:17 pm #

    yeah, I’m on day 8 right now and it’s pretty tough. I’ve been experimenting with going significant periods of time without the patch and it seems to be okay. When I hit the first hard cravings during those times, I slap a patch on for 24 hours.

  20. Aaron Brazell 31 October 2005 at 3:17 pm #

    yeah, I’m on day 8 right now and it’s pretty tough. I’ve been experimenting with going significant periods of time without the patch and it seems to be okay. When I hit the first hard cravings during those times, I slap a patch on for 24 hours.

  21. Aaron Brazell 31 October 2005 at 3:17 pm #

    yeah, I’m on day 8 right now and it’s pretty tough. I’ve been experimenting with going significant periods of time without the patch and it seems to be okay. When I hit the first hard cravings during those times, I slap a patch on for 24 hours.

  22. Aaron Brazell 31 October 2005 at 3:17 pm #

    yeah, I’m on day 8 right now and it’s pretty tough. I’ve been experimenting with going significant periods of time without the patch and it seems to be okay. When I hit the first hard cravings during those times, I slap a patch on for 24 hours.

  23. Aaron Brazell 31 October 2005 at 3:17 pm #

    yeah, I’m on day 8 right now and it’s pretty tough. I’ve been experimenting with going significant periods of time without the patch and it seems to be okay. When I hit the first hard cravings during those times, I slap a patch on for 24 hours.

  24. Aaron Brazell 31 October 2005 at 2:17 pm #

    yeah, I’m on day 8 right now and it’s pretty tough. I’ve been experimenting with going significant periods of time without the patch and it seems to be okay. When I hit the first hard cravings during those times, I slap a patch on for 24 hours.

  25. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 11:23 pm #

    PS: I’m surprised Smoke on the Water and Purple Haze aren’t in your list :)

  26. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 11:23 pm #

    PS: I’m surprised Smoke on the Water and Purple Haze aren’t in your list :)

  27. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 11:23 pm #

    PS: I’m surprised Smoke on the Water and Purple Haze aren’t in your list :)

  28. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 11:23 pm #

    PS: I’m surprised Smoke on the Water and Purple Haze aren’t in your list :)

  29. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 11:23 pm #

    PS: I’m surprised Smoke on the Water and Purple Haze aren’t in your list :)

  30. Vinnie Garcia 31 October 2005 at 10:23 pm #

    PS: I’m surprised Smoke on the Water and Purple Haze aren’t in your list :)

  31. Aaron Brazell 31 October 2005 at 11:46 pm #

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