Day 8 and strange realization today
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Day 8 and strange realization today
On day 8 and feeling a lot better and actually happy today. I'm a smoker also and will admit my nic intake has gone up a bit from day one, but I'll deal with that later. Getting off the alcohol right now is a challenge enough. For the longest time I would scrub my right pointer finger with lemons everyday at work cause it was stained and I read somewhere once that lemon takes away tar stains on your fingers. (which it would take the stain away a bit).
Well been sober for over a week, smoking more, and no stains. Hmmm...Then I realized that for the longest time I would wake up every morning hungover as hell and feeling like S***. To the point that even though I didn't have anything in my stomach, I would shove my finger down my throat to try and make myself feel better. Go chug a ton of water and repeat. And repeat. And repeat ill I took a shower and headed off to work in a haze. Well, there always was something in my stomach, leftover booze and bile. Bile stained finger...great image right?
Makes me think what the hell was I doing destroying myself like that, and believing it was "normal"
Well been sober for over a week, smoking more, and no stains. Hmmm...Then I realized that for the longest time I would wake up every morning hungover as hell and feeling like S***. To the point that even though I didn't have anything in my stomach, I would shove my finger down my throat to try and make myself feel better. Go chug a ton of water and repeat. And repeat. And repeat ill I took a shower and headed off to work in a haze. Well, there always was something in my stomach, leftover booze and bile. Bile stained finger...great image right?
Makes me think what the hell was I doing destroying myself like that, and believing it was "normal"
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It's funny the little things you notice. I've kept kind of a list of all these "little" things that are better since I don't drink. That way when I'm feeling a craving I can go through my list and remember why I quit drinking 
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Congratulations on 8 days without drinking. Like you I smoke, and it's a worry what damage I am doing to myself. Then, at other times, I really couldn't care less if I dropped down dead tomorrow. Depends how I am in my head. Today, I couldn't care less.
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You'll see a lot of positive changes now that you've quit. You may find it's easier to quit smoking than you thought too. I just stopped 3 weeks ago and it's honestly not as bad as I thought it would be. It's bad, but not impossible...
Same tools that helped you stop drinking will work with smoking too in many cases. Hang in there-you're off to a great start!
Same tools that helped you stop drinking will work with smoking too in many cases. Hang in there-you're off to a great start!
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Sounds exactly like my story!! I still get up in the morning thinking I'm hung over but it takes a few minutes to realize I didn't have a drop of booze the night before.. My smoking increased too.. I started dipping as well to give my lungs a break.. As far as the booze and hangovers I don't miss it at all!!
Keep up the great work!! Good stuff!!
Keep up the great work!! Good stuff!!
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Congratulations & keep it up! One thing that's helped me is keeping a "gratitude" diary for each day I don't drink. I'm on Day 26 and my book is FILLED with things I would not have had/noticed 27 days ago.
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Originally Posted by driftedsoul 
On day 8 and feeling a lot better and actually happy today. I'm a smoker also and will admit my nic intake has gone up a bit from day one, but I'll deal with that later. Getting off the alcohol right now is a challenge enough. For the longest time I would scrub my right pointer finger with lemons everyday at work cause it was stained and I read somewhere once that lemon takes away tar stains on your fingers. (which it would take the stain away a bit).
Well been sober for over a week, smoking more, and no stains. Hmmm...Then I realized that for the longest time I would wake up every morning hungover as hell and feeling like S***. To the point that even though I didn't have anything in my stomach, I would shove my finger down my throat to try and make myself feel better. Go chug a ton of water and repeat. And repeat. And repeat ill I took a shower and headed off to work in a haze. Well, there always was something in my stomach, leftover booze and bile. Bile stained finger...great image right?
Makes me think what the hell was I doing destroying myself like that, and believing it was "normal"
Well been sober for over a week, smoking more, and no stains. Hmmm...Then I realized that for the longest time I would wake up every morning hungover as hell and feeling like S***. To the point that even though I didn't have anything in my stomach, I would shove my finger down my throat to try and make myself feel better. Go chug a ton of water and repeat. And repeat. And repeat ill I took a shower and headed off to work in a haze. Well, there always was something in my stomach, leftover booze and bile. Bile stained finger...great image right?
Makes me think what the hell was I doing destroying myself like that, and believing it was "normal"
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