I am dying for a cigarette

[Betticus]

I quit smoking. Today is day number six and I'm dying for a damn cigarette. I'm not going to cave in and smoke but this just sucks.

It is interesting though how daily stresses seem to become much worse than they really are when you are craving a smoke. Things that you normally brush off take on a palpable existance, growing in importance. It all seems to be the habits way of coming at you from a subconscious place, giving you the excuse to just smoke. Just one wouldn't hurt, after all once this stress is over you can just hop back on the wagon right?

Wrong people! That is what the tobacco company wants you to think. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.

I think I need a spanking. Is there a nice, kind Domme out there that would be willing to swat me across the back for having such a silly struggle with a drug? I've been a bad boy.

 

[Nightbird]

I've been craving a Cigar lately HUGE..

Don't give in though! Keep fighting.

 

[chris9]

I heard that when you stop smoking it helps to put some other (healthy) thing in its place. Like keep small bottles of water around in your office, and when you think you have to take a smoke, take the same amount of time you would for smoking to have a calm drink. It should relax you...
Well, what am I talking about? I go the only safe way and not become addicted at all. Haven't even tried

 

[tealsphynx]

Hubby quit a year ago, the hard part is almost over. I can't remember, it's like after the first two weeks your body no longer craves the nicotine, then the addiction is just mental. I'd spank yuo, but I'm afraid my arm just isn't long enough. You could always bend over and spank yourself then share the experiuence here..that would add some humiliation to it too...

(giving credit here to DVS's story "If You Dare" (I think that's the title) I enjoyed it and found the idea of a submissive spanking theselves just fun sounding )

 

[blondie03]

I quit a few months ago. I had a problem of not so much wanting the nicotine from the cigarette, but just having one in my hand. I (and this was recommended to me by others that had quit) used to keep Twizzlers on hand. I could hold them like a cigarette, bite the ends off and suck on it. I know it sounds weird, but it worked to keep my hand busy while I was driving, which is when I did most of my smoking.

Hang in there

 

[FurryFury]

Good for you quitting! I know it's hard. You can make it though.

I'm not a domme but I could give you a swat or well, a lot of them.

Self spanking can be fun and educational too! I totally like my ass better now!

Fury

 

[graceanne]

Licoricce. Doesn't matter what kind, red or black, but get the kind that's hollow in the center. Then you can hold it and breathe through it. It gives you something to do your hands and your mouth. And it's not fattening - licoricce is fat free.

Another things that supposedly helps is sunflower seeds. Whenever K's quiting that's what he uses.

 

[Lilith]

*spanks* and ((hugs)) for taking on such a challenge! One of the hardest personal goals I've ever faced. I miss smoking to this day but the panic about it is gone. Substitute some new yet acceptable habits. I know someone who kept a clove between their teeth. Less fattening than gum or lollipops. I chewed bubble gum like a cow but it helped me (and I can now impress kids with my amazing bubble blowing ability). I'd say good luck but luck has nothing to do with it. It's 100% determination.

 

[sphynx's dragon]

I quit a little over a year ago. My worse times were in the truck while driving. This is gonna sound weird but, I used cans of shredded beef jerky. Use it just like tobacco dip. Strange but it worked great for me. Other than that, I've found that if you say to yourself that you are trying to quit, you will probably start smoking again. As you have stated though, you have quit. Keep that in mind and you'll never smoke again.

 

[Private_Label]

I quit smoking. Today is day number six and I'm dying for a damn cigarette. I'm not going to cave in and smoke but this just sucks.
...
I think I need a spanking. Is there a nice, kind Domme out there that would be willing to swat me across the back for having such a silly struggle with a drug? I've been a bad boy.

How about one from a curious switch? Keep in mind that now that you don't smoke, people can smell your aftershave, or your own natural clean scent.

MMmmmmmmm. Much better than that old stale tar smell that gets into everything!

 

[Marquis]

I have a bad habit of smoking a lot when I'm out on the town or around smokers. For some reason cigarette smoke bothers me a lot unless I'm smoking too. It's gotten to the point where even typing this kinda makes me want a cigarette, so I've got to be careful not to let myself become a smoker.

 

[Lavared]

Don't give up Betticus. The first two weeks are the worst and you've already come so far!

 

[Betticus]

Well, at least I'm breathing a lot better.

I made it six days so far so the worst is probably over. A couple of stress free weeks would be nice but probably way too much to ask for.

Now I've just got to take all the cigarette money that I've been spending on tobacco and save it up to see what happens. Six days and the cigarettes I smoked were five bucks a pack in this state.

Let's see, six times five equals..... ten fingers, ten toes.... hang on, I have to grab the cat.

Five claws on the front left paw, five on the front right...... Okay! I owe myself thirty bucks!

Two more days and I have to find something else to count on.

 

[sphynx's dragon]

Well, at least I'm breathing a lot better.

I made it six days so far so the worst is probably over. A couple of stress free weeks would be nice but probably way too much to ask for.

Now I've just got to take all the cigarette money that I've been spending on tobacco and save it up to see what happens. Six days and the cigarettes I smoked were five bucks a pack in this state.

Let's see, six times five equals..... ten fingers, ten toes.... hang on, I have to grab the cat.

Five claws on the front left paw, five on the front right...... Okay! I owe myself thirty bucks!

Two more days and I have to find something else to count on.

Awwwwww....how cute!

 

[Betticus]

I have a bad habit of smoking a lot when I'm out on the town or around smokers. For some reason cigarette smoke bothers me a lot unless I'm smoking too. It's gotten to the point where even typing this kinda makes me want a cigarette, so I've got to be careful not to let myself become a smoker.

I hear you man, I went out last night to a club and drank which I'm also definately not supposed to be doing but I managed to not smoke. It was tough though as two of the people at my table were smoking and there were smokers all around. Grr!

I'm going out tonight to catch a live band and this time I'm going to not drink either. This alcohol shit is taking too much out of me. I have another doctors appointment on the 18th though so I should be very clean and healthy so I can see if it makes any difference with my blood counts and liver function.

 

[le_kinklet]

I quit smoking. Today is day number six and I'm dying for a damn cigarette. I'm not going to cave in and smoke but this just sucks.

It is interesting though how daily stresses seem to become much worse than they really are when you are craving a smoke. Things that you normally brush off take on a palpable existance, growing in importance. It all seems to be the habits way of coming at you from a subconscious place, giving you the excuse to just smoke. Just one wouldn't hurt, after all once this stress is over you can just hop back on the wagon right?

Wrong people! That is what the tobacco company wants you to think. Maybe I'm just being paranoid.

I think I need a spanking. Is there a nice, kind Domme out there that would be willing to swat me across the back for having such a silly struggle with a drug? I've been a bad boy.

no your not paranoid, i am struggling with the wagon theory right now,,, and i believe you are absolutley right,, and my excuse this week for falling off the wagon is my nephew died at the ripe old age of 26 last friday night and the funeral is tuesday, so i am still off the wagon till then i suppose and the saturday b4 that my mothers best friend died unexpectedly as well, i of course knew her from a very early age!
Good Luck Betticus and stay strong you will get there and feel a lot better for it! says me who's not managed to kick them yet

 

[Betticus]

no your not paranoid, i am struggling with the wagon theory right now,,, and i believe you are absolutley right,, and my excuse this week for falling off the wagon is my nephew died at the ripe old age of 26 last friday night and the funeral is tuesday, so i am still off the wagon till then i suppose and the saturday b4 that my mothers best friend died unexpectedly as well, i of course knew her from a very early age!
Good Luck Betticus and stay strong you will get there and feel a lot better for it! says me who's not managed to kick them yet

Damn. You better get back on that wagon soon. Maybe we need to do a quit smoking support thread?

 

[le_kinklet]

Damn. You better get back on that wagon soon. Maybe we need to do a quit smoking support thread?

tis a damn good idea

 

[DVS]

All good advice here, but advice is just...advice. You are the one who is dealing with the challenge and you are the one who must continue dealing with it. But, a worth while challenge it is, and you will feel better about yourself every day you continue.

As it has been said, replacing the urge to smoke with something else is probably a good thing to try. I've heard of people using carrot sticks, but that has no hole in it, and someone said you might want to act like you have a cigarette in your hand, and I also don't know of any orange color brands out there.

I also agree with whoever said the worst is almost over. After a short time, you won't crave the nicotine so much, but the mental habit will still be there. Depending on how long you've smoked, your challenge will be to find something to replace cigarettes when you smoked them.

I think it's also important to be aware of what your challenge is against. Most think the urge to smoke is always the nicotine. I think it's mostly your habit of smoking at certain times of the day, for many years. That's difficult to change. But, as long as you know it's just the habit and not a drug that's driving your urge, I think it would be easier for you to understand and then also easier for you to change that habit or replace it with something else.

I had a friend who quit. She said it was very difficult not to smoke when driving a car or when talking on the phone. Neither time was it necessary to smoke...but it was just two times when she normally did. That's not nicotine, that's the habit.

She also would always grab a cup of coffee, too. When she would sit down for a cup of coffee, she would grab a cigarette. And, after a meal, she would grab a cigarette. All of these are just the habit. She said she used those filters that slowly remove how much tars and nicotine you get, as you smoke.

Stress is worse, when quitting smoking, because the habit itself allows you to forget the stress for a bit, while you are smoking. It's kind of a diversion from your stress. Sure, the cigarette does have a bit of a relaxing effect, but there are other things that do the same. What works for you? You'll just have to try a few things to see.

Relaxing your thoughts and putting something else in your mind other than the thoughts of smoking is one thing to try. That is part of what you do when you insert another habit in the place of the smoking habit. Licoricce is OK, as graceanne said. Bubble gum is too, as Lilith said. I'd try to get sugarless, though. Why ruin your teeth in the process of helping your lungs?

Having anumals around you is good. You've already started that. It is said having a pet will help you live longer and with less stress. It night not seem that way at times, but most of the time it does.

The main thing for you to do is find something to do INSTEAD of smoking. It must be something you enjoy, and something that isn't going to be bad for you and something you can have available as easily as you have had cigarettes.

I'd say masturbate when you feel the urge to smoke. But, if you're like my firiend and like to smoke while driving, I don't think this alternate habit would be a good thing to try. Exercise, maybe? It might relieve some of the tensions that make you want to smoke.

But, like the others have said...this is a great thing you are doing.

tealsphynx, thanks for the story plug. And, you got the title correct.

 

[Betticus]

Hell, I've been jerking off so much I can't even get myself off anymore.

I tried putting some lipstick lips on my hand and some fake eyelashes but that only made me laugh. It was really the little wig that did me in.

If I had a girlfriend right now I'd probably suck the taste off her pussy. Then I'd just be even more addicted to oral sex with women. What good would that do me?


I have instead decided to reward myself with going to the gym and lifting.

 

[His_pita]

Wow that was a great post DVS as were the rest of the advice given.

Good luck and hang in there Betticus!


I am working hard on losing weight and I have to quit smoking before I go into real life with my Dom. The weight has been going really well. Although today I had cravings like I haven't had in the four months since I started. I slipped a little but not much. Lots of hot tea with sweet-n-low!

I want to quit smoking now but of course free the weight gain issue that you always hear about. That licorice idea is great! Does it come in sugar free?

I almost plan to quit smoking as soon as I leave here and move into a whole new enviorment with my Dom who wont tolorate it anyway. He wants me healthy and living a long time. But, I don't want to subject him to my cravings and side effects. So, I need to quit soon. Damn bad habits!

 

[Marquis]

I hear you man, I went out last night to a club and drank which I'm also definately not supposed to be doing but I managed to not smoke. It was tough though as two of the people at my table were smoking and there were smokers all around. Grr!

I'm going out tonight to catch a live band and this time I'm going to not drink either. This alcohol shit is taking too much out of me. I have another doctors appointment on the 18th though so I should be very clean and healthy so I can see if it makes any difference with my blood counts and liver function.

Not drinking is another challenge.

I've started taking lithium, so it isn't safe for me to drink anymore. Still, the urge to share in the festivities is extremely tempting.

On the plus side, I'm saving oodles of dough, and being dry seems to be having a nice effect from a game perspective. Women actually seem kind of impressed when I tell them what I'm sipping on is straight soda. Plus, I'm starting to figure out that you actually can have fun not drinking!!

 

[Solitude]

Does it come in sugar free?

I wonder if something like a cinnamon stick would work in lieu of licorice. Seems like something you could hold like a cigarette, suck on like a cigarette, and so forth, and the number of calories would likely be negligible. If you like the flavor of cinnamon of course.

 

[Betticus]

Not drinking is another challenge.

I've started taking lithium, so it isn't safe for me to drink anymore. Still, the urge to share in the festivities is extremely tempting.

On the plus side, I'm saving oodles of dough, and being dry seems to be having a nice effect from a game perspective. Women actually seem kind of impressed when I tell them what I'm sipping on is straight soda. Plus, I'm starting to figure out that you actually can have fun not drinking!!

Shit, I haven't taken my prozac in two days. No wonder I'm getting the urge to kill everyone. I better go fix this right now.

 

[Marquis]

Shit, I haven't taken my prozac in two days. No wonder I'm getting the urge to kill everyone. I better go fix this right now.

That's funny, prozac would probably make me want to kill everyone.

I say "want to" optimistically.