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Smokin' Update
It occurred to me that I have not talked about my “Smokin’ Oddity” in a while, so here is an update:
I am not smoking any more, for the most part. These days I sneak a smoke, maybe once a week, but for the most part, I have quit. Getting to this point however was certainly not a straight line.
In early June a huge wave of stress washed into my life. Problems with the Ex and other things pushed me back to the demon tobacco and smoking was once again on the table. Fortunately this did not last long.
All this came with me worrying about my health as well. Yeah, I knew it was bad, but hey, shit happens and the nicotine took the edge off the worry. Then of course I went to the doctor and the cigarettes had to go. But, being a doctor he was about to prescribe Welbutrin to help me quit. And it did.
So, for the next few weeks I smoked and took the pills and held down the puke until I did quit. Now, for the past three months I have been sneaking a smoke every once in a while. Turns out that one smoke will not make me rainbow yawn, not enough nicotine, so I can sneak one every once in a while.
Over the same period I have been coughing up chunks of lung and generally feeling miserable in the mornings, but even that has subsided a bit. Things are getting better. Finally, there seems to be a ray of light at the end of the tunnel for becoming permanently smoke free.
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