DXP addiction

My name is dreamer and I'm addicted to DXP. I haven't posted on DXP since this morning when I killed my desktop PC.

My addiction is so bad that I stole the laptop off my kids and set up a new DXP account. I couldn't get into my other account because I don't know my password... it is saved in a password program on the broken PC.

Typical PC technician! I tell everyone else to back up their computers regularly but fail to backup my own! Serves me right! Hahahaha

Hardest thing I ever did was give up smoking! I used nicotine patches and still smoked. I also ate lots and lots of chocolate too. I was so unbearable to be around that my kids donated all their Easter eggs to me that year. 🙂

I haven't had a cigarette in 7 years but I still sometimes think I might have one after I've eaten a meal. Then I remember Hey I don't smoke!

Losing research data!? Now that would've hurt.

I'm confident I'll get back into my PC. Forever the optimist! 😉

I'm lazy Bran. I use RoboForm. It generates passwords, stores them and even fills out the username and password fields for me at the click of a button. All I had to remember was the one password to open RoboForm.

I'm asthmatic too. One of the reasons I gave up smoking.

I remember the days when I seemed to be the only one on the net with my first name. I always got my just my first name as an email address. That was back in the days before the net had pretty pictures.

Anyone else remember Archie and Gopher? I'm showing my nerdiness now. 😉

Good Morning Dreamer .. a lot of people are addicted to dxp, it seems. Some members even come to post while on vacation and then others can't leave, even when they know they need to .. sometimes, I wonder how much gets neglected in the real world, while we're on here. That's sad, isn't it? Well, I only have housechores to neglect and any excuse not to mop the floor is worth the addiction.

Actually, I don't think I'm addicted .. just bored. If days go by, I don't even think about this place. However, there are a few members I think about, so I guess that's the same thing.

That's great that you were able to give up smoking .. so, even after 7 years, you still want one from time to time? That's scary .. I thought the temptation would go away after just a couple months **sighs** May never be able to quit, then.

I haven't got much to neglect at the moment either. I fix computers but I'm a terrible business woman. I don't like charging people money for my services. So I'm job hunting at the moment.

PA the cravings don't happen very often at all. Maybe once a year. But it's still odd to want a cigarette after all this time.

Honey on toasted crumpets... that sounds much better than inhaling steroids every day.

I try so damn hard .. go all day without any. Then husband comes home with a pack and I'm done .. if he's puffing away, I have to, just have to. I know I can do it, I go all day without one.

I envy and admire everybody who has the willpower and strength to overcome this horrible addiction .. hats off to all of you for your hard work and success. 🙂

It was easier for me because I didn't have another smoker in the house and I had 4 kids begging me to stop. I didn't let friends smoke in the house any more when I was giving up. I'd make them go outside so I wouldn't be tempted.

Only 3 emails a week... that's hard to imagine these days. At least there was no spam back then.

I got the internet at home at the end of 1994. I mostly used the it for studies. And I wasted alot of time looking up jokes.

Can't remember what email client I used. But I do remember when Netscape 1 was released.. that was a huge deal. I remember how hard it was trying to download it... there was some weird procedure I had to follow.

Thankfully, I don't have any addictions as of right 😛 Hmmm, I'm sure I can think of some, give me a sec 😉

Oh, I use to be addicted to working out. Honestly, I worked out all the time ... none stop. The last couple of months that I haven't worked out has killed me physically and emotionally because I'm use to it.

lol, I didn't mean to give it upu. My schedule made me do it 😢 I have to get back to it or else I will snap! I'm not even joking, I will lose my mind if I can't workout regularly.

I used to smoke socially and then came the day when I bought a pack. I was smoking almost half a pack a day, and it needed to stop. I felt tired all the time and I just got sick of always smelling like a chimney. Nothing was worse then leaving my house smelling nice and then smelling like a walking ash tray not even an hour later. So as of June 7, I quit. I think about it, but honestly the cravings haven't been so bad because I convince my mind that I do not want one. Plus I started going to the gym, and it feels good. I know one day I can be a social smoker again, maybe I won't ever pick one up again, but I do know that I won't ever be a smoker...I am done!!!

I always smoked in the house, up until lately. You know you have a serious problem when you wake up in the middle of the night needing some nicotene. At one time, I couldn't go longer than just a couple hours of sleep and I'd start fiegning.

Today, it's just after 4 PM and I haven't smoked yet .. I will, though, when the old man comes homes from work.

Man, smoking is a tough habit. My mom's a pisces and she keeps complaiting about how hard it is to stop smoking. I'm sorry if I don't sound sympathic but her doctor said that she needed to stop smoking soon ... for her health's sake.

So that's why it's frustrating to see her put one of those things in her mouth. I stay away from her more now because I really don't want to see it.

I know it sounds heartless but she was warned by the docter and I don't want to see her do anymore damage to herself.

Oh, and I've tried helping her too. I even purchased biofeedback to help her ... but nothing works. Haha, and she's scared to death when anyone says cancer in front of her ...

"You know you have a serious problem when you wake up in the middle of the night needing some nicotene."

PA, I'd need to have a cigarette whenever I woke at night too. I was smoking over 50 a day and everyone knew that I didn't do anything at all until I'd gotten a nicotine fix in the morning. I always smoked when I had a coffee so I switched to tea and water instead that helped a little. After meals I'd do the dishes and scrub the kitchen fanatically until the craving passed.

The cravings only last a few minutes. The trick is to occupy yourself until it's over. I also used to play with a pencil so I'd still have something in my hand. It took me about 5 attempts before I quit for good. And like someone else said you do cough alot and feel sick for a few weeks afterwards but when that's over you wonder why you didn't quit sooner!

Not sure how you deal with a hubby smoking too. That must be tough. But I think you're tougher than me and you WILL quit when you really want too.

SG, I take Symbicort morning and night to prevent an attack. It lessens the frequency and severity of attacks IF I remember to take it religously. I think it's similar to Singulair. I also have Prednisone tablets for real emergencies and if I take those I'm supposed visit a hospital or doctor within 24 hours.