Telling people I quit, to me is the hardest part of quitting...
Today I told my mom that I am on Day 10 of being a non-smoker. She quit almost 1 year ago after smoking for 45+ years. She quit because of her carotid artery which she had surgery for on December 21, 2013 to remove the blockage. We weren't sure if she would come out the same person as going in as the surgery can cause strokes as well as other implications. But, she came out just fine and is one of my inspirations on my quitting journey.
I am finding the hardest part of my quitting journey is telling people that "I quit". I think the reasons are that I don't want to see thier faces when I tell them and all I see is "ya, sure you did" written all over their face (as this isn't my first attempt at quitting). I was also worried that I would disappoint them again, that I would go back to smoking.
This journey is different, this journey is my final one as I will never smoke again. After telling my mom today that I quit, I won't and can't go back to smoking as it made me realize that I don't want to put my child in the same position my mom put me in. Smoking is 99% the reason for her carotid artery and the reason that I almost lost my mother at just 60 years old. I can't put my child through what I just went through, not because of something that I can and will prevent.
So today I commit to not smoke, as I want to live a long and healthy life that is smoke free!!!
Has anyone else felt that this part was hard for them, telling people that they quit???
N.O.P.E.
