Thanks Davit for your comment.........guess what......I made it through the day!!! I feel so proud of myself......it is still gonna take some work but I feel confident after today that I will be ok...........!
I am a little scared about all that is required to get to my goal........but I know it will be worth it!! I am going this journey alone but need all the support and help I can get........Cyndi
I guess the biggest fear I have is: smoking is all I have known since I was 13yrs old when I started to smoke, which I started because I never looked my age....always looked way younger thanI was. I have smoked all these years and unfortunatly, every memory I have made during that time included cigarettes. This is going to be a big change and changes scare me.....But I am ready for my quit date which is 11/20/2010 and am looking forward to making new memories as a non smoker.....I have my plan in order.....I am going it cold turkey!! I am strong willed and determined.....I know with y'alls help and my confidence and Gods Grace I can do this..........
The biggest things I am looking forward to is being free from this addiction........knowing that I am truly doing everything I can possibly do to have a healthy lifestyle. I don't drink or do drugs......but I smoke....just as bad. The other things I am looking forward to is taking a shower and smelling good........like I should...instead of cigarette smoke.......the way it should be after you shower. I also want to stop any aging on my face.......and I know smoking is not a way to help that...I am generally looking forward to looking the picture of health and smell the same as well. It seems that being a non smoker is more of the elite group and I am looking forward to being part of that group!
PS I am doing this alone so I need all the help I can get from y'all in this group........especially when I hit the patches of needing a smoke.....and being strong enough not to smoke. I am so excited to begin this journey with all your help!
Well.........this is the Day!! I had a rough start, as the first morning smoke, I struggled and struggled, distracted and chewed mints, gum and sucked on straws and I had a minor setback......I smoked. Grrrrrr I am so disgusted with myself....But I have not smoked since and I had a hard time getting to blog on this site when I was going through the delima. I just now have been able to blog on here. I am disappointed, and my coping skills didnt work that one time but I know I am not hopeless. I havent smoked now since very early this morning. I think I will be ok........won't I?? I know I am not giving up the fight...........
I am totally alone in this.......in the picture with me are 2 of my grand children. I am very close to my family, although we are very close and that is a great blessing....familes can also be very critical when you fail at things. My daddy has smoked all his life and is healhy in his 70's. I have watced my momma, a non smoker, get onto my dad for smoking and he does for a while, just to make her happy, but its obvious he enjoys smoking. So, he never stays quit. I have quit one time, with the help of chantix and started back due to a family crisis......couldnt cope without my best friend...I have told my mom that I was planning on doing this and her remark to me was...I will believe it when I see it..........
I have 2 grown children....both of which I am very close to. My son lives away in another state and my daughter and 4 grandbabies live nearby....neither of which smoke. However, my daughters life is very hectic and she is encouraging but is more in need of my help than to help me out. I understand, having 4 young children, full time job and being involved in the childrens outside interests such as girl scout leader and such.....its hard to be there for me.
I live alone with my 2 dogs, a boarder collie-Lacey Jo and a blue healer-Casey Lei......both females and a cat named Boots.....I am a very laid back and happy person.........just in need of help and support during this journey.......thats why I am here!!
Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement!! I appreciate the advice about how to deal with my disappointment in my slip ups today. I know this is a beginning to a great outcome and I plan to see this through to the end---becoming a non-smoker!! I so look forward to that day! Tomorrow is a new day and new ideas to try out!! Thank you alll so much for your input and I can't wait til I can post tomorrow and update y'all on how its going!
Hey everyone......and thanks for your best wishes and support....I have had a few slip ups again today but I am not smoking anywhere near what I was....I am hardly smoking and I am feeling sick to my stomach..I don't feel like doing anything and I feel the safest in my bed where I won't smoke. I was smoking a pack or a little more a day and have been smokiing maybe 2-5 cigarettes a day since Wednesday. I have a slight headache and I am still determined to continue to quit. I know I have started the journey in spite of my slip ups......I know that tomarrow I am going to start the day with a shower and a different routine than normal to stop the cycle I am used to doing that includes the battle of needing a smoke in the AM. Are the feelings I am experiencing normal? Are these withdrawal symptoms?? I am doing this cold turkey but tapering quickly.......
After my first failed attempt......I am preparing for the 20th!! I am fairly sure I have all my bases covered and I am prepared to let go of this horrible addiction once and for all. I learned from my prior attempt what I needed to change to make this more successful this time! Pray for me all!
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