Thanks 3galeh! and Casey for your replies. I am proud of my stats but I still feel so ... I don't even know the words. I had so much excitement and happiness in my quit and now it seems to be gone. Zip, just like that. I have felt this way for about 2 days and I hope it will pass soon. I don't know how long I can keep this struggle up. All my coping skills seem to have deserted me. I so want to get through this. I already feel a sense of doom about myself. I MUST stay strong. Tomorrow I go for groceries and I DO NOT want to break down and go to a store that sells cigs. I think I should maybe buy some 2mg patches to get me through. But even this feels like a step backwards. What do you think? [color=Red]redrosie[/color]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,773
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $605.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23
ladybugg I've got my anagram BAD AD... as in addiction!. Not bad for someone who's 1/2 asleep, but to be fair there are only 5 letters to unscramble so I can't get too excited!! lol. My humor has returned, always a good sign for me. Night, night don't let the bed bugs bite. (such a weird saying to send our children off to sleep at night, 1/2 of them must lay there afraid to close their eyes.) Good Grief I must get some sleep, I am really getting loopy! [color=Red]redrosie[/color]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,775
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $605.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10
Iwin, you were right it does help. No Mans Land (or woman) seems to be right where I am now. I am going to have my hubby read that post and the one ladybugg bumped for me tomorrow. They both explain better than I how and where I am in my quit. Thank you for taking the time to post that for me. [color=Red]redrosie[/color]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,775
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $605.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 35
ChickenStix, thanks for the nice words. You're right, I was lucky enough to have such great people here tonight when I needed them. I jokingly said in Joyfulspirits Promise post that I would hang on till I received at least 8 REALLY good replies. Boy you all sure came through for me in a BIG way. Thanks everyone, I feel better and will be strong tomorrow and WILL NOT buy cigs or patches. This is too important to screw up. I will check in tomorrow. *O*O*O [color=Red]redrosie[/color]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,775
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $605.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
Sunshine, It really makes me happy to hear you say that I have been a help to you. That is a real passion of mine, to do kind things for other people. I must keep that in mind as another reason to stay quit. I want to set a good example to others that this crazy journey is tough, but we can get through it. Also your post made me laugh, us both talking about waking up in the morning with more enthusiasm. Great minds think alike.
Janet, I think you are all saying the right things about the patch. It would feel like 1 step forward 15 steps back. I think I need to tough this out without any nicotene. [color=Red]redrosie[/color]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,774
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $605.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16
Ladybugg thanks for the great bump. It was a real eye-opener for me. No wonder it is one of your favs. I never thought of this journey as having stages before, well I did but it just seemed like hard....harder....easier....hard again... well, you get the idea. So it is nice to see it put like that. DENIAL, ANGER, BARGAINING, DEPRESSION and ACCEPTANCE. I will try to make some kind of crazy anagram in my head to remember this. I think I am going through all of these stages tonight, except for acceptance. That will hopefully come in time. It is what we all must aim for. [color=Red]redrosie[/color] I've never hugged a bug before, but here's one for you.[[[[hug]]]]]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,775
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $605.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 54 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46
Golpherman, you made me laugh out loud with your first paragraph. It kind of brought to mind my marriage analogy again. lol. Seriously my hubby is a wonderful man who is feeling a little useless right now. He was one of the smart ones who never gave in to peer pressure like I did and smoked. He is very happy I have this site to rant to.
You mention putting my emotions in a closet, and ladybugg you said our minds are warped and subceptable to the nicodemon. Those statements both rang true with me. Thanks for the bump and the bugg hugg ladybugg, I am off to read it now.(the bump, not the hugg) [color=Red]redrosie[/color]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,774
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $605.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 52
Hi Joyfulspirit, Great idea! I too promise not to smoke until I come to this site, ask for help and wait for replies. I further promise to have the patience to wait for at least 12 replies. (or at least 8 REALLY good ones.)... kidding. I love ALL replies!! [color=Red]redrosie[/color] [IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/saggysac/sign%20offs/boogie.gif[/IMG]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,766
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $605.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 5 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9
Hi Bogbott, I don't really have anything to add that hasn't already been said by your great friends here, yet I just wanted to tell you what a delight I have always found you to be. And no matter how many times you "slip", slide, careen, or just plain run full tilt into a ciggie, you are a great asset to this site and I love hearing your advice and how you are doing. Please hang in there, you WILL get this done!! [color=Red]redrosie[/color] [IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e58/saggysac/sign%20offs/Finger_fing31.gif[/IMG]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,767
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $605.9
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0
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