Thank you all for responding.
I've done well today. The cravings are there - mostly mental at this point - but I handled the day. Many thanks to all of you for your support.
Healer: I like your idea of posting and waiting for 5 people to respond. There have been a few times that I have logged on to the IM when I felt I needed immediate contact with someone - but it seems that it isn't used very much.
In my heart I know we can all achieve success here.
N.O.P.E.!!! ;p
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/13/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 7
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 162
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $31.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 17 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19
Well - I caved....... I can't believe I gave in during a state of panic. I had an extremely stressful event over the weekend and by Sun. night I could take no more and went out and got a pack. Smoked the entire &$*( thing thru Mon. Yep! I couldn't just have one or two - had to use up the entire pack.
Embarrassed and angry with myself I didn't even bother to post anything until now. It's funny, I knew I should have come here for some support and the longer I waited - the harder it was for me to sign on. Well, I'm back on track now. I wish whatever mechanism I have in my personality that can't let me figure out another way to deal with stress would just ---- take a hike or something. I know everyone has stress, what do you all do?
I just don't get it. I was fine yesterday and I'll be fine today. I can usually even deal with the withdrawal aches and pains for the most part. But wham - when I get blind-sided with some event smoking is the first thing I think of. I quit for 8 months last summer. Then slowly started back up in Jan. You know, I thought I could handle one a week or so. Then before I knew it I was up to one a day. Then by May I was smoking full time again. It was the beginning of this month that I found this site and thought I had found the pot at the end of the rainbow. I was so sure I could do this now. Then Sunday came and I caved.
OK I said this morning. No more self-pity. Just get on with the job at hand - And that's what I am trying to do.
I have this posted all over my house to remind me that if I reach out and ask for help - it will be there.
"For I the Lord thy God will hold the right hand, saying unto thee, Fear Not; I will Help Thee" Isaiah 43:13
Thanks for listening (or reading!)
cj
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/13/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 7
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 155
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $31.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
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