Hi guys, i can relate well, grrrrrrr.
Friends, co-workers & even Family can really get up your goat. I too found that i was doing all the listening, I always helped others but when it came to me - well that was a different story.
You're right tho, we knew this all along but chose to ignore it via a smoke to numb the brain making it more acceptable.
I don't socialise with my now ex-friends or current co-workers, they are all self obsessed & boring to me. why put up with it !
I've become selfish cos to me my wife is my best friend & family is most imporant. In this day and age 'family time' is very precious.
When we stop smoking we create a new life for ourselves, we need to surround ourselves with people who support & benefit us - distance ourselves from those who don't. I also believe it's better to be honest with people, don't be scared to tell them what you feel, after all you're the most important person in your life so why make things harder for yourself.
Stoping smoking does restore an 'inner calm' & you do re-learn your true self but even though smoking is an addiction to nicotine, we wll end up going through the 're-evaluate ourlives' routine to clean out the crap !.
Probably the best advice i could ever give to anyone stopping smoking......
Cut down on sugar / coffee so you don't get to hypo, exercise or go for a run gives you 'me time' & helps get rid of lifes frustrations (cos there's a lot of those !), Alan Carr would'nt go a miss either.
cheer up.
:)
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[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2005
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[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3373.5
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