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17 years ago 0 66 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thanks Marie, Ladybugg and PrincessC. I have now made it past midnight, which means I'm on to a new day!!! HIP HIP HORRAY!!!! :8o: I still feel lousy, like I'm missing out on life's pleasures and want to sometime say forget it, I'll quit when winter comes and enjoy the summer BUT I CAN'T do that to myself or my family. I have come too far to quit the quit now. I'm NOT a happy person right now but no one said it would be easy to me yet!! I want soooo desperately to STOP the cycle of addiction that my family has forever endured. There is NOT one single person on my side of the family who is not addicted to alcohol or cigarettes or worse. I have avoided my side of the family all summer so far and it hurts but I know that no one on my side of the family would be supportive in any way. I wish them all well but the BUCK STOPS HERE> I want to change this ugly cycle and have somewhere down the road someone say that Grandma------did not smoke or drink. What a nice compliment that would be for this future Grandma. I may only be 43 but being a Grandmother isn't far off in the future for me. ;) Anywho, done ranting for the night. On to another smoke-free, drink-free day. Best wishes to you all! had enough :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/20/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 11 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 386 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $82.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 11
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Tick tock...........MAN, the night seems to be crawling. I've been glued to this site for the past hour or so, just to pass the time. I want this day to end, like yesterday. I just can not for the life of me get the smoking thoughts to go away. I've read and read on here, replied to a few people but I don't even feel like typing much to anyone. I have a 25th wedding anniversary in August and a wedding coming up in October and I WANT to be able to go to both events without thinking every minute of smoking or drinking. I have not replaced cravings with food yet. I have my very expensive mouth guard in my mouth right now, which makes me feel like not drinking anything or eating anything. It cost $300 from my dentist but without it, she tells me that I would be wrecking my teeth. I don't grind my teeth, but I clench my jaw a lot during the day and night, so I'm wearing it as much as possible. It's amazing what stress does to me. She told me that I clench my jaw due to stress. I guess it's better than dealing with it head on right now.(my opinion). I have both my boys out for the night, still in the field combining, my husband is in bed, snoring like crazy, my youngest daughter is watching the first Pirates of the Carribean with her friend who is here for a sleep over and my oldest daughter is in the bathroom, God knows doing what, Plucking her eyebrows or shaving or something. She does work in the morning,but takes a day and a half to get ready. I have no desire to eat anything big since I quit. I think I have some sort of stomach problems. I have only been sipping on soup and drinking liquids, lots of them. I have not gotten my heartburn back again, thank goodness, but the headaches came back. I want soo much to feel good again, physically. But right now I feel like I lost my best friend. Oh yeah, I did. She doesn't get my new attitude at all about quitting drinking and smoking and has yet to have a get together with me this summer which is real abnormal. We used to hang out a lot during the summer, at the beach and in her backyard and mine but I think I scared her away. She probably thinks I'm too clean to be with her now. I don't care. I've lost many friends due to my drinking problems, what's another. There's more friends to be found in my view. I want to star
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I got to go to a meeting right now but i know exactly what you mean. It consumes every thought, every waking moment. I understand completely. I thought it would never end. I actually got up this morning and had been up for well over 45 mins before i realized i hadnt thought about smoking. It really DOES get better. You are doing the right thing Had Enough, keep posting and read and read and read. It will pass honest it will. I know exactly how you are feeling. PrincessC :) x [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 19 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 458 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $193.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53
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There are times when i step away from feeling that way. Have you seen the movie "click" with adam sandler? Although it is a silly movie, it had a very powerful meaning behind it. He basically wished his life away. For a supposed comedy, i sure did cry alot! lol I know you wish you could take a lot of the things you have done back, if only...... Remember you are not that person anymore. You are stronger you have the power to bring so much love and happiness into your life. You cant change the past but you can shape the future to whatever you want it to be. Please Had Enough, please dont give up. I would still be with my ex husband if only he had quit drinking. I spent 8 years of my life trying to "fix" him. I had to walk away. He is still an alcoholic and to this day will not take responsibility for the reasons why i left. You have a chance. Dont throw it away. I know you want to succeed. You are here right? PrincessC :) x [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 20 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 461 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $204 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 45
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Hi Had Enough, Just want to make sure you are doing ok. PrincessC x [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 20 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 477 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $204 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2
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hurstk, had enough... I think this is the post hurstk is referring to. Sorry I don't know the "right way" to "bump." ;) Livadia Posted By: niks 6/26/2006 9:01 AM Posts: 677 Joined: 6/12/2006 305207 Goodbye my friend..... You were in my life longer than anyone, for more than 22 years, all day every day you were by my side. Towards the end i would panic if you werent around i felt lost without you. When we started out we had such a laugh, it was a casual relationship, and we had such fun. Who would have thought our relationship would turn out as serious as it did? You certainly were there for me my friend, through the good and the bad. Whenever i had something to celebrate you were there with me my friend. Whenever i was upset, you held my hand.I was never alone. Its crazy, remember when I had my baby, i lied to the nurse, pretended I wanted to use the loo, so that i could escape and spend time with you. You became so important to me. You were more important than anything or anyone, although I probably wouldnt have admitted that at the time. You always came first, nothing could come between us. I thought i enjoyed your company. But the price for your friendhship was high. You made me believe that i could not live without you. You made me so dependent on you, normal functions were not normal if you were not around. Things went downhill when the price i paid for your friendship grew higher. You were in my space so much, I could no longer breath, you were suffocating me. I was paying �52.50 a week for the pleasure of your company, you must have been laughing! The stress of my relationship with you was beginning to get etched on my face. The tar had destroyed my teeth. Its funny how i never noticed that until it was too late. I was scared to leave you behind. When I had treatment for cervical cancer i was told that my relationship with you had made it worse, and could even have been a primary cause. I vowed then to leave you behind. I hated you for what you had done to me. I tried to shake you off. I ran and ran but you would always find a way back into my life. Even when I got away from you, when things got bad, I would tell myself that you were all that i deserved and let you back in. I so wanted to escape f
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Hi had enough, fight it one day at a time, don't think so far ahead, it will only cause you more stress. And I know what you mean about your friend, my best friend doesn't get it either she thinks I am holier than though now that I don't smoke, I don't bother her about it but....what can you do, we have to protect our quit at all cost, this will pass for us and I'm sure after a while they will be ok too.So think only of you now, you're the important one. Fight the good fight one day at a time. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 47 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 719 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $188 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40
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Had Enough: You seem to be doing wonderful considering you are giving up two addictions at once. I really admire your courage! I completely understand the "friend" thing---after 34 years of smoking and working my way up to 3 packs a day, I truly considered my cigarettes as my very BEST friend. (I mean, after all, they stood by my side for 34 years; I haven't been able to get a man to stick around for that long! ;p) I turned to them in sickness and in health and for richer and poorer. $hit, I'm getting my vows confused....anyway, SOMEBODY (I don't remember who) printed something about a best friend and smoking that struck home with me awhile back.....anybody remember who or where? How about a repeat for had enough? I believe she has ...had enough! :blush: It was something like..a friend wouldn't....?
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Had enough, What has replaced your old habits? If you replaced your old habits with new ones that you love even more than smoking, you might not feel as if you had lost a friend. Maybe you could learn something new? Take a class? You would be taking some time for yourself (daily/weekly reward)and it would also give you plenty of opportunities to make new friends. Once you're more secure in your quit you will be able to start spending time with your family. Just take it one step at a time and who knows maybe some will follow suit. Congratulations on 11 glorious smoke free days and thanks for sharing your story with us! You're almost at the two week mark so start thinking of a reward! Check back soon, Danielle ___________________________ The SSC Support Team
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Hi had enough, You're still taking your early, baby steps and they're some of the most difficult steps at that. Transitioning from who we were to who we NEED (since there are moments we don't "want" to do this) to be isn't an easy process and it takes patience...more patience than we feel we can muster sometimes... but you've done the right thing by coming here to the site. Here you can find knowledge, know that you're not alone and people truly understand... and as a result, hopefully you realize that you too can do this too. As you transition, always remember that the unpleasantness is simply part of the process. Prepare for those times but know it's not permanant, it won't always consume your thoughts. When those minutes drag by, do whatever it takes to keep going. You're 12 days closer to where you want to be. It may be a while before that persistant, nagging "thinking about it" goes away, but it won't be long before you master how to deal with it. The harder you work towards it, the quicker it will happen. As for friends, Ladybugg said it well. And you know what they say.. Sometimes we have to change our playgrounds and playmates. And that's ok... You'll figure out what to do as you go along. As you get stronger, things will fall into place...but right now, focus on healing. Take good care of yourself. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" You complete heck week in 2 days... Congratulations! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/2/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 544 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 10,890 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1942.08 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 57 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21
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