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18 years ago 0 4 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Helllo to all of you that responded to my call for help! It is Sunday and I worked late last night and opened at 5am this morning pushing Coffee and goodies at StarBucks. I did not sleep much because my mind refused to shut down, nope do not drink Coffee, fun, if I did I would be needing a group for quiting that too soon. lol. For those of you who don't konw it SB's allows its employees all the free coffee they want while working. Of course that is why you expect " Fast" service with SB's. lol Seriously, I am blessed beyond what I can put in words right now. I did not expect the answers you all gave to me and support. Today opening your posts was like going to a suprise party and the birthday girl was me! Thank you all so much for you honesty and caring. I hope I can be as insitful and honest back to you all. All of what you all said hit home and some harder than others. My husband was upset when I stopped drinking, hates when I try to eat right and now not a word that I have stopped smoking. I like the idea of going outside for deep breaths but now withoutt he smoke entering into the body. I am just so blessed you have no idea how you all tuned into me. I am excited and happy I now have friends I can talk to. I started stopping to smoke back earlier this year and my meter is all wrong. Can I go back and start it over? Well I am exausted and I want to go outside before I crash. Again, Thank you and I look forward to a long relationship here while we all remain smoke free. I will share my history some other day. Blessings to all and to all good night Faith
18 years ago 0 4 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
It has been one week totally free of smoking and three weeks when I had two or three. I also gave up sodas and today I feel like a could just go nuts. I am bothered now and then with smoking and I have sat in a friens home for afew minutes with the smoke but then I left because I did not want my clothes to smell. I stopped drinking beer 7 years ago and then I went threw two deaths and 9/11 and I had a set back. Now I am free of all adictions and it seems my husband could care less. He never complained about either, I did not smoke in the home and I smoked about 1/2 a pack a day. I went down to two or three a day and then only once or twice a week. I am finding it very hard today to not smoke beause I smoked to get away from the true feelings I have about my horrible marriage. But physically I feel speedy and was wondering if its the detoxing from the smoking. Faith
18 years ago 0 983 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Faith, I can almost see your eyes light up in your last post and see your shoulder's lift, you don't have the weight of the world on them anymore. You can do this, and this site is a wonderful resource and support to help you succeed. Take it one day and one craving at a time. You can do this. Kait [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/7/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 20 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 450 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $110 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 8
18 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Faith, You are doing great! One of the reasons some people quit is to gain a feeling of control over their behavior and through that, their lives. If your partner happens to be one of those people who are only happy when they are in control over, or are manipulating someone else, don't be surprised that he's not happy for you. If he is this way, you might even notice him trying to sabotage your efforts to regain your life. On the other hand, perhaps you felt guilty about your addictions and he just did not see them as threatening as you see them. Whatever the reality of your situation is, you will soon be at a point where you will be addiction free and better able to objectively consider it. I'm sure that at that time you will do whatever is best for you. Keep up the good work! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/16/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 279 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $45 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39
18 years ago 0 406 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi, Faith == One of the unpleasant things I discovered was that smoking (and "occasionally" drinking -- ha ha) hid or masked a lot of things I was pretty unhappy about in my own life. If not smoking reveals what you call a "horrible marriage," then I'm all about the heresy of advising you to put the quit on hold and deal with the marriage first. I'm not sensing any danger, and I'm not getting the feeling that kids are involved, but still -- If you're annoyed with spouse because he's not as supportive as you think he should be, that's one thing. If spouse is actually happier with you as an addict either to alcohol, nicotine, or God forbid, something worse, then you gotta wonder why spouse doesn't want you healthy and whole, and those questions (the why's) are screaming for attention. Scary stuff, but we're all here for you, should a radical change of life be what's best for you. Me, I'm lucky; my spouse is all about, "What can we do to make you less angry with your surroundings and circumstances?" She's trying a lot harder to win the lottery to make me a rich man. God love her. But seriously, sometimes a new-found health can raise all kinds of nasty issues that were masked by addiction. You gotta have good support for that; if it's not there, I'm so sorry to be the one to tell you that you should probably address those issues first. If I can help at all, I'm more than glad to. peteg [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/30/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 26 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,344 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $143 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16
18 years ago 0 2631 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Faith - Usually takes us longer to realize that we used smoking to escape from some of the issues in our life that made us feel lousy. In truth, well it is hell for many of us to address our physical addiction, it is actually harder to tackle our emotional attachment to cigarettes. If you look up some previous threads, you will see that many of us "smoked" our feelings away when someone made us feel angry/upset. However, we can still go outside and take a deep breath (just without the cigarette) Quitting helps us to be healthier, have more energy and to have the confidence to address the issues in our life. If your marriage is "horrible", you definately want to change that. We deal with our addictions for us. It's true that many of the people in our life have no idea how these addictions have affected us and how difficult it is to give them up. You are doing it.....one day at a time. Only you can decide if you want to quit...but it sounds to me like you are ready for some "fresh air" in your life. Good Luck! Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 74 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,495 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $370 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 20
18 years ago 0 2631 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Faith So glad you are feeling better. We do have a great support community here and we have made it through some rotten times together...We are always glad to have one more quitter in our midst. I believe that you can change your meter at anytime by going into your glove compartment. Keep posting and let us know how you are doing? Watch out for Gonna...she's already getting free dental work...she'll be hankering for some starbucks soon! Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 76 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,538 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $380 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
18 years ago 0 1010 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
HI Faith. How are you doing today? [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 68 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 683 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $136 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40
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18 years ago 0 2838 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
In the midst of quitting, you gotta deal with all those 'feelings' as well..... My advice would be to concentrate on your quit and analyze your marraige a little later down the road. Several of us contemplated divorce or homocide of our mates early on.... only later to discover that we kinda liked them and they were not as bad as the picture we painted. Give it some time.... Congrats on 7 days---that is terrific! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 77 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,896 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $616 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 22 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24
18 years ago 0 319 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hello Faith, You can do this Quit, For I have no doubt's in You, When I first started my quit on this s,s,c, I didn't believe in myself either, But after 2 weeks on this website, and People from around this World telling me, Come on John, You can do it, Well Friend, that is all it took for me, For that was my Motivation to Getty-Up-Go- And don't look back, Well here I am 3years and 8 months later, and a cigerette has still not touched my lips, A word of advice, Don't expect support and encouragement at Home, Or Your place at work, if You get it, that is like icening on the cake, But to do this Quit, You must make this website Your home for the next 3 months, Yes, You will probally become addicted to some real Marvelous People, Who are trying to accomplish the same goal You are, So grit Your teeth, and get the Eye of the Tiger, for this is Your journey, take control of Your life, for no one can do it for You, for We can only be cheerleaders for You, Myself I still use a milk shake straw, if I feel tension or stress in my daily journey, You will get over the withdrawal symtoms, it will take a little time, the first 2 or 3 months, but it will pass, Good Luck, Don't give up, Smokless In Oklahoma, :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/10/2003 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1356 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 40,705 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $5803.68 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 320 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 59
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