Get the Support You Need

Learn from thousands of users who have made their way through our courses. Need help getting started? Watch this short video.

today's top discussions:

logo

Challenging Worry

Ashley -> Health Educator

2024-04-20 11:42 PM

Depression Community

logo

Hello

Linda Q

2024-04-11 5:06 AM

Anxiety Community

logo

Addiction

Ashley -> Health Educator

2024-04-08 3:54 PM

Managing Drinking Community

This Month’s Leaders:

Most Supportive

Browse through 411.749 posts in 47.054 threads.

160,526 Members

Please welcome our newest members: eggmegrolf, PearlCat19, mima, FrannyLou, AABBYGAIL RUTH

Please remind me


17 years ago 0 1543 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Wow.... I didn't know California was so strick about smoking. It seems like the celebrity magazines always show them smoking...(and aren't they all living in California?) Well.. that is a real motive to quit... i mean... how else can you enjoy anything. Mercy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/21/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 92 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,857 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $411.24 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 12 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4
17 years ago 0 519 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Yes it was a bad weekend for me too. Everything aggravated me. This morning, everything aggravates me. I still have smoking dreams. I don't wake up, I sleep like a rock. But they are so real, I got up this morning actually trying to remember where I put that pack I bought just yesterday! Except it wasn't yesterday, it wasn't at all. I just dreamed it. I want this to go away. Just go away. At this point, for sheer interference in life, the quit is as disruptive as the cough. The big difference is, the urges, cravings and aggravation of the quit will get better. The cough can only get worse. Now, if you outdoorsy folks lived in CA, you wouldn't be able to be outside in many places if you smoke. No trips to the park, no days at the beach. No sauntering along the pier out into the ocean. No relaxing drink at the dimly lit bar. None of that. To enjoy any of that, you have to be a non-smoker.
17 years ago 0 2631 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Mercy I remember people reminding me about H.A.L.T. Hungry Angry Lonely Tired These can all be triggers and they sure have been for me. You are probably right...you were tired! I don't know who told me about H.A.L.T. but it did help me to realize why I was craving. Hope it helps you... Take care... Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 224 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,489 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1120 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 21 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 6
17 years ago 0 3875 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
How'd that get to this thread?
17 years ago 0 3875 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hey Jan, Was there a full moon around the globe or something?? Seems that several of us had a bad go this weekend! Had to give myself heck. Most likely its just a plain old bad day. Everything still feels so new and different. We probably wouldn't even have noticed before we quit. I guess we are paying closer attention to our bodies than we have in quite a few years. It will pass. I feel much better today! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/5/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 48 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,224 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $506.4 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18
17 years ago 0 2039 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
OMG Mercy, I did exactly what you this afternoon. I was in the backyard, ready to sit on the swing, when a thought popped into my head. ~~ "I used to smoke when I was sitting on the swing, I could imagine myself sitting there right now, smoking" ~~ And so I went back inside the house, made out a grocery list and went shopping! I felt better for it. I won't make that mistake again. Perhaps I'm not ready to sit in the backyard just yet. Well...maybe in small doses. Cheers, Jan [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/13/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 99 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,998 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $891 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 11 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49
17 years ago 0 8760 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Mercy, As you can see you're not alone. Many associate nice weather with smoking. A small change in your old summer routines can help you break this association. Hang in there. This is just another learning curve. Danielle ____________________ The SSC Support Team
17 years ago 0 1543 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thanks guys for the encouragement. I babysat my grandaughters last night. I got to bed super late. It even seemed later as I have been going to bed so much earlier since I quit. I think being tired today added to my crave situation. It is the first time I have been super tired from staying up too late. So..... I think not getting enough rest should fall inot the same catogory as drinking. I read people have a hard time staying off smoking if they drink. Thank goodness I am not much of a drinker at all. But..... I have learned that being overly tired is NOT A GOOD THING! At least not for me. I think I used cigarettes as a pick me up. Well.. It is almost 7pm. I will make some tea and sit outside somemore. Thanks again! What would I ever have done without you guys. I am so serious when I say that. Mercy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/21/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 91 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,835 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $406.77 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 11 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 39 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37
17 years ago 0 2631 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Mercy - I'm not as far along as some of our long-time quitters. There are still moments but they are few and far between. If we do happen to experience one of those bone-crunching craves, we know it will go away. Unfortunately, I don't think there is any dramatic change....it's just that things gradually get better and better. Congrats on 92 days - You are almost at the beach! Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 223 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,475 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1115 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 21 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17
17 years ago 0 969 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Mercy, ME TOO! I was sitting on the deck with my iced tea with my shorts and sandals on, the cat was at my side, watching the animals, smelling Spring...and wanting the cig that I always had. There are still ashtrays out there for my guests. So, I had to get my butt out of the chair and do something different. Later this evening I was able to sit out there with my Sweetheart and just deal with the triggers and push them aside. Guess this is why they say you have to experience all 4 seasons. It will get easier, I am convinced. Just need to learn new habits. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/14/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,033 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $324.95 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 27

Reading this thread: