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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6

Hi Denise,

Yes I'm still around! I have been brainwashing my own brain! I figured that as long as I think it's gonna be hard and painfull I going to go back to smoking. I have been reading and watching videos from Allen Carr's method "the easy way", ever heard from him? It's kind of strange that as soon as I start thinking positive about quiting I don't feel like smoking as much... And as soon as I start thinking it's going to be hard I just want to smoke!

I am going through the program and that's the part that bothers me when I have to think of quiting as this really hard thing to do, that I'll need lots of help from gum and other stuff etc... I like the idea of convincing myself that smoking is just an annoyance and that all I have to do is stop! That's actually how my mom quit years ago, she started to realise that smoking was taking precious time from her busy schedule, she kept on worrying that she forgot a lit cigarette somewhere, making sure she had enough smokes etc... and one day she just quit!

We'll see how it goes...

Carolyne

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 74

Hi Caro, just wondering if you are still around? Come back and update us on what's happening. I quit because I have chronic bronchitis. Those are fancy words for a constant infection in the lungs.I was wheezing, I couldn't breathe, I couldn't walk 2 feet without huffing and puffing. Guess what? I still smoked! Now I don't and I'm breathing better and I can walk 1/8th of a mile without wheezing! And that all happened within 3 weeks. Can you imagine how much better it will feel after 3 months? Hang in there, you can do this. DeniseK

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

Caro,

Welcome and good for you for taking the first step and introducing yourself! Don't forget to use the many excellent features we have for communication!

You can blog, support, post or even private message members for questions and concerns!

Support is going to get you through this. Know that the members are here for you. You know the choice you have to make and it will be the right one.

Our thoughts are with you.

Josie, Health Educator

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2778

Hey Carolyn!!!

You have come to the right place if you want the support of those who have been in your shoes and know what this journey is all about! I pretty much told myself that I HAD to quit to avoid the same ending experienced by several of my family members! Don't be scared and try to replace that fear of quitting with a Positive Mental Attitude! You CAN do this! Keep telling yourself that and you will!

Use the Program's tools and stick with us! There is a wealth of information here on this site and on this forum! Read and learn and you'll be able to kick that nico-demon's ash!!!

Jim

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12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 816

Hello caro46 I think the reason most smokers don't want to go through quitting is fear. When we stop for a little while and go back to it we seem to prove to ourselves that we're failures and reinforces the thoughts that we couldn't possibly stop and to even try is an exercise in futility. Nothing could be further from the truth. One of my biggest fears was to be hospitalised and not be able to go outside and smoke. That fear has no basis in fact now because I don't smoke nor do I need to. I'm sure you can think of many reasons to stop and need to get good and angry at whoever you consider responsible. I was just tired of not being able to breathe and paying big money for the privelidge. Although it is difficult to stop it's worth it X 1000. Stick around here , read the many posts and find someone ( a quit buddy ) who is going through stopping the same time as you. We are rooting for you to make it. Others will be by to offer assistance. You're the most important person here. Excellent for you. breather

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 147

First off, i'm very sorry about your prognosis. Secondly, nothing is impossible if you just believe you can do it. I can speak for everyone here when i say that we're all here for you. Although i've never had hypnosis, i'm sure that you can try basically anything (Healthy) to help you quit. I personally will stand beside you in your journey to quit. Hope your surgery goes well and that little voice in the back of your head telling you to keep smoking decides to be quiet.

12 years ago 0 +0 / -0 6

Hi all!

I am 41 years old and have been smoking for 25 years and breathing second hand smoke for 15 years before that. a month and half ago I found out I have breast cancer and have to have surgery. The first thing I was told is that I would have to/ really should quit smoking. There are the obvious reason; it's bad for me and having cancer already my chances of having cancer somewhere else are much higher. But the most immediate reason, I'm having surgery in 3 weeks and to get the surgery I want (so I can look as normal as possible) I have to quit smoking, the surgeon explained that smoking increases my chances of infection and takes the oxigen my body will need to heal properly. So quit smoking and have a surgery that will leave me looking almost normal or keep smoking and get the basic surgery and wait 1 year for reconstruction...

Seems pretty obvious right? Well... it's not! The nicotine keeps convincing me that it's not so bad to smoke and that's the hardest part. That's the part that makes me ashamed the most of still smoking. I consciously want to quit but something is holding me back and I'm not sure what exactly.

Has anyone had experience with hypnosis? Not that I can't make an effort but I could really use a kick start... some way to think positive about quiting, to be excited about it and not seeing it as a terrible thing...

I could really use some motivational speech if anyone is interrested

Carolyne

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