SHARON1952
03-08-2008, 11:25 AM
I Had Stopped Again 6 Days This Time But I Have Been So Depressed I Went And Bought A Packet Now Im Even More Depressed I Dont Understand Why I Do This I Feel I Have Failed Yet Again And Dont Think I Can Do It Again I Had Been Determined All Week And Then At The Weekend I Am Smoking Again I Could Kick My Own As
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twolitlboyz
03-08-2008, 01:41 PM
hang in there you can do this, are you trying c/t or with the aid of something, maybe if you talked to dr he could help with the depression aspect. I can say i have had a touch f it but not super bad yet, we are loseing something thats been a part of our lives for a long time, a big part of our lives, and we are trying to say good bye. I have found myself going thru a range of emotions thru this process everywhere from happiness: that I have made it as far as i have, fear: that maybe today will be the day i cave in, anger: that i ever started doing this in the first place that I have to put myself thru this, saddness: i am loseing one of my best friends, even boredome if thats actually an emotion.
But the one thing i have read over and over again on here is most everyone slips up and all you have to do is pull up your boot straps, figure out what happened and start over trying to avoid the trigger. I have faith in you that you can and will beat this, just keep in mind your bigger then that little peice of paper and leaves thats been tainted with way to much nasty stuff....;)
But the one thing i have read over and over again on here is most everyone slips up and all you have to do is pull up your boot straps, figure out what happened and start over trying to avoid the trigger. I have faith in you that you can and will beat this, just keep in mind your bigger then that little peice of paper and leaves thats been tainted with way to much nasty stuff....;)
SHARON1952
03-08-2008, 06:28 PM
thank you for your reply i am on nicorette patches and the inhalater i dont think i would be able to go one day ct
SHARON1952
03-08-2008, 07:00 PM
i meant to say i am on antidepresants
jellybean3009
03-09-2008, 03:12 AM
i meant to say i am on antidepresants
Sharon, have you tried Commit lozenges? That's the ONLY thing I have found that worked for me.
Good luck!:)
Sharon, have you tried Commit lozenges? That's the ONLY thing I have found that worked for me.
Good luck!:)
bevann26
03-09-2008, 11:00 AM
hi jelly...i have been trying to quit with commit also. my hubby smokes so today i have told myself that i'm better than that (knowing cigs are near, and grabbing one when i felt like it ).
because you quit with commit, could you tell me the history of your quit? i would love to have someone that is doing the same thing as i.....helping me, with any advice at all!
sharon...good luck i am still trying to send positive thoughts your way, i'm just not great at it!
good luck to everyone here, from a 43 yr smoker.........bevann
because you quit with commit, could you tell me the history of your quit? i would love to have someone that is doing the same thing as i.....helping me, with any advice at all!
sharon...good luck i am still trying to send positive thoughts your way, i'm just not great at it!
good luck to everyone here, from a 43 yr smoker.........bevann
Liamsmom
03-09-2008, 12:06 PM
Please don't take this the wrong way and I believe all of you can do it but I don't think you all believe you can and until you get to the point that you want to do it more than anything else then you're just setting yourselves up to feel bad about your selves. If today isn't the day than tomorrow maybe as long as you still want to you can but if you still think of them as your comfort in any stressful situation instead of the thing that's keeping you from enjoying your life more than you won't succeed. I think that if you approach it as something you're being forced to do instead something you desire most you're starting off on the wrong foot to begin with. I just woke up one morning and said let's see how far I can go this time no pressure on myself to pick a date I just went with it. When it got tough I told myself I will not let it win this time , if I don't do it this time I may never do it, and just went through the inevitable tough part because there's no way around it or over it or under you have to go through it to come out on the other side crappy I know but there's no other way. Eventually ou have to take off the patch or stop the pill or put down the inhalor and know it's just you all you doing it. I don't begrudge anyone the use of NRT as long as it gets you where you need to be . Come on you all can do it I believe you can
texachick
03-09-2008, 12:08 PM
I quit with Commit. I only used them for 4 days though, 10 lozenges. I only used them when I absolutely couldn't take it anymore.
If your not ready, your not going to quit. You have to be able to look at what it will be like without them, no coughing, no smelling like an ashtray and people stare at you when you walk in an office because of it. Things like that, INSTEAD OF, omg, no more cigarettes, what am I going to do?? That's crap. Your brain is doing that. Ignore it. If you REALLY want to quit, you WILL get through it. Just take one day at a time. Stop thinking about them, do something contstructive. Chew gum, this REALLY helped me!!
You can do it, you just have to be ready. Good luck to all of you. I am 1 month, 9 days quit, I have not smoked the 457 cigarettes that I would have and have saved $151.44.
I faith in all of you. If I can, you can. God Bless!
If your not ready, your not going to quit. You have to be able to look at what it will be like without them, no coughing, no smelling like an ashtray and people stare at you when you walk in an office because of it. Things like that, INSTEAD OF, omg, no more cigarettes, what am I going to do?? That's crap. Your brain is doing that. Ignore it. If you REALLY want to quit, you WILL get through it. Just take one day at a time. Stop thinking about them, do something contstructive. Chew gum, this REALLY helped me!!
You can do it, you just have to be ready. Good luck to all of you. I am 1 month, 9 days quit, I have not smoked the 457 cigarettes that I would have and have saved $151.44.
I faith in all of you. If I can, you can. God Bless!
texachick
03-09-2008, 12:11 PM
Please don't take this the wrong way and I believe all of you can do it but I don't think you all believe you can and until you get to the point that you want to do it more than anything else then you're just setting yourselves up to feel bad about your selves. If today isn't the day than tomorrow maybe as long as you still want to you can but if you still think of them as your comfort in any stressful situation instead of the thing that's keeping you from enjoying your life more than you won't succeed. I think that if you approach it as something you're being forced to do instead something you desire most you're starting off on the wrong foot to begin with. I just woke up one morning and said let's see how far I can go this time no pressure on myself to pick a date I just went with it. When it got tough I told myself I will not let it win this time , if I don't do it this time I may never do it, and just went through the inevitable tough part because there's no way around it or over it or under you have to go through it to come out on the other side crappy I know but there's no other way. Eventually ou have to take off the patch or stop the pill or put down the inhalor and know it's just you all you doing it. I don't begrudge anyone the use of NRT as long as it gets you where you need to be . Come on you all can do it I believe you can
EXACTLY!! Noone wants to be forced to do anything.
EXACTLY!! Noone wants to be forced to do anything.
SHARON1952
03-09-2008, 01:21 PM
hi bevaan i gave been trying to stop since last year the longest time 9 weeks the best i have done sinse then is 2 weeks 1 week but in betweenthe breaks i only smoke 1 or 2 days at the end of last year i did go back on for a couple of months due to a lot of stress things were realy bad i do want to stop i have been using patches and inhalator seem ok for a few days then it hits me bad i have smoked for over 40 years so i did not expect it to be easy but not this hard some days i just get angry at everthing and sometimes i just sit and cry i have not had a patch on for 15 hours i am trying with the inhalator
SHARON1952
03-09-2008, 01:23 PM
texachick is that all you used just ten losenges great did yoiu smoke long
texachick
03-09-2008, 02:03 PM
texachick is that all you used just ten losenges great did yoiu smoke long
27 years.
27 years.
SHARON1952
03-09-2008, 02:11 PM
brilliant how are you doing i mean do you feel better
bevann26
03-09-2008, 07:03 PM
thank you all for your words to quit and stay quit. i took a whole pk of hubby's yesterday...smoked last one about 10 am today. i have been just about bedridden with the fibro and my spine...thus depression comes. i know the damn cig. does not help me at all, then after i smoke i am hating myself for it...thus more depression.
sharon...you and i are really in the same boat here, but if we keep trying, i think we'll get stronger.....no giving up allowed! LOL..........BEVANN
sharon...you and i are really in the same boat here, but if we keep trying, i think we'll get stronger.....no giving up allowed! LOL..........BEVANN
SHARON1952
03-09-2008, 10:21 PM
you sound like me but i think if we can stop for days at a time we should realy be able to stop completly i am an awful worrier and the least little thing starts me of again sorry you started again but tomorrows another day and mabie we will make it
SHARON1952
03-10-2008, 07:13 PM
no i think i might try the commit they sound good
hopetofeelwell1
03-11-2008, 01:10 AM
Hi Sharon! I haven't been on this board in months because I've been so ashamed of myself for relapsing in smoking. This last relapse was brought on by depression in October--almost like a seasonal affective depression--and only just now in March do I have any ounce of courage to do something about this again. I, too, suffer from mood swings and depression/anxiety and it is a son of a gun. You feel down, so you smoke. Then you feel worse because you hate yourself for smoking and you get more frustrated and depressed. I totally understand how you feel. It's been two days since I had a cigarette and I have had such fatigue and depression that all I want to do is cry most of the time. I have been in bed with this "black dog" hanging over me as Winston Churchill used to call it and even though it's your brain calling for this stuff, this depressed feeling stinks. You're not alone! I'm sending out a big hello and a hug to you. I know we'll eventually get on track with this smoking thing, but just wanted to let you and others know that huge hugs go out to all in this struggle. God bless and take care--Hopeto--
SHARON1952
03-11-2008, 08:52 AM
hi i was reding your post this is my second day againg hoping to do better this time only think is i dont know if you feel like this but i feel worse when i stom (tired depressed angry ai the slightest thing thing that normaly wouldnt bother me ) went for my diabetic check up yesterday and my bp is up never had that before but on the plus side my dad stopped when he was 65 he is 78 now and has tons of energy i havent seen any of your posts before so good luck and are you going ct keep me posted as the both of us are on the second day
hopetofeelwell1
03-12-2008, 12:52 AM
Hi Sharon--Yes, I'm going cold turkey and also feel awful with the postnasal drip hitting my stomach, irritability, tiredness, and a lot of brain fog. I even went for my allergy shots today and they bothered me today whereas they usually don't as a rule. I can understand about your blood pressure, diabetes, and nerves being off because our metabolism is changing and it's hard to readjust. I've thought about you and the board today and just wanted to drop by and say hello and hope that you feel better very soon. I will say a prayer for you and everyone on the board who is trying their hardest to kick this demon. This is also day 3 for me and don't know how long this will last but I knew a few days back I needed a break. What I've learned about this quitting is that the longer I stay smoke-free, if I do relapse it's not for very long or at least as it used to be. Keep hanging in there and I'm sending out a big pat on the back. God bless and take care--Hopeto--
SHARON1952
03-12-2008, 06:39 AM
this is day 3 for me to lets hope we can keep it up