Just an addict helping other addicts!
I smoked for 18 years. I forgot to tell you all that in my other post. The perfect day.....yes, that was a good one for me to start smoking or not attempt to stop. That's why I made sure to throw that one in there. Trust me, I know all your excuses and lies that you tell yourself. I have used them all!!! The time that I quit, my son had been having problems with his stomach (still is), my mother in law had been rushed to the hospital twice for having a reaction to her medication. I literally drove my husband crazy because I was so miserable to live with, that he ended up having anxiety. I ended up having panic attacks. Plus, dealing with my husbands nutty ex wife......that is always a joy! IT WAS A MESS!!! But I pulled through. OH, and I made a $500 bet with a co-worker that I wouldn't start smoking for a year (Halloween of last year, the bet was made) He wanted to quit too, so this was a big incentive! Honestly, this bet has kept me from smoking more than any other reason. You would think my health would out way money....but no, not in my case. I simply didn't have the money to fork over! If I picked one up....I knew it would lead to a pack. So I never touched it.
Patcher....hang in there! Make yourself hang in there at least until the 3 month mark. After that, you won't think about it much. My husband, a non smoker, had to listen to me talk about cigarettes and smoking 24/7 until around that time. I would stay on message boards and chat rooms with others who were trying to quit..... like here until I couldn't hold my eyes open any longer. Then I realized there is life without smoking. Trust me, you will get there.
My other little trick that helped me alot was that I got acrylic nails. I tapped them. flicked them, bit them and just played around with them to take care of the "something in my hand" habit. My other thing I do is when I go out to eat as soon as I am done, I can't get the bill quick enough and get out of there. Don't sit there. It's torture! That after dinner cigarette is the worst. Grab a piece of gum or a mint and go! I still do this, even though I rarely think about cigarettes after dinner.....I think it just became a habit.
My best advice to read as much as you can about not smoking, get support and find what works best for you. Remember......Do WHATEVER it takes to not smoke!!
...right on.
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