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May 12, 2006, 1:05 pm PDT
 Quote From: darcey Hey hope someone can support a girl in Canada. I've quite so many times in the past year atleast 10! It feels like I have to reinvent myself in order to stay quit! Anyone have any tips on that? It 's like I don't know who I am without a cigarette, everything I do is around smoking...ei: wash the floor have a smoke for a break, put the kids to bed have a smoke for a break. My weakness are in the morning with a cup of tea or 4 cups, and the odd time I have a cooler beverage. None of my friends smoke though except for my husband so it should be easier than what it is. I've smoked now for 24 years since I was 15 and I really don't want it anymore. I smoke like crazy in the morning that's my time for myself before the kids get up and I have about 4 to 6. Then I don't smoke for the rest of the day, not on purpose just don't think about it or crave it, until the kids go to bed. The longest I've quite is for 3 weeks but guess what I had a cooler and it all went down from there. I sure could use some encouragement my husband is good but I think I need regular pats on the back for my daily successes, needy people might say? yah probally but it helps. Thanks for listening darcey in canada Hi Darcey, I am also in Canada. I can say I definitely know how you feel. I would have a cigarette too after doing the things that you mention too. My husband is also a smoker and he smokes a lot the only pat on the back I get is when I mess with him and tell him to give me a cigarette just so I can hear him say your doing so good and he tells me no. I on the other hand know nothing but smokers everybody smokes. That is hard especially with friends when you hang out or have a little drink. What i do there which is a little gross just because mint or cinnamon gum and any kind of alcohol beverage is gross. I just have a piece of gum after and it kind of gets rid of that urge. It's only been just about 4weeks for me. But I too have been trying for so long. But I definitely feel that I am done no more. It took a little health problems for me to say that's it. The only tips I have this time for me is. I take lots of deep breaths of air. And because I can't use the patch which gave me my start. I chew a lot of gum. I carry it around now like I would my cigarettes. I know what you mean about needing that pat. I don't get that pat and want it so bad. I want someone to tell me daily good job Bev another day and you haven't smoke. But nobody gives it to me. So I talk to my self honestly I am not crazy or anything. I stand in the mirror and talk to myself and tell myself how proud I am and what a good job I am doing. Take a deep breath and fill my lungs with air. Laugh and walk away. Good luck to you. Beverly Three weeks, four days, 7 hours, 4 minutes and 26 seconds. 354 cigarettes not smoked, saving $127.48. Life saved: 1 day, 5 hours, 30 minutes. |
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