Quote From: bam2468Hi 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.
Good job Bev I'm really encouraged by you! Your struggles sound the same as mine I can really relate to you. I react to my husband the same way and he responds with the same as yours. Thank god I found somebody that can encourge me and I would like to do the same for you. I think it would be much harder for me to deal socially if all my friends were smokers, but that just shows me You Got the Power! Good Job. I want to pick a quit day but I wonder if just quitting today would be the thing to do, why prolong it I guess. How do you program yourself to not take the smoke? Remember Dr. Phil says you have to replace one habit with another, what did you do? Did you stop doing certain things or going certain places in order not to pressure yourself. And I don't think you're crazy for talking to yourself, when there's no one else to "pat your back", you have to rely on yourself. I'm going on a 2 week holiday at the end of June and because I usually don't make it past the 3 week mark I'd like to stop smoking so that when I'm on holidays I'll be on my 3rd week and hopefully be too busy having fun that I won't think about that smoke. Plus the couple we're going with doesn't smoke so it would just be my husband puffing away! I don't know, I just need a game plan. Thanks Bev for your reply and keep up the good work you're doing great!!! I can't believe how anxious I feel, CRAZY!
Darcey
