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trish's Journal

I HAVE BEEN A BBBBBBBBBBBBBAD GIRL Mood

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | A Breaking News story

THE OTHER NIGHT,I WAS IN SUCH PAIN, IF I WAS A CRAZY DESPERATE PERSON I WOULD HAVE DONESOMETHING RASH, INSTEAD I DID SOMETTHING SSTUPID, I SMOKED A CIGARETTE.ITS WHAT THEY CALLED I THINK I FELL OF THE WAGON, I THINK...MAN IS THERE EVER GOING TO BE A DAY. THAT I AM GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITHTHIS PLACE I WORK AT WWITHOUT HAVING TO GRAB FOR A CIGARETTE.THEY SAY, THE BEST WAY TTO QUIT SSMOKING IS TO GET THE MIND SET THAT YOU HATE THEM. CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO DO THIIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO TEELL YOU I DON'T HATE THEM. I BASICAALLY LOVE THEM. CAN ANYBODY TELL ME HOW TO CHANGE THIS MINDSET.I DON'T KNOW HOW, TO GET MYSELF TO HATE SOMETHING I LOVE.PLLEASE , PLEASE , PLEASE I NEEDD HELP ON THIS ONE IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEAS, II AM OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONSS.

TRISH

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Beat this nicotine habit!

0 days smoke free

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my hubby smoked for 40 years feb 29th he decided to stop he took chantex did not seem to have any side effects

hope you get back on trac

cathipurple
i smoked for 22 yrs and then i just decided that i didnt want to poisen my son anymore and i didnt want to smell anymore. and that was it i quit 15 yrs ago. i still think about it but i dont go back .it grosses me out now. i hope maybe in some way that helps you .keep trying you can do this. i did. you can too. hugs ..i tryed at least 4 other times and it took the 5th time .for me to succeed..marie

penny59
Have you ever taken a cigarette and just really looked at it. I took one and tore it into pieces. It was just a bit of tobacco and paper and a filter. Once I realized that most of the pain of quitting was mental it was pretty easy to let go. I mean the craving only lasted a moment and if I took a couple of deep breaths the feeling past. If you get all worked up and feel you just must have that smoke then go and drink a glass of water or tell yourself you will have one later. I took Chantix and I don't care what anyone says the few symptoms I did suffer was well worth me losing the desire for smoking. You can do this. Just don't let the cigarettes have that much power over you!

JanieC
Cigarette's are used as a stress reliever. We tend to think if we have a smoke it will decrease our stress. But in fact it does make it worse with all the added chemicals. When one has done something 12 times they have trained the brain this is normal. And becomes habit forming. If you can find another stress reliever and don't think of the cigarette as a stress reliever, but you really have to want to quit. And you must quit for yourself no one else. It is a difficult thing to do, but with a lot of prayer and determination it can be done. And when one slips, it's ok, start again on the path you chose. We are only human, we make mistakes. It's alright to make mistakes. Take care. Jan.

rosemae
I smoked a pack a day for 15 years. I just thought of cancer, black and ugly lungs. I stopped one cig. at a time. I made rules like I won't smoke in the car and I won't smoke in the house, so on. I know you can do this. I put a pack in the freezer for an emergancy, I had it there for 5 years. Then I threw it away. DD

ddkbrown
sorry you are not feeling well....hope things get better trish....hugs and love you

NYyankeedeb
Trish, if you were in that much pain, smoking was most likely the least destruction things you could have done. Quitting anything, is a one day at a time battle. Just hang in there, you will make it..

ErnestE
Out of sight out of mind does work to some degree. Love fades when the one loved in not around. As your love for your Lord increases, your love for the smokes WILL fade, but not overnite!!! I'm 61/2 mos and holding..........!

carolmj
cant change what you did but you can pick up the pieces where you left off...hang in there and try not to be too hard on your self...you are doing a good job...hugs

NYyankeedeb
Its so hard to stop smoking, i really understand.
I quit a few years ago now and the only way i could do it was with nicotine patches and a visit to the GP weekly. It worked and i havent looked back.
Try not to be too hard on yourself, today is a new day!
xx

Anastacia
The first thing you should think about, is the fact that you are God's vessel, and you would never want to put any toxins into God's vessel, you want to keep it pure and untainted. And the second thing you should think about is the fact that you love to breathe. Now can you imagine not being able to breathe, cuz they have had to put a hole in your neck from smoking. Next you need to think about if you should have any children. You would need to stop for your pregnancy. If you quit now, you would not have to be worrying about it while you are pregnant. All these things helped me to quit. And I was smoking a pack and a half a day. I hope I did not offend anyone, and if I did I apologize.

ltebrwnsugr
I am an ex-smoker myself and I know how hard it can be to resist those smokes! I have a love-hate relationship with them still, and it has been a year since I've had one! The best thing to do is to tell yourself, "I may want a cigarrette, but I don't need one." Just do deep breathing exercises, even if you have to rush to the bathroom to do so. Just enjoy the feeling of breathing fresh clean air, and take some mouthwash with you. Every time you need a cigarrette, just rinse with some mouthwash and enjoy the fresh, clean feeling it gives you. It's going to take a while, unfortunately. The first three to six months are the hardest. I stil struggle, especially since almost all of my friends smoke. Next time you crave a cigarrette and you are near your computer, just send me an email and vent about it. Sometimes it helps to do that. It keeps the fingers and the mind busy.

All my love,
Krysta

jfreake
carol has it right, she did it so can you we will all be praying for you!

DebyDavis
I hope things get easier for you. I know it's hard, but you strike me as a fighter...and I have faith in you, just have some fatith for yourself.

poetic1
It helped me to learn about the deadly chemicals in cigarette smoke, You can find that info on the web i think. Once you know this info its hard not to hate them. Good luck:)

willyman