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Day 2 My ride to freedom.. up up here we goooo!


Today is day two without any slips. I had this realization... My quit date was 1-7-15 I did great, things seemed easy going and I had a boat load of confidence this is going to work and I'm going to do this! 1-8-15 Still not too bad still feeling confident. By closer to evening I caught a glimpse of hubby's cigs sitting on the table. I didn't think at all. I picked it up I took one. I lit it in the kitchen, smoked it, put it out. Put the ash tray back in its hiding place, put the cigs in my hubby's coat. I started to think ugh wth? Like it was a reflex to see it, light it, smoke it!

 

So I joined this website yesterday. I was having a complete meltdown! Still have NO idea what triggered it exactly. But I had lit a butt I found earlier when I was packing things for moving. About an hour or two later my chest got tight, I had a desire, no a need to hold a cigarette in my fingers! There were none here and I refused to go buy any. I did a google search and found this website. I put in an SOS and BAM multiple replies immediately! I had a good cry, I got some cold water, got awesome advice. I got through it and I had people holding my hand the whole way!

 

I woke up this morning logged on my computer did the what everyone told me I need to do daily. Got on this website I put in my NOPE pledge for today and I feel terrific! Like this is really something that I can do. If I have any issues or I just feel like I'm going to slip. I slide in my chair and I let someone know.

 

I was thinking earlier about day two of my original quit. That cigarette that I lit. I remember thinking AFTER I smoked it and put everything away. oops.... I'm not a smoker.. BUT... Going from 30 a day to 1 in 2 days is great!! I'm doing an awesome job. Besides I didn't go buy them. Hubby already had them.

 

So this morning I was thinking how my mind was trying to trick me into thinking this was true! How dare my brain do such a thing!! So lets put this in perspective... 1 in 2 days that's great! a couple days later its 1 after an argument with hubby, 1 because I didn't think about it, 2 when I have to fight with the kids and their on my last nerve, oh and since I had such a hard day I'm going to have a few beers before bed so I'll smoke 5 with those, smoke 3 with my morning coffee cause I drank the night before and I need a pick me up to get my day started, 1 after lunch, a couple in between that and dinner I mean I did have some with my coffee right? 30 a day cause that 1 I smoked I didn't buy, it was already here...

 

What a total crock of crap brain! Sit back, Shut up, Enjoy the ride to freedom!!

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Oneistoo

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Good going, Jen. It's a bit of a roller-coaster ride for me, too. :) I just cannot, cannot, cannot see myself as a smoker any more. 

Jen

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Repeating exactly that has gotten me through!! I keep looking at everyones tickers. 1 yr, 10 months, etc I can't even imagine getting that far! I'm soon to be on day 3 and I spend my whole day repeating I can't I won't I refuse I'm not a smoker. I can't even think about tomorrow cause I am just hanging on to today! But we can do this!! I think everyone is going to be seeing a whole lotta me for a while LOL

Nicole Diver

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It can be (and was for me) hard at first, but I promise it gets easier.  And it's so worth it.  Remember to pat yourself on the back for doing this, it's so important!

Smokers and non smokers don't understand what you are going through, but ex smokers do.  Being around people that can empathize can help so much.  

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