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  1. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required)
    5 points
  2. Great to hear. So far I'm letting the urges come and just try to observe them. It seems to work. I try to remain as an observer, curious and detached. It is helping so far.
    5 points
  3. @KdadDo not do it!! I am 5 minutes from the gas station and felt that way too! But I did not give in. You will be sorry if you do. One day at a time!! Eat some candy drink some water take a shower just don't SMOKE!!
    3 points
  4. Yes, buying a pack and starting again may be easy but quitting again will be really hard. Fight the urge, it will go away. Don't worry about Monday, worry about today and making it through this crave. Not giving in will be a huge victory that you can build this quit on. Keep the quit, you will not regret it. You will regret smoking again, though. You can do this, Kdad. Don't smoke.
    3 points
  5. keep hanging in there Kdad. You know that they will recede and you will be the stronger for it. Good work. Best wishes.
    3 points
  6. @Kdad Keep up the good job!! You can do this and you know this
    3 points
  7. Posted 30 March 2015 - 09:14 AM by hermine (qsmb) Quitting smoking leaves us with a terrible emptiness that, for a while, we don't know exactly how to handle. And we may even ask ourselves if we will ever be able to fill these voids with anything. What helped me to get over this was eventually understanding that the source of the problem wasn't the absence of cigarettes, but the mere existence of those terrible feelings I was dealing with. They were there all along, but I was trying to cover them all up with smoke... The moment I stopped smoking, I started to realize and acknowledge all those things that were wrong in my life and I've been trying to get rid of by hiding behind a curtain of cigarette smoke. But they didn't disappear, they have been watching me silently and now, as the smoke cleared, we are starting to make eye contact again. Should I light a cigarette so I become blind again? Or should I finally tackle the beasts? The answer is clear. I will attack. So ask yourself, as you are ripped by this feeling of emptiness: is it ok that a small piece of paper filled with tobacco has become such an important part of my life? Is it ok that I have become emotionally attached to a small piece of paper filled with tobacco?! Don't hide behind the curtain of smoke again. Don't choose to run again. Make the most of the fact that you are finally capable to see your life as it really is and you finally have the chance to fill those voids. Fill your short and precious life with people, places, hobbies and knowledge. Put things that actually matter inside those voids, because blowing smoke inside them will never, ever, make them disappear.
    2 points
  8. @Kdad, you don't know how many times I have wanted to go do that! Guess what, I have not done it. It always passes, you have not died by NOT smoking. It has been uncomfortable, has made you anxious and more, you will handle Monday when it gets here. Just know what you are doing here is not only for your health but for your family's security. Would you be so willing to give them up, NO, they need you to STAY STRONG. That may the thing to do, look at them and realize they are the most important thing not cigarettes.
    2 points
  9. @johnny5 is right @Kdad worry just about today by Monday you will be that much stronger. The crave is temporary, you know as you know so distract yourself until it passes. Have you tried my JAC(jillars air cigarette)? It worked great at tricking my mind into thinking it was getting the real thing. Maybe it'll help you too...
    2 points
  10. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required)
    2 points
  11. The struggle is real, but it can be conquered. Fight for it. Want it from your core and be willing to suffer. It’s temporary and you know it because we all have done it and no one is a superhero. Well most of us. Stick close to the board the support is awesome
    1 point
  12. Keep that quit, Kdad!!
    1 point
  13. Congrats, @Katgirl! Don't forget to celebrate and reward yourself... and KTQ!
    1 point
  14. Quitting for others sounds good but ultimately you have to quit for yourself. I started smoking in college and soon got a girlfriend who hated cigarettes and she would say, "it's so easy, just don't smoke" and would sometimes be quite insulting about "how can you just not figure this shit out. Just don't smoke." and those were the nicer things she said about me smoking. I got to the point to where I not only felt horrible about myself being a smoker but grew to resent her for her advice. The advice is correct but is amazingly difficult for someone who is not a nicotine addict to understand. Also, I hid it from her when I claimed I was trying to quit but now I realize that it is really tough to hide smoking to a nonsmoker, with the odor, etc. Having someone else wanting you to quit is great inspiration but you really have to want it yourself. They simply don't understand. Smoking isn't going to help you quit. That sounds so reasonable to me now but that wasn't a message I wanted to hear when I was trying to quit. You really have to commit to not taking another puff. If you have to go to nicotine replacements, etc., it is worth it. You've been fighting this desire to quit and then return to smoking for a long time now. Please believe it is worth it to commit to not smoking and the start is to commit to not taking another puff, even if you commit to it one minute, hour, day at a time. You can do this, Kdad.
    1 point
  15. Kdad... Why did you have cigs lying around ....if you didn't have any ...by the time you thought of buying some . And posted SOS ...it might have made a difference ... What are you going to do differently this time ...?? Sounds like you need some tools in your box ..to prepare you for next time ...
    1 point
  16. People who have never smoked can't understand how addictive nicotine is. My husband, a never smoker, thought I should be over it after about six weeks quit. I explained that I will never be "over it". I will have to protect my quit for the rest of my life. Its no different than any other addiction.... As far as hiding smoking from others goes, yea, they know. Trust me. Especially never smokers with sensitive noses... Kdad, you know you can quit. You've done it twice before. Once for eight months and once for two years. Quit getting into your own head, buckle down, accept it will be a little uncomfortable for a while and lets get this done once and for all. We want to see you succeed!
    1 point
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