Evelyn

Good morning, new fresh start for me. i commit to this quit. With my NOPE pledge. NOPE

Tracey already knew it. I got booze and smoked. I was too ashamed to come back. I am no failure, and I will not make an excuse for why I relapsed. I am sorry I don't want you all to think I use your trust lightly. Honestly I love you all very much and if you either respond with tough love or a hug, it's ok caz I need both. I am going to make this my sticky quit. Day by day, NOPE by NOPE

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Hmmm Saz can you do a bigger post on the boards about HALT?

I smoked because I thought it helped me cope with emotional pain. No greater bulls*t then that. Give a good cry, draw, sketch... call a friend! And the only thing that cancerstick it doing? Making you fhysical ill, lying to you 'look how I helped you?' 'see you can take one?' All lies. Big HUGE lies. A sigaret never ever helped and there's no such thing as just one :)

I did yoga uhm... dunno which kind?

Today I felt all fired up, I had to wait for my dinners being delivered and could'nt go out walking on the beach. I was really fired up. With this meds I need to get my energy out ;) same with anxiety

You are awesome girl!!!!

Amen! to that Saz

Smokefree!!!

... of this pain, hurt, anger, tears. Sjeesh waiting for 4 hours now before my dinner meals will be delivered. I am done, pissed off. I crave a smoke and a booze. I won't I WILL NOT DO THAT! Okay afer sleeping in bed 2 hours and waking in midst of cravings I asked myself WHY? It's about hiding, not feeling; a natural response for your brain!!! To get out of it I had to realise I'm allowed to feel, crave but it won't help a silly thing if put myself back on day zero. So feel, jump, scream... I am free!!!

Google translate duh my English is way better If you smoke then everybody thinks ever; I would like to stop, however, and then you throw those thought overboard. Because quitting smoking is still impossible? Especially if you have a mental illness! Right?!?! No. Quitting smoking is the easy part; the psychic process has meant difficult but then you if you have a mental illness you can never stop? Yes certainly! The important thing to realize that your medications may need to be adjusted ... and you can discuss this with your therapist. I'll explain why this works. If you smoke, keep your cigarettes or shag your brains in a particular position, you can moderate dopamine is increased. Dopamine is your reward center in your brains. Therefore addictions psychich sometimes so difficult to get rid of because once you smoke, "reward you with inhaling nicotine your brains." Actually, this is keep things fooled. If you also stop you brains in spiritualized body withdrawal symptoms will worry; what is trying to avoid any smoker !!! What you as a smoker or non pulls for speed to get your butt ??? This I leave to the smokers to realize that you actually almost everything about you for your butt! Is it logical and facing allegations that you are so afraid of the withdrawal, the fear of being without a seat? No!!! And there is a "trick" that mr. Joel Spitzer quoted in one of his quit smoking videos on youtube: the first 3 days by dropping your blood sugar you get in no nicotine, which kept it artificially niveu. So basically the ontwennig you feel, not literally sick of weaning '... but a low glucose. The simple solution is the first three days to drink fruit juices in small sips. That fop your brains a bit and has been a whole section of the withdrawal path !!! If juices are too acidic and you do not have diabetes consider some extra sugar in your tea to do especially the first 3 days ... If you do this and after 3 days phasing out the sugar again you through the physical withdrawal. I have so far had only cold turkey quit smoking - and this will surprise many, but it is the most successful way in the short and long term !! All nicotine patches, nicotine gum, keep your withdrawal in position! You feed your brains still nicotine, only in a different way. And so you keep actually addicted. There are some types of medications on the market that can help to stop smoking, but most people have in psychiatry is that means difficult to combine all a box full of pills with your current medications. I will call them well short champix, welbrutin and Pamelor are known as onderseund to stop smoking. Now the key question because I see you think cold turkey? I can not! " Oh yes. Anyone can. It's about learning to respect your addiction. Why do I smoke? If you stop, you hear that little voice nagging, begging screaming, shrieking with most big lies and excuses, 'Oh, I've had such a crisis, now I have earned one! " No! You can not smoke one there because you want the whole package ... that one cigarette is a myth that exists. You 'addiction' will at first place for all kinds of excuses: "But it's so cozy!" "There's someone deceased, I MUST have!" "They may still also smoke outside? Why do not I ??? ' Apologies; The excuses are there on stabbing at one. And no warrants excuse one cigarette. And you know why? Because that excuse is not your voice, but the voice of the addiction. WANT you actually smoke ??? Want to smell like an ashtray? his troubles? If I had known how easy it is to quit smoking 10 years ago; I had it done right away. No doubt. And as with any addiction, there is one golden rule and if you then aim and purpose devotes no different from what you promised, every day ... then you will not stumble, 5x not have to start again and leave you no one, NO ONE say which you can not do this because you can do. Are you ready for it? It is in English but I will translate. NOPE; you promise every day. NOPE. NOT ONE PUFF EVER Just for today no excuses No butt ever. For today No excuse! And if jeje hold on it; NOPE promise which, literally, "all the world ends, NO I do not stitch that butt up!" then you have a sticky quit 'or a solid stopper decision. If you are good at English and want to have even more education feel free to join the ranks of the www.quittrain.com where all this information comes from. These special credits for Joel Spitzer's videos on youtube (also all be found on the quit train) Is your English bad and you want more information than the book by Allen Carr - quit smoking very highly recommended.

I made a first set up. It's too much to translate it to English but I can use Google translate so you guys get an idea of what i have an idea like

Thanks my friend

I promise NTAP & NOPE for today No excuses

I agree with Jenny

Nobody... Guys you make my case lol

I was asked, after telling my expierence from the QT to share it with mental health clients / patients who are interested: in a theme afternoon and on a health themed afternoon. I feel this is good. I've learning so much from you all, and Joels video's I'd love to share my knowledge. It feels like an extra commitment. I have more then enough to work on it. If anyone has special posts, important articles please post (with credit if needed) I can use EVEYONE on board of the train. For the record; this is where I've been meeting people with MH issues, who want to volunteer on specific talents or develeop them... I will also start the "rebuild" (Dutch 'herstel groep') group where you can talk with peers about things you have some trouble with and MOST important how to get the best outta yourself (this course starts in September) Update: I'm doing great with a new medicine and two old ones thrown out the window... the last two of that shitty meds will be lowered later MEN I am a new woman! Not afraid / doubting my quit or fearfull towards my drunk neighbor. Very proud of me

Sjeesh, you things from the other side... people spit over you, hate your guts just for being a cop. Never realised that so much.

Hang tough, don't puff!!! Saz said it right, now is a breaking point

Porky, it must be hard... I cannot imagin RESPECT

I agree with Bakon, do it NOW... don't make your honeymoon a ma one because you had some withdrawl costantly wanting a cig instand of your hubby Take of those patches they keep you cycling Com'on

I promise NTAP & NOPE for today No excuses

I decide to choose 'love life' and here and now. My therapist let me chose a 'here and now stone' which I can grab, feel, touch when I drift off to older, bad days. Hadn't seen him in 5 weeks... dreadfull weeks. He was awsome and guess what so was I!!! How close was I of exploding today, with my SOS; luckily I did it. That SOS saved my quit. I SAVED MY QUIT> my life!!! I am free to make my own choices, not every man is like the bad ones from my past. That person is gone, dust, a shadow nothing more or less then bad memories no longer able to hurt me: All lessons from today. I am stronger, litterally in my mind and written in ink on my wrists Sorry if this makes you depressed to read it ;/ just had a tough day but I cracked it ;) I am one tough, sweet couckie So lets kick-off the second week with the next song ! Amen

Hmm, maybe excitement fever :P Where did my pinda go?