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[sherry]

Good to "see" you and hear you're doing better today.. you did a wonderful job staying quit, proud of you!!.. keep climbing!!

[jess]

Why why why today? I've been perfectly good up until today.... now I think I should have a smoke. Just one. F*CK.

Omg I hear you...sometimes it just doesn't seem possible to remain smoke free for a lifetime. It was such a way to relieve stress wasn't i?. Glad you are still kicking it...I'm keep my fingers crossed for the both of us.

[Doreensfree]

Jess ...don't think of it for a life time.....

It's one day....one day at a time......

Don't over think .....all of us take it steady......no fingers crossed needed sweetheart.....

This is why we have a nope .....its just a daily promise.....

Come to the board every day ...and talk about your feelings.....

also look at the fun stuff...join in the games.....

It does get easier......I smoked 52 years.....I promise you it does....

Hugs xx

[Sazerac]

Omg I hear you...sometimes it just doesn't seem possible to remain smoke free for a lifetime. It was such a way to relieve stress wasn't it?.

 

This is a fallacy.  Smoking was a way to relieve and feed your addiction.  

Take those moments you used to smoke and sit still and breathe beautiful oxygen.  Spend your 'smoke break' thinking and BREATHING breathing breathing...

That is how to relieve stress.

[MarylandQuitter]

Omg I hear you...sometimes it just doesn't seem possible to remain smoke free for a lifetime. It was such a way to relieve stress wasn't i?. Glad you are still kicking it...I'm keep my fingers crossed for the both of us.

 

It's impossible for smoking to relieve stress.  Don't believe the lies of smoking anymore because as long as you still believe them, you leave the door open for relapse.  For relapse, there is no valid excuse.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVEyGdqwjmQ

[Nancy]

Omg I hear you...sometimes it just doesn't seem possible to remain smoke free for a lifetime. It was such a way to relieve stress wasn't i?. Glad you are still kicking it...I'm keep my fingers crossed for the both of us.

Sorry,Jess, I have to call bullshit on this one. you are letting the junkie take over...the smoking relieves the stress until the next time you have to feed the addiction...20 or 30 minutes, maybe?  And, you know that very well...put on the big girl panties and get through it....just for today.

[Pippa]

Omg I hear you...sometimes it just doesn't seem possible to remain smoke free for a lifetime. It was such a way to relieve stress wasn't i?. Glad you are still kicking it...I'm keep my fingers crossed for the both of us.

Jess - keep taking it one day at a time and you can do it - no need to keep your fingers crossed !! Remember we are here for you if you need it - so don't forget to ask - if you need some support !

[sherry]

.."sometimes it just doesn't seem possible to remain smoke free for a lifetime"......Jess, sweetie it's not a life time - it's today -- we don't smoke today..thats what we have to do, not smoke today... then "today" becomes yesterday.... it's our yesterdays that we didn't smoke that add up to 6 months quit - a year quit etc..

 

 .. we can't re-do anything we did yesterday..

 

.today is what is important... today we protect our quit... so that tomorrow we can say.. " Yesterday I didn't smoke - today I will do the same"

 

​it's just one cigg, it's just one crave, it's today that we don't give in... do that and time itself adds up to take care of the rest :)