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Post by countryblocks on Sept 14, 2007 9:54:58 GMT -5
Hello
these last couple of days I have been having alot of cravings. I have been dealing with some stress and I know smoking doesn't make the stress go away, but it's really been tough. Any input would really help me.
countryblocks
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Post by Bubb on Sept 14, 2007 10:31:00 GMT -5
Hi Countryblocks...
Cravings are weird things...disquised as the beast....he's trying to convince you that smoking will solve all your problems. Smoking won't relieve the stress...it'll only compound it. Day to day living without any kind of stress is a difficult order to fill. Relieving the stress must be done another way. Walking, running, biking, any kind of exercise or activity that keeps your mind on 'other things' will do wonders for you. Please don't allow your craving for a smoke to convince you there is some type of justification to light up. Fight the urge. Once the craving has passed, you'll feel much better about yourself and feel more confident about your quit.
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Post by countryblocks on Sept 14, 2007 11:51:08 GMT -5
gosh it's good to hear from you . I will keep fighting these cravings and you are right about everything you said. Thanks
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Post by countryblocks on Sept 14, 2007 11:53:19 GMT -5
It's raining here today so I can't go outside. I will find something to do in here to keep my mind occupied and maybe go out to eat tonight. It's nice to eat in a nonsmoking section.
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Post by slim on Sept 14, 2007 21:16:58 GMT -5
Hello Country
That is such a cool feeling isn't...to say 'non smoking' please as the waitress asks for your preference...it truly is a victory! I hated saying 'smoking please' as my family was with me. No more guilty feelings here! You may go thru some stuff at 3 months quit...the beast pulling out the stops to catch you in a slip. Hang tough and hold true to your commitment to stay quit .... smoking really isn't an option. We are proud of you KTQ
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Post by countryblocks on Sept 14, 2007 21:25:07 GMT -5
Well I managed not to smoke today. We went out to eat 1st and then Meijers for groceries. Yes it is nice to eat in a nonsmoking section. Rather pleasant. I used to rush to eat so I could smoke,but now anymore. So since it's only been 3 months what else can I expect? Geez that seems like a long time to me .
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Post by Dee on Sept 15, 2007 19:18:18 GMT -5
Three months IS a long time when you are fighting the urge to smoke all the time. So, be very proud of yourself that you have gone 3 whole months without smoking and that you intend to keep right on doing it! I'm sure proud of you Country! Yep, I surely am!
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Post by countryblocks on Sept 15, 2007 19:22:36 GMT -5
Thanks my friends. Today wasn't any better than the last 2. I ask myself if it will always be this way? I don't know.
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Post by Dee on Sept 15, 2007 19:27:51 GMT -5
I doubt that it will always be that way. Sometimes we tend to dwell on things too much and not let our minds move on to other things. Try some meditation or relaxation tapes. I found that listening to relaxing music helped me a whole lot.
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Post by Don on Sept 18, 2007 10:22:58 GMT -5
I ask myself if it will always be this way? You really have to believe us when we all echo "It does get better!". Time heals wounds and diminishes craves. Stick to the quit and you'll see what I mean!
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Post by countryblocks on Sept 18, 2007 12:34:24 GMT -5
Thanks. I'm having some problems now and of course stress and whenever I went thru this before I always smoked to relieve the stress and now I'm trying to cope with it without smoking and it's hard.
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Post by countryblocks on Sept 18, 2007 12:36:51 GMT -5
Another thing I forgot to mention is that almost everyone I'm around smokes and that makes it worse for me. I have asked them not to smoke around me but I guess they forget. The only one who respects me is my husband. My son and daughter smoke too. I get tired of asking them not to smoke around me.
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Post by Bubb on Sept 18, 2007 15:39:11 GMT -5
This is a tough one Country but you'll have to learn to deal with smokers as they're everywhere. My wife smokes and of course many friends smoke. I try to concentrate on the non-smokers....that is, watch them, not the puffers. If the smoke gets too dense, move to another spot in the room or take a break and go outside for a breath of fresh air. I know it's easier said than done but don't envy the smokers by wishing you could light up. They don't want pity but you can pity them anyway by knowing you're doing something about your addiction. Not smoking takes practice. If you're like most of us here, you've smoked for years and years. It'll take time to undo the 'automatic' of constantly lighting up. Not lighting up for a couple of months is a great start so stick with it. You certainly do not want to have to start all over. I guarantee that before you've even finished that first smoke, you'll regret having lit the d**n thing.
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Post by Dee on Sept 19, 2007 11:58:39 GMT -5
Bubb says, " I guarantee that before you've even finished that first smoke, you'll regret having lit the d**n thing." I so agree with him....ask us how we know.....
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Post by countryblocks on Sept 19, 2007 20:27:05 GMT -5
okay I made it thru this day and I was around smokers. I know hubby doesn't plan to quit. He lied to me a few weeks ago cause he got a refill on Chantix and said he was going to try harder to quit. He smokes more now than he used to. Guess that's what bothers me the most.
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