kiwilee

I'm an almost Irish, I'm Scottish! Happy St Pattys day to you too!

Holy smokes! Is it really springtime??

I'm here...day 11. I just get so tired at nights. Getting over flu, started back to work, and quit smoking all in the last 2 weeks. Lots of adjustments and I'm wiped out!!

You go!! Glad you feel so much better!

10 days. And I noticed I lost my happy. It's mine to get back. I blame no one. The light has dimmed. My kids keep telling mom, just relax... its not a big deal. I'm just not me. Does anyone else go through this huge self reflection when quitting smoking? When I quit smoking it causes me to take stock of my life. This is where I struggle and feel "off." It should be a time for celebrating so why do the tears fall so easy? This incredible freeing myself of addiction is always so much more than stopping the nicotine. It's an emotional battle of facing myself head on and not always liking what I see reflected back to me. I promise I'm not intending to make this harder than it has to be, it's part of the journey for me. It's an emotional minefield. It's a slow letting go of a former self while mourning that part of you and trying to embrace a new self. Some may think I'm whacked and not relate and that's ok. I can't be the only one who goes through this?!

No way am I smoking today

I made it though. I know how to persevere!! I'm just watching for the the triggers that have caused me to relapse in the past. And every single time it is strong emotions!! So I need to learn how to better handle them...normally exercise does the trick. But since I have been sick the last week, that has been out of the question. I will be okay...thanks for resonding

I use the patch and have quit for 2 years. The key to the patch for me was not to take it off until i felt ready. That was 3 months. Cold turkey would only work for me if I could live in an isolated cabin for 2 weeks. I can't live with people and go cold turkey!! It's not fair to those people

I don't want to smoke. I'm angry and sad. I'm unhappy. I'm feeling all the feels. Day 7. This is what happens. I get flooded with emotions that I used to smoke away. Open the floodgates....here they all come overcoming me. I start assessing everything and want to shake it all up. Ugh. I don't want to smoke, but I want to smoke. I want the feels to go away. I can handle them little by little but not when they all come at once. I'm a love seeker. And when I make myself vulnerable and strip away my vice I start questioning my purpose, my relationships, etc. it's as if my uncomfortableness with not smoking equates my uncomfortableness in life. I get confused if I'm just uncomfortable from withdrawal or since I feel so crappy, everything in my life must be f'ed up too?!? Help this is when I get in trouble. This is when I want a cig to fix it all!!

Well it's been said that the average craving is 3 min. On day 6 I have had a 5 hour craving!! I can get distracted for a bit, but it's this underlying urge all night. Grrrrr. I just keep saying nope!! I don't want just one because that means a million. So what do you guys do to make the craving go away?

Thanks for this very important reminder!!

Thanks for making a girl feel welcome!

Not gonna do it. I will not smoke one today even if it's 32 degrees in Missouri.

I pledge not to smoke today no matter what comes my way.

Hi- I'm new here and on day 4 of my quit. I have had the flu for the past 3 days. And while it stinks to be sick, I do NOT want to smoke at all. My throat is way to sore for that. The downside is I started off my quit by doing exercise every day. I can not exercise while I am sick. So I am ready to continue with my exercise plan. Cardio helps me so much! The hardest part right now is lack of sleep. I'm not sleeping well because I a m coughing all night from the flu. And quitting makes me sleep terribly. I think I will take a melatonin tonight. Just wanted to say hi! So far so good. But I know there are bumps ahead!