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  1. holy moly, 9 years quit (& 2 days) 

  2. I deleted my original message because there was too much information about myself.

    1. jillar

      jillar

      No worries susie, post when you're ready 😊

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  3. I deleted my original message because there was too much information about myself.

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Hi @susie14, Welcome to quittrain. You've made a great decision to quit smoking while you're young and can hopefully avoid all the damage smoking does to us. 

      I'm glad you're reading up on our addiction and we are here to help you succeed so stick close and lets get it done! A good start is to post an Introduction thread on our Introduction Forum so everyone can meet you. 😊

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  4. going over to Walgreens to pick up my patches. 

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Welcome aboard our train full of quitters @Julia7. When you're ready head over to our Introduction forum and introduce yourself to the gang 😊

  5. 7 (thought I was 8 days late for my 6th but then realised I'm a year out lol)  😛

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Congratulations on 7 years smoke free @Wendy, that's awesome!😊

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  6. Is the site down or locked?

    Kris

    1. jillar

      jillar

      It was probably getting worked on @Kris

  7. hi jillars at the moment im about to watch a film and a cold can  of beer just relaxing might have a bit of choc choc KEEP THE FAITH

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Sounds like a nice night Tony :) 

  8. Just wanted you to know that I filled in my 'Interests' section. I didn't want to steal(borrow?😏) too many good ideas from you!😁 Have a wonderful day!

  9. I haven't been able to post anything in the 'about me' section in my profile for some reason, so I wrote a lot in my introduction post if you're interested! 🐝

    1. jillar

      jillar

      In mobile you click where the yellow arrow is and scroll down to see where your about me is

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  10. I haven't been able to post anything in the 'about me' section in my profile for some reason, so I wrote a lot in my introduction post if you're interested! 🐝

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Click on the About Me tab. You just didn't click Save so that's probably what happened with your location and gender.

      Basically do what you did when you filled out your quit date and 

      how you found us. Or tell me and I can do that for you too.😊

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  11. I haven't been able to post anything in the 'about me' section in my profile for some reason, so I wrote a lot in my introduction post if you're interested! 🐝

  12. I haven't been able to post anything in the 'about me' section in my profile for some reason, so I wrote a lot in my introduction post if you're interested! 🐝

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Hey @Kimberbee, you just needed to click on Save so I did it for you :) 

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  13. So this post is purely to explain where I vanished to...so where did I go?..... too far into my own head...Did I smoke, NOPE!!

    So I have a daily battle with anxiety just to walk out my front door, once I'm out I'm usually fine it's just getting out and interacting with that first person....then I'm usually OK until I get home and then the walls close in and the anxiety and doubt starts and I rehash every single interaction from the day from every angle.. so lockdown not so good for me..since late 2019 I have really struggled with my mental health including some suicidal episodes, my health/medications were the trigger but there were underlying things within my character and history and anxieties that fed my freefall. 2020-21 has been really bad for me...I left my job, which I hated, for what I hoped was greener pastures but instead was bad, bad, bad...all my psychological triggers hot switched and I basically worked if I was awake....I was doing more unpaid hours a week than paud hours and being criticised constantly because I wasn't working enough...which just fed that little voice in my head telling me how pathetic I am etc...I couldn't come here because I didn't have time (in my mind) and I couldn't be anything other than negative about anything...every day I saw or heard things that reminded me of here and the guilt I felt by vanishing weighed heavier and heavier and the need to come buck burnt more each day. So in August my radio station started spruiking Aus Music Month...and the happy voice in my head, thr one that had been squashed and silenced for nearly 2 years went, "Oi dipshit, Aus Music Month, one song a day, get your arse back on the train"..and I started working on a play list...a few days later I quit the job from he'll on a whim...then one of the dearest friends I've ever had, but never met, went on a campaign of sms to put a cracker up my arse to get me back, then I landed a new job, strict hours easier work, more money, win, win, win... and here I am back. Where I feel I belong, where I've just been accepted back, no questions, no awkwardness, as if I didn't vanish and ghost you all. Am I better?, will I ever be, probably not, and I making changes to improve things yep....Fark I missed you mob, every frickin day..

    So that's why I vanished, my brains broken and I thought you deserved better than my presence (see brains broke)... I know, and I've always known you mob don't care and accept all my crazy, just need to do it myself.

    Finally, to all my friends here, which us pretty much the lot of you, I am sorry. Sorry I vanished. Sorry despite knowing in my heart you wouldn't care that I couldn't be miss positivity and sunshine you mob wouldn't care I ran and hid. It was a shitty thing to do and the fact you have welcomed me back as I never left just proves what wonderful amazing people you all are.

    1. jillar

      jillar

      I love every broken bone in your body. You are such an amazing, funny, smart and talented person that I just wish you could see what we see in you. As long as I'm living I'm here for you my friend🤗

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  14. Dear Jillar,

    First let me say I love your profile pic, I am a April born Aries, so Easter would fall close to my birthday.  My mom and sis would always give me a bunny related gift, even my own real life bunny. I would love to volunteer but I suffer from chronic migraines so it is hard to keep any kind of schedule.

    As far as the dog fostering I would take them all.  I have three, two rescues I adopted(they are small dogs) then my best friend passed April 2020.  His brothers did not want to take his dog so he came to his next forever home with me. He is a 80# pureblood chow. He is the sweetest thing but hard for me with the bad hip. He loves to jump and play.

    K

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Oh yea, I remember you telling us about your pups :) My mom was an Aries, born in March. And I'm a Pisces, and have had two bunnies in my life. Both found me and came out of nowhere. They picked a good house too because I love animals lol!

  15. I picked up 2 week supply of 21mg PATCH for 5th & 6th week. 

    The first time the pharmacy gave me 28 21mg Patches to last 4 weeks.

    I expected the lower dose this time so not sure why I got 21mg and only 2 weeks instead of 4 weeks. 

    Tomorrow I begin my 5th week, even though I have had troubling days, it is a miracle I am able to do this. 

    I just cannot cave to this addiction ever. 

     

    1. jillar

      jillar

      I'm interested why it's prescribed to you since the patches don't require a prescription? At any rate after six weeks on the 21mg it would be time to step down. The idea is to get off nicotine altogether eventually :) 

  16. The pull is strong. Since Saturday this has been one tough week. 4 days in a row (days 23,24,25,26, have been the toughest yet) 

    1. jillar

      jillar

      You will barb, it just takes time. You have to remember we smoked a lot of years so there's a lot of triggers to get past. That's why we recommend staying close here an entire year, to help you get past them 🤗

       

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  17. The pull is strong. Since Saturday this has been one tough week. 4 days in a row (days 23,24,25,26, have been the toughest yet) 

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Hang in there Barb, they'll start getting better, I promise!  🤗

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  18. Love you Robin. 

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    1. jillar

      jillar

      A great actor and comedian gone way too soon 😢

  19. Hip hip hooray! Two weeks tomorrow! Cannot believe I have gotten this far.....Not been easy though....

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Yea, I know. Somedays for me were so bad I just went to bed hoping tomorrow would be a little better and it almost always was. You're halfway through the hardest month of them all, you got this 😊

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  20. Hip hip hooray! Two weeks tomorrow! Cannot believe I have gotten this far.....Not been easy though....

    1. jillar

      jillar

      It'll pass up in smoke. It's just your body healing. I had what we call brain fog for a month or two after quitting so its normal :) 

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  21. Hip hip hooray! Two weeks tomorrow! Cannot believe I have gotten this far.....Not been easy though....

    1. jillar

      jillar

      That is fantastic up in smoke, I'm really happy for you 😊

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  22. Hi thanks for the ticker info but I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I couldn't get it to work. I am not real tech savy

    1. jillar

      jillar

      Ok, that should do it. That was so weird because it did show the right into on the ticker until I pasted it. 🤔

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  23. Hi thanks for the ticker info but I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I couldn't get it to work. I am not real tech savy

    1. jillar

      jillar

      That's so weird, let me fix it for you 😊

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  24. Hi thanks for the ticker info but I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I couldn't get it to work. I am not real tech savy

  25. Hi thanks for the ticker info but I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I couldn't get it to work. I am not real tech savy

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