Kris

@Mac#23 I keep it there, the mantle is right next to the back door, to wave at my big dog to get him back inside if he is barking.

6. Family pictures

It has been very quiet here. Family did not gather because of the new variant. Did have some cravings but none that brought me to my knees. When I start getting a craving I just log on and see how everyone else is doing until it passes.The only thing I want is some cold winter weather. If I had a pool I could be out there starting a suntan.

1. Hold Brad Pit hostage..I have not a clue and I do not play with electricity

3. A rawhide dog bone

7. silver platters

4.Some of my MIL crystal (the china cabinet was also hers)

5, Line the crisper drawer in the fridge

@intoxicated yoda Congratulations to a job well done. Thanks for all the entertainment you have provided during your quit. Now you are at it again, a new challenge that I am sure you will conquer!

8. toilet paper tubes ( the dogs love them, steal from the trash can and stash them there. china cabinet

7. card table

@notsmokinjo What is an eskie? 5. My highschool letter jacket

Roller blades (my sons)

@Sal I hope you are hanging in there, That you are asleep. It will come again in the morning. Try to change things up, instead of coffee have juice or a hot chocolate. Crossword puzzle books would help keep your mind busy. Go to a hobby store and get regular puzzles, model cars, planes, things you can put together. They now have coloring books for grown ups that keep your hands busy.

Tennis racquets

@intoxicated yoda @jillar gives great advice, hopefully you have some. I always keep in the medicine cabinet. Also a heating pad on the tummy usually helps.

@Sal, You are the only one in charge there. This is a hard thing, at first, I know you are struggling with how to do it. Everyone is giving you ideas to help you but you have got to want to help you. You are not going to let a little 4 inch long stick of paper take your life. You are already on oxygen, you know how serious that is. How would you feel if you did not have oxygen, if you ran out, what would happen. Well that is what you are facing. If you continue to smoke your lung function will continue to go lower until they will not work at all even with oxygen. You know all of this to be true. You have to do this for yourself, we can give you all the support and advice but until you fight like hell to get thru the first few days nothing will change. You have to be the hero in your life!!

NOPE, I am however am indulging in Chrismas goodies

@Sal I agree with @jillar. It must really be hard know that cigs are in the house. When I smoked that last one I had I knew it was the last one. There was not a reason to buy more. I did not smoke in the house but I also threw away my outdoor ashtray. Did not want to smell of see it when I took the dogs out. I know that your wife also smokes/or did and you had mentioned that she wanted to quit with you. That is a tough place to be. You are going to be on edge, grumpy, have trouble sleeping etc. A different way to look at it is, you have each other. If one or both of you don't quit someone will be without their love, their life partner way to soon. I have been a widow for a decade, their are many of us here. Losing your spouse is something that you do not recover from. There are no do overs, there is only the here and now to change your life. There are many here that have health issues, chronic pain as well. I know you feel bad but it will only get worse if you keep smoking. I don't think you want to take that chance. It is Christmas Day, give yourself the best gift ever so next year we can talk about how much better you feel.

Merry Christmas Sal, I hope you did not give in and smoke. These cravings are a normal thing that is going to happen. I finally, for myself, realized that it was not so much a physical thing but more so a mental thing. Smoking was my normal response for forty years when I was nervous, uncomfortable or just felt stressed. I have accepted that I will always have those feelings, even when I still smoked I still had to deal with those feelings. I never thought I would be able to quit but I have not had a cigarette in six months and it gets easier everyday. You just have to focus on other things when the crave comes. You can do it, believe in yourself!

Sal, no judgement here, the cannabis thing, not legal in my state, wish it was, maybe it would help my migraines but I would go with the edibles like Jillar. I also take medication for anxiety, many of us do. Now if you tell me you rob banks by day and are a serial killer by night that would be a problem. Your problem is that you smoke and you have to quit. You know you must and you just have to accept it. Once I got thru a few days it got easier. It will, you just have to start believing in yourself. You may not enjoy it now but you will later.

@Sal those are all just everday life things we do. Smoking after these things were just a habit, part of the ritual we followed that don't make sense. Whe do we smoke after we do those things, just because we always have so it will take time to accept it is not necessary. Will you crave, yes, will you drop deadi f you don't. No, you may not be happy about it but you have to keep telling your self it is just a habit and you can get thru it. If it makes easier pick something else, chew sugar free gum, brush your teeth, file your nails, clean your tools, anything just pick something else/

Sal, I am sorry you did not come here right away, by taking a few drags you are back to starting all over. Have you discussed this with your Doctor. While chantix did not work for me it has helped others. I also have medication that I take for depression and anxiety. Not saying that would help you but your doctor should know that you are struggling. The fact that you know have COPD should be a sign you have to quit, not that you want to but that you have to. Do you want to get to the point that you can't breath and have to have an oxygen assist. Trust me, you do not. You don't want to have to worry about having enough tanks in the house. About having to drag a tank around the house or with you everytime you want to leave the house. About having that tube that connects you to the tank, how long is the line, having to make sure it does not tangle or that you or the wife get tangled up and fall. The time has passed that you can look at this as an option. I know this sounds mean, but I am not being mean, I am trying to help you realize there can be no other way. You have to quit, if that means you sleep in the guest room for awhile, it is better than the alternative. Your future is what you decide it is going to be. You say Mrs. Sal is doing okay with quiting but would she be okay without you. I think not. You should do this first for you but also the people you love.

Hi, we have a newbie over on the board that needs some SOS care, can you hope over there to help

I am right here as are others that I am sure will jump in any minute. I am sorry you are having a rough time tonight. Just keep up slow deep breathing. Turn on the TV to see if there is something to focus on. Trust me, the crave will pass, I learned that here. You think it is your body but is really your brain leading you into almost a panic that we think a cigarette will help, it is just a response that your brain is used to so you think you have to smoke. You do not have to, you have to just sit back and let the feeling wash over you, accept it for what it is, just an addiction, a need you think will solve the problem. It will not, we have to work our way thru it. K