February 5, 20215 yr I am doing it but what pisses me of with the will power about not smoking is for god sakes I have been in the back of an ambulance helping deliver a baby with success, been in a car upside down it the ditch with gas leaking with fireman standing around with the hoses pointed at the car while starting an IV on a patient in the car had to help remove a whole family deceased out a vehicle from an auto accident and many more horrible things. But feeling pretty weak about the smoking. How screwed up is that.
February 5, 20215 yr Oh Linda, you are definitely a brave soul. I am guessing you are a paramedic? There is no comparison here. The one is an addiction, the other is the awesome person you are. I actually smoked through radiation for breast cancer. The fear of death was not enough for me to quit. Nicotine addiction has a powerful hold over your brain. The further you get away from it, the more you will focus on how awesome you are
February 5, 20215 yr I agree ... Fighting the Nico Monster is nothing to do with how brave you are .... You are Brave Linda ...and a hero..... This is addiction ...that Nico Monster is in your head .... Every time you resist and fight him ...he gets smaller .... It's a battle of wits....your stronger than he is ....you just have to prove it .... Tell it to Naff off....🐸
February 5, 20215 yr Its not screwed up Linda, its our addiction. You can't compare your career to that just like mee said. 🤗
February 5, 20215 yr Author 20 minutes ago, Mee said: Oh Linda, you are definitely a brave soul. I am guessing you are a paramedic? There is no comparison here. The one is an addiction, the other is the awesome person you are. I actually smoked through radiation for breast cancer. The fear of death was not enough for me to quit. Nicotine addiction has a powerful hold over your brain. The further you get away from it, the more you will focus on how awesome you are Not paramedic just under an EMT SPECIALIST Good times and bad
February 5, 20215 yr Smoking is its own thing. We fed the addiction all day everyday. Smoking was central to everything we did. Our next fix was never more than a few minutes away. It takes a bit of time to acclimate to being a non-smoker. The only way to put all this behind you is to keep moving forward, Edited February 5, 20215 yr by Boo
February 6, 20215 yr How many years has your mind had to make adjustments to the horrible and beautiful things you endure at work ? I bet it wasn't easy at first, I bet there were times you questioned if you could continuing doing what you do. Your mind has just started to evolve back to what it was before you smoked, it will never be a virgin to smoking again some things just don't come back, but it will become a memory in time, a reflex of thought when you are challenged. To save life's, to bring life's into this world is a wondrous ability, Rejoice with the good and be proud of you such a small percent can do what you do. you will master this, you will own your quit. I am proud of you and hold you up as my inspiration, thank you
February 6, 20215 yr Author Thank you opha for the kind words. Hope you had a good trip and are doing well
February 6, 20215 yr I have incredible respect for you and what you do. So, with that being said I totally believe in you. You just need to believe in yourself. You can and will defeat this nasty nicotine monster. Fight to keep your quit because you're worth it.
February 6, 20215 yr Author Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement, I am retired now but my point of the things I have done in life quitting smoking seems to the hardest. Obviously I have done many hard and difficult things but this is the hardest and that make me sad.
February 6, 20215 yr Now that today is tomorrow, and all hopes were for a better day tomorrow which is today now How Ya doing Girl ?
February 6, 20215 yr I agree with you! I am also retired. I have done many things in my 64 yrs. I knew that I couldn't quit smoking without quitting drinking first. The two kind of went together for me. I'm almost three years sober. It wasn't easy at first, but I was able to do it. I drank every evening for about as long as I smoked, 50 years. I waited until I was comfortable with being sober, around one year, before I started trying to quit smoking. For me, it has been a much harder process. I feel like I have spent my whole retirement trying to quit all my bad habits. Sometimes I think I was better off working! It doesn't make me sad so much, as it makes me mad. I do understand what you are saying here! All we can do is keep going and Hope and Pray that we have the strength and commitment to get it done. Jeff
February 6, 20215 yr Author 36 minutes ago, Opah said: Now that today is tomorrow, and all hopes were for a better day tomorrow which is today now How Ya doing Girl ? A little better today thanks Play 😀
February 6, 20215 yr Author 28 minutes ago, JH63 said: I agree with you! I am also retired. I have done many things in my 64 yrs. I knew that I couldn't quit smoking without quitting drinking first. The two kind of went together for me. I'm almost three years sober. It wasn't easy at first, but I was able to do it. I drank every evening for about as long as I smoked, 50 years. I waited until I was comfortable with being sober, around one year, before I started trying to quit smoking. For me, it has been a much harder process. I feel like I have spent my whole retirement trying to quit all my bad habits. Sometimes I think I was better off working! It doesn't make me sad so much, as it makes me mad. I do understand what you are saying here! All we can do is keep going and Hope and Pray that we have the strength and commitment to get it done. Jeff Congratulations on your 3 years sober that is something to be very proud of yourself and not an easy journey to travel. Proud of you!!! And also your smoke free journey. You rocked them both😃😃😃
February 6, 20215 yr 7 hours ago, Linda said: have done in life quitting smoking seems to the hardest. 1 hour ago, JH63 said: quit smoking. For me, it has been a much harder process. I You two need to cut yourself some slack. The cigarette companies put the crap in their cigarettes that keep you addicted. I don't know where I read it, but they saying quitting smoking can be worse than quitting heroin. Most of us that smoked also relied on it as a comfort mechanism. I smoked for 42 years and have been quit for two years. You will reach a point where you will not be romancing smoking. Everyday you put it behind you, the stronger you become. Retirement is a time to enjoy life and not spend it dealing with health issues.
February 6, 20215 yr If you haven't watched the Tobacco Company ,s Documentaries here ...I strongly suggest you do. This was my turning point ...my lightbulb moment ... They have been adding more crap over then years to make sure we all stayed addicted .... We just all fell for the trap ....
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