September 18, 201511 yr Fear .... It can hold us back.....how can I manage my life without my cigs.... I lived this fear for five decades....how wrong I was.... My life is much more calmer...more pleasant....and happier ... That black cloud of fear has gone.... Living in fear of dying of a smoking related illness....losing your limbs...gasping for every breath you can manage to take in,due to emphysema.... And paying for the privilege....helping to make the bosses of the tabacco companies rich... While you get poorer... The only fear I have now....is.....I hope I havnt left it too late...to have a good few years of this fabulous new life....
September 18, 201511 yr Lovely post Doreen. The sad fact is that kids will keep going through this cycle because cigarettes are designed cleverly to get hold of you through your teens. It is drummed into you without even knowing every where by the people we know, celebrity, tv, when you can open your eyes to it, it is everywhere BUT when you are a smoker you don't see this. When you quit and you are further enough a head all of a sudden BINGO there it is. On teen programs they happened to smoke alot, films if you have just had a fight, had sex, eaten something it's all there if you can see it. Subliminal messaging is so clever. Then of course you go through the denial stage, you know the " I'm not going to get hooked", "I like smoking, so why would I quit". The highest success rate age is around the 40's that because until we try and quit a few times we really do believe that we can stop whenever we want. The tobacco companies should be ashamed of their selves but they aren't it a business to them and they will keep taking anyone's money who wants to keep throwing it there way. Well I'm so pleased to see so many on QT that have said enough is enough I will spend my money on something else. I like my freedom, my body the non smoker that i have become, with hard work, but we are all so worth it!
September 18, 201511 yr The time before my quit was scarier and I was more anxious than when I finally went ahead and quit!
September 18, 201511 yr Doreen, It's a weird feeling, isn't it? ... like losing one identity and gaining another!!! (better of course!) Nancy, how's the kitchen coming along? or have I missed the threads?
December 16, 20205 yr Author Fear .... It holds you back ... Quitting is nothing to be afraid of......actually doing it ,is so much easier than you think ..
December 17, 20205 yr So true. Fear and the fear of failure held me back so many years. What a waste. It was so much easier than I had imagined it would be. I have regrets but the past can`t be changed and I am grateful for the time I have left away from the addiction.
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