SMOKERS... LETS KICK the HABIT!!

not2shygrrl · 09-15-2012, 01:55 PM

I think that if you quit something that is harmful to you, and do something that is less harmful in place of......then those are steps toward a positive outcome and a goal that each person thought out for themselves. I think no less of anyone or their will power and anything else used if you need(ed) tools to help you quit. No one way is any better than another when it comes to smoking cessation. The common ground is sufficient.

What I want to say to all the "quitters " (as i affectionately refer to us) here is GREAT for you that you are thinking about it and reading this encouraging and supportive thread........ WONDERFUL to those who are in stages from days, to weeks to months........and a GLORIOUS yaaaahhoooo

to those who working towards or close to a year and beyond!!

It is my hope that nonel of us ever give up our desire to be or continue to be non smokers......we are sooooo worth it !

Ummm, is this where I get to say : GO STEELERS !! <wink>

09-15-2012, 02:45 PM

True, any step an addict takes to reduce harm to self can only be a good thing. It's the first important step to freedom...a real freedom that ya can't pay money for.

In my experience it helps enormously to actually want to quit. I mean really want to, not just pay lip service to the notion.

I too really, really enjoyed smoking for over 35yrs; I liked it so much I handed over a lung to it. It's real hard to give up something one enjoys, believe me I know. You don't need to see the extensive list of the lovely things I've really enjoyed and ultimately had to quit because I enjoyed them a little too much...sadly.

I do know that I would have found it so much harder to quit smoking nicotine if I hadn't just had a life threatening chest infection, as a result of lung disease, as a direct result of smoking. So here I am, 48, nearly 49yrs old, with 48% lung function left...all because I really enjoyed smoking. Shit happens huh?

I'm also glad I quit nicotine whilst in the grips of another rather damaging addiction. I know quitting whilst sober would have been a little bit harder. Although the fear factor did play a huge part for me (see above). Wanting to breathe on a daily basis sorta does that

There ain't an easy way to do it I'm afraid though. It takes immense will-power, even when using NRT and/or other methods of symptom relief. There's no getting away from those will-power and determination thangs.

A wise person once told me; It's actually not that hard to quit something, staying quit is the hard part.

Other things in my life tell me that I am powerless over my addiction(s) and that if I don't take the first one then I won't unleash my addiction all over again. Make sense? Well, it really is that simple when you boil it all down.

Wishing ya'll successful quitting; just for today.

not2shygrrl · 09-15-2012, 06:45 PM

Daktari.........no truer words are spoken than the comment from your post about not having the first one. I cannot even have one ciggy or I will be buying a pack. Knowing that is so helpful for me!

Jesse · 09-15-2012, 07:10 PM

Just doing a drive by to show support for those who are quitting the habit.

You really can do it!

09-15-2012, 01:55 PM	#1
not2shygrrl Member How Do You Identify?: as a Lesbian Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: under the cover of starry starry nights...enjoying a warm fire in the pit ! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: in a cabin in the woods Posts: 636 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,068 Thanked 2,454 Times in 546 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	I think....... I think that if you quit something that is harmful to you, and do something that is less harmful in place of......then those are steps toward a positive outcome and a goal that each person thought out for themselves. I think no less of anyone or their will power and anything else used if you need(ed) tools to help you quit. No one way is any better than another when it comes to smoking cessation. The common ground is sufficient. What I want to say to all the "quitters " (as i affectionately refer to us) here is GREAT for you that you are thinking about it and reading this encouraging and supportive thread........ WONDERFUL to those who are in stages from days, to weeks to months........and a GLORIOUS yaaaahhoooo to those who working towards or close to a year and beyond!! It is my hope that nonel of us ever give up our desire to be or continue to be non smokers......we are sooooo worth it ! Ummm, is this where I get to say : GO STEELERS !! <wink>

09-15-2012, 02:45 PM	#2
Daktari Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	A bit of a ramble... True, any step an addict takes to reduce harm to self can only be a good thing. It's the first important step to freedom...a real freedom that ya can't pay money for. In my experience it helps enormously to actually want to quit. I mean *really* want to, not just pay lip service to the notion. I too really, really *enjoyed* smoking for over 35yrs; I liked it so much I handed over a lung to it. It's real hard to give up something one enjoys, believe me I know. You don't need to see the extensive list of the lovely things I've really enjoyed and ultimately had to quit because I enjoyed them a little *too* much...sadly. I do know that I would have found it so much harder to quit smoking nicotine if I hadn't just had a life threatening chest infection, as a result of lung disease, as a direct result of smoking. So here I am, 48, nearly 49yrs old, with 48% lung function left...all because I really enjoyed smoking. Shit happens huh? I'm also glad I quit nicotine whilst in the grips of another rather damaging addiction. I know quitting whilst sober would have been a little bit harder. Although the fear factor did play a huge part for me (see above). Wanting to breathe on a daily basis sorta does that There ain't an easy way to do it I'm afraid though. It takes immense will-power, even when using NRT and/or other methods of symptom relief. There's no getting away from those will-power and determination thangs. A wise person once told me; It's actually not that hard to quit something, staying quit is the hard part. Other things in my life tell me that I am powerless over my addiction(s) and that if I don't take the first one then I won't unleash my addiction all over again. Make sense? Well, it really is that simple when you boil it all down. Wishing ya'll successful quitting; just for today.

09-15-2012, 06:45 PM	#3
not2shygrrl Member How Do You Identify?: as a Lesbian Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: under the cover of starry starry nights...enjoying a warm fire in the pit ! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: in a cabin in the woods Posts: 636 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,068 Thanked 2,454 Times in 546 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	not even a puff...... Daktari.........no truer words are spoken than the comment from your post about not having the first one. I cannot even have one ciggy or I will be buying a pack. Knowing that is so helpful for me!

09-15-2012, 07:10 PM	#4
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