Dealing with stress
I have reached 5 months and 1 week today and I am so greatful for this site. I have recently gone through a lot of stress from school, work, and friends. Life doesn't pause while we get over our addictions. I excercise but lately it hasn't been enough. Any suggestions?
Thank you Bibi! I am not using any NRT's I quit cold turkey. I'm not sure if I ever properly learned to deal with stress...my go to in the past has been drinking and smoking. I stopped drinking because it was a trigger to smoke. I had a drink recently and I wasn't triggered...Yeah I was happy about that. I am just looking for better ways to quiet my mind. I will take your advise and read the ebooks so I can have a better understanding of what I'm feeling. Thanks again!
Hey candyheart I have 215 days of no smokeing i stopped cold turkey ! I am a older male and that brings alot of physical baggage (weight gain) (skin sag wrinckles ) from years of smoking .This along with alot of stress of the world as it is now is very hard ! I have changed so much starting with stopping smokeing ! diet excersise habbits that lead to smokeing like drinking. You can do this if I can ! just remeber this is for you ! no one else you are worth it and deserve to be healthy bet you will smile more ! and all priety girls smile !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think back at all the times i have crumbled and given in before, usually i think "i don't care" it's a real trap for me, especially alcohol can make me weak so i'm not drinking for the time being (it's also a depressent) i had 3 drinks on Tuesday night after work with a couple of non smoking friends, but when i got home, i hit the wall, i didn't smoke but i was overwhelmed with grief and had a good cry, it was a release, it needed to come out. Since then i have felt good, happy that i have decided to liberate myself once more. I really want this to be the last time i go through this and return to my true self, the one who can cope without these damaging substances. Do try yoga and meditation to learn to calm the mind. Be kind to yourself - you have gone along way forward, keep going - think of all the benefits again. I have found in my past attempts i get overconfident and think i can sneak one or two, but then you can't quit and smoke at the same time it doesn't work that way. i look forward to saying it's been 5 months since i smoked.
Thank you all for your support. I have been practicing yoga once a week along with weight training and cardio. I stopped running but think I will pick that up again. I am in the middle of a complete lifestyle change. I've started making new friends and letting go of some of the old. Since I've been working on myself I've realized that I cannot change others. Therefore all unhealthy relations have been cut. Change can be lonely and even scary at times...but I'm 158 days smoke free and I actually love the new me! Mood swings and all!