943 days down
Just a quick note to let you know that I have succeeded to give up and stay quit. Also my husband now has stopped now 2 weeks and we are now socialising more together now, I think he saw me doing things I couldnt before, Also to give you some encouragement a 92 year old lady that I check on has given up after 60 plus years of smoking(chest infection) She is doing it cold turkey without aids, also been 2 weeks. I am proud of both of them. We are now (as the 92year says) "pure" . So now my entire family is "pure".
You can do it and as you go along the freedom is like grabing life and running with it.
Thanks so much on behalf of all on this site who may feel like they are on "Struggle St". I sooo want to be like you with 943 days smoke free. So thrilled for you and you are an inspiration to the rest of us.
You can do it Lia I am now craving free and going about living life without being a slave to a stick of chemicals. :)
Thanks for the visit MargW always good to hear from the bigger numbers great inspiration to all of us keep up the great work and hope you read my post when I reach 943 days.
All the best.
What more inspiration do we need than when a 92 year old decides to go cold turkey...
After reading that today should be EASY.
Happy smoke free day to all
A.F.U I will keep an eye out for your stories and look forward to seeing bigger numbers coming my way in the future, I was the same and never thought I would be the one with big numbers but here I am, you can be too.
nodrah hope it gives you inspiration to carry on, the 94 year old is still going strong but she isn't finding it easy although over the last few days she said she is finding she doesn't want one. Cold turkey the nicotine leaves the body quicker then with aids.Goodluck and may you all have strength to fight the slave keeper.
Thanks do much for coming back to give us all some hope and support.. nice to see the ppeps that kick it in the butt for good.
I'm so glad you shared this Marg. Thank you. I was wondering if I would find a story about the husband-wife dual smoking issue. This is probably my 20th or more round of struggling to stay quit while my husband lights a cigarette (or ten) in front of me. And believe me, my smoking was the thing that got him started, so we copy each other's bad habits. I had quit for nearly 90 days recently, and my husband made it 60 days and just hid his smoking from me and only did it at work. Then when he finally decided to smoke in front of me again, I slipped. We were both intoxicated on wine. So I'm back to quit day 1 again, Ha! He says that he wants to support me and quit, too, but I can't rely on another person to stop an addictive practice. I can only rely on my own actions and willpower. So! I have a simple plan that I hope will work. Instead of asking him not to smoke in front of me, I'll simply remove myself from the vicinity if he (or any of friends) smokes near me. I'll just smile and excuse myself until the smoking stops. The alternative is sitting around with smokers while I'm susceptible to slippage. One cigarette given to me by a friend or drag off of my husband's cigarette at this party we're going to tomorrow night, and the cycle begins--yet again! Sigh, humans are so funny...
Just keep on trying, one of these you will succeed. Beautiquit I changed my routine and unfortunately that meant I had less time outside and chatting with hubby, we use to coffee and smoke together every morning. After 2 years of me inside and him out he decided he didn't like being on own. So now we are coffee and chat inside without the extra company lol. It is hard when starting but it can be done, yes the only person you can rely on is YOURSELF. No one else can give up for you. If you really need someone to talk to I rang quitline and they ring you back to check on you. Talk it through with them it does help, I had no one as well. Good on you for giving it ago and each time makes you stronger. I now can be around smokers and I don't get that feeling of wanting one anymore.