It eventually gets better
I have thought a lot about cigarettes today. How difficult it was in the first few weeks of giving up. Almost unbearable cravings. Short tempered. Strange emotional throwbacks. Lack of sleep. Fear of I don't know what. Gum disease and losing two teeth through eating too many toffee eclairs. Strange feelings of loss. And the list goes on.
However I reminded myself of why I gave up. Constant coughing. 3 heart stents. Depression. My wife's triple heart bypass. £160000 spent on cigarettes. Stinking of smoke. Bad breath. Social outcast. And this list goes on.
However. Despite all the above I have not had one craving today. My chest has cleared. The emotional roller coaster has stopped and my wife and two sons are a lot happier.
Advice. Stick with it no matter how difficult or seemingly unbearable. You will not die from the withdrawals and the bonuses when they come are plentiful
I have managed one year and one day off the poison but am aware that one drag ends it all.
Keep posting and reading posts
My 1st year without smoking is looming fast 26th Sept.
Yes you do go through so many emotions and you are correct...u don't die from your withdrawls, but you got to learn to ride the waves and the cravings.
The biggest thing about giving up is it is like loosing a false friend, with me it was 46ish years so giving up the habit, but every so often in this past year I have looked for this false friend, the habit to still reach across to grab a smoke, but yet I still have my smokes on the table as a constant reminder of my past false friend. The taste for a smoke is very brief.
With Qld smoking laws be coming tougher again and a price increase again, smokers are just treated as Lepers.
I have made the right choice to boot this habit to the curb.
Well done Jenno 211058. Really looking forward to your 1st year. A great milestone and a massive massive achievement. Countdown coming. Well done
