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Attempt 4 and trying new resources

I have tried to quit in the past... first I stayed off cigs for a year while pregnate and after birth of my son (husband left for another woman - back on the smokes), second I tried the patches (had allergic reaction and in hospital 3 days), third the new husband and I tried to quit together (he has now been smoke free 2 years I picked them back up after 2 weeks while at work, no smoking at home wasn't a problem, when he discovered I smoked at work I just started back up again) and now I am going for a fourth attempt. I am more determined this time than I have ever been, also trying to keep track and read more material. Hubby used the Champix to stop but most of his continued success has been to willpower. He stated that the Champix online websites helped him heaps in the mental setup. You can't join that site unless you take the medication, so trying this site as my motivator.
I hate the taste of cigs, the smell and mess. Yet I still light up every day. My biggest trigger is frustration at work. I work at a service station 12 hour days with no breaks, smoking is also used as my mental set of having a break in the back room between customers. Customers get on my nerves after 7 or 8 hours and when I want to eat a meal. When I get upset at the flow of customers I smoke. I have a side business in art (which I love) and the service station boss lets me draw between customers if there is time. When there isn't time I get frustrated, badly when I am on a deadline with an art customer and the boss decides price has to come down to generate more money for his business. I delayed some work on the art biz because of this frustration and started going to school for Bacholars degree in art/diploma in education. Thought getting this degree would get me out of the service station job.... job doesn't allow for enough pure thinking time to write up essays for class, get frustrated and have quit school to look for TAFE certificates that are quicker.
You say just get another job that isn't 70/80 hours a week...there are not that many jobs in these mountains for an overweight, diabetic, fibromyalgia ridden, 42 year old woman. All my college qualifications don't amount to anything in this country so having to start career all over again, didn't really like the legal field anyways, only went into it because the degree was shorter than the teaching one I wanted. Thought I would go to work in legal profession and take night courses to finish teaching degree. Well being a single parent doesn't allow much time for that and law firms like to keep you there 14 hours some days if a deadline was looming. Current husband moved me to Australia and encouraged me to finally finish that teaching degree I've always wanted... but I have to keep a full time job to help pay the bills. The art work just fell into my lap, I have always been an artist (art teacher is my dream job). I was sketching out a piece for our bedroom while at work, customer seen it, liked it and asked if I would draw his kids... now I do commission pieces whenever called for and enter local shows. It isn't enough regular income to quit the job, but it is extra money here and there.
Ok...enough rambling. That is my story as puffed out as it may be.

Focus on quitting everything else will fall into place. Willpower is everything.