Being a mom
Need to quit for my kids...I'm a single mother of 2 small kids and I depend in cigs to help me cope with the stress..it's getting in the way of being a good mom. My impulse to smoke overcomes my desire to sit down with kids and read a book or sing to them or play
Hi Lauren,
It is difficult but have strategy in mind for when the craving comes on whether it is to suck a life-saver, drink water or even take a walk around the back yard.
You obviously know you want to give up for yourself and your kids. You can do it.
Bless you, Lauren, this is the first and most important step. To know you want to stop. Will you be using any aids? I stopped cold turkey after having ready "The easy way to stop smoking". Others use Champix, vapour cigs or patches. You need to use whatever is best for you. Your doctor will help if you're at a loss. The author of the book I read encourages you to continue smoking while you read it and eventually you decide to stop, it's mind over matter and it removes the fear of stopping. Worth a try. Don't forget that this is about you, not just your kids. Stopping will give your life back to you and this site is massively helpful. Johdi is right, have a plan before you stop. I suggest a list of jobs that you've put off doing and some sugar free gum for moments when you most need them. You can do this because you want to. Keep posting on here and let us know how you get on.
Hello Lauren88. I suppose regardless of the method of stopping, you need to really want to do this for YOURSELF. Always consider Number 1! It is like when a plane is going down... the message from the pilot is always to save yourself and put on your mask and then help your dependants.Not a lot you can do if you are not breathing. It is really so simple... Consider the encouraging messages you get on this sit and then act...
yeah I agree doing this for someone else wont work might work for a bit but long term it will fall down we need to do this for ourselves others may benefit but I am doing this 100% for me.
IC