Day 66
Day 66. It's still getting easier, though i did have my first smoking dream last night, which was....disconcerting. I always feel low during the "holiday season", which pretty much begins today and runs for the next 6 weeks....ugh. Also, i'm about to spend 3 weeks in new york city, a place that i associate with smoking (and where a lot of people smoke) doing some stressful work. But sometimes i feel like this quit is the only thing i have to anchor me right now...i'm drinking too much coffee, not eating great, not getting enough exercise, spending way too much time online...but i know none of those things will kill me as quickly and efficiently as smoking will. I've been meditating which seems to help, though i still feel anxiety. Anyway, i think i owe my success in large part to the quit smoking apps on my phone and also this group. I still check in almost daily to read people's stories. Looking forward to the next big milestone, 100 days. stay strong everybody.
Hi Penelopen. Hang in there. Why would you think any of life's ups and downs and stresses would magically disappear just cos you made a life saving decision to quit smoking, to live longer and to experience these high and lows and to accept them? Hope you are laughing... Life's ups and downs have nothing to do with nicotine addiction. Unless you want more stress because you have developed some terminal disease. Don't confuse the two. Ditto to Steve'ssuggestion. Look forward to the next number of being smoke free. How cool will you look, feel and smell in New York as a non smoker. Go buy yourself an amazing outfit cos you can afford it. And you won't have to freeze as you stand in some freezing alley with the not so cool people who smoke or vape...