Cigarettes are not my friend
Hello, I’m Joy and I have been a daily smoker for the last 26 years. I am 38 so basically my whole life. I am overweight, unhealthy, and barely sociAlize. It’s to the point where I don’t even do things with my kids. It’s very sad. I don’t want to exist! I want to live! I want to be able to say “ I don’t smoke” and not feel like I am missing something in my life. I also have daily anxiety that I’m going to have a heart attack or stroke. I want to live a full life with my children and hopefully someday grandchildren.
Joyousvibe welcome to the group. Your nick says it all and you don’t need to punish yourself for being a smoker for now. However, being a non smoker is way to go and you are ready to become one. Many people who quit successfully had read Allen Carr’s book “the easy way to quit smoking”. Try it. Cigarettes are your false “best” friend in a one way detrimental relationship. You can do it and the reason I say you can is because you have all the right reasons to quit. Trust me - if I could, you can too. Good luck.
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Truer words were never spoken. Cigarettes are not your friend. When the nico monster comes begging to be fed remember that. He is not a stray dog to feel sorry for, not something you want hanging around. Turn it away and it will leave you alone very quickly. Quitting can be surprisingly easy with the right attitude and mindset.
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Nicotine= BAD Friend create a new and happier friend for yourself and call it by name this might help your nickname suggests a new Friend name, when you get fed up with that, create another name, just remember that Nicotine is the most deadly and addictive substance you can choose, not good for anything but the rubbish.