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r/stopsmoking•
Turtle72

About 4 days in . . .

Hi All,

I have been trying to quit for awhile. I don't want my daughter to see me smoke and and am tired of lying to here about why I go outside or why I stink when I come back inside. Tired os spedning the money and beating myself up for spending it. It's been 3.5 days and it's been tough, but I am doing it. It's harder at work to stay focused on the quit as I really do not totally dig my job, but need to quit. Need to quit. Need to quit and bfeak this fucking addication.

Posted Mar 31, 2014, 8:29 PM UTC

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JustBrowsing_Thx432 days•

Congrats!... I'm on my 5th day , I read your post as though it's my own... Job sucks, that's where it's the hardest and didn't like wasting the money on poison anymore..... Instead of being embarrassed of it around my daughter, it's my wife. She doesn't want me to lay in bed with her because I stink, won't kiss me after a smoke and it's crap like that that I began to hate. This time I'm going to quit.... It's different. Congratulations and know you're not alone in the fight.

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Turtle72OP430 days•

Thanks for the support. My wife says the same thing as well so I got that too, plus leaving the office to go hide somewhere to smoke and then hope no one smells it or sees me. YOu are not alone either. Stay strong.

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MagnetarMan449 days•

Good luck dude! Take it or leave it, but here are my three rules - they helped me!

  1. Recognize cigarettes for what they truly are : a nicotine delivery system. They are not your friend. They do nothing for you other than allow you to fix you nicotine withdrawal. In fact, cigarettes get the credit for solving many problems (like stress) that they fucking created in the first place!!

  2. Never, ever doubt this decision. Don't think that you are denying yourself something! This is one of those rare decisions where you can be absolutely positive that it's the right one. The trick is to not let yourself want - ever. Kill that feeling right away.

  3. The most important rule : There is no such thing as "Just one smoke" or "Just one puff". This is the path to the dark side!

Oh and one last thing: Enjoy being a non smoker right from the start! Be proud of yourself!

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Turtle72OP430 days•

Thanks. I was doubting this decision today (if I make it through it will be 5 days since my last one), but it's mainly becasue I don't like my job and smoking was a way for me to get out and do something else. I thought (erroneously) that it helped me calm down, gain some perspective, but all it did was help me isolate. Today, I want one so bad! I am more or less a wash at work as I cannot focus on anything and I don't want to give in to the "just one puff" bs thinking. Today is a struggle and I thank you for your comments as they are spot on.

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xpnerd961 days•

Congratulations! Stay strong for your daughter. When you get a craving, remind yourself your doing this for you and for her. Save your money a put the cash you'd spend on cigarettes away, and eventually, put it into savings for her. (I know that's easier said than done as the extra money will inevitably be absorbed elsewhere.) Good luck and keep it up! You got this.

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Turtle72OP430 days•

Thanks. I needed this as I am having a really tough day today. Work just makes me want to smoke. And I can't take any time off so I am struggling today and just want a hit. I know I can't do it, but I just want it. I keep reminding myself that it won't do any good. It's a tough day indeed so thanks for your support.

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