things that iv learned...

[nsd_user663_20591]

i think that quitting smoking is by far one, if not the hardest thing that i have ever done in my life,but these are the things that iv found out about myself within these last 41 days being a non smoker---1. I DO NOT NEED A CIG! 2.I AM CAPABLE OF LIVING A HAPPY LIFE WITHOUT A CIG! 3. I AM NO LONGER WORRIED ABOUT KILLING MYSELF AND LEAVING MY SON PREMATURLEY! 4. I CAN RUN WITHOUT MY LUNGS HURTING! 5. I CAN GET THROUGH STRESSFUL SITUATIONS WITHOUT SMOKING --NO MATTER HOW BADLY I THINK I NEED A SMOKE! 6.I CAN LOOK FOWARD TO WATCHING MY CHILD GROW AND WITH GOOD CONSCIENCE WARN HIM ABOUT SMOKING SO HE NEVER PICKS THIS DREADFUL,ADDICTIVE HABIT UP--EVER!!....feel free to add anything else youve learned about yourself since youve quit..good or bad enjoy your new smoke free world & remember one day at time---baby steps!!

[nsd_user663_20978]

i have learnt

i have no time restraints anymore as i dont plan my day around cigarette time

i can walk for miles with ease

i dont smell like my stinky smoking mates anymore they make me heave now there, smell that is lol

i can taste and smell sooooooooooooooooooooo much better

i am still me without the cigarettes

[nsd_user663_20558]

I've learned...

It wasn't my children making me impatient, it was my addiction. I was short with them, and short-changed them, because I was always wondering when I could sneak away for a cigarette.

I've learned that I'm stronger than I thought I was.

I've learned that my lungs were really, really suffering when I smoked. I didn't know how bad it was till I stopped and it started to heal. The difference is incredible.

I've learned that I smelled bad. I must have done, because other smokers do. I'm so embarrassed I imposed that on other people.

I've learned that I am an addict. Really don't think I had that figured before. Now that I understand it and reaffirm what I'm doing every day, I know I can beat the urge to smoke. No such thing as one.

I've learned how valuable the support of your peers can be. I couldn't have done this without the people on this forum: I really mean that.

H

[nsd_user663_20591]

same here helen! i think if i had this forum the first time around i could have stayed quit then and that was 5 years ago! thanks for sharing your thoughts guys and these are great things that we have learned, arent they?

[nsd_user663_21360]

yes me too this forum has been such a help. I have learned

That my life was taken over by the weed and now I am free

That I don't have to feel embarrassed if someone knocks at my door and I've just had a ciggie (and stink)

That my grandchildren will not smell smoke in my home or on me anymore

That hopefully I will live a longer and healthier life because I'm a quitter

I have learned that nothing is impossible if you have a strong enough will power and the real yearning to do something

I have learned to knit and read again lol

Thanks all for the encouragement, going into week 6 now after 42 years of addiction

[nsd_user663_20591]

great to hear fultime!!! im in week 6 as well we are doing it. i always listen to "im a survivor" by Destineys Child and it really makes me feel strong...keep it up!!i

[CamperPete]

i always listen to "im a survivor" by Destineys Child and it really makes me feel strong

Good choice, not thought of appropiate songs for our quitting battle before.

[nsd_user663_20591]

hey camper---the other song i also listen to when im feeling weak is "fighter" by christina aguilara & "jar of hearts"...it is sometimes what keeps me from smoking..it makes me stong and reaffirms that i dont need cigs!! but i like "im a survivor" by destinys child the best!!

[nsd_user663_15147]

jar of hearts! that's the one I was thinking about... you posted that a few months back no?

[nsd_user663_20591]

yes i did..jar of hearts..i posted it a couple of weeks ago