Hija all and fellow new year quitters! Nice to "meet" you and thx for a life saving forum.
I have been trying to quit for the past seven years. My last quit was 10 months and I failed last summer. Now trying again, but really struggling with the thought of never being able to smoke. There are no rational reasons for starting again, but I can not seem to get this monster out of my head. I just keep wanting one and at the same time hating my self for it. Argh! I am finding it soooo hard to keep fighting this fight all the time, every day, every hour. I am tired of quitting and most of all tired of fighting. I wonder if there will ever be a day when I could have a glass of nice red wine and not think about smoking?
Any other serial quitters out there who share the pain or have managed to finally do it?
Roosa.
Hi Roosa and welcome.
Since very few smokers succeed in quitting on their first attempt, nearly everyone on here is a serial quitter, so you aren't alone there. Quitting for 10 months is bloody good, well done!
The thought that "never being able to smoke again" is a bad thing is addict thinking. The truth is, never smoking again is an enormous blessing, not some terrible life sentance! Root that bullshit thinking out, it's a lie. (Not that you are the only person to suffer from addict thinking, or bullshit thoughts, :o)
You can do it Roosa, keep posting and keep sharing the bullshit thoughts and addict thinking!