JUST SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
There is definitely this lovely stigma behind smoking. That it is for delinquents, people who don't give a fuck about their well-being or that of others.
I won't lie. I feel that way too often. Like in one of my prior posts, I said that I didn't have a good enough reason to quit. I realized I was coping with my stress and loneliness in the most ignorant way possible. But, misery loves company and I seem to find more friendly people when I smoke.
I'd like to share with my readers a text I received from a really new/supportive friend when I told him I was having trouble.
"You will. Even a few moments of weakness don't mean total failure. You can do it."
DAILY DEBRIEFING:
Today was really tough for me. I am really exhausted and run down. All I want is a fucking cigarette. I feel like I'm going crazy. This addiction is just got writhing inside me.
I keep trying to remind myself that the feeling will pass eventually.
I'll tell you what though, I feel significantly healthier. No weird aches/pains. No chest tightness. No light headedness. I'm not short of breath. I don't smell weird.
I could use some more encouragement, though. Feel free to leave me some on my formspring.
I quit for 9 months. The first 3 days are the 'hump' of craving, after that you really start to feel that you can breathe easier and don't have that uneasiness during the day. The next challenge is a party/drinking event, you have to turn it down a couple times before the smell becomes really strong like it was before you started to smoke and eventually you don't even notice it anymore. This becomes a problem when you live with someone who starts smoking a shitload after quitting with them for 9 months. D: Compared to the other dangers out there, like pill abuse, cigarettes are a long-term habit that won't completely wreck your life, but those electronic cigarettes advertised online actually work, and I know someone who gets hers all flavored water vapor, quit smoking completely, but likes to bring it to parties so that she can 'smoke' with the other people
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