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Thoughts and Memories

Christine13
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It's always my thoughts that get me into trouble with my quit and powerful memories from the past.  It's junkie thinking, and I know that, every quit I have there comes a time I see a movie going in my head about smoking a cigarette.  It's time to replace that movie in my head with something more positive like seeing myself outside and gazing up at the leaves on the big tree on my deck.  Then there's the sneaky me, who says "Go ahead, no one will know."  Trouble is "I know."  So shut up brain.  Come on, you "CAN" get through it!!

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I'm a widow now, my husband passed away January 1, 2018 He died of COPD, and pre leukemia and the flu. He quit smoking 15 years ago which gave him extra time. I am a mother, and grandmother. I have smoked for 47 years. I am going to have my forever quit and I'm doing it for me and my two daughters so I can live longer and be with them. I like to read, swim, garden, crochet, paint and doodle. I also enjoy walking and visiting with friends and family. I am 100% making this my last quit. I have been in denial about what smoking has done to me and my kids. I must make a new life for myself and it doesn't include cigarettes. I may already have COPD, but have not been officially diagnosed.