Good evening friends. Nice to be in touch with all of you to share experiences. Last Sunday I went to an AA meeting. It was very uncomfortable because there were three smokers who puff the stingy thing just outside the door. Nearly in very front of the room. No more visits to that group. No put my free life at risk . I don't want to be a passive smoker. Is this a good translation? How do you name a non smoker who spire the smoke of someone else? Thanks and have sweet dreams.
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We are going to pass by smokers throughout our days as we go to stores, AA meetings, or whatever. Part of what we learn through out OWN journeys as quitters is that there are going to be people who smoke around us. Fact. And no getting around it. We can, in the beginning of our quits, curtail the amount of time we spend around people who smoke. We can do that by not hanging out with those friends who smoke. By not subjecting ourselves to the old encounters with our smoking companions or family members Until we're able to have the necessary strength (which really is about education, mindset and time quit) to engage in their company without relapse, we need to avoid them. Which you just did.
I think what you meant by a "passive smoker" is that you didn't want second-hand smoke getting up your nose and undermining your quit. I wish I spoke Spanish so I could speak in your language to translate my words to you.
But actually with a google search, you can translate almost anything. So type "google translate" into your search box, then highlight what is said and copy and paste it to the google translate box and maybe - just maybe, it might be close to what I'm trying to express here.
Actually I just did it with the first paragraph. Don't know if this translation is accurate but I offer it to help (below in italics). Maybe Thomas can make it even better.
So although I wish you were able to go to the AA meeting - you weren't comfortable with doing so given the stage of your smoking quit. That was a wise decision, I think. But I hope you will get back to another AA meeting when it's time to either conquer that addiction or maintain it. (I don't know where you are with it.)
Bottom line is, I think you made a good decision! Protect your quit at all costs!
Here's the Google translation of my first paragraph for what it's worth:
Vamos a pasar por los fumadores lo largo de nuestros nuestros días como vamos a las tiendas , las reuniones de AA , o lo que sea. Parte de lo que aprendemos a través fuera propio viaje como dejar de fumar es que no van a ser las personas que fuman que nos rodea . Hecho. Y hay manera de evitarlo . Podemos , en el inicio de nuestras renuncias , reducir la cantidad de tiempo que pasamos con gente que fuma . Podemos hacer que al no salir con los amigos que fuman . Al no sujetarnos a los viejos encuentros con nuestros compañeros de fumar o miembros de la familia hasta que podamos tener la fuerza necesaria (que en realidad se trata de la educación, la mentalidad y el tiempo de dejar de fumar ) para participar en su empresa sin recaída.