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For me it's acceptance

crazymama_Lori
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I think I was born a fighter and will  always be a fighter, but I need to learn that this battle will never be won.  It's just simply a truce between myself and the big white tube.  I've come to the conclusion that if I deny myself something, I want it more.  I've come to the mind-set of I will always want to smoke, but I choose not to.  I am not like the other people out there who are fine with smoking a cigarette or two a day.  That's all they need.  I accept that I am not like them as I know in my heart of hearts that one leads to two leads to 20 eventually.  I acknowledge the first 30 days and how bad they were.  I accept that I'm never going back there again because I have control over this.  I, me, myself is the only one that can break this.  Not a sudden death, not a fight in the family, not boredom, all those things that I told myself that I needed that cigarette for to magically make it all better.  That's the biggest cop-out I've ever heard.  I, me, myself is in control and have the command of the ship.  Not a thing, not a memory, ME.........

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Never be afraid or embarrassed about your "smoking thoughts" while quitting, they're there to remind us how strong we truly can be. Always remember, you will always WANT to smoke, but you have to CHOOSE not to. We can't break the ties that bind us without first changing the cycle that created it.