I just wanted to share a thought on my personal experiences with relapse in the past with it being more of a story.
You just quit nicotine the past month and hit your 30 day milestone, its been challenging, tough, a grind...…...but also exciting and thrilling to accomplish such a feet. You are so proud of yourself and should be. You post and blog, started working out, doing all the things you need to do but then..……
.....you have a moment where the strings are tugging, you know all to well that one cigarette or smokeless tobacco is something you THINK you want, but also know once done you will wish you didn't do it at all. Is it because you feel defeated, maybe embarrassed, why?
Well, for me in the past it ALWAYS has been I wanted something (not really sure why) and you think about it, it consumes your mind and then you break down and well you know the story...…...then afterwards you think, wow, that really didn't make me feel better, my BP went up, I now have a headache, mentally I feel exhausted and defeated, etc, etc.
So, my lesson learned is when those string are tugging, remember why you quit, who you are, and that a moment of nicotine will not make you feel better, it will make you feel worse...…….keep pushing, as many have said take it "one day at a time" and reward yourself in other ways, celebrate who you are and what your short and long term goals are!!
Remember how awesome you feel NICOTINE free and the self worth you feel because you are worth it!!!!
We have so many amazing people here, please feel free to expand if you like...…..I myself want to here your success stories and I think people hearing YOUR perspective makes a huge difference.
Today is an amazing day, embrace and engage in life!!
I actually can't relate because, believe it or not, I quit on my first and only attempt at it (I know, I know ).
But - I think I can explain! When I decided to quit, I make a decision to quit because I HAD to - no ifs, ands or buts about it. I had a physical problem that made it imperative. So - I took that option off the table, and when the going got tough, I reminded myself of my decision, and I honored it. I got busy, I blogged, I did whatever it took not to give in..............
And here I am more than eight years later, and I can attest to the fact that it is worth ALL it took to get here. I had my worst day around 108, I blogged "HELP" here, got it, and kept going.
This freedom from addiction, the ability to go anywhere, anytime, to never have to worry about whether I have "enough," to not smell like a dirty ashtray, to not miss out on a moment of my life - is why I have hung around here all this time to try to help others achieve it.
I wish it for everyone who wants it! We can help!