Chaotic !

[rogers1959]

I'm still sick with this pneumonia but yet I still want to smoke. Between 5 other people that smoke in my house and everything I have going on in my life , dialysis stress I have a big job going on my house with siding and windows coming. And the huge bill that comes with it. I sat outside at 2am The cool air felt so good going into my lungs ,it's been 2 days since I smoked a butt from Thier ashtray .be leave me this is vary embarrassing,I tried to talk to my wife that just made me more disappointed in my behavior I feel I want to just get away from it all so I can concentrate on myself and not worry about the house and family that I love vary much Thanks for listening

[Thomas3.20.2010]

Nobody should smoke inside a house. PERIOD! Nobody should smoke around somebody with pneumonia! EXCLAMATION! Tell them to go outside and away from doors and windows! #&$!@%

[TerrieQuit]

I smoked in my house and around my small girls and in the car. The youngest had bronchitis by 10 months old! I kicked myself for years, but I have now forgiven myself. Today, I have fought hard for my quit and no one smokes in my home! 

You have been smoke-free for 2 days! Celebrate that! Congratulations!

Stay away from their smoke, first hand, second hand, dirty ashtrays and All! You deserve this Quit! Stay Strong, my friend!

Don't Quit on your Quit!

[maryfreecig]

Thanks for the update. I believe you when you say that you want to smoke even with pneumonia. You are not crazy...this is an addiction...and you, like me, like so many smoked for a long time. That's why taking it one day at a time is the least distressing way to quit. In time, not smoking will feel normal...it will get easier. Sorry to hear about the stress...I understand the desire to run like hell from distress when you are first quitting...hang in there.

Some folks use a straw to replace the hand to mouth action of smoking. 

[tjanddj]

Great on your 2 days! Sorry that you are sick and hope you are well soon. Do take care of yourself.

[SkyGirl]

When we were smokers, we felt that it was our right to smoke anywhere where it wasn't against the law, regardless of the non-smokers around us.  Including in our house.  Now, as Quitters, we see how horrible it is to subject others to our smoke!

Rogers, you are a person who must quit smoking in order to be approved for your transplant.  And you have every right to ask the people who live in your home, and who profess to love you, to start putting their love for you into their ACTIONS!!

They have no greater "right" to smoke around you than you have the right to breathe clean air while you are taking action that will extend your life.

If you haven't done so, it may be time to call a family meeting to discuss what quitting (or not quitting) will mean for your future.  Tell them you need their support!  And, while it may be a bit inconvenient for them, they will need to stop smoking in the house or anywhere around you.  They need to dispose of their butts immediately.  Yes, it is true that quitting is your personal responsibility--they can't do your quitting FOR you, but they can certainly make it much more difficult for you.  Make sure they understand what is at stake here!

Sky

[Silverstar]

dear Rogers1959: I hope you are able to create a healthful environment in spite of obstacles in your home.  I have been where you were, tempted even by awful butts left in an ashtray, and the only way out of that for me is to never be in the same room/on the same porch as they are.  Hope that happens for you.