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Day 53 of No Smoking

vicky_k
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Day 53 of No Smoking 

Good Morning All,   

I am not doing that great today since it was awkward to see my younger sister , Peggy yesterday, she was not at the house when I spoke to the general contractor, and she was somewhat rude to me.    I am mad at her as well, however, I still need to deal with her since we are supposed to talk to the general contractor.   My dad's house is 46 years old, the pipes are rusted and leaking, and it will costs a lot of money to fixed it.  The General Contractor had to demolish my younger's sister 2 bathroom in order to fix the water leakage.   Now I have to spend more money to renovate her bathrooms.    She wanted me to buy her the more expensive medicine cabinet and tub.   I told her that she will have to pay for it herself, since the renovation is not done yet.    (I just have the strong urge to smoke!, scary)  I know that smoking will not alleviate my frustration and stress, it will add more stress.   

I am tired and stressed with the house renovation!   I really hope we can sell the house now if it wasn't that my younger sister, Peggy has no job and her husband left her.   She has no place to go!   

I will do some deep breathing and try to relax to reduce my anxieties.   

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I have been smoking since I was in my twenties, and I have been sobered for 23 years. I quitted smoking for over a year until last October 2021, due to my boss has pile on a lot of work my way, I have developed major anxiety and panic attack. Ultimately, I had to quit my job to save my own life. I went to my primary care physician, and my blood pressure was very high. I had to make a choice to quit my job to save my own life. One of my colleagues told me that I was the backbone of the department, and he really appreciated my hard work. I was working as a Commercial Loan Administrator, and I have to extract certain information from the legal agreements and input in the Loan IQ system. The management does not care about the people working in the Operation Department. Majority of my colleagues told me that I am the most responsive and knowledgeable person in the department. I felt very angry that they put so much work on my plate and forced me to quit my job. I was no longer happy working in my job. That caused me to pick up smoking again, and I know it is not good for my health. Smoking only exacerbate my anxiety. I am praying and hoping that this website will help me quit smoking for good. I should not use smoking as a coping mechanism. I believe this is not a coincidence, and it happened for a reason which I do not have a clue right now, but I believe that God has a better plan for me going forward, and this is the time for me to do some soul searching and taking care of my body. I believe as time goes by; I will find a more suitable job that is not that stressful, and I do not have to work crazy hours. I will keep my fingers crossed.