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Quit smoking is harder than my past drug addiction pt.2

JenniferK79
Member
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Hello every one well today is another day that I have been blessed with and I have been thinking about stop smoking everyday all day for some time now I quit drugs last year my clean date is November 13 2017 I feel great today I wanted to stop smoking cigarettes at that time also but my doctor has said one thing at a time so I put the drugs down and went thru a awful withdrawal stage. I went thru withdrawal for a few weeks I stayed at home and detoxed instead of going to rehab again I have been back and forth with drugs and rehab since January 2013 I was what's called a pull popper,prescription junkie, I had a back injury back in 2010 and they had put me on pain killers I got hooked on them and out of no where I was having panic attacks and anxiety was horrible so my doctor put me on Xanax and other medications I was on uppers downers pain killers alot of different medication and I realized I had a problem in 2012 when my attitude changed I started run no g out of my monthly perceptions buying other peoples prescriptions and I ended up in rehab on Jan 2013 I lasted five hours and called my boyfriend now husband to come get me I tried stopping at home I wasn't ready. I went thru ups and downs homeless shelters my relationship with my boyfriend and family it was very ugly until January 2015 I ended up back in rehab I did 5 days detox and release and was good for only a few weeks I had a great job making great money and I had accidental overdose at work I woke up in the hospital with my ex boyfriend so I thought next to me he never stopped living me thru all this he talked me back into rehab to go and finish the program and he put my ring back on my finger he has asked me to marry him back in 2013 i relapse then and left him not his fault it was my addiction I went back into rehab March 12 2015 I completed the program I got out and i married the man that loved me more than I loved myself. I stayed clean for a few months and my son moved out of state at the age of 18 I couldn't handle it and relapsed I was on and off drugs until last year and on November 12 2017 I took my last pill and smoked my last joint and gave my life back to Jesus christ. I just wrote a very short story of my past drug addiction I wanted to share because of its drugs alcohol cigarettes ECT... A addiction is a addiction and now I am on a new journey to try to stop smoking cigarettes I'm a little afraid because I have stopped smoking before and I was so depressed and so so angry and I want to be in  good spot mentally so I don't relapse on pills as of today I don't want any ever again but all I have left is cigarettes I stopped drugs,drinking, and now I want to stop smoking IF YOU CAN RELATE TO MY STORY OF DRUG ADDICTION AND STOP SMOKING AFTER PLEASE COMMENT I NEED ALL THE ADVICE AND SUPPORT I CAN HAVE PLEASE!! P.s I did pick a quit date    thank you all I will be back tomorrow xo

7 Comments
Mandolinrain
Member

Just wanted to stop by and say hello and wish you well on your quit journey with the smokes. I didn't have the drug addiction but then again, I am a nicotine addict. Your so young a pretty and am so glad your now getting ready to dump the smokes! Atta girl. This is a wonderful site and wonderful people and support. Hope to see you around often!

Missy

Sandy-9-17-17
Member

Welcome to BecomeAnEx.org 

You are in a good place if serious about quitting!  Lots of material here to help as well as good people with great advice and support. 

I was a drug addict years ago, so I kind of know what you go through!  I think smoking is definitely harder to quit than drugs, but it is doable!  I did it! 

Your doc was right, one thing at a time.  You don't want to fail 2 things at once! 

I hope to see you around posting your success stories!  I believe you can do this if you use all the tools and resources that are available right here!  Start setting yourself up to be a quitter while waiting for your date !  

Sandy   

crazymama_Lori

I've had quite a few family members addicted to heroin and oxy and alcoholism.  I'm hoping you're still in counseling for that or at least NA.  helping others is the path to healing your own addiction.  We're in a somewhat similar boat.  I'm under the theory of understanding the why's to help sustain a lasting clean life.  You've definitely came to the right place.  it's not a bunch of medical mumbo.  It's just ex-smokers helping smokers quit 

JACKIE1-25-15
Member

Thank you for coming to share with us today as you promised.  Good to see you and read your story. Again, a wonderful blog of your journey of not giving up and someone being by your side when you do.  The journey continues. Have a good evening. 

MarilynH
Member

Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us, we're all here to help you in any way we can quitting smoking is definetly difficult to say the least but Doable and so very worth it to be Free there's definetly Life after Cigarettes but it's will take time to get through the rough patches and to relearn life without the crutch of cigarettes but you can and will be successful one precious Smokefree Day at a time or hour minute or even a second at a time so when you pick your quit date and start Day ONE then at the end of the day you'll be able to say Yay for Day WON with many more to come you can do this believe it .....

JenniferK79
Member

Thank you for your kind words. Xo

JenniferK79
Member

I am setting up for my quit date I'm getting back into my art with painting and ECT... I'm  excited but so scared of going thru the withdrawls I think everyday there is nothing good about smoking I can't breath why can't I just throw them away and never look back. How long are the withdrawls from cigarettes?