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Quitting is hard....especially when I don't really want to...

jean_bean_ashwee
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‎04-05-2010 10:22 PM

My name is Ashley and I am new here. This isnt my first day its acutally my second. Im just starting by tracking my cigarettes and figuring out what my triggers are. I actually should ahve quit about five months ago but I havent yet.  I have only been smoking for almost two years now and I know that's not too long but its long enough. I have a problem though. I want to quit but I don't want to. See I know i need to quit because I am actually five months pregnant with my first child. I shouldn't even be smoking being pregnant. I always thought that smoking was something I would never do but I have grown up around smokers and I surrounded myself with people that smoke. I guess peer pressure sucked me in. Then I always told myself that I would definately quit whenever I got pregnant but here I am..still smoking. I have cut down alot and really I know if I forced myself to do it I could stop without too much of a problem. Its just that I enjoy smoking. Its relaxing and i love ahving something to do with my hands. Its not the nicotine thats hard to let go of but the habit itself. I don't want my baby to be around smoke or breath in the second and third hand smoke. Also I no longer surround myself with people who are smokers so they hate the smell of me and my clothes. My boyfriend wont even come close to me after I have smoked. I have so many reasons to quit but its super hard cuz I love having a cigarette in my hand. Hopefully with the support of everyone on here and the steps to relearn life without cigarettes I will be able to do it.

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hwc
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‎04-05-2010 11:53 PM

really I know if I forced myself to do it I could stop without too much of a problem.

What are you waiting for then? You are five months pregnant, you think you can quit, and you are still smoking? You know that your child is getting dosed with insecticide poison nicotine, right? I don't mean to be blunt, but what else can you say?

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Its just that I enjoy smoking. Its relaxing and i love ahving something to do with my hands. Its not the nicotine thats hard to let go of but the habit itself.

Oh please stop it. Do you think we are idots? This is a fourm of nicotine addicts. We've heard those rationaization a thousand times. Here, read them for yourself: Here's a clue:. It's the nicotine. You are addicted to the drug. You can't quit.

http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_NicodemonsLies.html

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I don't want my baby to be around smoke or breath in the second and third hand smoke.

So, what are you waiting for?

Also I no longer surround myself with people who are smokers so they hate the smell of me and my clothes. My boyfriend wont even come close to me after I have smoked.

I know. It sucks being a smoker and having friends and family teil you that you stink.

I have so many reasons to quit but its super hard cuz I love having a cigarette in my hand. Hopefully with the support of everyone on here and the steps to relearn life without cigarettes I will be able to do it.

I would start by clicking the lobster and diving into the links in my profile page. You will find quitting much easier once you rid yourself of the rationalizations and start viewing your nicotine addiction honestly. Trust me, I know. I smoked for 38 years. It's a horrible way to live. I was probably born a nicotine addict as my mother was a smoker. My brother and I were both born underweight -- very common result of nicotine use during pregnancy.

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anacondahead
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‎04-06-2010 10:35 AM

I suggest you go out to quitsmoikngonline.com to learn what your cravings really are. It is important for your baby that you quit. The fear of quitting is much worse than quitting actually is. We have been there. Get a quit plan together and make a promise to yourself. You CAN do it if you keep your focus on your goal.

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joka1324
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‎04-06-2010 12:52 PM

Hello,

I quit when I found out I was prgnant (had been smoking for 9 years) I told myself that if I chose to put that nicotine (and a million other chemicals) into my body that one thing but my baby DIDN"T HAVE A CHOICE!!!! It was up to me to protect and take care of that baby so it was up to me to stop smoking (PERIOD). Think back to what it was like the first time you ever smoked.......that burning and coughing, then think about your baby and it's little lungs. You can quit and I bet you find that you don't like it half as much as you think you do!! For me it too seemed like I liked the habit of it more than smoking as I hated the smell no matter where it was in the air, on me didn't matter but I loved the motion of it or so I thought. I stated back after having baby and stopping nursing (son is 9 and daughter is 5) but I have now been over 3 weeks and though I thought I would die without smoking I am finding that I LOVE BEING A NON SMOKER and I SMELL GOOD!! Quitting is not nearly as bad as you anticipate to be and even if it were....nothing is bad enough for you to handle that you wouldn't do it  to protect  your baby right?? Best of luck!! ~ Kim : )

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sdk789
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‎08-10-2017 04:04 PM

Every time you think of picking up a cigarette, stop, close your eyes, and rehearse what you are going to say at your child's funeral when they died from your second hand smoke. Because if you smoked when the child was in your belly, it won't be long before you are smoking around them all the time once the child is born.