Smoke Break

[bonnie.s]

Over 30 days now and today I've had the biggest desire to smoke.  Out of the blue I thought about how much I missed smoking with my neighbor,  For years now I've stood out on my back porch smoking and chatting with my neighbor as he stood on his porch smoking as well.  We seemed to meet up several times a day for a smoke and chat.  Today I thought about it and felt depressed.  I bet he wonders where I've been.  I bet he misses our smoke breaks as much as I do.  This really is as much mental as it is physical

[gregp136]

Big warning lights flashing and sirens going off!!!!!!

Yes, it is both physical and mental, and cultural, and social....... and any other "al" word you can think of.  For me, that is the start of nicotine getting back into my head!

[maryfreecig]

When I find myself unhappy about something, I ask myself...what am I missing...what solution could be there for me if I opened my mind up. 

Congratulations on 30. You've made it happen. Keep it coming.

[Giulia]

You don't have to smoke together to chat together.  

You might also think:  "I bet he's jealous because I quit and he hasn't."  "I bet he'd really like to be free of them too."  Now, doesn't that take you to a better place in your mind?

Fight against the negative thinking.  It does NOTHING  for you and only brings you down  

[elvan]

You CAN do this and you can also stand out on your porch and blow bubbles and chat, seriously, it will give you something to do, I did that for a long time and found it to be really helpful.  I am sure your neighbor misses you too and there is no reason you need to miss each other...you can still talk, you can tell him all about EX.  That's what I did with my smoking friends when I quit.  

Hang in there, it is going to get better, don't romance the cigarette, it was trying to kill you.

Ellen

[indingrl]

Thanks for sharing and YOUR NEW MINDSET is making progress in boundary setting NEW thoughts for taking NEW healthy ways of admitting that it is OK -  missing YOUR DRUG NICOTINE and accepting YOUR PERSONAL CHOICE to be a NON SMOKER no matter what YOUR feeling thinking whispers about YOUR OLD using days - thanks for loving YOUR self and blogging BEFORE YOU took that FIRST puff over YOU - CONGRATS -  YOUR an overcomer inside YOUR heart and very courageous and strong in loving YOU too - gentle hug❤

[pmt]

I love the blowing bubbles idea!  I'm gonna get me some!!  How fun will that be 🙂

pmt

[bonnie.s]

Thanks for all the wonderful advice.  I do need to work on my way of thinking still.  Today is going to be better, I can feel it.  Maybe I WILL blow some bubbles

[Barbscloud]

This sounds like reward cigarette when we take a break from whatever we've been doing. I still think this is the hardest one to get past.   I couldn't go on my deck last year for a few months because of the association with chilling on the deck with of course smoking.  The bubbles really did work.

[sweetplt]

Oh Bonnie bonnie.s this is so true about being mental and physical...often we smoked through everything, good things, bad things, rewards, friendships, etc., I had a similar thing the last 4 years with my neighbor ... every few nights we would have an after dinner drink and smoke...I told her when I quit, I would have to stay to myself for some time...she was so understanding and came to see me and we changed our habit, by just talking...now we can have the drink and she leaves and has a smoke somewhere away from me...it takes times...and like an illness, sometimes you have to take time away from your normal habits ... find other things for YOU that will make YOU happy...and take those breaks...You are doing super with 1 month quit...keep it going...you are doing good by sharing your feelings...we all felt them...you are so not alone hon...Happy Tuesday ~ Colleen 232 DOF 

[AnnetteMM]

I sort of went into mourning after I quit, and it lasted for a few months. I missed a lot of the social contact being outside smoking gave me. I had nostalgia for all the times I smoked. It's normal. Don't fight it. Remember, and move on.