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Testing the waters

jeanneb213
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Hey everyone, so far I'm 11 days quit.  Using the patch and this is not my first time on this Merry-go-Round.  I think that mostly things are decent right now.  The irritability is a bit of a downer.  Kinda want to hole up in my house ALONE, which is a problem since I have 2 kids, a dog, and a husband who smokes.  Just keep reminding myself that this too shall pass.  I've been sucessful for up to 9 months on several occassions and my goal is to make it to one year, broken down into one month at a time.  I can't look at "Forever" it overwhelms me - although that is my true hope. 

I have so many reasons to stay quit - I just can't listen to that self-destructive voice in my head when I'm out with friends or angry.  Those have always been my downfall in the past.  It's a little ironic but I've been hiding my smoking for years from certain people, there is shame for me smoking.  Looking for some supportive voices and practical advice on here.  Non-smokers don't get how freaking hard it is to quit and current smokers are not going to be my chosen source of support at the moment - I can see some people on here are still smoking but if I don't have to smell you I'm good with whatever support you want to offer 🙂 Hoping to find some like minded people to journey through with!

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