How many lies did we believe all those years before we faced our denial and made the right decision to quit for ourselves . Smoking was never helpful to us , it was killing us emotionally and physically .
When I looked back , I saw that the lies I believed were indeed lies and I spent years procrastinating quitting , giving excuse after excuse to keep smoking . Why , because saying " I cant " was easier than saying " I won't do it ".
Smoking will catch up with you if it hasn't already and you will experience breathlessness , or the cough , or the fear of having a smoking related illness . If not you , then it will be someone you know like me and many here who already have COPD , atherosclerosis , heart disease or others who have had cancer , or are going through cancer .
Below are some of the lies I believed were true about my addiction . The honour and the dignity I gave cigarettes is sad . They were my idol , my saviour , my friends !
I wish I could change back the hands of times but I can't .... all I can do or any of us can do , is move forward . Being quit is so much better than this . We are so much better than this .
This was my story below . Maybe some of it you can relate to too . I'm grateful that we no longer believe the lies but see the truth .
Untitled thoughts ( the capitals are just for emphasis on the words )
Smoking soothed our emotions. ( Really ) I'm doing that just fine without cigarettes .
Smoking was our SECURITY BLANKET ...( true , it was , but now we are adults and I'm content and comforted more being smoke free )
Smoking was a RELAXANT , ya ( a deadly one ) I dunno bout your brain but my brain won't work if it's foggy or smoky .
Smoking was an APPETITE SUPPRESSANT, ( Instead of excersise)
And an APPETITE STIMULANT. ( Instead of moderation )
It was a NUMBING cream ( when my feelings were hurt )
A BANDAIDE ( to ease the pain it caused )
ANESTHETIC to forget it . ( I deal with it now instead , so I can really forget about it )
SMOKING was A CRUTCH to lean on ( but I can stand on both feet now .... no crutch needed )
I put it on A PEDESTAL higher than myself . ( Because I felt lower than myself )
It was LOVE potion , ( hmmm
love ? Bought in a tube , I think not . )
The GENIE in a bottle ( the magic pill and cure for everything . ) again , not !
I often used it as Bug REPELLENT .. ( to keep the negative out ) . But that took a pack or two and it still came back , now I can do that and it doesn't come back .
Cigarettes Our FRIEND ? ( or so we thought ) WRONG . They are our enemy !
Smoking was A MARRIAGE , ( when instead we should have been spending time married to our spouse )
It attended every FAMILY gathering ( nonsmokers in and smokers out . )
It was a STEAK DINNER , ( sad when we couldn't afford one ) but a package of cigarettes cost nearly as much .
and it was the AFTER DINNER MINT every single meal .
It was our ENCOURAGER ( when self esteem was low ) a boost . But reality is we knew a cigarette can't do that .
So that fed us more DISCOURAGEMENT .
It was our HOPE that we would one day quit , that we'd quit holding up the walls in sleet and rain and snow to smoke .
It was our hope to be free . Our hope to have the will power and strength to quit .
AND NOW That we ARE!
We see the lies , we faced hundreds of denials and we know the truth .
Cigarettes are worthless .
