One Day At A Time

Discussion created by RoseH on Jul 9, 2020
Latest reply on Jul 9, 2020 by elvan

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Good Morning, Everyone

Just a reminder that quitting smoking is easy, in the beginning, if you take it... “just one day at a time”. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not here yet! Keep it simple! And, come here often to get support! We are all here to help! And there is no such thing as “dying from a craving!"

Keeping it simple is very easy! Just do NOT buy, beg or borrow a cigarette... If you do NOT light up, you win!

One is NEVER enough and one thousand is not either! No one can control addiction to Nicotine!

When I was in the ol’ Quitnet.com we had a 3-Post Rule. Come here first! Do not weaken and light up! Wait for three replies, when you ask for “help!” By that time your craving should pass. A craving means you are winning the battle!

I wish you all a very happy and smoke free Thursday, and let’s all keep our beautiful quits, ok?

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sweetplt Jul 9, 2020 8:04 AM

RoseH Great rule Rose, I hope Ex’s adopts...so true that a craving has never killed anyone, but smoking has killed...Thank you for your daily messages and the cute little kitties...Happy Thursday ~ Colleen 584 DOF

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RoseH @ sweetplt on Jul 9, 2020 9:20 AM

And thanks to you too, Colleen!

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Cousin-Itt Jul 9, 2020 8:15 AM

Great reminder Rose I'm still practice and believe in One Day At A Time as Today is the most important day of everyone s quit

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RoseH @ Cousin-Itt on Jul 9, 2020 9:21 AM

Thank you Cousin-Itt !

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Mike.n.Atlanta Jul 9, 2020 8:21 AM

One day at a time is all we can do. It just doesn't work If we try to think about being quit for the rest of our lives. It's so overwhelming to try & think that far ahead. One day at a time got me to 15 years, 9 months, 1 week, 1 day, 8 hours, 17 minutes and 51 seconds, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56...

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RoseH @ Mike.n.Atlanta on Jul 9, 2020 9:21 AM

Thank you Mike.n.Atlanta !

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eoj777 Jul 9, 2020 8:52 AM

Im all messed up please help me with this

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AnnetteMM @ eoj777 on Jul 9, 2020 11:27 AM

What's wrong??

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eoj777 Jul 9, 2020 1:39 PM

No sleep in many days fatigue, depression, restlessness, stuck inside small one bedroom apartment upstairs. Nothing to do with myself. Wearing a patches doesn't do much, constantly hunger, thirsty, social security. No longer work. Trying diet nutrition, meditation, prayer. Supplements.

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AnnetteMM @ eoj777 on Jul 9, 2020 3:01 PM

I'm so sorry. That sounds extremely stressful. Take some nice deep breaths. Maybe a cool bath.

Do you have air conditioning? If not, can you get somewhere cool?

If you need financial assistance, have you applied for it?

What has worked in the past to give you comfort?

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elvan @ eoj777 on Jul 9, 2020 9:53 PM

Welcome to EX eoj777 How long have you been quit? Sounds to me like you might have some big expectations of yourself right now after not sleeping. I know several people who used the patch took it off at night because it can cause vivid dreams. Don't worry about what you are eating right now, I ate Sour Patch kids because they redirected my brain for a bit. I also spent an enormous amount of time on this site, first thing in the morning and last thing at the end of the day. I drank glass after glass of cold water. I played computer games to get my mind off smoking. It did eventually get better but it's work at the beginning. Don't worry about weight right now, I remember someone telling me that if I gained 10-12# that I could always lose it but if I kept smoking and had to be on oxygen 24/7, I would have to carry that weight with me, possibly forever. I have a lot of lung damage from smoking and I can tell you that I have never regretted quitting, I will ALWAYS regret starting.

RoseH I LOVE CATS!\

Ellen

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