My dirty little secret!!

[MissPrissy]

A good case of all day long morning sickness is all it took to break my habit. I haven't smoked since June 2005. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about having a cigarette. The craving never leaves. So far I have been able to be stronger than the urge.

The first time I quit was over 20 yrs ago. Same motivation. Morning sickness. Soon after my daughter was born I picked up the habit again. I quit with my next pregnancy and it took longer but I did pick them back up. I am hoping this third time was the charm.

Good luck to everyone I hope you succeed!

 

[hsm5grls]

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Why yes it does and goats and fencing and ducks what ever I want I am putting all the money that would have gone to cigs. in a jar and that is about $120.00 a month. It adds up quick. All that money goes to help along my dream of a hobby farm.
Thank you to everyone who posted. This is soo hard and all this support helps more than you know. I was crying while reading it. I hate to smoke and love to smoke but I hate being a addict to anything. I hate the smell, taste, cost, cough, cancer, example for my kids, I just want to look and a cigarette and say yuck instead of where's the lighter. LOL

 

[Itsme]

I smoked for 28 years.
172 days today of being smoke free!!
I used the chantix and can't say enough good about it. Someone said it was expensive. I payed for it out of pocket and spent my monthly cigerette money on it instead of smokes. So it was no more expensive then the cigs.
I have dreams about smoking once in a while and when I wake up I'm so relieved to find that it was only a dream and that I don't have to quit again!!
I too cannot stand the smell of cig smoke now,nor can I stand the way someone who smokes smells. The most heartbreaking is when hubby's daughter brings her kids over and they reek like stale smoke. The baby loves his cigerette stinkin blanket....makes me wanna vomit. I can smell the kids as soon as they walk in the house.
You can do this! You will notice a difference in how you feel right away!! Don't dwell on the cravings, dwell on the good things...how your laundry detergent smells in your clothes,how you can still smell your shampoo later in the day, how your food tastes, how you don't get out of breathe as quickly....

P.S. E-mail me if you need support.....You can do it!!

 

[Southern28Chick]

For all who have quit and for those trying

 

[hcammack]

My mom smoked for along time before I was born and so did her mom. My Grandma quit cold turkey and so did my mom they said that the key was to never think about picking up cigeret again and my family is known for its will power and niether of them ever picked one up again. I have seen my godmother smoke and I have seen what it does to you and I will never pick up the habit.

Henry

 

[jeaucamom]

I am so proud of you for doing this!!!!!!! Breaking any addiction (including food and sugar etc) is such a tremendous undertaking and the MOST important factor in success is support!!! WE all support you and if you email me I will give you my phone number and you can call me day or night, 24/7. And please take advantage of the quit smoking forum out there. As much as we love chickens and support each other, there is lots of good advice and direction out there. WE KNOW YOU CAN DO IT! YEAH FOR YOU! Suz

 

[rooster-red]

I smoke 2 packs a day.
I've been on welbutrin almost 2 years, I participated in stop smoking programs with support groups, I've used the gum, I tried the patch and have allergic reactions to it.

In the last 20 years I've spent $36,500.00 on cigs!

I hate the taste, the smell and having a chemical keep me in slavery.

I'm going to ask my doctor about this new pill and I'm going to quit even if it kills me.

Smokers, next time you light up, take a white handkerchief and a good draw on your cig and put the hanky against your mouth and blow the smoke through it. you'll be shocked at what you see.

 

[speckledhen]

I sure hope you can all quit. I watched my mother in law die of emphysema at 62 and my brother in law is on an oxygen tank and dying of the same thing at 53 years old. Just too much family and friends lost to this drug. I'm very glad that I never started, but one of my sons did after watching both of his grandmothers and one grandfather chainsmoke, although he has quit now. I know how hard it is to quit-so many addictions have hold of us, in one way or another, but it's also hard to watch someone die way too early. Good luck in your efforts! I commend you for trying to break free of this albatross.

 

[helmstead]

Best of luck to all of you. I didn't start smoking until I was 18. God finally took the desire to smoke away from me (gosh) two years ago. My DH is still a smoker, but we pray he'll also decide he's done sooner than later.

 

[blossom hen]

Well, hsm5grls, I sneaked smokes as a teenager (my dad smoked, mom didn't) but when I married in '68 I began smoking for real. After about 15 years I began having problems with gall bladder and doctor said "Surgery". A dear friend who smoked said "Stop smoking and the problem will heal itself" I stopped cold turkey because the idea of surgery was SO FRIGHTENING to me. The problem seemed to go away in four or five months. I began smoking again (everyone I had breaks and lunch with at work smoked). The problem came back. So once again, cold turkey it was. And, now after so many years I no longer even think about a smoke as pleasurable; but it was a long road. With all the help you have here, and the meds available to help if you choose that route, I know you will succeed! We'll be your cheering squad!