Day 2
Day 2 went well until I got home tonight. I relapsed. I smoked 3 cigarettes tonight. I'll have to start again tomorrow. I'm disappointed with myself but I am making myself be honest with you guys. Tomorrow's another day. Hopefully I'll do better.
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At least you are trying. I haven't even done that for a long time.
May 19, 2010 at 8:01 pm
Remember, only hold out for an hour at a time. Keep trying. It's so worth it to give up.
May 19, 2010 at 8:02 pm
Thanks Dancing Bear. I appreciate your encouragement.
May 19, 2010 at 8:03 pm
Thanks Snowy. I'm going to make another fresh start tomorrow. I wanted one all day really bad for some reason and when I got home alone it was easy to give in to my craving. I regretted it as soon as I did it though. I'm just going to keep working at it. They say that's why a lot of people fail is because once they give in to that first cigarette, they give up trying to quit. I'm just going to keep on trying even though I did fail today. Tomorrow's a new day.
May 19, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Forget about it. Your resolve is there. If you did it perfectly you wouldn't be human!
Just an FYI, little trick is that I stopped buying the things, and I forced myself to beg other people for them. That really ticked off my smoking buddies so it motivated me to stop, LOL! The part that takes the most effort is going to the store and buying them, so it was easy to stop.
Stupid cigarettes. Why did people invent those dumb things in the first place?
May 20, 2010 at 12:16 am
Hang in there!! Will you have to start all over or do you go back to no cigarettes today? I like the advice above….one hour at a time! I hope this day goes better for you!
May 20, 2010 at 4:35 am
Just no cigarettes today.
May 20, 2010 at 5:28 am
Thanks Emmi. That really made me feel better. I was really feeling down and out. We forget we are human sometimes and are weak. I'm starting fresh this morning.
May 20, 2010 at 5:30 am
If you could just up and quit in one day– if it were that easy, you'd have quit a long time ago. We all have challenges that seem impossible to overcome. Sometimes I have to take life minute by minute. Literally: I am going to unload the silverware. That's all I have to do. And then I find the next minuscule task I can wrap my mind around, and I do that. And lots of times I give in to temptation and screw up. I find your honesty incredibly brave! You must really, really want to quit!
May 20, 2010 at 8:20 am
I hope today is going great for you, Ladywise!!
May 20, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Setbacks happen.
May 20, 2010 at 9:38 pm
Yes. Tomorrow's another day. You can do it!!
May 20, 2010 at 9:39 pm
This is a hard process…don't be too hard on yourself…just take it one baby step at a time.
May 21, 2010 at 5:40 pm