20 Little Friends In My Pocket

[NIKI]

Maybe this will help a little for you stop.

There are 4000 chemicals in a cigarette. Here are just SOME that cause cancer.

Acetic Acid(corrosive to respiratory tract)

Acetone (used in nail polish remover)

Ammonias(used in floor and toiiet cleaner)

Arsenic(poison)

Cadmium (car battery fluid)

Carbon Monoxide (iterferes with the supply of oxygen in the blood to the rest of the body)

DDT/dielderon (insecticides)

ethanol (alcohol)

formalin(used in the preserving of human tissue and fabric)

Hexamine(used in explosive compound)

 

[Lionheart]

I am joining this thread a little prematurely because I am not quite ready to give up smoking just yet (soon though). I need to get nicotine replacement patches, (as last time I had success with using them to thwart the withdrawal symptoms). I haven't set a quit date ...yet. But I have early stage COPD and seriously need to give up the habit. I was told that if I give it up soon, I may not have to use an inhaler for my COPD symptoms anymore.

As some of you already know, I suffer with CFS/ME and COPD is complicating matters for me, so I desperately need to stop smoking. I am disabled and have a lot of spare time on my hands, so I will need to develop some positive habits to keep me busy and replace smoking. I think I need some support and encouragement to help me get fired up enuff to go ahead and stop. My doctor has given me until the 12th of December to get smoke free.

I have been reading about the successes and struggles others have been experiencing and I only hope that I can quit for good this time.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

You can do it Lion.

 

[a3a2]

Best wishes to all of you who are quitting!

 

[The Albatross]

2 cigs... basically I was visibly shaken and quite disturbed when I saw my husband's cousin's wife. But not going to use it as a reason to go buy a pack... so I'm trying to continue the quit and think it's gonna go down this way to keep it straight in my head: 15 (successful quit days) / 1 (smoking day) - 2 (# of cigs)

So since I blew it today it looks like 15 / 1 - 2. Though I botched it... if I post it and look at it, I can see the number of successful days far exceed my lapse. (convoluted but hoping this will work for me so that the lapse will not automatically mean a relapse)

 

[Deleted member 12723]

I am so glad for this thread. I am having such a craving for a smoke. It will pass away. But I sure would love to have a cigarette right now. I would just get hooked all over again. I have six months of sobriety of smoking. I do not want to mess that up. I am thankful that other people are also struggling with this. I do not feel all alone.

 

[The Albatross]

Congratulations on your 6 months Gizmo. I just uploaded this image on another thread... don't give in to the urge to smoke. It ain't worth it. Today all it did for me was throw me back into the addiction cycle. The best way to win is not to play.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Thank you Alby. I really appreciate you taking the time to respond. I am doing alittle better now. The really amazing part is that the feeling does pass. Onward and upward.

 

[The Albatross]

You'll be glad to note that my "hurricane shopping list" doesn't include cigs. Glad it passed Giz.

 

[The Albatross]

Okay resurrecting the thread for daily checkins for me and my two quit buddies. At least if I quit on Thanksgiving I'll remember when I quit.... plus I'm not shaking this crap in my lungs, though the cold has pretty much passed.

My last cig was about 4pm yesterday afternoon.

 

[Innordinate]

lmao... I'm ready to cave.....seriously...one vice is okay right?

UGH! It's cold out... that'll be my save for the day. The store is too far to walk in freezing snow.

Day one.... emm... 10 hours in. :cautious::tup::whistling:

 

[Innordinate]

Okay. Fail. Restart in a day or two...when this pack is gone.

Funny that it's 20 little friends... here it's 25 little friends. only $13...not bad not bad. lol