We all have some kind of addiction. Mine is eating. It is hard to break.
Support helps.
Hope
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kaitlyn Hill" <Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 2:24 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Congrats,Smoke-free Julie--
Hi Julie,
Keep with it. There are lots of addictions but I think the smoking is the hardest. I quit for four years before coming to Portland and got hanging around smokers and well. I've been trying but Haven't been able to yet. I live with a smoking and I can't seem to get him to do with me. Maybe I'll just have to throw him out:) Been thinking about it, LOL :)
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Life is an inside job and light and love is everything:) -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Julie Morales Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:20 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Congrats,Smoke-free Julie--
Hi, Cindy, and thanks for noticing! *smile* I quit for six weeks when my
grandfather was diagnosed with cancer two years ago. My mother and
stepfather, who both smoke, came to visit...and that was my undoing, but I'm
hoping to kick it for good this time. I quit cold turkey back then. I've
tried to do that again since but can't seem to do it this time. I've tried
several times since then. Now, I'm using the patch. Yes, I know there is a
psychological addiction to nicotine, for sure, and I think that's what I'm
suffering from now more than the physical cravings. When I quit cold turkey,
I'd be tired, really jumpy, just really irritated and itching to do
something...anything, like I had so much pent up energy that I'd blow at any
given minute. I was wound up like a top. It's not that way now with the
patch. I'm not tired and can usually keep my focus. Not keeping my hands
busy is a problem, though, and I know that's definitely the psychological
aspect of it. It's hard to find things I can do that, if I did still smoke,
I couldn't do. I can smoke while I read. I can smoke while I'm on the
computer. I can smoke on walks. The only thing I can think of that I can't
do while smoking is swimming, and our pool closes at 9, so I can't be in the
pool 24/7. *grin* Anyway, thanks again for noticing. Take care.
Julie Morales, 1 day smoke-free!
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 9:09 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: Congrats,Smoke-free Julie--
Congratulations, Julie, and keep it up. I know how hard it is to give up smoking. I gave it up the day I got married -- it was part of a bargain with my husband-- and for years, literally, I would dream of sneaking smokes. I missed it most after meals, and during work breaks. When watching television,I either ate popcorn (not as fattening as chips, though I occasionally ate those, too) and did various kinds of needlework (in those days one didn't have to watch tv as carefully as one does now) to keep my hands busy. Now I still have to keep my hands busy, either by ironing or rolling metal ball to keep my hands limber.
So keep at it. It stays hard for a wall, but eventually gets easier. Are you doing it cold turkey or using a patch or some such thing? My personal opinion, despite what some experts may say, is that smoking is a psychological addiction, not a physical one. I didn't have any physical withdrawal symptoms--not like headaches when I stopped drinking coffee.
Cindy
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