what have I learned. Besides the obvious of cigs stink etc. Here's my 1 year perspective.
1. For me, I learned that smoking a cigarette will not solve any problem, conflict or stressful situation.
2. Being on ECF everyday multiple times during the quitting cigs process is crucial!
3. It is a damn good feeling to have set a goal and reached it! I never in a million years thought I would be able to quit. Quitting scared the hell out me. I found in the past that even attempting to not smoke would put me in a panic that was so uncomfortable that there was no way I was going to feel that way for any amount of time. Booyah! done did it. I quit!! I .....ing quit! Just to pat myself further on the back, LOL, I work at a tobacco store! I smell, feel, and talk about tobacco all day!
4. How I feel and how I feel about me supersedes the asinine comments I sometimes hear from naysayers. "does that really work?" snicker snicker. or my personal favorite is " you haven't really quit smoking!" Lock it up. move along.
So, how am I doing one year out? fantastic! Somewhere in the back of my mind there will probably always be a small pull toward cigarettes. I spent from ages 13-51 smoking them everyday. It's ingrained in my being. But there's no desire so it's moot. I definitely breathe better but unfortunately, I don't feel young again. darnit! But I'm a hella of lot better off at almost 52 then I was being 50 and a smoker. My favorite thing is because of throat surgery (the thing that solidified my need to quit) and quitting smoking, I sound like a girl! I can sing again and I sing all the time.
Thank you lovely vaperers, you weird avatar'ed bunch of renegades. The people who may never know me, yet understand The folks whos posts I read often and helped me quit cigarettes without even knowing they were my lifeline. Thank you
Vapira
1. For me, I learned that smoking a cigarette will not solve any problem, conflict or stressful situation.
2. Being on ECF everyday multiple times during the quitting cigs process is crucial!
3. It is a damn good feeling to have set a goal and reached it! I never in a million years thought I would be able to quit. Quitting scared the hell out me. I found in the past that even attempting to not smoke would put me in a panic that was so uncomfortable that there was no way I was going to feel that way for any amount of time. Booyah! done did it. I quit!! I .....ing quit! Just to pat myself further on the back, LOL, I work at a tobacco store! I smell, feel, and talk about tobacco all day!
4. How I feel and how I feel about me supersedes the asinine comments I sometimes hear from naysayers. "does that really work?" snicker snicker. or my personal favorite is " you haven't really quit smoking!" Lock it up. move along.
So, how am I doing one year out? fantastic! Somewhere in the back of my mind there will probably always be a small pull toward cigarettes. I spent from ages 13-51 smoking them everyday. It's ingrained in my being. But there's no desire so it's moot. I definitely breathe better but unfortunately, I don't feel young again. darnit! But I'm a hella of lot better off at almost 52 then I was being 50 and a smoker. My favorite thing is because of throat surgery (the thing that solidified my need to quit) and quitting smoking, I sound like a girl! I can sing again and I sing all the time.
Thank you lovely vaperers, you weird avatar'ed bunch of renegades. The people who may never know me, yet understand
The folks whos posts I read often and helped me quit cigarettes without even knowing they were my lifeline. Thank youVapira
