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for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 772

Am proud of you Kim, way to go!!! Good that you have the support and that you are learning to deal with situations rather than smoke. That really is progress. Keep going each time you do it, you will get stronger. How would you feel now, if your husband would have said yeah lets get a pack of cigarettes? You would be back to square one if and when you wanted to quit. So well done you! Another day, another acheivement

for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 54

Hey there, You don't say whether she's ever smoked or is still a smoker? If she's never smoked she really can't give advice on withdrawal If she stopped herself then she must have forgotten the process or never understood the chemical addiction. If she's still smoking then she will probably be feeling threatened by your quit. You remember what it was like when someone from your smoking "team" went to the other side! You're probably frightening her. Read any scientific journal, it takes 10 - 15 days for your brain to re-wire itself so that it produces dopamine at levels needed. You're still short on receptors so it WILL take time for you to feel completely normal. You also have to deal with the memory of smoking and/or triggers. I have had some issues with my smoking friends because I've had to see alot less of them. I explained just how important this is to me, in plain english - I offered to do other stuff, breakfasts and go to the markets etc etc instead as it has meant alcohol nights out, only a wine or two with my non-smoking husband while I get used to the feeling of alcohol without cigarettes, it's a huge trigger for me and the reason for every relapse I have EVER had. If she doesn't smoke, ask her to read some of the information on nicotine addiction so that she understands this isn't hocus pocus it is a real chemical addiction! Afterall, why else would anyone smoke??????? She's believing the same rubbish we did for years about how we enjoyed it. You should definitely be supporting your husband on this one and every other one and vice versa. Chicken L [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/2/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 43 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 568 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $473 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42

for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 481

My first week, my 16 year old and I had a fight and that is really tough. Yes, it does make you want to smoke bad. But here is what I am trying to remember. I don't like fighting with her when I'm smoking either. Smoking doesn't really help, that's just a lie of the nicodemon that it helps. I don't like all that confrontation no matter what. If I was shooting up heroin, drunk, stoned and on a IV drug I still wouldn't like it. There is nothing that would make me enjoy those horrible teenage fits, nothing, including cigarettes. So why ruin my quit over her? Love, Mama [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/18/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 5 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 215 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $28.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

Quit Meter

$75,769.65

Amount Saved
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Days: 6717 Hours: 7

Minutes: 58 Seconds: 46

Life Gained
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45921

Smoke Free Days
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275,526

Cigarettes Not Smoked