no more smokes...
so...i'm ten days cigarette free. this is not an insanely long period of time, isn't even really a "milestone" date (like, say, two weeks? a month? a year? (gasp)). but it's something. and i'm tired. and i'm cranky. but i can breathe
deep
and revel in each breath. i can realize that when i light a cigarette it is a vicious and conscious assault on my body and my well-being, it is self-destructing at its smokiest, it is the anti-thesis of self love. so i breathe
deep.
chew on a straw instead.
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just keep thinking of it that way. i quit about 12 years ago and it was hard, but only because of habit. the withdrawl goes away within a week, and the rest is habit. i found it comforting to keep telling myself that. that there is nothing more to it, i don't NEED a smoke, i WANT a smoke and i can learn to do other shit with my time.
good luck mama. you can do this.
I just wanna say that this has inspired me..not saying I'm going to quit but it's given me something to think about. 10 days is a milestone I say! Congrats to you!
Remember that it is perfectly ok to still want a smoke. Instead of battling cravings, fall into them. Sit down, close your eyes, remember how it felt to light up. How lighter sounded, the crackle of butane igniting. Remember the feel of the cig in your hand, the exact way you finger-flipped it to put it between your lips. Watch the flame close in on the end and begin eating away at the paper. Smell the burning tobacco. Take a deep 'drag'. Feel it warm and fill your lungs. Blow it out. Aaaaah. Sometimes one good drag is enough, sometimes you need to sit there and 'smoke' the entire 'cig'.
Chances are, you will feel greatly calmed by this exercise. The satisfaction of imaginary smoking can help keep you from losing your mind during the quitting process. I'm 10 years in, and I still do this at least once a day.
Imaginary cigarettes are welcome in any restaurant, government office, even the pediatrician's office. 
Glamorous
Memory is a crazy woman that hoards colored rags and throws away food. ~Austin O'Malley
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