hey everyone, Today i feel like a newcomer. It's been a while since i've had the desire to use drugs due to working the tweleve steps. I felt stable and ready for the next task to be done. I quit smoking, today is day 5 and wow who would of thought it is like stopping drugs except so many things are triggering....lol get into my car, going outside, waking up, and meetings (especially meetings), coffee...... i'm treating this like i did with my drugs, it's constantly in my mind and i'm even dreaming about it now. No more using dreams, there now smoking dreams.....lol It's hard but with so many family members dying of cancer i dont' want to be one of them, plus all the money i'll save by not smoking, and all the other opportunities that will come my way just because i do not smoke. I'm taking this minute by minute and repeating to myself "i'm having a smokefree day" and praying for the desire to be lifted. Like any addict i want it gone today but that is not relistic it took me 8months to lose the desire to use dope so i guess i have a tough journey ahead but with the help of this program and people i think i can, just needed to get that out thanks andrea
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people who mind don't matter, and people who matter don't mind- Dr. Seuss
Hi...guess what? Smoking dreams ARE using dreams!! The drug nicotine, remember? Yep, gotta treat it the same as any other severe withdrawal. The reseach shows withdrawal from nicotine affects the same brain pathways and mechanisms as cocaine withdrawal. Lasts a long time and easily responds to deep associations with triggers. Kick its butt (pun intended) girl!!
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From dying and surviving to living and thriving. LeeU
Know exactly how you feel. in 49 minutes Ill start day 14 without nicotine. Pray, Pray , Pray. I smoked a pack and a half a day minimum. So thats 30 urges a day with each urge came a prayer. with each prayer at least 5 compulsions with each compulsion another prayer. That makes 150 prayers daily minimum.
Good luck with your decision . As it says in the Basic Text " If its not practical then its not spiritual " I couldnt find a single practical thing in smoking.
Theres also a line in Recovery and Relapse that talks about a " grim " and " obstinate " willfulness to hang on to abstinince come hell or high water.
As a user I was somewhat a whore. I didnt much care about the drug . I had favorites but in a pinch anything would do. The result being withdrawls of almost everything out there. I have never felt anything like this . I would prefer any withdrawl to nicotine. No polite way to say it. ITS A BITCH.
Best of luck to you. Use the program. Have faith and Pray.
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Awesome.... i want to stop too. This program is amazing isn't it? I feel like I have a reservation if I'm not willing to stop smoking.... I just... but... i cant... yada yada look at the excuses!!! i guess I'm not ready but geez Not ready to stop killing myself slowly? Problem is, it took an 'explosion' to get me in the rooms and off meth... smoking just keeps happening with no immediate consequences. i couldn't just stop using so how can i just stop smoking??? Am I making sense? Well I guess the diffference now is that I have the tools, I know how to surrender, hmmm... I really want to stop and I'm scared i won't be able to. God good for you, seriously keep sharing with us about this I'm curious to hear your progress
