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Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:39 pm  |
I understand totally. I want to give up and yet even the thinking about it gets me stressy.
I keep saying I am going to give up after my period which is due but I have just realised that I have been premenstrual for about a month but nothing has happened. (no I am not pregnant)
Oh I do hope that they have stopped at last. I just wish the feelings and aches would go away as well. |
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50, happy reluma user started 16.6.12 original formula. PMD user. started LouLou's ageless regime. |
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Fri Aug 19, 2005 4:32 pm |
 eeeeeeeee im getting more edgie than ever i hate my face and my creams and my mmu's and my frickin serums,masks peels wheels seal deals. aaahhhhhhhhhhh. i could look like a prune bout now and really dont care.my ass can look better than my face right now. I JUST DONT CARE  ..if i see another skin care product right now ill scream !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  god im so anoying right now.my boys are on my nerves. the dogs are pissin me off.and this computer can go in the lake.....it keeps lagging and turning off. IT PROBABLY NEEDS SOME SERUM  i though if i put some make up on i might feel better....huh.. town whore  i just washed all that crap off.i cant believe how crabbie iam. EVERY PLEASE EXCUSE ME.. IM TRYING TO STOP SMOKING. AND DONT NEED A LECTURE ON IT.thanks anyway. just need to vent.
 lassie 1234 |
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 1:06 am |
 well im still smoking... and there isnt a book thats gonna help me.and have the same wrinkles..maybe alittle less these days. maybe it's all the glycloic acids i use. 
lassie 1234 |
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 4:26 am |
Lassie1234, you poor thing, I wish you lots of good luck dear. Actually to everyone who is going through this.
I want to give this book "Easy way of stop smoking (2005)" by Allen Carr as a gift to a smoker, who lives in london.
Where can I get this book and send it to the UK fast? How should I handle this? TIA,
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 7:03 pm |
 well thrusday will my first day of no smoking. god willing...and insurance willing. no books for me.. i have ADD... hope i didnt post this twice..  |
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Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:10 am |
  you get it,Baby!!!! |
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Tue Aug 23, 2005 6:49 pm |
This is in response to the original question:
I quit 7 years and 3 months ago on my wedding day. My husband doesn't smoke and I actually felt pretty guilty about it. And didn't want to disgust him either! So I did it for him 
Plus I try to lead a healthy lifestyle in general. Once you start spending $200 a month on supplements, you kinda feel stupid cancelling out the results by smoking.
In over 7 years I smoked a total of maybe 5 times socially only and 2-3 cigs TOPS (with a drink of course. I'd never do it sober again). Aside from these diviations, it was "cold turkey" for me!
So I guess the advice is, start feeling guilty about it ) |
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Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:09 pm |
I couldn't quit when my cat got sick. He's better (for now), but now my mother's very ill and was just transferred from hospital to a nursing home. I love her dearly. She's 90 and HOLDING. She quit smoking when she was around my age (53). She's on morphine and Haldol and STILL won't calm down. Maybe they should try tobacco 
loopylori, I believe you work with dementia patients, no? How can you ever expect to quit -- smoking (and/or substance abuse) must be an occupational hazard for your profession!
And lassie1234, you're too much You always make me laugh, whether you mean to or not.
It's said that one can tell a smoker by her skin, but I get compliments all the time about mine. Go figure. Whenever I've quit, my skin showed no change. I'm not complaining.
I may try the Carr book someday when I'm ready. But I once read a book about depression called "Learned Optimism" that was so, well, DEPRESSING. Jeez, it recommended putting rubber bands on the wrist and snapping them when negative thoughts occur. My hands would fall off in a week if I did that  Then again, smoker's often need a substitute manual activity. Could sound like some exotic pestilence has infested the place, though. Swarms of feral Tse Tses. My husband would be chasing me around with a fly swatter. Hmmm 
Every time I check this thread I light up. God help me. |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:53 am |
TODAY IS MY FIRST DAY OF NO SMOKING !!!! it is soooo hard.. im using a nicotrol inhaler. but im going nuts with wanting a smoke ill post tonight and see what i bitch iam   |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:44 am |
m.april,
Yes, I do work with dementia and it is quite stressful and hard going.I am sorry to hear your mother is ill. It is hard to put family into nursing homes, but working with dementia, I do really think it is the best option. Especially if you want to keep your sanity. I think you need a break from it and to be honest most of our ladies and gents are just as happy in care as they are at home.
Lassie,
All I can say is good luck to you.You can do it. |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:50 am |
Lori - You're so right about nursing care. Mom liked it last year when she was in for 3 weeks after having a pacemaker installed. This time it's more serious and she may not get well enough (or manageable enough) to come home. Since I also care for my eldest brother who's profoundly handicapped by cerebral palsy, I have to consider my limits and sanity. If it weren't for my brother, I think my mother could accept and enjoy permanent nursing home care, but she wants to be with him.
I shouldn't use anxiety as an excuse to smoke. We're often confronted with stressful challenges in life, time and time again. It's difficult to give up an addictive pacifier, but who can argue it isn't in our best interest to do so? I hope everyone who wants to quit will achieve their goal!!! |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:15 pm |
having an awful first day...
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:27 pm |
hey Lassie!
First of all:congretulations!I know that youre pissed of at all,whats totally understandable!But anyway...Youre thru the first day,and its getting easier evry single day!
Try to keep yourself busy,so that you dont even could think about the ------------ cigarets.You know,Kickboxing is the perfect way to get rid of agression(but just,if you dont exaggerate Ive nearly brocken my both hands of doing Kickboxing  )Anyway GOOOOOOD LUCK!!!! |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:46 pm |
thanks
:arrow: lassie1234 |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:35 pm |
okay,we all understand that you are pissed off...but, who the hell is Katee?...
come on,i know the first day is unbelivable hard,but you have decidet to do this,nobody else.Nobody said that its gonna be easy,it IS hard...But its getting more easy evry day,you just have to start. |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:43 pm |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 2:56 pm |
| ahh...yeah,i know that its hard..but better light a candle,than cry about the darkness i really hope that youll make it!!!! |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:27 pm |
hey Lassie!
Ive just read your Glycol Acid treat...honey,I really understand you,I maybe would have feld the same way,if i were so stressed...But i dont think youre actually angry on her...Yeah,you are pissed of and angry,but maybe happy that youve found a scapegoat.I dont wanna say,that she was acting the right way...And even IF she had a cruel intention-is it that worth??
Good luck,lots of love...  |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 3:38 pm |
Hi lassie1234 - Have you tried nicotine patches? I use them when I fly, etc. You may want to give them a go, but don't buy the strongest type (they usually come in 3 strengths) -- you can always change them more frequently if the effect wanes, but if you use the strongest -- YIKES!!! I had the trippiest dreams on those, and felt quite agitated. I really think you should try them because you may get a gentler, steadier shot of nicotine than you're experiencing with the inhaler.
Quitting can be scary -- those little devils can be so damned calming. Don't give up entirely if you cheat. Just try not to smoke as much as you normally do. I don't think cold turkey works for everyone. |
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 5:10 pm |
 geez it's 7 pm already.. im using a nicotrol inhaler..i cant use the patch due to medication. and cant chew the gum due to dentures.im sure Ms K will have something to say about that since she pm'd me and said WTH didnt you take your meds ? that wasnt nice first of all brining up my meds.. im disabled ! i slept and now wanting to smoke. i really dont even know what post im on right now. sorry to everyone it was a very hard day 
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:39 pm |
lassie1234
Wow, you are trying to beat (IMO) the most addictive habit  I am really proud of you and wish you the very best. I know what it is like... I have been there. Hate to admit this on the forum but I do smoke now . I have quit many times. Perhaps you will give me the courage to quit again. I was doing great...when my pup got sick I picked up those nasty cigerettes again. I am pulling for you lassie1234.
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:41 pm |
Hi Lassie,
I just wanted to let you know that I am thinking of you. I am a smoker who doesn't have the courage or the balls to quit. I have smoked for 21 years. I admire your strength in giving up smoking, even if it's just for one day. I do hope you will continue to be a non-smoker though...something I would love to be. Please try not to let other people's words get to you..whether they are intentionally said to hurt you or not. Walk away from anything that "may" be upsetting and remember to take a few deep breathes.
I read this thread daily and have finally decided to post. It is hard for me to "admit" that I have such a "fix" on cigarettes. Maybe one day I'll be a non-smoker.
To everyone else, please know that I am thinking about you and your circumstances. Together we all can give each other support. Thank you all for being here.
Hang in there Lassie 
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 8:41 pm |
 gezzzzz it's 10:30pm and havent smoked.omg....... it is so hard. the puffer is helping somewhat. my boys are like wow whats wrong with her !!  .due to me being a crab ass. i did have to take a simmer down pill  . sleeping is helping too. im a stay at home person. so i can sleep and thats time i dont have to think about it. because thats all im thinking about right now.is lighting one up. thanks to everyone for the support. i look forward to hearing more stories. or maybe someone else will have the balls to try to stop. BUT IT'S DAMN HARD
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Wed Aug 24, 2005 9:12 pm |
I quit smoking 15 months ago.I am 49 and had been smoking since I was 14.I quit smoking cold turkey because I had a heart attack. I died 3 times and the doctors said I would not live threw the night.But they still kept trying to revive me ,and with alot of prayers I survived  Smoking is the reason I had blocked arteries.So I haven ,t smoked since then and I never will !!!!!!!I still crave cigs ,but the cravings only last about 15 seconds .The first week is the worst !!!!!But after that it wasen,t so bad .One week out of your life is not much , TO SAVE IT I did eat alot of popsiscles and suckers. So that helped a little bit.And I have not gained any weight
THE BEST OF LUCK |
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Thu Aug 25, 2005 3:52 am |
| Congrets Lassie Im proud of you!I know,its verry verry hard but you are on the best way!!!ill keep thinking on you,best wishes,good luck....you can make it!!!!!! |
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