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1. wanetta

   

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   28 Mar 2018
   28 Mar 2018

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   Well I have been wanting to try to quit again as I did last summer for 4 months and I should not have started sneaking the odd drag which turned into the odd smoke and then I was right back to where I was before, maybe even worse because I really missed them, it was like losing my best friend...However I am going g to give it another shot. I was so proud of myself at that time... I wish I could say I felt better but I didn'. I've been suffering with some kind of chronic sinusitis since 2014 and I thought quitting would help it but it didn'. So that was a big blow to me as it was the main reason I quit. Cause all the Dr.'s keep preaching to quit for my sinuses...they just will not listen that it does not help it whatsoever. So this time I wanna quit for myself. Not cause I feel forced into it. I know it' better for me but it' hard to care about that when ur having anxiety or my nerves are bothering me. It' so info.fortable to try to get thru those issues without my smokes...i need them when I'm sad happy but most of all stressed. Well here' hoping this time I can make it.
2. emily, quit coach

   

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   28 Mar 2018

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   Hi wanetta,
   
   It sounds like you've had a good learning experience with your last quit.
   Great to hear that you're ready to make an attempt again and making it about yourself.
   
   Have you talked to any of your health care professionals about quitting and can they recommend anything to help with the anxiety while you quit?
   
   If you need any support as you work on it or to help you get started/plan, feel free to call into Smokers' Helpline at 1-877-513-5333.
   
   Look forward to hearing about your quit,
   Emily
3. aurora

   

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   30 Mar 2018

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   Good morning Wanetta
   
   I can relate to your struggle.  in my 35 years of smoking, I quit many times, and often started again by "just a drag here and there", then getting a smoke from someone else, then eventually buying my own again because I felt guilty about taking someone else's, then smoking full force again.  
   I just got really tired of that, and I have now quit since March 5.  I want to make this time my final time.  As for the stressful times - I have had plenty of stress since I quit - and irritability too.  But I'm committed to getting through stress without smoking - i don't think it really helped me - not in the long run, anyway.  I just told myself that it did.  I'm finding new ways to cope with stress.
   Sometimes, it takes a long time for your body to heal - and of course, non-smokers can have health problems so it doesn't always link back to smoking.  Smoking is just one of the worst things for health, plain  and simple.  I'm now choosing to get healthier, I feel great!  I am choosing to deal with my stress in other ways.  I am now choosing to spend my money on living, instead of dying.  
   And most importantly, I am quitting so I can (hopefully) have a longer, healthier life with my son, who is 9 years old.  He's so proud of me!
   Keep going Wanetta!

   Last modified on 30 Mar 2018 11:33 by aurora