ocean
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29 Nov 2017
06 Apr 2018
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Hi Mancini,
Maybe after a couple of weeks you'll be able to still hang out with them? I gave up alcohol, and wasn't tempted around others as I just didn't want to drink anymore. But I liked socializing. On the other hand I was the only smoker left at work, so I had to get in my car and drive off the property to have a quick smoke on my lunch break, so it there were some rewards to not have to go to all of that trouble anymore. We smokers are a dying breed, and I have just a few close relationships with people who contunue to smoke. Most of my peers quit long ago, before or after having children. It made me feel so guilty for not being able to do that. I smoked more as they got older, and the guilt increased. It was so emotional and I tried and tried. Now that I've quit, they don't even seem to notice, arghhhh!!!