Depression Recovery

Question:

> > Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) > One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes > not > smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes. > Fuck it.. curse as much as you fuckin want to.  Shit, curse the goddam > mailman if it helps.  Just don’t fuckin smoke. > SteveS (shoulda been a sailor) > Two weeks, six days, 22 minutes and 21 seconds. 600 cigarettes not smoked, > saving $105.08. Life saved: 2 days, 2 hours, 0 minutes.

Yeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaa and Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiipeeeeeeeeeeeee! With hope and heart, Kathleen, and her seal/stamp of approval

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Humming "anchors away" here, Steve….excellent point, tho….cuss it up, break shit, just don’t smoke. Lee — 2m 4w 21h smoke-free, 5,392 cigs not smoked, $808.80 saved. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) > > One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes > not > > smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes. > Fuck it.. curse as much as you fuckin want to.  Shit, curse the goddam > mailman if it helps.  Just don’t fuckin smoke. > SteveS (shoulda been a sailor) > Two weeks, six days, 22 minutes and 21 seconds. 600 cigarettes not smoked, > saving $105.08. Life saved: 2 days, 2 hours, 0 minutes.

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You will get through this, and every time you get through a bad patch like this one without smoking, you are making the next one easier.  I know it’s not easy now, but it will get easier and easier, if you don’t smoke.  If you smoke, it will get harder. You’re doing great.  Hang tough. epvof

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I woke up after sleeping the whole day. Feel like I didn’t sleep at all, > woke up many tiimes and felt like smoking but forced myself to stay in bed > and sleep again. I work nights this week and I am not used to it anymore. > Now it would be the time where I would have my coffee and a nice smoke. But > Fuck no I can’t I quitt a week ago. fuck right now Mr. Smoke is bugging me > pretty badly. I am running around the apartment like a jojo looking for > smokes. Didn’t find any but didn’t made me feeling better. > Just that I look for them makes me even more upset. I should know by now > better than that. But that urge is killing me. > No youf frickend smoke you are not getting me. I hate that. why can’t I take > that of my brain and think of something else. > No No no fucking way that I will have a fucking smoke. Not yet and never. > I am a FWD and I am proud of it I want to keep it that way. > Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) > One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes not > smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes.

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Carmen…..Curse if you must but please don’t smoke.  Smoking will not make you feel any better.  If you smoke, you will be so pissed off at yourself, you will curse even more for having done it. Hang in there, the craving will pass. Eileen Smoke free for Seven months, one week, six days, 22 hours, 55 minutes and 46 seconds.  6778 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,152.16. Life saved: 3 weeks, 2 days, 12 hours, 50 minutes. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I woke up after sleeping the whole day. Feel like I didn’t sleep at all, > woke up many tiimes and felt like smoking but forced myself to stay in bed > and sleep again. I work nights this week and I am not used to it anymore. > Now it would be the time where I would have my coffee and a nice smoke. But > Fuck no I can’t I quitt a week ago. fuck right now Mr. Smoke is bugging me > pretty badly. I am running around the apartment like a jojo looking for > smokes. Didn’t find any but didn’t made me feeling better. > Just that I look for them makes me even more upset. I should know by now > better than that. But that urge is killing me. > No youf frickend smoke you are not getting me. I hate that. why can’t I take > that of my brain and think of something else. > No No no fucking way that I will have a fucking smoke. Not yet and never. > I am a FWD and I am proud of it I want to keep it that way. > Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) > One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes not > smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) > One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes > not > smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes. > Fuck it.. curse as much as you fuckin want to.  Shit, curse the goddam > mailman if it helps.  Just don’t fuckin smoke. > SteveS (shoulda been a sailor) > Two weeks, six days, 22 minutes and 21 seconds. 600 cigarettes not smoked, > saving $105.08. Life saved: 2 days, 2 hours, 0 minutes.

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> Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) > One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes not > smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes.

Fuck it.. curse as much as you fuckin want to.  Shit, curse the goddam mailman if it helps.  Just don’t fuckin smoke. SteveS (shoulda been a sailor) Two weeks, six days, 22 minutes and 21 seconds. 600 cigarettes not smoked, saving $105.08. Life saved: 2 days, 2 hours, 0 minutes.

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No you don’t wnat to smoke.  You want relief.  It is going to come whether you smoke or not.  But if you smoke, you will feel just as much depression/discouragement and shame as you do relief.  Hang in there!  Think good thoughts.  Divert your mind.  What is your dream vacation?  You know, something like that.  Maybe that urge is for something else.  Oh, oh, oh, something I learned in recovery: are you hungry?  angry?  lonely?  tired? (remember HALT) if so, it is not a cigarette what you want.  Try to take care of yourself when you get like this Carmen.  Try to get to the root of what you want/ what you feel.  Maybe it is a crave…  but sometimes it is not. With hope and heart, Kathleen – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I woke up after sleeping the whole day. Feel like I didn’t sleep at all, > woke up many tiimes and felt like smoking but forced myself to stay in bed > and sleep again. I work nights this week and I am not used to it anymore. > Now it would be the time where I would have my coffee and a nice smoke. But > Fuck no I can’t I quitt a week ago. fuck right now Mr. Smoke is bugging me > pretty badly. I am running around the apartment like a jojo looking for > smokes. Didn’t find any but didn’t made me feeling better. > Just that I look for them makes me even more upset. I should know by now > better than that. But that urge is killing me. > No youf frickend smoke you are not getting me. I hate that. why can’t I take > that of my brain and think of something else. > No No no fucking way that I will have a fucking smoke. Not yet and never. > I am a FWD and I am proud of it I want to keep it that way. > Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) > One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes not > smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes.

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Carmen—-you know you don’t WANT to smoke.  If you did you wouldn’t be here. What you want is the cravings to end.  Smoking will only postpone them. Only time will cure them. Give it more time,   you will never regret it. Chris f3as3 Off of smokes for  One month, one day, 9 hours, 25 minutes and 53 seconds. 627 stinky cigarettes not smoked, saving $109.87. Life saved: 2 days, 4 hours, 15 minutes. It’s my meter and I’m sticking to it! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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Carmen – you are doing fantastic – like Diane said deep breathes – drink water – chat with us.  Just keep strong.  It’s nearly 2 WW’s Carmen – now tell me that’s not exciting??? Keep cursing if it helps and go tell Mr. Smoke to Fuck off:) Damn, now you have me cursing.. Beth One month, one week, one day, 4 hours, 45 minutes and 12 seconds. 1336 cigarettes not smoked, saving $327.55. Life saved: 4 days, 15 hours, 20 minutes. "> – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) > One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes not > smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes.

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I’m glad that you’re already feeling better Carmen.  It helps us remember that a craving is just that, a craving.  and even though it feels like they never will, they do pass after a few minutes (hours! lol!).  You are doing awesome, and you almost have another W to add to your collection!  Keep at it. : ) Jo Three months, three weeks, two days, 3 hours, 6 minutes and 8 seconds spent free. 1597 times I didn’t cave, $597.36 not gone up in smoke. Life gratefully saved: 5 days, 13 hours, 5 minutes. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Thanks Amy, > what a nice thought just get through today. Yes, tomorrow is another day. > This day was pretty screwed anyway. And I don’t think smoking would change > that. Smoking would not get the stupied bank of my neck, it would not do the > shopping for me either, I don’t even think it would relax me at all any > longer. So hell what am I looking for smokes? > Better pack my gym back and go for a run. > Carmen- cooled off a little bit. > Just for today Carmen. > Just get through today. > Amy > 2 Weeks 5 Days 16 Hours 58 Minutes 43 Seconds. 197 cigs. > 22 Hrs 59 Mins 31 Secs doing other stuff.

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Just for today Carmen. Just get through today. Amy 2 Weeks 5 Days 16 Hours 58 Minutes 43 Seconds. 197 cigs. 22 Hrs 59 Mins 31 Secs doing other stuff.

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Thanks Amy, what a nice thought just get through today. Yes, tomorrow is another day. This day was pretty screwed anyway. And I don’t think smoking would change that. Smoking would not get the stupied bank of my neck, it would not do the shopping for me either, I don’t even think it would relax me at all any longer. So hell what am I looking for smokes? Better pack my gym back and go for a run. Carmen- cooled off a little bit.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Just for today Carmen. > Just get through today. > Amy > 2 Weeks 5 Days 16 Hours 58 Minutes 43 Seconds. 197 cigs. > 22 Hrs 59 Mins 31 Secs doing other stuff.

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Hang in there.  You are at a rough stage.  Just remember – it will get better, nad it will be worth all of the work you are doing.  :-) Take some deep breaths – In to the slow count of 3, hold to the count of 3, and out to the count of 3.  Drink some water.  Think about what you want to buy with your quit savings.  Imagine your lungs getting all pink and healthy.  And repeat to yourself "I can do this".  :-) Diane M.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I woke up after sleeping the whole day. Feel like I didn’t sleep at all, > woke up many tiimes and felt like smoking but forced myself to stay in bed > and sleep again. I work nights this week and I am not used to it anymore. > Now it would be the time where I would have my coffee and a nice smoke. But > Fuck no I can’t I quitt a week ago. fuck right now Mr. Smoke is bugging me > pretty badly. I am running around the apartment like a jojo looking for > smokes. Didn’t find any but didn’t made me feeling better. > Just that I look for them makes me even more upset. I should know by now > better than that. But that urge is killing me. > No youf frickend smoke you are not getting me. I hate that. why can’t I take > that of my brain and think of something else. > No No no fucking way that I will have a fucking smoke. Not yet and never. > I am a FWD and I am proud of it I want to keep it that way. > Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) > One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes not > smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes.

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I woke up after sleeping the whole day. Feel like I didn’t sleep at all, woke up many tiimes and felt like smoking but forced myself to stay in bed and sleep again. I work nights this week and I am not used to it anymore. Now it would be the time where I would have my coffee and a nice smoke. But Fuck no I can’t I quitt a week ago. fuck right now Mr. Smoke is bugging me pretty badly. I am running around the apartment like a jojo looking for smokes. Didn’t find any but didn’t made me feeling better. Just that I look for them makes me even more upset. I should know by now better than that. But that urge is killing me. No youf frickend smoke you are not getting me. I hate that. why can’t I take that of my brain and think of something else. No No no fucking way that I will have a fucking smoke. Not yet and never. I am a FWD and I am proud of it I want to keep it that way. Carmen – cursing like hell ( hope that doesn’t become a new habbit) One week, four days, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 410 cigarettes not smoked, saving $106.60. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours, 10 minutes.

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