• The General Mental Health Forum is now a Read Only Forum. As we had two large areas making it difficult for many to find, we decided to combine the Mental Health & the Recovery sections of the forum into Mental Health & Recovery as a whole. Physical Health still remains as it's own area within the entire Recovery area.

    If you are having struggles, need support in a particular area that you aren't finding a specific recovery area forum, you may find the General Struggles forum a great place to post. Any any that is related to emotions, self-esteem, insomnia, anger, relationship dynamics due to mental health and recovery and other issues that don't fit better in another forum would be examples of topics that might go there.

    If you have spiritual issues related to a mental health and recovery issue, please use the Recovery Related Spiritual Advice forum. This forum is designed to be like Christian Advice, only for recovery type of issues. Recovery being like a family in many ways, allows us to support one another together. May you be blessed today and each day.

    Kristen.NewCreation and FreeinChrist

  • Starting today August 7th, 2024, in order to post in the Married Couples, Courting Couples, or Singles forums, you will not be allowed to post if you have your Marital status designated as private. Announcements will be made in the respective forums as well but please note that if yours is currently listed as Private, you will need to submit a ticket in the Support Area to have yours changed.

It gets easier!!!!

HappyChicken

Domestic Egg Executive
Nov 11, 2007
784
109
Indiana
✟16,361.00
Faith
Christian
Marital Status
Married
:clap: So, you finally decided to quit smoking!! Congratulations!!! Welcome to the world of food tasting better and the pounds adding on! -Just joking! -well not really, but....You have decided to take control back over an addiction....WHICH IS AWESOME!!! PRAY PRAY PRAY EVERYDAY that you will continue to victor over nasty cigarettes, nasty brown teeth, bad breath, lung diseases, throat diseases and over all bad health.

I quit smoking Dec. 22, 2005. That day would have been my friend's birthday, had he not passed away from lung cancer. I was still grieving his death on this date, since he had just passed the May before. My sister drove me to the cemetary where he was buried. I took an orchid to lay on his grave. I took a marker and wrote, "Last pack," on the pack of cigarettes I currently had been smoking. I tied the pack of cigarettes to the flower (did not want it to look like i was littering) and went to find his grave. I smoked my last cigarette in that cemetary looking for his grave location. When I found his grave, I stood there and said a few words. Layed my cigarettes down (half the pack was left in the box) and I walked away a Non-Smoker. I have not had a cigarette since, and I still get cravings every now-and-then. But, IT DOES GET BETTER WITH TIME AND PRAYER. I promise you that. Please believe me. All of the withdraws, all of the cravings, stress, and mood changes, and weight gain are WAYY WORTH IT!! Why?? Because our bodies are temples of GOD. We are uniquely special and cigarettes harm our temples of God.
 

Bethers

Member
Dec 11, 2007
17
0
My Home Office
✟15,127.00
Faith
Baptist
Marital Status
Married
Politics
US-Republican
I just quit yesterday. I think the toughest parts so far are the cravings and moodswings. I absolutely have to quit this time, I am going to graduate college in the spring - and my husband and I want to eventually start a family. Keep me in your prayers!
 
Upvote 0

HappyChicken

Domestic Egg Executive
Nov 11, 2007
784
109
Indiana
✟16,361.00
Faith
Christian
Marital Status
Married
I just quit yesterday. I think the toughest parts so far are the cravings and moodswings. I absolutely have to quit this time, I am going to graduate college in the spring - and my husband and I want to eventually start a family. Keep me in your prayers!

You are doing the right thing by quitting. Just keep praying and don't give in... Don't "try to quit"....its not something you "try"...its something you "DO." You have to make failure not an option.... However, if you do fail at quitting, don't be too hard on yourself. Just quit again.

You will have cravings from time to time for a long time. I still get them. But the longer you go without a smoke, the easier it is to deny a craving. Just try to keep your mind on other things, and pray!!!!! Maybe sleep more than normal until you get pass the initial mood swings. The more rest you get, the less agonizing craves. Trust me. When you are exhausted tired, is when it will hit you the hardest. Keep your chin up, and know you are doing the right thing!!!
 
Upvote 0

HappyChicken

Domestic Egg Executive
Nov 11, 2007
784
109
Indiana
✟16,361.00
Faith
Christian
Marital Status
Married
I haven't smoked for seven days and (looks at watch) maybe an hour. I'm still not exactly sure exactly what my goals are here. But, I'm really sorta proud that I made it that far!


You are doing a really great job!!!! You hang in there, and don't make smoking an option. It's not something you "try"...it's something you just do. But, if you do give in and smoke...DONT be too hard on yourself. Just quit again! Goodluck!!!! I'm here if you need to vent!
 
Upvote 0

HappyChicken

Domestic Egg Executive
Nov 11, 2007
784
109
Indiana
✟16,361.00
Faith
Christian
Marital Status
Married
Been smoke free for about four hours now...*whimper*


OOOOHHHHH this is critical my friend....take it MINUTE BY MINUTE ...second by second if you have to. and PRAYYYYYYYYYYY:groupray: You can do this! I have faith that God will deliver you from this. I will be praying for you!!!!!
 
Upvote 0