TRIGGER HAPPY?

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Comment by Jodi on November 3, 2009 at 5:46am

The worst time for me...first thing after waking..and last before bed!! I keep telling myself why I want to do this...but those times I keep falling...Help!!

Comment by Veronica Staton on October 30, 2009 at 12:19pm

My trigger is beer. After the first one then comes the smoking. This is the only time that I smoke, but my grandma and my dad have died of lung cancer and now my mom just came down with lung cancer and the doctors are giving her three months. I have to find a way to quit or this will kill me!!!

Comment by Sara lee on October 21, 2009 at 10:33am

Today is really bad!!! i'm board, tired, sick and tired of being sick and tired! yes this is how i feel today

Comment by Serena on October 20, 2009 at 8:54pm

Geez I catch so many of my triggers on a daily basis....getting in my car, talking on the phone for a long period of time, leaving my office building, right before I go to bed (gotta get that last one in)...not to mention when I first wake up which is a relatively new one for me....I'm tryin to break each trigger one at a time to meet my quit date.

Comment by Julie on October 7, 2009 at 12:18pm

If I have learned anything during this process, it's that I have to be my own best friend. We talk to our friends when we need motivation or advice, right? Well, I admit that I have talked to myself a lot these past few months. Mostly talking myself out of a cigarette. Repeating the reasons that I want to be nicotine free. Even patting myself on the back when I have crossed a stumbling block. Some of you might think it's weird, or that I am weird, and that's okay. It's not for everyone. But, it has helped me. Learning to really respect myself and take care of myself has never been a priority. But, I discovered that I could not really take care of others unless I was taking care of myself too. Hope this helped even one of you. Good luck all.

Comment by Patricia on October 5, 2009 at 5:28pm

I am so happy to be here and I have not had a desire to go backward on this at all. I understand that things will come up and I am not certain that I will want to do that ever again. I feel that I have done all that and that is all behind me now. And that I like. That I can feel good about, I can feel good about suffering whatever the hell comes up in a new way. I can just keep myself breathing clean air and suffer away and THAT makes it new.

Comment by MOSES LUIS on September 23, 2009 at 10:18pm

In 20 minutes, your blood pressure and pulse rate decrease, and the body temperature of your hands and feet increase.
Carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. At 8 hours, the carbon monoxide level in your blood decreases to normal. With the decrease in carbon monoxide, your blood oxygen level increases to normal.
At 24 hours, your risk of having a heart attack decreases.
At 48 hours, nerve endings start to regrow and the ability to smell and taste is enhanced.
Between 2 weeks and 3 months, your circulation improves, walking becomes easier and you don’t cough or wheeze as often. Phlegm production decreases. Within several months, you have significant improvement in lung function.
b) Coughing, runny nose, and sore throat-
No, this isn’t a cold. When you quit smoking, your body’s respiratory system attempts to clean itself out. This can result in excessive coughing and even a runny nose. It is best to drink lots of fluids at this time in order to help your body cleanse itself.


At the same time, you may get a sore throat. This is because your throat is clearing away the tar and nicotine and growing new tissues. Sucking on sweets or throat lozenges can help, as can eating honey.

c) Tightness in chest, flatulence, constipation, and headaches-
Again, you aren’t sick. This isn’t the flu; these are withdrawal symptoms as your body attempts to recover from the nicotine, tar, and other toxins it endured from smoking. The tight chest is actually caused from all of the coughing you have been doing. Your chest muscles have become sore, so you need to do relaxation exercises and try some deep breathing to relax your chest muscles.


CHARGE IT!

Comment by Lucie on August 26, 2009 at 8:17am

My new "QUIT" date is Sept 1, too. It is so easy to keep pushing the date back. But I'm working on my triggers. Fighting the afternoon and evening ones (and I find I can win). Havent handled the morning ones well at all......

Comment by Dolly on August 25, 2009 at 10:04pm

Jodi, make a point of hanging out with them while they are smoking. The first time is the hardest. After that you'll remember the last time you hung out with them you abstained and were cool with it. :)

Comment by Dolly on August 25, 2009 at 10:01pm

I hadn't had a turkey dog since I quit smoking, but used to have make them frequently to take outside then have a cigarette. Had a hot dog for the first time since quitting...had a craving. Got past it...over two months now! I'm a lifer.

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