I Quite, Tell me WHY?

Question

Here it is, I quite smoking cold turkey on January the 14th. I have not cheated at all. I feel ok and I really do not crave a cigarette, but I want one? So , here is what I am askng. Tell me any horror story you have about smoking and how it effected someone you love. I have 6 adult kids and would like to be here when the grand kids get married. So, you stories might just be the thing I need to not take the stupid selfish steps to cheating, when really I physically am not craving it as much as I just miss it. I miss the taste of it the feel of the thing in my hand and the fact that for no reason other then I just one day said I think I won't smoke anymore, and stopped that day? I loved smoking.
So tell me the real groossss stories of heart break that you might have had to go through . You may just be helping me save my own life.
Thanks.

I think that people who want to judge my reasoning are not helpful. If it were my family alone that made me quite, I would have never started. DUH, Quiting smoking is worse then a haroin addiction, the proffessionals have said it. I don't need your opinion of what a horible person I am, if you want to share something that is gonna manke me think about my health then great. Otherwise judgements at this time will only belittle my effort. Thanks IVY

IVY and ZEN ar the only ones who have open there heart to my needs and I thank you both. The other person got a thumb down for judging my effort. My reasons for quiting are not in question. I was asking for support. Like most people on this site. So for the third person who answered my question. Your answer was less then incouraging. Made me feel like Sh-t and that is not gonna help me at all so thanks for kicking me when I was down.
Ivy and ZEN you both rock for sharing such personal stories to assist me.
Tracylyn S

Thank you edoublyo, I appreciate what you are saying and you are right on many things. This will be the hardest thing that I will ever do. I feel this was my time to quite and I did do it for myself and I made the choice to do so on my own. I do find I have triggers to needing a cigarette. Like stress, anger, in the car, but it has been two weeks and it gets easier everyday to just put it to the side in priority. I thank you for the constructive critisism and the good wishes. I will do my best to keep smoke free only because it really is a bad habit that controls much of where I go and what I do and who I do it with. I want my freedom of life back and all the new laws and healthy living friends make that hard for me. So Thanks guy and I appreciate how much time you took to fully express your opinion.
Tracylyn

Answer 1

I smoke, I'm smoking right now, I plan to smoke until the day I die.
I have also come to grips with the fact that I'm trading the last ten years of my life for that privilege.
Taste and feel are physical things, all this I don't crave it I just miss it is bullshit.
You are going through one of the hardest things a human being can do.
You can't do it for the kids the grand kids or any one else. If your not doing it for yourself it's not going to work.
You don't need other peoples horror stories, you know what happens, you die a painful death years earlier than you would otherwise, not to mention the wrinkles.
You don't need to "think" you wont smoke anymore, you need to "want" to not smoke anymore.
You need to be ready, if your not ready it's not going to happen.
I know people who've done it and I've known those that failed.
The difference? The ones that were ready did it and the ones that weren't failed.
OK, I know a guy who had cancer of the mouth, he had all kinds of nasty surgery before he died at 55, feel better?
OK, here's another story, my old boss smoked for years, quite smoking and drinking when he got married 20 years ago, I'm proud of him, I otherwise think of him as a pretty weak guy, I don't know how he did it.
The few times I tried I also quite coffee that allowed me to make it a little further into the day before I started to rationalize starting again, other than that your on your own.
Please stop and re-read your question, its all, la de da.
THIS IS THE HARDEST THING YOU WILL EVER HAVE TO DO IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE!
God bless you and good luck

Answer 2

It's shame that our stories might be the thing you need to not starting smoking again, you know why? because you have 6 kids and grandchildren, so you should be motivate just with your family.... more than enough. Good luck.

Answer 3

I lost my grandfather to smoking and he will never see his great grand son grow.
He always wanted to see the great grand son that would carry on the family name but, he never got to see him.
You are doing a great job and for your family keep on doing it.
Wouldn't you like to see and hold your great grand child?