tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960321576093220059.post131510394503386176..comments2023-10-14T08:41:18.381-05:00Comments on Quit Coping: Cough MedicineTracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960321576093220059.post-6220989687977688222007-12-12T09:56:00.000-06:002007-12-12T09:56:00.000-06:00yes, Jeff. When I smoked my colds developed into p...yes, Jeff. When I smoked my colds developed into pneumonia or bronchitis. And I would stupidly say, "I just got very sick." As if it was something that accidentally happened to me instead of something I actually caused myself by smoking. <BR/><BR/>This time, it remained a cold. A simple cold that didn't get exasperated by my own stupidity and self-defeating behavior.Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960321576093220059.post-11115112755256084422007-12-11T22:31:00.000-06:002007-12-11T22:31:00.000-06:00Damn 8 months here of being smoke free. Got my fi...Damn 8 months here of being smoke free. Got my first cold, damn it has been very easy, although I did sleep yesterday awayJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480624814021487253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960321576093220059.post-42557631635902749792007-12-11T11:21:00.000-06:002007-12-11T11:21:00.000-06:00Susie, You will get there. Celebrate every 10 minu...Susie, <BR/><BR/>You will get there. Celebrate every 10 minutes you do not think of smoking and every single hour that you choose not to smoke. <BR/><BR/>Smoking did own you. <BR/><BR/>This is what it feels like to take your life back. <BR/><BR/>Ever seen one of those movies where prisoners can't stand living free in the world because they miss prison. They commit suicide or they go back to prison on purpose. <BR/><BR/>Freedom, when first won - is always hard. It takes some practice and some getting used to. <BR/><BR/>Replace each instance of smoking with a new coping mechanism and you'll soon stop thinking about smoking. <BR/><BR/>Right now you're feeling VOID. Fill the spaces and the void passes.Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960321576093220059.post-6434513440912850972007-12-11T11:18:00.000-06:002007-12-11T11:18:00.000-06:00Mary,Certainly the trip to Vegas will tempt you. B...Mary,<BR/><BR/>Certainly the trip to Vegas will tempt you. <BR/><BR/>But, you're a non-smoker now. There are people who never associated trips to Vegas with smoking. You're one of them now. <BR/><BR/>You might try changing your memory. For instance, you always see yourself in your head having a great time in Vegas and you always have a cigarette. Try picturing the memory WITHOUT the smoking. <BR/><BR/>It still would have been a great time. Right? It wasn't the smoking that made the great time. Smoking was a prop you no longer need. <BR/><BR/>I spent the mellinium in Vegas. It was fun. Would have been more fun if I didn't smoke though right?Tracee Sioux, Sioux Ink: Soul Purpose Publishinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511311972798310564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960321576093220059.post-1078078201311533542007-12-11T11:09:00.000-06:002007-12-11T11:09:00.000-06:00I hope I can get to the point you are, Tracee. I ...I hope I can get to the point you are, Tracee. I feel like smoking OWNS me. I don't smoke, sure. But I don't smoke all day long, on purpose. You know? I'll be so glad when I don't think about the fact that I'm not smoking. Still, it's easier, certainly, week by week. Here I am at week 9....<BR/><BR/>SusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2960321576093220059.post-14016900840892468712007-12-05T12:23:00.000-06:002007-12-05T12:23:00.000-06:00I know exactly what you mean. I'm on my 10th week ...I know exactly what you mean. I'm on my 10th week of not smoking and I pretty much don't even think about it anymore, except when I do something that I've always done before, only now I'm doing it as a non smoker.I find myself stressing about it a little and then after it's done,I realize I usually don't even get a craving or urge. I'm a little concerned about the new year tho. We go to vegas and I'm concerned about all the other smokers ect...Anyway, I'm trying to be positve and remind myself...I am a non smoker. I do not smoke. <BR/>MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com