Next personal goal

I set a new goal for myself. My new goal is to quit smoking, I planned to quit by late November and tomorrow I'm going to start. It will be tough and I will take every tip I can get I really want to quit.

dannyboy65 said: ↑

I set a new goal for myself. My new goal is to quit smoking, I planned to quit by late November and tomorrow I'm going to start. It will be tough and I will take every tip I can get I really want to quit.

Well, you have already taken the first step to quitting and that is to state that you really want(desire) to quit. Great job!

MotherWolff said: ↑

Well, you have already taken the first step to quitting and that is to state that you really want(desire) to quit. Great job!

So far I am 3 hours in and doing good. Have a lot of cravings but I push them aside.

dannyboy65 said: ↑

So far I am 3 hours in and doing good. Have a lot of cravings but I push them aside.

You are awesome!

I don't know what its like to smoke. So I can't even begin to understand how you are feeling right now as you are withdrawing from it.

But I have a compulsive issue with pica, where I will eat foreign material. For me, its usually bath towels.

When the urge comes I challenge my thoughts and then I replace the thoughts with the truth.

For example, I might think, "I just gotta eat some towel. The taste is so fresh and clean. It feels fluffy too. Very clean bath towels remind me of Mommy. Therefore if I do not eat any, I won't make it."

When I realize this thought is wrong, I challenge it, "I don't have to eat any towels. Of course I can live without it."

Then I replace the negative thought with a positive one, "Its not good to eat these towels because they are difficult to digest and have zero nutritional value. I know I miss Mom and she is not well, so I will pray for her and hope for the best. I choose to do something healthy to take my mind off of worry, like exercise."

I don't know if this works for everyone but it helps me alot!

MotherWolff said: ↑

You are awesome!

I don't know what its like to smoke. So I can't even begin to understand how you are feeling right now as you are withdrawing from it.

But I have a compulsive issue with pica, where I will eat foreign material. For me, its usually bath towels.

When the urge comes I challenge my thoughts and then I replace the thoughts with the truth.

For example, I might think, "I just gotta eat some towel. The taste is so fresh and clean. It feels fluffy too. Very clean bath towels remind me of Mommy. Therefore if I do not eat any, I won't make it."

When I realize this thought is wrong, I challenge it, "I don't have to eat any towels. Of course I can live without it."

Then I replace the negative thought with a positive one, "Its not good to eat these towels because they are difficult to digest and have zero nutritional value. I know I miss Mom and she is not well, so I will pray for her and hope for the best. I choose to do something healthy to take my mind off of worry, like exercise."

I don't know if this works for everyone but it helps me alot!

Believe me this addiction sucks. I'm getting cranky, stressed, anxious and can't stop thinking about my addiction. I'm not going to give in even though this is the worst I have felt in a long time.

If its any consolation, I think you are doing fantastic! You definitely have the right attitude.

Good luck on this.

And another link for you to read.

I've started to study German this weekend, so I hope I can understand it in six months, I've started a new exercise work out yesterday, I hope complete it in 3 month, so let's go ahead 🙂