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From: Lubbercat
4/28/22
Jerthie
Happy to hear that the cutting back is working for you. It really is whatever works for each person! Just keep moving forward!
From: Jerthie123
4/28/22
Thank you!!
It is working... I feel embarrased at times that I am not able to quit cold turkey like everyone else but this way I feel I am still in control. It means a LOT to me that you understand my weird method. I hope to be down to just 1 or 2 a day by June. I will first try to get used to 3 or 4 and feel confident. Small slow steps for me. Hope all is well!
From: Loreficent
4/28/22
Yes!!
You are doing so well! Just do you Jerthie. There is no embarrassment in that. Cutting back is working, so go with it. Any honest effort in anything we do is never a wasted effort. One day at a time. That’s what get us through this life. We really only have the moment we are in. There is no guarantee, only hope.
I honestly believe the lozenges are not as bad as the cigarettes or vaping. Yes, still nicotine and thus still addiction, but, let’s be real here. Cigarette smoke inhaled into the lungs?? Worse. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor so still having affects in that regard of course. But your lungs are not as affected as they would be by the smoke. I am not encouraging anyone in any useful method, nor judging any method. Simply accepting that we all must find our own way and what works. As long as we keep our eyes on the prize and the ultimate goal and support each other, well, that’s what matters.
You do you and we are here to support you!
From: Loreficent
4/28/22
I knew what you meant. Well, at least I wasn’t hoping it was almost another year!
You’ve got this Andrew. Look forward to it!
From: candrew
4/29/22
Well, here we go again....
Exactly 32 hours > 5pm Friday to 12:00pm Saturday. Andrew prepares for another stab at freedom - freedom that he knows can be achieved with everything that he already has - no more failures, no more excuses, temptations, weaknesses, defeats, regrets or any other obstacles in his way. Do you hear me Andrew ? It's time.....
From: Jerthie123
4/30/22
I am excited about reinventing my life!
What do I do with those moments? Moments where I needed a lozenge to be able to do the next thing on my list. Moments of anxiety, moments of overwhelm, moments of not knowing what to do next. Moments of perfectionism. Ugh. Anxiety and perfectionism! That is why I use lozenges! They make me feel perfect and in control. Ugh. Not!!!
I caught on to that just now!!! I had three différent things I wanted to do. I felt overwhelmed! But this time instead of sucking on a Lousy nicotine lozenge I said Wait one minute! Do I need to really do any of those things right away? And you know what.. I don't!!! Right away my craving passed!!!
Instead I told my self.... Do something else. Reinvent!! And so here I am!!! Dealing with anxietyby posting instead. I am going to keep on Reinventing!