6 weeks

[beth-01-12-2015]

Today I celebrate 6 weeks as a non-smoker.

Today I celebrate 4 weeks of freedom from nicotine.

I have recently gone through 2 weeks of depression - serious depression - but I have come out on the other side.

I wanted to share this with others who may have a similar situation. What I did to get through it worked for me - I am not trying to say my way of dealing with depression is the right way for everyone.

I'm an optimistic, upbeat person. I am not moody, and I was confident my depression was short term. Most of all, I did not want to take drugs.

So instead I exercised almost every day, read a lot, and looked forward to my volunteer obligations. I finally confessed to my husband that I was depressed but working through it. When a bad spell hit, I allowed myself a few moments of pity, and then I got busy doing something to move forward.

I'm so glad the depression is fading.

I'm happy he thoughts of smoking are less and less each day.

I will not smoke today.