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STRESS WITH FAMILY ISSUE LEADING TO CRAVINGS

SuzyQ411
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‎10-27-2021 05:00 PM

SH*T!! These grandkids of mine! Heard some news just a bit ago that has me really stewing! ...and craving. I am livid!! I have done deep breathing and read an article on controlling / dealing with emotional stress and am now going to grab a bottle of cold, fresh spring water and head to the park to walk and pray. I will take the back route that does not pass any convenience stores and will check in when I get back. I am also going to pop into my mouth a piece of nico gum. BTW, the situation is something I have no control over and something I have no business in sticking my nose into. CRAP!

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Prior to my first quitting on 8/25/2019, I was a heavy smoker for over 60 years. That time, I quit due to health concerns regarding clogged arteries to my brain. Tar deposits from cigarettes were making the situation worse. I had become a prime candidate for a stroke and required surgery to clean out my left carotid artery. I have relapsed 4X since that quit, the last one being on 05.15.2022. ( At one point in all of this madness, I had been quit for 1.5 years). Then on 9/7/2021 I began my recent eight month quit before my current relapse. I am in the process of planning a return to the non-smoking life. After more than 2 weeks of smoking, wheezing and coughing and being short of breath, I have set my new quit date of June 1, 2022 as the beginning of my forever quit. I am done with this madness!! God is good.