Find a Quit Buddy

[anastasiapotter]

I am looking for a quit buddy that will have a few minutes to chat, probably in the evenings, about our journeys to becoming EXs. I am looking for another college student, and would prefer to talk to someone else who is athletic. The struggle between being an athlete and a smoker is quite the battle! Feel free to message me!! Good luck!!

[captainhook]

It's okay to feel helpless and even desperate. We all feel that way too and I'll be your quit buddy.

[Kkay]

Hi! Im on day 2 of my quit. I am here to give and receive support. I have had numerous attempts and learned from each one. I am determined to succeed. I smoked for 25+ yrs. So far it hasnt been too, too bad. Im using the patch and quit coffee ( using good tea as a sub). Still working on the ins and outs of this site. My friend has also quit. I will see if she will join. We all need as much support as possible. : )

[quittingsarah]

Hello, Everyone,

I was actually looking for some support. My case is extremely unique. I am an elementary school teacher. As you probably know, they do not like smokers. Therefore, I have trained myself to smoke 4 cigerattes from 3:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Then I get ready for work. I work all day without smoking. I leave work around 2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. I wait until there are no other teachers driving around me before I light up a cigarette. This usually takes about 20 minutes of driving. Therefore, I go from 5 a.m. until about 3:15 p.m. without smoking. Since I am used to this schedule I am usually fine as long as I eat throughout the day.

My problem is the fear that if I do not have these cigarettes I will be a terrible person. No one at work knows I smoke, and I do not want to tell them. I am using a home hypnotizing program that worked for me a year and half ago. The problem was after 2 months of being nicotine free I smoked when I got really stressed instead of doing my sessions again. I also was on vacation.

It would seem that quitting should be easy since I already go so long without a cigarette. However, it is not. My deepest fear is that I am going to be short tempered with my students and lose my job. I worked really hard for this job and do not want to lose it. Therefore, I set my quit date for a weekend. This way I am sure that my hardest days will be at home. However, at home I can smoke when I want to (though I go outside regardless of the weather which is very cold). My husband is also a smoker with no desire to quit. This does not help, either. Though he does support my decision there are cigarettes around and he smells of smoke.

My current plan is to smoke only 3 cigarettes before work this coming week. Then I plan to only have one cigarette on my way home. Then I will do 2 cigarettes before work and zero on the way home. The following week is 1 before work and zero on the way home.

I am sorry this is so long, but I would really like some feedback from others that struggle with quitting. How do I conquer the fear of losing my patience at work? Thank you.