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Hello everyone, I am PB, I have actually been on the sister site for quitting smoking for 6 months now, and decided I was putting the cart before the horse. I was diagnosed with chronic depression 22 years ago. I did the "meds thing" for a while, then decided I didn't like what it was doing to me in the bedroom. At 28 I had to go on the meds again, but again, it didn't last long because of what they did to me. Ever since then I have just been "dealing with it". I have been separated from my 2nd wife for over 3 years now. I feel like I'll never have a "normal" life. When I see couples I actually say to myself, I wish that could be me. I don't think I'll ever be able to love or trust anyone again. There is just nothing left in me to give. People who are "sensative", will actually move away from me rather quickly, because I give off such strong negative vibes. My life is the same old gray day over and over and over again. I guess I'm here now because the holidays are coming. I hate the holidays. I sat alone in my apartment on Thanksgiving Day, no meal, no family, nothing. I tried not to think about it, I tried to convince myself this was normal, but I know its not. Christmas should be just as bad, my oldest son will be away for the first time, he is in the Navy. My youngest son is 15, poor kid has to put up with me all the time. He is BiPolar, ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive. He may be home, but more than likely he'll be with his mom. He would much rather be with her than me, and I can't blame him, I tend to bring people down around me. Anyway, hello everyone. I don't know if I even have the energy to do this program, I am so convinced that this is who I am, and you can't change who you are no matter how hard you try, and if you do your living a lie. But I guess I'm here for some reason, we'll just have to see.
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Thanks for the welcome Kelsey :)
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Hi Daily Llama, to fill you in a bit, no I haven't been to any doctors or counslers...yet, and no meds either. The poker hobby isn't a problem, but I agree it could be if I were not to keep it in check. I haven't been to the tables in 3 months, I felt I needed a break, I was playing a lot over the summer, that was my "time out". Being a single parent, time out is important for everyone involved. I do tend to get onto one thing, and then over do it a bit, thank god for computer games. I have always had that addictive personality, for years it was guitar, then bass fishing, and hunting, then the internet came along, now its computer games, and poker. It was online poker for 3 years too, but I made money at that, its never a problem when your making money is it?? ;p Anyway, I do understand where your coming from. Its funny though, because of my negative thinking, I never really excelled at the tables. They say you make your own luck, maybe they're right, maybe its through positive thinking.
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Well twister, I'm not sure why I don't see a doc, I guess I take a certain amount of pride in thinking that I can deal with this on my own. I have been fighting this for over 20 years, just recently has it gotten to a point to where I feel like I may need some intervention. But now that I start thinking of it, my life feels like it has just been one mistake after another, so maybe the depression has affected me more than I think it has. I have a way of ignoring things, just making myself blind to reality, you know? Maybe I'll get a doc this time, I'm still kicking it around. Thanks for the welcome by the way.
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Well Daily Llama, I suppose it hasn't worked too well. But I hate the way the pills make me feel. As far as a sex life...well there is none. Yes I have good insurance, yes my son has a good doctor. No, I don't throw $20's at him, I do spend time with him everyday, whether it's something as simple as a tv show, or taking him out to eat. I prefer to make memories with him as opposed to buying his love, that would be his mother. By the she is also BiPolar, and not the most healthy, or stable person for him to be around sometimes. But he is a mommies boy, so you can't do a whole lot to change that. I know I need to do something, I know I need to get some help, but I just hate the meds. I'm kind of old fashion and stubborn, one of those guys who won't take an asprin when he has a headache..ya know what I mean? I appreciate your honesty Daily, I'm still struggling with what I'm going to do.
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I was caught smoking at age 11, and again at age 12, and started at 14. I am 41 now and have a lot of breathing problems. I smoked 2 packs a day for the last 10 years. I have quit over a dozen times in the last 3 or 4 years, using several different techniques from laser treatment to the patch. I now am trying to quit cold turkey. Everything seems to going ok, I am on day 29 right now.
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Thanks for all your support, on day 38 now and all is well. I have been sick for the last week with a nasty summer cold, I can't even imagine how bad it would have been if I were still smoking. The cravings still come and go, but its funny what you can do once you put your mind to it.
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Could not sleep last night

I find walking everyday really helps my sleep at night. I started the day I quit smoking with only 20 minutes a day, now I am up to an hour a day and it really helps. Sometimes I will still have those crazy dreams that we all know so well when we quit smoking, but I still believe the walking helps. My Mileage Smoke-Free Days: 47 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,272 Amount Saved: $451.20 Life Gained: Days: 6 Hrs: 20 Mins: 41 Seconds: 3
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I MESSED UP

I've quit over a dozen times in the last three years. It's a learning process, don't beat yourself up over it. Just learn from it and move ahead in your journey to be free from tobaccoo. My Mileage Smoke-Free Days: 47 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,272 Amount Saved: $451.20 Life Gained: Days: 6 Hrs: 20 Mins: 41 Seconds: 3
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Can't stop eating

I do fine i the morning, an egg sandwich on wheat and a cup of coffee, a small bag of pretzels for lunch after walking for an hour,(approx 3 miles), on my lunch break. Then I get home...it all goes bad, first I'll make dinner, keep in mind I'm a single dad who only knows how to cook a few things. We eat, I am exhausted, so I hit the couch, start watching some tv and try to ignore my cravings. Hopefully my two teenage boys are not fighting to make it worse. An hour after watching tv, I find a Hershy Bar in my hand, after that, chips, after that, trail mix...I will literally eat until I go to bed, I can't stop. I want a cigarette so bad in the evening it just drives me nuts. I need to stop eating, last night I had half a cheese cake with strawberries on it, a Klondike bar, and half a bag of barbecue chips, and this was after dinner. I want to be smoke free, but at what price? I already weigh 315, I cannot afford anymore weight. My Mileage Smoke-Free Days: 47 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,272 Amount Saved: $451.20 Life Gained: Days: 6 Hrs: 20 Mins: 41 Seconds: 3