Hello, This is Troll Monster.
I decided last night there would be no more smoking for me. I am a teenager living under a lovely roof that my parents have blessed me with and I continued to disobey them. My father smoked for almost thirty years of his life; congratulations for him to finally quit. Yet, I unintentionally continued to taunt him with my smoking. He's taken away many parts of a teenager's life. Months ago, he grounded me. I've no job or phone anymore, and can't get my license until I give up smoking. Which is more important, moving on with the beautiful life ahead of me? or smoking cigarettes that will take years off of my life? I have to little brothers that shake their head in disappointment when my father yells at me and a baby sister; oh, if she only could comprehend what was going on, she would not admire me the way she does now.
With all this said, I've concluded it's time to stop. I haven't smoked since last night, around 8pm. I was reading this "Quit Smoking in 5 Days" book. The process involves smoking the first 3 days. As you smoke, you imagine all the negative effects of smoking and why you want to stop smoking. I believe this is a good idea, though I am afraid to try it with fear that I will just get hooked again. I am doing okay right now without my cigarettes and I am also taking some herbal "stop smoking" supplements that my father bought from when he quit. I don't know how to go about this however. Also, one of the dumbest reasons that always keeps me from quitting is because I don't want to give up my pack. I feel it's a waste of money if I just throw them away. So I have my cigarettes sitting there, untouched, money spent, gone and wasted. And this bothers me.
Any words of wisdom out there because I'm searching for a lot of them! I surely don't have any in this household, only pressure to quit and that just brings me down....I need support!
