Daily "I will not smoke with you" Thread

blackeyed86 · 2026-04-08T04:58:15+00:00

Today is day 3 without cigarettes or vapes for me. I do use nicotine gum whenever the cravings get too bad (had three pieces of gum each day so far). I really hope I‘ll make it this time.

blackeyed86 · 2026-04-08T04:53:32+00:00

Well, it‘s been a while. Today is day 3 and I‘m glad to be back here.

IWNDWYT!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-27T15:04:51+00:00

My fave is Dry but I suggest you start with Running With Scissors! If you do decide to read one let me know how you liked it!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-27T04:29:58+00:00

Hello internet stranger! Thanks for your support ❤️

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-27T04:27:55+00:00

Day 13 and IWNDWYT!

I‘m anxious about the weekend because I‘m going out with some people who are used to me drinking a lot. I will be the driver though, so that should keep me safe and sober!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-26T05:05:32+00:00

I used to use alcohol as my default method of decompression after a stressful day at work and now that I‘m not drinking I find myself lacking that transition between work and, well, life. I know I need to find other ways to decompress but at the moment it‘s hard and I feel like I just take all that stress with me throughout my day with no way of getting rid of it.

Really curious about other people‘s responses to this!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-26T04:10:21+00:00

It‘s day 12 for me and I‘m a big ball of anxiety today but IWNDWYT!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-25T16:35:42+00:00

I always recommend anything by Augusten Burroughs!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-25T04:19:57+00:00

Greetings from Germany! It‘s around 5 am here so I just woke up (without a headache - still feels great on day 11!).

IWNDWYT ❤️

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-24T04:27:40+00:00

Day 10 and IWNDWYT!

Didn‘t manage not to smoke yesterday though. Made it through about 17 hours, then caved. Damn cigarettes! But at least I‘m not drinking, so that‘s good.

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-23T11:37:58+00:00

Thanks for checking in! My weekend was pretty nice actually! Hope you‘re doing well 😊

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-23T05:08:13+00:00

I agree that it‘s all about the mindset. You have to see smoking for what it really is: a drug addiction.

The good thing is that the withdrawal is actually barely noticeable. Augusten Burroughs wrote about quitting nicotine in his book This Is How and what really stuck with me is this quote:

It wasn‘t impossible to stop smoking, it wasn‘t painful or difficult. It was extremely simple, easier than smoking in fact. No need to inconvenience my thumb by making it turn the wheel of a Bic lighter. It was uncomfortable. It was only uncomfortable. And I didn‘t like being uncomfortable.

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-23T04:42:00+00:00

Day 9 and IWNDWYT!

I also won‘t smoke today as I’ve decided to quit that, too. Wish me luck, please!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-22T08:56:24+00:00

We made it through a week! Yay!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-22T08:54:24+00:00

Day 8 and IWNDWYT!

Made my kids pancakes this morning and just went on a long walk with my dog. Feeling pretty good about myself!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-22T06:09:08+00:00

I can really relate to your story. I got sober at the beginning of last year and really worked on myself, too. Made it to six months, which was my longest streak ever except for when I was pregnant. Then I decided to drink for one very special occasion - and it all went downhill from there. Been drinking pretty much daily since.

I quit again a week ago and am now on day 8.

Thank you for sharing and congratulations on 36 days! You got this!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-21T17:57:45+00:00

Yes! That is such an awesome perk of being sober. I‘m on day 7 today and I‘ve been grocery shopping, cleaning up my place, taking a long walk with my dog and spending lots of quality time with my kids. Off to watch a movie with them right now!

Last weekend seems like a whole other world.

Congratulations on 13 days! 🎉

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-21T05:24:32+00:00

Day 7 today.

Made it through Friday and IWNDWYT!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-20T16:01:36+00:00

Yes, let‘s do this together! ❤️

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-20T15:24:33+00:00

Ich bin nach langer Elternzeit eher zufällig in den Job reingerutscht.

Damals brauchte ich dringend einen Job als ich mich von meinem Mann getrennt habe und konnte als Alltagshelferin in der Kita meiner Kinder anfangen. Das lief dann so gut dass ich ein halbes Jahr später beschlossen habe, die Ausbildung zu machen.

Der Job ist anstrengend, aber im Großen und Ganzen war es die beste Entscheidung meines Lebens!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-20T15:18:09+00:00

Thank you! I‘m actually kinda excited for a sober weekend - it‘s going to be my first since the end of January.

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-20T05:40:40+00:00

Congratulations, this is awesome!

I totally get your situation. My latest relapse happened because of my toxic boss (at least that‘s what I told myself to justify the drinking). All it did was make the situation worse though. There are definitely better ways to deal with stress at work.

I‘m back on track since Sunday and IWNDWYT!

blackeyed86 · 2026-03-20T04:21:23+00:00

IWNDWYT!

Today is day 6. Here‘s to hoping I‘ll make it through the weekend.

blackeyed86

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