My name is Lauren, I'm 23 years old and I need help. My 21 year old brother is a severe alcoholic and it's gotten to the point where my family and I do not know what to do.
Tonight, he got drunk and went out, again. When he came home he started a fight with my mother and he was brutal. She is in the den crying.
I can't take it anymore. I hate how he treats her and my father and I. He refuses to get help. Now he even drinks in the shower. He says it "relaxes" him. The only time he's not drinking is when he's working.
What should I do? I wanna call someone but I don't know who. I live in a really small town in Mass.
i haven't smoked in 48 hours and i am on the patch. the first day seemed easier because i felt a natural high but day 3 is hell! i had cravings to bad not long ago i thought about lighting up but just dealt with it. i am collecting exercise equipment now so i can start working out and put my energy into something else. any advice for the first month, especially first weeK?
Ok I need some ideas/suggestions. I know I need to quit and the want is kindof there... the WANT would be more if I knew how to quit without it effecting my job. I tried to quit several months ago but my concentration/focus went down the drain and it effected my job, so started back up. Has anyone had this problem and did anything help? And how long did it last? And had problems with sleeping..how long does that usually last? Trying to prepare myself better for the next time around (which hopefully be the last......I am tired of doing harm to my body! ) Thanks for any advice in advance..................
I am trying to quit smoking. I did pretty good for a few weeks, but slipped up and smoked for about a week. Try number 2... I can use all of the support I can get. How do you avoid smoking when stressed out???
I've been a smoker for 9 years and recently developed a horrible case of strep throat that just won't seem to go away.
But I was thinking this morning: Maybe what's in my hand is prohibiting me from getting better. After all, it's not that my throat is sore it's that my airway is sore. I put two and two together and, well, that's the best excuse I need to finally kick the habit.
My health insurance has lapsed so going to a doctor for medication isn't an option but I don't want to do this alone. I signed up for quitnet but does anyone have any advice for tools to use such as patches, gums, or just plain will power advice? I plan on starting this a/s/a/p.
Hi! I'm 28 and have been trying to quit for the past year. I've been smoking since I was 17. Whenever asked if I was a smoker I would always reply, "Oh, I'm just a social smoker. I can quit whenever I want!"
Haha, joke's on me. I'll go a few days or weeks at a time and then start up again. After several failed attempts it's really starting to scare me. Weekends are the worst. Eating out with all of my smoker friends sucks, too. While they are supportive and don't offer me cigarettes it's really hard when they are all puffing happily away right in front of me.
I'm glad I found this community. Maybe having some support from others trying to quit as well will help me out. :)
I just joined this group, I quit yesterday at 9:10am. Just wondering did or is anyone struggling with depression after just quitting? Just wondering if it is a withdrawal symptom......... and how long does it last, if it is a withdrawal symptom?
FYI going make a new journal just for this (quit smoking) it is : iamquitting
hello. new here. my name is megan. I am 21 years old. i've been smoking since I was 16- so I've been a smoker (smoking at least one pack a day) for 5 years.
a lot of my pals have been able to put down the smokes and never touch them again, easy as pie. I've tried to psyche myself into believing that I can do the same, but it hasn't been true.
This is my very first time trying to quit. Half the time, I'm not even sure I want to quit. So I spend 95+ dollars on smokes each month.. I talk myself into thinking that it is worth it: what would I do while driving if I didn't smoke? what about b/t classes on campus? what about when I first wake up? why do I actually want to quit? I've found that's the very first place I go: why am i doing this again?
It's 2am and I cant sleep. I need a cig and I'm out, of course (b/c I dont buy them anymore) I'm really tempted to go buy a pack damnit! this is all in my head right?? for those who have been through this- how many days of not smoking passed y until you began to feel better? & - now that you don't smoke- do you FEEL differently? more healthy? is it a big difference? why did you want to quit?
Hi everyone, I'm new to this community, and I may add I think it seems like a great one. A little bit about me: I just turned 25, and I'm currently in the process of quitting several nasty habits. I quit smoking in April (yay!), and I plan on quitting nail biting, eating so much, and drinking. I'm not a drunk, but I realized if I didn't quit I would most likely become one. I honestly think I was well on my way. (Geez, I just read what I wrote and I sound really great, don't I?) LOL. Well, that is why I've joined this community-to hopefully get some support in trying to ditch these habits I've been wanting to abandon for so long.
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