You might have to smoke? Are you talking
about cigarettes, a pipe, or cigar till you get
some sober time?
If so.... I learned in early recovery to concentrate
on learning to stay sober first and then later focus
on other issues....like smoking.
Trying to quit everything all at one time is
pretty difficult. Learning to stay sober a day
at a time is a huge task in itself.
I wouldn't worry about smoking as much
at this stage in early recovery as I would
drinking.
Once you have a good solid foundation
in sobriety and have all the tools and
knowledge of your addiction to not drink
each day, then you can focus on applying
tools and knowledge to stop smoking.
I was about 7 yrs sober when my little
family relocated to Houston. I absolutely
hated it, but at that time I had to accept
it because the move had nothing to do
with me.
I left my recovery support system and
Recovery Family and felt lost. However,
I use the tools provided to me that I learned
in early recovery and applied them to my
everyday life to remain sober no matter
what the situation was.
Fast forward, 10 yrs later, and because
I use my recovery program in Houston,
my prayers were answered and found myself
returning to my own hometown where I
never wanted to leave in the first place.
My little family grew and moved on in
their lives remaining in Texas happy,
healthy, while I moved on in my sober
life, remarried 4 yrs now after a 25 yrs
marriage in the first part of my life.
I am right where I am suppose to be
continueing on my recovery life inching
towards 23 yrs sober on August 11th.
As long as I live in recovery then I have
that foundation to help me plow thru all
of lifes situtions. Good and bad.