My T break actually worked
I’ve taken breaks before but this last time I was just feeling soooo foggy and unmotivated and I really felt like it was affecting me and my depression. All I could think about was smoking after work and I hated that, I wanted to find joy in my life not smoke it away. My tolerance was so high, I had no motivation to workout, was struggling to get to dr appts and felt so lost in my career and life. I adjusted my mental health meds which I think also helped, and took 30 days off. I smoked to break my streak for a fun weekend and it just made me SO sleepy and hungry. I actually didn’t miss smoking as much as I thought I did, and I really enjoyed my last month sober. Idk if something in my brain changed but I might do another 30 days. I’m elated that I’m finally enjoying life in balance and I want to share that it is possible it just takes some shifting of habits! here’s some of the things that helped:
Exercising especially long walks outside, hot yoga, and weightlifting to my fave music
Going to bed earlier than I want to allow for the insomnia to not be so bad and do relaxing stuff before bed like shower, read, chill out and not too much screen time
Making the appointments I’ve been putting off and going to them gave me a sense of pride in taking care of myself
Eating nourishing meals and actually eating breakfast
Allowing myself to feel my emotions instead of smoking when I have a bad day so I can focus on self regulation
Drinking water!!! I was so dehydrated and I woke up feeling so much better without having a dry mouth and feeling sluggish
If you’re wanting to take a break too, just keep doing those affirmations and tell yourself you got this! Remind yourself of your motivations and you can always smoke again after your break it doesn’t have to be forever. One day at a time!