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Originally Posted by kak125
you know my hubby was diagnosed with Sleep Apnea a few years ago and i used to tell him i thought it was from smoking and now i know for sure!! it makes me mad that he wont even think about quitting and that he gets so angry with me when i try to tell him that he needs to stop smoking. his gift to me when we got married was to quit smoking and he did for a few months and then he went right back to it. i remind him about it to this day and somehow he turns it around and says that i am trying to tell him what to do. any advice on what i can do to help him quit?
anyway congrats on quitting smoking. i am sure it was tough but i bet you feel so much better now.
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I think perhaps he gets angry at you might be because he knows you're right and is angry with himself because he hasn't conquered the demon. Quitting for a few months unfortunately is not enough time to get over the cravings. Like a lot of people he simply decided to stop fighting the urge and just gave in. It's hard work raging a war against your own body.
All my life people who were former smokers would say that"you'll know when you are ready" to quit and that is when you will do it. I always listen to my body and my body told me when it was time to stop and that is when I did. No amount of guilt you heap on your husband will work until he is ready to accept the challenge. It is a great task to take on. It was very tough and you are right, I feel soooooooooooo much better now than I did then.
I forgot to mention that for many years I had a puking problem and now realize it was the body rejecting the nicotene. I've only thrown up once since I quit and that was because I was really sick.