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Uhambo lwam nokutshaya: Ukulandela

Unyaka onesiqingatha emva kokubhala kwam iposti yebhlog yoqobo kuhambo lwam lokuyeka ukutshaya, ndiye ndacelwa ukuba ndibhale uhlaziyo. Ndaphinda ndawafunda amagama am angaphambili kwaye ndabuyiselwa kubuhlanya obungunyaka ka-2020. Kwakukho isiphithiphithi esikhulu, esingaziwayo, esingahambelaniyo. Uhambo lwam lokuyeka ukutshaya aluhlukanga- apha, phaya, nakuyo yonke indawo.

Noko ke, kwakukho indawana yenkcazelo endingakwaziyo ukwabelana ngayo xa ndandibhala okokugqibela malunga nokuyeka ukutshaya. Ngexesha lopapasho, ndandineminyaka engaphezulwana kweeveki ezisibhozo ndikhulelwe. Ndandiyekile ukutshaya kwakhona emva kokwenza uvavanyo lokukhulelwa nge-24 ka-Okthobha 2020. Ukusukela ngaloo mini andizange ndiphinde ndiwuqale lo mkhwa. Ndandinokukhulelwa okunempilo (ngaphandle kweminye imiba yoxinzelelo lwegazi) kwaye ndamkela umntwana oyinkwenkwe ngo-Juni 13, 2021. Emva kokubeleka, ndandinexhala lokuba ndingamamkela umhlobo wam wakudala, umdiza, ubuyele ebomini bam. Ngaba ndandiza kukwazi ukumelana nengcinezelo yokuba ngumama osemtsha? Ukungabikho kokulala, ishedyuli ephambeneyo yokungabi neshedyuli konke konke, ngaba ndikhankanye ukungabikho kokulala?

Njengoko kwenzekayo, ndahlala ndisithi, "hayi enkosi." Hayi enkosi ngamaxesha okudinwa, amaxesha okukhathazeka, amaxesha olonwabo. Ndandisoloko ndisithi “hayi enkosi” ekutshayeni ukuze ndikwazi ukuba ewe kwizinto ezininzi. Ndakwazi ukuzenzela ixesha lokuba nonyana wam ngaphandle kwemiphumo yokutshaya, yaye ndakwazi ukusebenzisa imali eninzi endandiyiqwebela izinto zokuzonwabisa zasekhaya.

Ukuba ungaphandle, ucinga ngokuyeka ukutshaya, kwaye ukwazi ukuba kuya kuba nzima kangakanani - awuwedwa! Ndiyakuva, ndiyakubona, ndiyakuva. Ekuphela kwento esinokuyenza kukusebenzela ukuthi “hayi enkosi” rhoqo kangangoko sinako. Uthini ewe ngokuthi hayi? Singabantu, kwaye imfezeko yinjongo yobuxoki esivame ukuba nayo ngokwethu. Andifezekanga, kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo ndiya kutyibilika ngaxa lithile. Kodwa, ndiza kuzama ukuthi "hayi enkosi" namhlanje, kwaye ndiyathemba ukwenza okufanayo ngomso. Kunjani ngawe?

Ukuba ufuna uncedo ukuqala uhambo lwakho, tyelela coquitline.org or coaccess.com/quitsmoking okanye fowunela i-800-YEKA-NGOKU.