mitri
Good to hear that you made it through...I understand the aversion to other people's smoking now...That was not true a short 50 days ago...But in the end I feel sorry for people standing out there dragging away because I know they want to quit, but have yet to step up to the plate...
You on the other hand are standing in at Yankee Stadium and facing down one of the meanest addictions known to man...Stay around here and read all of the posts that you can, you will find that reading will not only help you understand the addiction, it will underline your desire to overcome it...And you can over come this thing...One of the greatest hurdles for me has been unwinding my emotional responses from around the smokes, it takes practice, but it can be done...For me (remember not everybody's quit is the same), the physical problem is far less of a hurdle than the emotional. I have been self medicating for years and I know it...Now I have to retool my emotive responses, so that I can function in the world without appearing to be an ogre or a blithering idiot...In any case I will do this thing, I have set my mind to it...
I am so glad that your work went well and you felt comfortable...Did you make a mental note of the techniques you employed when the going got a bit rough...Once you find things that work, use them over and over, they will soon become learned responses to adverse stimuli and you will do them without thinking...I like to keep a journal as well...It helps me see where I have been and what has worked in the past...
Keep going at this and pretty soon you will be free as bird...Thats the goal to get to that place where your not keyed into cigs, but keyed into your own beautiful self...
Stay strong...Let us know how you are doing and what methods you are employing...
nonic
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/25/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 50
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,219
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $350
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7
