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14 years ago 0 625 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I had that "empty" feeling for a while..........hard to remember exactly when it went away..........But it did.  Nothing that my addict tries now surprises me........
I just stay ready for it, keep on saying N.O.P.E.
 
Stay Strong buddy......it gets better and easier.
 
Keep the Quit
Bob

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/27/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 163
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,890
Amount Saved: $684.60
Life Gained:
Days: 34 Hrs: 3 Mins: 22 Seconds: 1

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Hi Terry!!!
 
      First of all, congratulations on the great quit you have going for yourself!!!  I don't know if I experienced sadness, it was more of something missing!  I did miss those death sticks, or so I thought.  I hated the way I felt and I knew it was caused by the addiction!  It just made me madder and madder at the damn nico-demon and made me more determined to get it's strangle-hold off of me!!!  I hope that you can become even more determined to close that door, lock it and keep that demon away!!!
 
     As for the smoking dreams...  you'll probably have them for a while, just as most of us here have!  As a matter of fact, I had one just last night!  I dreamed that I had met up with one of my friends and after a moment, she smelled the smoke and noticed that I had a cigarette between my fingers!  I was like what the heck!!!   Where did that come from!!!  I hadn't smoked any of it or anything, but there it was as clear as could be!!!  I woke up immediately looking for that damn thing!!!  That sneaky little devil still lurks, but now I think it knows that the only way it can try to get to me is through my sub-conscious mind!  So, don't fear the dreams, either!  If they come, become even more determined to protect your quit!!!  I sure am!!!
 
            Jim
 
        


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/5/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 490
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 12,250
Amount Saved: $2,021.25
Life Gained:
Days: 83 Hrs: 1 Mins: 59 Seconds: 32

  • Quit Meter

    $44,205.00

    Amount Saved

  • Quit Meter

    Days: 1058 Hours: 0

    Minutes: 28 Seconds: 23

    Life Gained

  • Quit Meter

    5894

    Smoke Free Days

  • Quit Meter

    176,820

    Cigarettes Not Smoked


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