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when will the craveings stop,will they go on forever !!!


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I hate to say it because there are good people here but this non smoking section is kinda dead. all the best [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]10/2/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 29 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 493 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $116.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 42
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bump wow, great post everyone!!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]8/25/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 65 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,300 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $195.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 31 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17
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iwanttobefree and tryagain, My hat's off to both of you. Staying quit despite feeling this way really shows your desire and determination to quit smoking. I hope you can one day really soon feel the peace of knowing you made the right decision and stuck it out until the freedom overpowered the addiction. There's been a great deal of wonderful advice and an outpouring of caring from some amazing quitters here. There's very little I can add, except to say hang in there. (((huggs))) Pat [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 141 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,640 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,974.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 16 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41
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16 years ago 0 303 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
How are you going to feel if you start again and then in five years you find out you have lung cancer? Was that Dan Rather? Don't be envious of smokers because it is very rare one that will come out unscathed from years of smoking. They may seem safe to you from an outside view but that is just the Big Nic talking. I think that you are feeding the junkie with the nicotine and you need to stop right now and get tough with it. Your craves will subside once the nicotine is completely out of your system. It will be tough at first but it will be tougher on you if you have to face a bad diagnosis later down the road. Good luck! I am cheering for you! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/18/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 420 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $105.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44
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16 years ago 0 3307 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Boy that sure sounds like the monster is really talking. You know in the past when I quit I was alway up and ready and then I would rationalize why I should smoke. Some of my reasons sounds like yours. "I simply cannot be positive about this quit, I'm trying, but I just can't. That's the bottom line." Those lines sound like a set up to me. Been there done that. You think you are angry now, smoke. Then look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself,"Did it make things better?" I hope you don't, but if you do remeber we will be here for you. I am so thankful for the ones here that stood by me and we will for you. Give yourself a hug and remind yourself that you are so worth this quit. What others do it their business. Keep the Quit Sparky [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]4/30/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 48 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 480 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 29 [B]Seconds:[/B] 5
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[quote] I just don't want to quit and I am monumentally angry and resentful that I have and was forced to by some health problems. [/quote] [quote] I simply cannot be positive about this quit, I'm trying, but I just can't. [/quote] [quote] it makes me furious that he can smoke and I can't. [/quote] [quote] I can't stop being mad at the world. [/quote] There sure are a lot of "can'ts" in your post. For just one day, try changing those can'ts to can. It would sound like this: I can be positive about this quit. I can stop being mad at the world. I can choose to quit. On the other hand, as others have said or alluded to, if you don't want to, then you probably won't. Certainly no one here is forcing you to. And health problems don't force anyone to quit. Lots of people smoke with an oxygen tank strapped to their body. You can, too. It is totally your choice. Choose to smoke. Choose not to smoke. Make a decision and commit to it. Once last thing about cravings. Every now and then a thought about smoking crosses my mind. It's just a thought. To me, a craving is one of those deep physical shaky things that happened in the first week. I haven't had one of those since...well, the first week. I think I said this to you before...as long as you keep putting nicotine in your body, you will be craving. Once you are clean, those physical withdrawals will go away. Rusty [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/13/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 916 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 25,648 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,206.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 129 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17
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16 years ago 0 763 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
tryagain .....it's easy to see your problem when you say you are mad about quitting....you didn't want to quit....and you resent not being able to smoke. till you take your quit and make it YOUR CHOICE, you are most likely going to continue to crave....cause you are going to continue feeling forced, angry and resentful. Whether you are forced into a quit or not.....one thing remains the same.......there are only "positive" physical things that come from quitting smoking. Your body is in the process of healing even if your mind is resentful. Perhaps you can dwell on those aspects and begin to turn your attitude around.....if you "see" the differences physically, this "could" begin to have an effect on your "thinking"?? Can you see that being jealous of a smoker, or a quitter who is cheating, is to be envious of people that are continuing to poison themselves? Can you honestly say you want to continue to slowly KILL yourself?? Begin to look at the other side of this wanting to smoke. The longing that you are giving in to is a lie!! You don't have to smoke in order to feel those feelings that you are associating with your smoking past. Since you have been pushed into quitting against your will, you are looking at it in a negative light. The only negative to quitting is what the junky plants in your head. fight him off and gain control and you will see this good luck....I hope you don't loose your life to your addiction. Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1990 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 79,600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $11,343.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 261 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 32 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21
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16 years ago 0 2830 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Tryagain, There's nothing to be envious of. I did it one day at a time just like you and one day, you will be where I am - feeling true freedom from this addiction and wondering how I was able to tolerate those horrible things for so long. The thing is though, in order to get to that point, you've GOT to quit fighting your quit! You're resisting it... but why? What good does that do? It only makes your quit harder. Are you rewarding yourself regularly for all of your hard work? Due to quitting smoking, you have saved $1,380!!! WOW!!! So what exactly are you doing with that money? Are you using any of it on yourself to reward yourself for your achievements? If not, you should be! That might be part of the problem here. Your brain is screaming for a reward, and the only reward you used to give it was a cigarette... so it wants that! But there are so many other healthy rewards out there that you NEED to use to replace the cigarette as your reward. So tell me, when's the last time you rewarded yourself and what was it? Crave the Quit! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]6/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 727 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 18,175 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,002.51 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 51 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51
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I really thought the cravings would go on for forever! But I promise you that they don't. Mine seem to last for a very, very long time. Hang in there. Everyone's quit is different. If you keep hanging in there you will find the freedom too. Lady :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 713 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 14,260 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,495.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 64 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 17 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39

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