Congratulations, Dempsey. I tell you, for the first time, I feel like I'm going to be able to do this. I've got a month yet to be full of big talk, I know. Still, I didn't really have any support before. There was no one.
Now, there appears to be [i]a lot[/i] of people. I'm so glad I found this place!
Burke
Hi All,
I just joined the Stop Smoking Center, but haven't picked a day to quit yet. It has to be soon. I haven't been feeling well all winter, and I know that my moment of truth has arrived. I wish I could say that it was just about the money, but it isn't anymore.
Burke
Thanks for both replies and so quickly! Between the time I posted and returned here, I downloaded the SSC Instant Messenger and Quit Meter, and chose April 15 for my quit day. My choice of dates was a bit random, but I think I'd like a month to prepare mentally.
Thanks again for your replies. I'm going to need a good support system for this, I think.
Gratefully,
Burke
Bob, I am sorry to hear about your friend. What a bitter blow.
My only nearness to this is that I play the flute in church and am often reminded of a concert flutist of my acquaintance who passed away from lung cancer without ever having smoked. I met her in the same church, when she came to promote organ and tissue donation. A lung transplant saved her life, but she was diagnosed with the same type of cancer in her new lungs and finally lost her battle. She comes to mind -- that vibrant and talented young woman -- [i]every[/i] time I pick up my flute in church. She's part of the reason I began to think more seriously about quitting. I'm doing this for my own health, but it's a terrible thing to see her face in my mind, knowing that she got the diagnosis I've been inviting for many years.
At any rate, I'm very sorry to hear about your friend, and will keep a good thought for your strength as you stand by him during this time.
Burke
Each of you has my complete sympathy, since RLS has accompanied my disability for nearly the last decade. To be honest, you're also making me wonder how much worse my own RLS experience will be after my quit date has passed.
I take meds to help alleviate the symptoms, but I don't know what another person's physician will suggest. Certainly, a visit wouldn't hurt. RLS is a maddening bit of business.
Misery does not love company. I'm sorry for anyone who has this difficulty.
Burke
Hi Linda,
I'm probably not the best person to tell you this, since I haven't even reached my quit day yet. I'm just seeing that no one else has replied yet, and I can imagine what you're going through. I don't have to imagine. I've been there and I've given in. Now, years later, I'm facing another quit day. I could have been free of this had I not caved to the temptation of a craving.
Please don't give in. You can do this! You've gone since Saturday without succumbing. People here are always talking about protecting one's quit, so protect yours. Also, you can hang onto the acronym I've learned since I've been coming here: "N.O.P.E," -- [i]"Not One Puff Ever."[/i]
Linda, you can do this. It is within your power to gut out this craving so keep going. Fall in love with your quit more than you're in love with smoking. Your life depends on this.
Betty
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