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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 99

aww i'm so sorry. I have quit so many times. I know it sucks but you can do it, and you will do it when you're really ready.

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2631

Sparky - I am just glad to see you here. You can quit when you are ready but DON'T LEAVE US!! It is depressing when you work so hard and something and put so much of yourself into something and it doesn't work out the way you planned. Sometimes life just bites us in the butt. Maybe you need a little time to build up your confidence....but I know you want to quit. I just know you will do it when the time is right for you. Get ready........set........GO!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 8 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 177 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $40 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 11 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 48

Hi Sparky....:) I am probably going to sound pretty naive here but I think the thing you lost on Saturday was your faith in your ability. I am presuming something happened to precipitate what happened and you went 'can't do this'. Yoda and Thomas have great pieces of advice on this one. Thomas "I think I can, I think I can" and Yoda "there is no such thing as try, just DO". Its my guess that Thomas and Yoda are no stronger than the rest of us, its just that they understand the power of self belief to transform a desire into reality. I don't believe that you have failed at all, only temporarily lost touch with your belief that you can do it. Someone said in this thread that the best thing to do is get straight back up in the saddle - so to speak. Yep Sparky get back up straight away and that alone will give you tons of strength to say I have not failed I AM DOING THIS AND I AM DOING THIS NOW. You can do it....:) Savvvy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 8 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 176 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $64 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 17

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2039

You know what, Sparky. I think you CAN do this. I have been where you are many times, and I think you're right, withdrawal isn't as bad as the hell you are putting yourself through. So come on, Sparky, pick a date, and come back and join us. It might be easier than you think!!! God Bless you Sparky, Jan

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 515

Sparky; I'd like to talk to you on IM. I'm working again so am not onsite as often, but please watch for me on IM. I have an idea for you. Ericon [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/18/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 32 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,152 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $232 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 54

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 227

hey sparky today is the day hope your doing good no not good great. you know you can do this, we are here for you [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/18/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 38 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 964 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $151.24 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 227

hi sparky please do not stop coming here just because you are still smoking I would miss you. Hey you need to be here to remind you that you still need to quit and who knows maybe one of us will say something that will hit home for you and you will have an ahhha moment and quit one never knows. we are here for you sister. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/18/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 32 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 821 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $127.36 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 25

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1010

Do not feel bad Sparky. I lost my 3rd quit after 6 weeks. I have a sliding hiatal hernia, GERD, esphogitis, and a belly button hernia. I was throwing up daily, chest tightness, and severe bloat for 30 days w/ *no* relief. Mind you, I have been sick since July. The docs at the ER really didnt help me and all they gave me was the GI cocktail, and pain meds. It took 1 week to see a GI doc,a month for the scope, and now 2 weeks for the results of the biopsy (which I am told by the nurses is standard procedure for all scopes). I felt like I was spinning my wheels =( During this time of 'coping', I had chest xrays, CT scan, barium swallow, EKG, and the scope. I picked up a cig a month ago and I didnt stop until the 21st. My mind was completely fried b/c everyone had been telling me the hernias would not interfer w/ the chest tightness. But yet the chest xrays showed my lungs were in excellent condition. Even the EKG came out very normal. I sit up and the tightness is there but as soon as I lay down, it is gone. My mind is still fried b/c I do not know the results of the biopsy. I jsut feel like all of my inerds are in my chest cavity. I am coping the best way I know how at this point. I have cried, gotten anger, prayed--name it and I have prolly done it. Grabbing those smokes was the worse thing for me to do. Tho I thought it helped me, all it did was make me crave *more* and the more I craved, the more I smoked. The more I smoked, the more upset I became. It was a vicious cycle I was in. There was no relief for me. All I know at this point is that I want it all to stop---I want it all to go away---I want to be a normal person again---I want some kind of relief---Most of all, I want peace again. Hang in there....because I am holding on w/ both hands too. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 4 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 43 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1010

TY Danielle. I actually feel like someone stuck me into a round room, telling me to find a corner. I really did fight the urges / cravings during that time. I pulled out all of the stops and will power I could muster. Thankfully I do not feel sad about losing my quit. At least I know I can do it for 6 weeks! The last time it was only for 3 weeks. I am proud of that and that is what I am hanging onto for the time being. Actually I am angry b/c I am such a strong willed person. I can jump in leaps and bounds but when I try to kick this addiction of smoking, I feel as tho I am chained to the ground. GRRRR!! =) I will worry about tomorrow at a later date. Today I take 1 minute at a time. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 4 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 45 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 26

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$39,843.83

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3539

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3131

Sparky go through your sadness but don't beat yourself up, this is my third quit, I know how it feels. One suggestion though the longer you wait to get back on the wagon the harder it is. It took 10 years after my last quit to do it again, I now realise that if I had gotten back to quitting right away I would be done with this journey. So learn from this and get back to it, we'll be here for you. One day at a time :)Marie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 6/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 98 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,481 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $392 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 13 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

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