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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1985

Hi bgaineshunter What do you do to fend off a craving? Do you take a walk, drink water, or use self talk? I am asking because maybe we here at this site can offer up suggestions that will help you. I see that you were a two pack a day person and you have a whopping 6 week quit. And you said after a quit of two years you still wanted to smoke? Do you keep yourself busy and distracted?

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

I'm doing everything. I'm really trying to stick to one day at a time and imagery. I find that with each quit, my junkie becomes more adept at assurung its survival. It becomes smarter. That why each quit becomes harder. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,700 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

I thinking quitting is so hard because I am such a heavy smoker, and I have an addictive personality. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,700 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

That's not a helpful comment. If I was to slip, you would never know it, because I would be out smoking. Smoking is an all or nothing proposition for me. Some people seem to play it like Shutes and Ladders. Not me. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,692 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 33 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

I guess I was a little harsh, but I'm getting a little sick and tired of people being rewarded for getting back on the wagon. Someone in need of attention, can survive off of just that. I quit smoking for two years. It has taken me 17 years to get 42 days. When a quit doesn't work I get tired. I don't try again for a while. And to protect my credibility, which I have discovered I must do with my friends, I don't tell them that I quit smoking until, in this case, I get two weeks. I promised them that I would not. Most people don't like to be constantly jerked. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,692 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 6

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

This quitting is soooo difficult for me that I know that if I slip, it will be a long time before I try to quit again. I just do not have the stamina to try to quit every week. Thta's how it was before this quit and I'm sure that that is how it will be if I ever slip. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,680 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

That right Ladybugg. I was romancizing something yesterday that doesn't exist for me. I did eventually imagine me on my rocker, chain smoking. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,682 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

All of it. I got so sick. I was vomiting, had racing pulse and heart rate, indigestion, aka diarrhea, insomnia, the floats, sweating. Most of my cravings have been fairly mild and few and far between. The one I had yesterday was just devilish. Not smoking takes a lot of effort from me, even when I am well informed. Many people claim their junkie has an IQ of zero. Mine is a genius. It is hard to constantly be aware of that sneaky genius, while hitting the ignore button. Quitting smoking is just draining. After I get going really well, it will get easier. But I'm also aware of the fact that I quit for two years before, never lost the craving, and eventually started back. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,683 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 25

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

Sterk, You're right. I don't think that until I went through withdrawals did I truly understand that I was poisoning myself. Unfortunately, I can't see my lung. They should make a way so that we can. Because we are mostly just told about the damage, but until we get sick there seems to be a total disconnect. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,705 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 38

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1904

All I know is that I smoked while chewing, absorbing, and dissolving. The bottom line was I just had to say, No. At some point, you have to come off of the NRT. I am also glad that this quit is one to rememebr, because the first time I did use NRT, and I have absolutely no memory of having struggled for that quit. When I think somethin is easy to do, I will allow myself to think I can just do it again. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 42 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,705 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $310.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 4 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 49

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