Want, imagine, do. Simple, isn't it?
I've never heard of the "7 tries" average, stickin. Thanks for the info. The quitters who get it right the first time are very rare.
To anyone who may be reading this right after a slip/relapse, know that you can do it. You just have to try again. Maybe you'll be on the low end of the group, or maybe you'll be on the high end. Doesn't matter. Isn't important. What is important is that you keep trying until you succeed.
Want to quit. Want freedom from nicotine. Want a better, longer life. Want it so bad, so deeply that it overrides the want to smoke.
Imagine life as a non-smoker. No more cutting after-dinner time short to go out for a smoke. No more getting antsy in the non-smoking section of anywhere. No more fear of long flights. No more feelings of guilt at putting a smoke ahead of anything. No more going out into the heat/cold/rain/snow every hour. No more burn holes in your clothes. No more panic when you realize you don't have enough cigs for the night. Imagine...
Do quit. Just do it. Whatever it takes. Do cold turkey, do NRT, do non-nicotine drugs, do cold laser therapy, do acu-whatever, do anything not listed here, do any combination of the above. Do it.
Keep up the great quits, everyone. :)
Shevie
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/23/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 600
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,018
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2280
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 111 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 20 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1