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17 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thanks all for you wonderful words of wisdom. I am grateful that I am welcomed back. Tomorrow is my quit day: NOVEMBER 1, 2006. I wanted to start fresh on a new month. I had always promised myself I would not smoke past 30...that didn't last more than 2 weeks. If I stop and think about it I didn't have a support system in place. The people I quit with at work let me down (one started smoking again and the other only smokes when she goes out which sorry I can't do. It's all or none for me!) I felt so bad. My husband was so proud of me. My kids were so proud. 3 weeks was the longest I had gone in a few years since I started quitting. I find myself in that trap "OH NO NOT FOREVER!" and panicked. I felt either really out of sorts though my husband says I am more crabby when I smoke (weird cause I feel more crabby to myself. Think that could be a deceptive trick of my mind?) I am not going to use NRTs. They are so unpredictable to me. Sometimes they make me so sick I could puke and also I get no sleep when using them. I've gone cold turkey on camping trips for 3 to 4 days at a time so I should be able to get over the next humps after that right? They say the first 3 to 4 days are the worst anyway. I know way too much about nicotine and addiction. I think I've read everything printed at least twice and spent hundreds (literally) of dollars on quitting gimmicks and therapies. ENOUGH is ENOUGH is say! It's do or die here. So I getting ready for that plunge... Thanks for being here. I'll keep you posted and hope to someday help others break free. Tennielle [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 11/1/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 0 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 0 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $0 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0
17 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Well I'm back here again from a long stay away. My name is Tennielle, I've smoked for 11 years on average a pack a day. I have attempted to quit several times, but failed. I stayed away after an attempt a few months back because I felt my yo-yo problems were adding problems for the group here. Since then I've made several attempts without much success. My most recent was 3 weeks (minus my 30 B-day party where I ended up smoking a few). I was doing so well, then I turned 30 and a week later I just lost all of my determination to quit. I'm am working up to another and final attempt. I don't want to do this again unless it is gonna stick. Other than what I've done in the past and what this great and wonderful site tells me...is there a secret? I feel I loose my sanity when I quit and eventually everything starts coming down at once. Is that just a hurdle I need to cross and have been to chicken to jump? Thanks. Sincerely, Tennielle
17 years ago 0 340 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Tennielle I echo Pam here when she talks about quitting for the now. Sometimes I cant even think about tomorrow or next week or next month without cigarettes. That is an overwhelm. What I can do is think about today and I am confident to say to myself 'yes, I can not smoke for the rest of today'. That is as much as you need to do for right now Tennielle. That's how I imagine most of us who post here - both long term quitters and newbies - are where we are. A journey of 1000 miles must begin with a single step. There is a throng of people here walking right beside you. Let's not smoke today. With my best wishes Sharon Belfast [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/14/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 17 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 178 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �45.73 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29
17 years ago 0 340 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Tennielle Well the great thing is that you are back and you haven't given up giving up so that deserves a big thumbs up. The secret is to not smoke Tennielle - that's it. Just don't smoke. Obvious I know but true. Do whatever it takes to not smoke. I found following the programme here really good as it made me aware of my triggers and helped me think of coping mechanisms for dealing with my cravings. Show up here too - the support is fantastic. We are all behind you and wanting you to succeed. You deserve to be smoke free and you will gain so so much Tennielle. Go for it - we'll be right here for you. Sharon [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/14/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 17 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 172 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �45.73 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 5
17 years ago 0 1450 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I remember you Tennielle~welcome back :) I was just saying on another thread that nicotine addiction education is key. In the beginning, I spent so much of my extra time educating myself about nicotine addiction that eventually I felt 'I knew too much' to ever be able to enjoy smoking again. So, if you'll jump in with both feet and educate yourself, you'll learn how to quit, how to stay quit, how to enjoy being quit, new ways to cope with stress, etc. and you'll have lots of factual info in your head to combat junkie thinking. The SSC is the best site for support while you utilize other sites for research too. Be smarter than smoking! Outsmart your addiction. [color=blue][font=Tahoma]All the best~[/color] [img]http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6922/n3us.gif[/img][size=3][color=blue]2[/color][/size][img]http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2344/k6ob.gif[/img][/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/20/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 437 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,614 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2185 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 41 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10
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Welcome back Tennielli! You CAN do this! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 487 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,758 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1704.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 42 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28
17 years ago 0 104 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
hi :)You and I have been rowing the same boat in the same circles for awhile now. My heart was not in my last few quits, and thus I was doomed. I feel ready now and it sounds as though you are as well. We can do this! It is important that we come here and read all of these words of wisdom. (you have received some heartfelt posts) I am on the shore now and hoping you will join me. Take good care sally [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/30/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 28 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $4.25 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
17 years ago 0 989 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
oh i can so identify with you. And I urge you to stop now, and not keep at this "trying" game. I started trying at your age and then kept it up for 28 more years. Set deadline after deadline. Broke them all. 30. 40. 50. at Christmas. At New Years. On vacation. The main thing that always stopped me was what you talk about. Losing my sanity. This didn't fit my self image as a therapist. This didn't fit my self image as the "even keel" one in my relationship with my husband. Didn't fit my image of calm and rationality. [email=http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/viewmessages.aspx?topic=23658&forum=1]see my story Then I educated myself about nicotine and realized the depth of my addiction. And what I would have to accept if i wanted to break this awful death wish habit. What withdrawal would be like. What to expect. I finally decided that i would stop no matter how hard it got with my husband, or with my tears, or with my sanity. I sobbed and slept my way through week one. And much of the first two months I wondered if I ever ever would feel like myself again. I stayed glued to this site and read and posted and read and posted. This is not easy - at least it wasn't for me. But it IS possible, and I sooo wish I had done it before. I actually don't think about cigarettes anymore. I am a non-smoker. WHEEEEEEEEEEE! This freedom is delicious. Decide you want it with all your heart and soul and it is yours. Decide that it is worth going through loss of sanity for this. Decide that no matter what life throws your way, you will do this. Withdrawal is temporary. Death is NOT!! Don't delay. This is your life you are fighting for. If you value it, treasure it. Best wishes. Carole [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/15/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 564 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 14,102 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1974 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 78 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44
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17 years ago 0 2534 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Tennielle, The secret? Healer has it in her second paragraph and for simplicity it goes like this:- "Your desire to quit MUST be greater than your desire to smoke" If it isn't, you fail, but if it is, you WIN!! If you think about it, it really is that simple. For all the millions of words written on this site (and I've read a few over the years) for me, it boils down to just those 12 words. "Your desire to quit MUST be greater than your desire to smoke". [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/18/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 896 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 17,923 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �4480 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 149 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10
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17 years ago 0 12049 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Tenn, Welcome back and know that we are proud you are joining the quitters again. What have you prepared? Do you have coping mechanisms? Do you have a list of rewards? How about a list of activities? Take the time to go through the program and use these questions to help you prepare. Use your rewards as milestones goals and when you reach this point you can get the reward. Coping mechanisms will help you on a day to day base and help you get over that hump. By using hobbies, activities and even chores you will keep busy and occupied! Post often and let us guide you, the members here are great for support and knowledge :) Keep Strong, Josie ______________________ The SSC Support Team.

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