You know, there were some people that posted a while back that said they were closet smokers, and so it wasn't a problem for them not to smoke when there were people around and things to do but give them a few free minutes and some alone time, they were craving like crazy. So ever quit has it's dangerous points. But the point of this is that every time you withstand the trigger, which is the visual cue of the overhanging roof, or thinking of going to a "smoke friendly" home, you get stronger and the triggers lose their power.
If you were to hit an animal after blowing a whistle, it would begin to expect the strike each time you blew the whistle. But if you then stopped hitting when you blew the whistle, the whistle would lose it's power and the animal would no longer cringe or try to run away. In the same vein, when you do not feed the receptors in the brain when they would normally expect it, they will eventually give up and go to sleep (but they will hang around in there forever more).
Now don't go thinking I'm advocating striking animals, it's only a simile (which is greatly different from a smilie) to make a point. So keep resisting that whistle the receptors are blowing, and know that you are getting stronger and more stable in your quit every single day, and the receptors are getting sleepy, sleepy, sleepy. And you do so deserve the freedom.
Denise [IMG]http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p300/DeeKaySss/sleepingbird.jpg[/IMG]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/17/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 270
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $45
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37
