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17 years ago 0 5195 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I think that if you really wanted to smoke, you would. That is just my opinion. There are a million of us that if smoking wasn't dangerous, wouldn't kill us, didn't cause us to be addicts, didn't cost so much, didn't control all our actions, and was totally safe, we would all smoke. But that isn't the case. Smoking does kill and it is causing you to be miserable. We all have various reasons for quitting. Acceptance of quitting is also a factor. Do you [i]really[/i] want to smoke? Are you sure? Do you really want to quit? Are you sure? Important questions to analyze. Try to keep taking it one day at a time. Set a time frame like 6 months for example. If you still feel you want to smoke at that time, go back to it. What have you got to lose? Just your life. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 586 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 11,729 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2051 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 52 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46
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17 years ago 0 2534 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I agree with Katy, this sounds like a case of depression which may have been hidden by your smoking addiction. When depression strikes, it is not as simple as just getting up and getting on with it - it's an illness. Go to your doctor and discuss it and take any recommnded medication. It should help your condition and it may well help with your quit too. Good Luck Penitent d993

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17 years ago 0 763 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I am not sure I understand your thinking....you say you don't want to quit???....you have been "forced" to stop because of your reaction to smoke??? I really don't know how such a quit can end successfully....I am not trying to criticize you....I just don't see how this can be a lasting quit. If I didn't "want" it....I would be sorely afraid that at some point I was going to have to "test" my reaction to having a smoke? I know only one quitter that still says they really want to smoke.....they seem pretty miserable to me....smoking is always on their mind....and they nurse and nurture the thoughts of it. I just think that in order to actually win at this battle, you have to change your "thinking" about smoking also. i wish you luck in whatever form....but more I wish you peace and the mind set to "want" to not smoke. Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1860 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 74,418 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10602 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 245 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

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17 years ago 0 763 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
tryagain.....don't misunderstand me.....Perhaps you will continue to NOT smoke? but it sounds to me like you are still wishing and wanting to?? To me being successful at quitting means you change that thinking. I just can't imagine staying quit as long as I have if I were still wishing and longing to smoke. I started out wanting to be in control...angry cause I was addicted and living accordingly.....and I have ended up appalled at what I was doing to myself by smoking. I know that I continue to heal from the effects of smoking....I am so GRATEFUL that I felt that urge to be in control of my thinking and actions. I now wonder how the hell I could have continued to do something to myself that now seems so utterly stupid? Do you realize that you are an addict? Do you realize that longing for something that is killing you is a direct result of that addiction? it can't be YOUR choice to kill yourself....it's that addict in you.....the addict only cares about ONE thing....the FIX. to say that you still want to smoke means you still entertain the junky. Take a look and really SEE that junky....then vow to kick him out of your life. Katy

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17 years ago 0 763 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
This sounds like the depression that can occompany quitting. If you really and truly can't get yourself up and "doing" something? ANYthing?? then you need to talk to your doctor about an antidepressant. While thoughts of smoking ARE always present in the first week or two, they shouldn't totally paralyze you. You need to "make" yourself get dressed and take a brisk walk....and while you are doing it set a simple plan in motion for just a 'couple' of things that you will do when you get back home....and while you are doing those two things, decide how you will 'reward' yourself when you are through. The beginning weeks are full of distract, delay and reward....distract, delay and reward. You can't allow yourself to just sit and romanticize about how you would like to smoke....The junky is backing you into a corner, taking over your thinking and then he will take over your actions and have you smoking.....you have GOT to fight back! so if you 'really' can't swing this, then get yourself off to talk to your doctor.....there is nothing wrong with seeing the doc and asking for help in winning this battle good luck Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1857 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 74,317 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10584.9 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 245 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 39 [B]Seconds:[/B] 25

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