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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2417

Stay positive and excited about your quit! You are doing fine! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 60 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 906 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $252 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 56

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2417

Told you that you could do it! Keep it up, remember what to do if craves do come (I craved most on or around day 5.) Just stay strong. I bet your body is thanking you for NO MORE TEASING! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 59 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 899 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $247.8 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 19

Hello JQ5555, so, I was about at the same stage than you, having stopped for 6 weeks or so(the 1st of January 2007) and then, it crippled in : after all, it wasn't so hard, after all, I could just maybe take one, just for the occasion, etc, etc... Well, I first smoked one and, conclusion of the excercice : I am now 2 weeks full blow back smoking, probably even more than before, just planing again a new quitting date (because the last one (1st of March) went quickly unnoticed... and I am just not so sure I can do it again : I mean, stop smoking again. Even with the incredible freedom I felt during these 6 weeks of non-smoking, even if I would give a lot just to stop right now, it seems as hard, as unreachable as it was the first time. There is no way you become smarter, more experienced with several quits than with none. Or maybe you do, but the intensity of the addiction coupled with this habit which so easily sets back in makes that quit extremely hard if not harder. But still, as usual, the only thing you want is TO QUIT! So, just do not give in to these calls of the nicotine because one puff is a one way trip to square zero, where everything needs to start again with the exact same hardship but, (I have the impression) in worst... You are doing great and do not forget that the only dream (hidden or not) of any smoker is to quit, keep it strong, Rai [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/8/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] -1 [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 +0 / -0 591

;) JQ Once you give up ALL NICOTINE...the healing can start!! As long as you keep putting it in...you are still addicted...regardless of not smoking. The craves will get farther and farther apart. It takes time,but it sounds to me like you have it handled...you just need a little reassurance that what you are feeling won't make you fail. You won't fail....if you want this badly enough. auntdeb [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 64 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,219 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $304 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1150

Why are you arguing with a ghost? I hate to inform you of this but Ol Nic is not real. He is a reflection of yourself. He is dependent on your legs, money, hands, mouth, lungs and heart. He is a complete parasite. Without you he is truly a puff of smoke. Recognize this for what it is - an addiction that is a bad looser. Don't acknowledge any of the contents of the argument b/c it's only yourself clinging to something you left behind. I would suggest doing something to internalize the NON SMOKER in you. What do you think you left behind that you think you can't do w/o the smokes? (Of course the answer is "nothing", but I would be curious as to what you have to say). What can you do to recognize the non-smoker you have become? Don't think I'm preaching to you. We are at the same point. These are merely statements I am making to myself lately to answer to the pull. I believe we will lunge through this if we put our weight into it. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 677 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $335 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 38

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1150

p.s. I haven't had any nic in 67 days plus. I stopped the patch on 12/19 and slipped with a cig (ok 3) a few days before new years. I think there are phases in this quit, involving some ebb and flow. There comes a point when we have to let go of the smoker as opposed to bearing down to get through a crave. The craves will still happen, but this point is for internalizing the quit. I see it as developing more internal mechanisms for dealing with our triggers and ourselves becomming the resource to face the issues. Just my 2 cents. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 677 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $335 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1150

Hey! We're gonna get through this. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 680 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $335 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 243

I do worry when I see those who post with any kind of quitting issues, being advised to totally quit all NRT issues. Smoking is a two-pronged addiction. There is nicotine dependency and also the psychological aspects of the habit. For people who have been heavy and consistent smokers, that psychological aspect can be a hard one to break. The synapses in the brain are changed through smoking, erog, those who have smoked very heavily for many years are going to have a LOT of weird synapses in their brains! This is why NRT came in to being. For some, to break both aspects of their addiction in one fell swoop, is way tough. That's not to say it's impossible, but it's tough. NRT were devised to break the "problem" down into a two pronged attack. You deal with the "habit" aspect while still getting some nictoine. Now a 30 a day smoker - how many "habits" is that in a day? How many times did we do that hand to mouth action? Not doing that any more is a big thing to change. Hence the one step at a time method. It is PROVEN, that the use of NRTs DOUBLES, DOUBLES the success of quitters. Now I'm not saying everybody should rush out and try them, but by the same token, I think the airy "oh just get off that NRT and you'll be MUCH better" approach, is inapporpriate, unless it comes from the medical professional who advised you to start using it in the first place. To each their own. Sometimes, the "discomfort" is nothing to do with still using (lets face it very tiny amounts of) nicotine. it's to do with breaking a 20 year, 30 to 40 a day, smoking habit. S [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/10/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 87 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,057 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �522 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 40 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43

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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1155

JQ - Have you read the "Self-Talk/Mantras Needed" in the "Coping with Cravings" Forum? If not, I highly advise you at least skimming through it! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/24/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 296 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $58.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22

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