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Hang in there...the body adjusts to the lower level of nicotine and as it does, we need to employ the skills that got us to where we are, in your case an amazing 60 odd days...Don't be so hard on yourself, stay with it and those wee feelings in the stomach will eventually come under your control...I know how tough you are from reading about your adventures out there on the road to quitten town...Now stand up tall and keep going...YOU CAN DO THIS...and YOU KNOW IT...
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[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/25/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 93
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,252
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $651
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 17 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51
Tryagain,
Yes, you will notice an adjustment period each time you step down from the gum. Your body must adjust to a lower dose of nicotine and this may result in a temporary increase in cravings.
In this time of adjustment, get back to basics and use the same strategies that got you through the first few weeks.
Also be sure to keep up with your rewards. They can help to make you feel better.
Hang in there!
Danielle
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You are "thinking" way too much. You need to practice those skills that you used in the beginning.
Don't dwell on all the negative going on in your life. If you can fix it, fix it. If you can't leave it alone. It is out of your hands.
If you continiue to "wallow" in your quit you are going to smoke. Then how will you feel? Better than now? I doubt it.
Go for a walk, even if you are at work. Get up and do a shaking dance and start thinking positively. Your mind will think what you tell it.
Be in charge of yourself!!!!!! Sing Kumbaya and go on with your day!!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/25/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 62
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,248
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $255.44
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48
Somehow I thought by this time it would be better. I woke up at 3:30 in the morning wanting a rcigarette so badly, I came very close to getting into the car and finding a 24 hour store. But I didn't. I took a couple of aspirin and went back to sleep. I woke up three hours later, wishing I had gone out at 3:30 in the morning to buy a pack at a 24 hour store. Everyone is tired of me moaning about how I want a cigarette, I'm tired of it myself. I did go through days when I never thought of it at all! What's up with this???? How did I get on the "wayback machine"?
This started when I stepped down from the 4 mg to the 2 mg gum, is that what's causing this???? Does anyone know? I thought when I stepped down, that I would continue having 2 or 3 pieces a day and taper off from there which would only take a couple of weeks. Now it seems that I'm being shoved back to square one. Of course, I have had a bad week with some truly traumatic events which might contribute to my stress level. I'm confused, hurt feelings and angry with the world and myself.
BUT
I have not had a cigarette yet.
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