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Ok I read some of them including mine when I had a year quit the last time. And Smileface on page 7 helped. Also patches said my big junkie thought which is I can always quit again. That was a major thought earlier this evening before I bought the pack. I still haven't went and smoked the 5th one. I feel like if I do then I won't stop. I feel like this is either my turning point or it's not. And then I also think that even if I do smoke the 5th one it will really make me want to quit. I think another reason it was harder today is because I started on the 3rd step. I should have just stuck on another patch. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/7/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 20 [B]Seconds:[/B] 40
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Thanks alohakeia, I'll go do that right now :) Just breathe....... [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/7/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
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Yes, alohakeia it did help for u to tell me to knock it off. At the same time, the part about not caring about myself is a big problem, wouldn't u say? And it's not only that but also feeling like such a fool. And the biggest part I just figured out isn't even the not caring about myself but the feeling of NOT HAVING ANY CONTROL OVER THE SITUATION!!!!!!! So I guess the serenity prayer is in order. Geez! And I have been saying a few quick prayers tonight while I've been going through this. After I bought the pack of cig's I was so darn angry that I drove over to my boyfriend's and had thoughts of doing the unthinkable and trying to control things but I hadn't quite gone that over-board, lol. That really would have been embarrassing. So good for me for driving my butt back home, lol. There's just so much anger/pain & fear of no control and feeling like a fool like the whole relationship was just bull**** but knowing in my heart that it's not. Just so much questioning myself, & so much confusion and pain in my heart! NOt to mention these darn hot flashes and hormone rollercoaster going on. Sheese, but smoking those nasty cig's sure didn't change anything. I don't know how but they did actually help me to feel better though. I've come up with all kinds of excuses to give up,,,but none of them are better than the reasons to quit. I almost don't want to go smoke that 5th one now. My stomach is starting to feel better and it's obvious that I must really want to quit or else I wouldn't be sitting here trying to avoid smoking another one. I really really really feel so much cleaner, healthier & better about myself when I'm smoke-free!!!!!!! Maybe that's the problem, maybe it's not comfortable to feel good about myself right now. My boyfriend did a gr8 job at letting me know how worthless I was this past Friday night. And the whole week before I was fighting so hard to stay quit. I just got tired of fighting tonight. I guess I'm just not very good at relationships but then I've never really been in a healthy one so how would I know. Just 30 sec's ago I was starting to feel better but now I'm feeling really down again. I can't believe I'm going through this chaos within myself right now. It really sucks & I feel very embarrassed. Just breathe....... [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/7/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 19 [B]Seconds:[/B] 16
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joyful how about reading the thread i just bumped up, again? Oddest or Weirdest Junkie thought. Myabe it will make you laugh, maybe it will hit a chord, maybe it will help you focus outside yourself for a few, and help you calm down so you can rest. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 137 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,480 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $931.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 22 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24
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Well I haven't went out to smoke that other one/5th one yet. I was just sitting here thinking about how I've never felt too confident or motivated about this quit from the get go. I've been doing it & did get hopeful & a little motivated for about 2 weeks out of the month but never quite like my last quit. When I went to the gas station and bought this pack with tears in my eyes, the lady behind the counter said she could understand b/c she had 8 yrs. quit and started again. That was discouraging to say the least & sure didn't help me at that point. But I could have looked at it in the opposite way but I guess I was already too far emotionally gone at that point. I don't want to smoke but I don't want to quit. This is hard for me & as I sat outside on my porch smoking the 4th one and looking at the lightening brightening up the whole sky I was waiting for some revelation of some sort like a lightening bolt to strike some sense into me I guess. NO actually I was looking for a sign or some kind of help from GOD. But I guess I didn't want help cuz I didn't get any. Aside from the lady at the gas station they're plenty of people who have quit for many years and are still going strong. The junkie in me is still saying,,,go smoke another one. And the me that does care a little about myself is saying sit here and keep typing until I'm stong enough to go throw the pack out. But at the same time knowing that I am going to smoke another one. This is just plain ridiculous! Honestly I don't feel like going through the next 6 mos. of torturing myself by quitting. But then over-all it would be really nice if I could. Just breathe....... [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/7/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 17 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44
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joyful would it help if i told you to knock it off??????!!!!!!! You know that is the right choice, but only you can choose it. The loss of somebody in your life is rough, but is it worth hurting yourself? Believe me, I know about missing someone, and about not caring about myself. It really doesn't get anywhere. Just a big fat waste of this precious life. Whatever your spiritual beliefs are, I think that is where you should look right now. Smoking will not make you feel any better, instead it will make you feel worse and worse. breathe, girl, and look towards your spiritual solace. That will make you feel better. -aloha [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 137 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,480 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $931.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 20 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46
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I'm tired enough to go to sleep and sick to my stomach but anxious to go smoke another one. How sick is that? Anyhow just putting it out there like it is. Hopefully this will make all you smoke-free wonders feel grateful & proud of yourselves. If u've been thinking of giving up I've done it for you, at least for tonight & I'm here to tell u that it's nasty, period. Now I'm going to have another one, go figure! Everything happens for a reason. Maybe this is GOD's way of using me to keep someone else from relapsing? Probably not, lol. Maybe in this case it's not happening for any other reason than I'm just sick & weak. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/7/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 38
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Ok, so I went outside and smoked a 4th one. I really would like like to be smoke-free! I don't want to stink up my house again or fill my body with all these poisons again. I really like to feel clean. This just sucks so bad. How can I want to be both at the same time when they're complete opposites. I don't want to quit & start again. I make so many excuses for smoking. There's plenty of gr8 reasons NOT to smoke & not one good reason to smoke, so why am I being so stupid. Why don't I have the motivation to quit like I need to. Just here trying to talk myself into getting back on my quit. Tomorrow would have been a month minus 1 cigarette. Now I've had that one plus 4 more. I feel sick to my stomach now & they taste worse than ever so why can't I just get my 3rd step patch back on and throw the rest of this pack away? It's not my boyfriend's/ex boyfriends fault that I'm doing this to myself. I mean he does play a part in all this but ultimately it's up to me what kind of life I choose to live. Sheese.......so much for my 7/7/07 quit date. Just breathe....... [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/7/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 3
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16 years ago 0 715 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Yes Bobbi I could have called Lady or Ladybugg. I could have done thousand things besides going and buy a pack. I've smoked 3 of them & they taste terrible & I'm dizzy. I don't get why I want to start smoking again, it just doesn't make any sense but then addiction doesn't make much sense when you're still too far into it. Geez my life just felt so empty without them. And unlike the last time I quit I'm just too depressed to get myself out of my bed to go for a walk. I even feel nausea's from them. I'm embarrassed to be so weak. I'm hoping I can throw the rest of this pack away, put a patch on and go to sleep but I'm feeling pretty hopeless right now. And I know I'm suppose to have self-worth without a man in my life. And sometimes I do have a lot of self-worth & do very well but other times I just don't. Thanks Bobbi you're a sweetheart:) Just breathe....... [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]7/7/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 30 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 600 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $144.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 12 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12
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Joyful, Bobbi here, oh boy I sure hurt for you for feeling so bad! wish I could take your pain away. I know it is sooooo such a long journey to become smoke free! Is there anyone you could call and talk to? that sure helps me or go for a walk or just go to sleep? sending you lots of hugs,prayers and pixie dust! Bobbi [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/27/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 132 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,960 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $330.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 55

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