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16 years ago 0 1209 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
glad to see you here,   I replied 2 times... lol  i lost them they are floating around in cyber space somewhere.
 
   I grew up with both parents.. and a lot of adults who were smokers.. SO i don't think I ever really thought much ... until the last few years about the title.. smoker or non-smoker.
 
   I had to re-think "life" after stroke, as I could no longer work... so I had to realize I was NOT  defined by my job.  I am a person outside of my work and or smoking or not.
 
 Focus on your unique self and happiness.
Bonnie
 
 



My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 185
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,145
Amount Saved: $629.00
Life Gained:
Days: 26 Hrs: 13 Mins: 2 Seconds: 12

16 years ago 0 744 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0

Hi Theresa,

  Your post reminded me of a post I once started early into my quit. I just couldn't feel comfortable trying to "pretend" I was a non smoker, when in fact I was feeling quite the opposite. I felt like a phony, trying to be something I wasn't. I didn't know how to shake it so I was fighting with myself every day. I thought I was the only person feeling this way and that just maybe I was one of those people you hear about that was destined to be a smoker for the rest of my life. I just wanted to go back into my comfort zone. You know, it takes time to undo all that you've been putting your body through for all those years and it may feel a bit foreign to you, but you ARE doing excellent. You're right, we are our own worst enemy, and sometimes we lose sight of who we really are. We are non smokers, regardless of what this addiction tries to make us feel. You're a beautiful person with hopes, dreams, and the desire to live a long healthy and happy life. YOU have the power from within yourself. Grab onto it. You're doing a great job!

 

 


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/17/2006
Smoke-Free Days: 758
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,064
Amount Saved: $2,842.50
Life Gained:
Days: 85 Hrs: 6 Mins: 50 Seconds: 13

16 years ago 0 855 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
 There you are you lil stinker, iam glad you are good  just always stay on guard until that old nicodeamon know for sure you are done with it , oh he will try you off and on but he will give up, and you will be so glad to be rid of him for good :)  Have a great day Tresa   Good Job :)
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2197
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 52,728
Amount Saved: $9,227.40
Life Gained:
Days: 314 Hrs: 2 Mins: 6 Seconds: 16

16 years ago 0 126 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thanks Everyone.
 
Let me first say that my quit is strong. Sometimes I let it wear me down, and I begin to question everything.
Yesterday I needed to vent, take a few steps back and read and read and read some more.
Thank you to everyone for your wise words...  I carefully read and re-read each one until it began to sink in this thick head of mine. ...I think sometimes I truly am my own worse enemy.  I expect too much of myself.
Anyway, I have resigned myself to the fact that I AM quit  so I need to get the heck over it and BE THE NONSMOKER THAT I'M PROVING MYSELF TO BE . 
You know, I've always beleived that Happiness is an inside job and sometimes if it seems to elude you, you just need to mimic happiness and lo and behold, it is there... right in front of you. 
So maybe, just maybe, if I mimic being a non-smoker, I will begin to feel like one. I cannot think of myself as a smoker who is just not smoking.  I think that is some kind of strange junkie thinking. Kind of a pre disposed excuse for failure. SORRY, NOT HAPPENING!!!!!
 The ironic thing about that is I don't even have to mimic....I am a non smoker.   All good things in time, right?
 
Thank you again for yesterday. I did get by with a little help from my friends and for that privlege, I am very grateful.
 
Theresa
 

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 6/9/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 65
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,105
Amount Saved: $221.00
Life Gained:
Days: 7 Hrs: 16 Mins: 37 Seconds: 58

16 years ago 0 1890 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Theresa, stick with it. You've done a lot of work to end this addiction.  You're well into good recovery time. Nothing gets solved by giving-in to the cravings; all you get is sore lungs and deep disappointment, hard blows to your self-esteem (ask Sparky) and a smelly set of clothes and hands.  It's an addiction. The recovery time is long. But it's you saving you. Remember that!   Sparky will be back on the Quit Train soon enough.  But you don't have to wander around that terrible waiting-room for the train to arrive at your platform again.   You're on it now and you're in good company - your seat is occupied by you and we're saving Sparky's for her when she's ready... which is very soon.  Right, Sparky!?
 
   Stay cool, Theresa. Look at yourself in the mirror. You want that person to have a good, clean life, don't you? Make it happen for her the same way you're doing right now....
 
 
Patrick


My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/18/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 208
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 5,200
Amount Saved: $2,340.00
Life Gained:
Days: 38 Hrs: 15 Mins: 43 Seconds: 4


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