Hi Lucy,
I bet you are a smart girl. Smoking doesn't make you dumb, you are addicted to nicotine it holds on to make life feel like $hit without it. Dumb would be smoking in bliss acting like there's nothing bad that can happen from it. In other words If you do it and think your a moron your not, if you do it and think that your not a moron you are....lol....Hopefully that came out the right way...
We have all been there....We all have that inner voice that crumbles us....It's the voice that convinces you that your Superman and then laughs when you realize your not....It's the bait and switch.....Something like "Just have one, then throw the rest away." we all reply "Yeah, that's right I'm better than everyone that fails after having one....I can do this." Yeah right. We have all been there and have failed miserably....Well, I dunno, maybe there are some Superman wannabes out there somewhere. Either way most of us are not Super men or women but one thing you are is smart....
You wouldn't be here if you weren't.....There are a few key things to remember...
1) A drug that fixes everything doesn't fix anything....Apparently cigarettes fix fear, anger, sadness, bordom, anxiety, and complements relaxation....I think you get my point....
2) Remember when you first started smoking and it tasted like $hit....That's what it really tastes like....Most people start because they want to be cool and force themselves to smoke more and more until they can handle it...Then a miracle happens "They taste friggin awesome." lol.....What happens is a chemical reaction takes place that resets your brain while your "getting used to it." The end result is that your brain gets thrown off balance so you need to smoke to return to a normal (non smoking) state. If your like my wife you probably have shoes and you probably have some shoes that a sane person wouldn't wear...I know my wife does....So your walking around in your comfy shoes and your are in a normal state....A non smoking state....Then an event happens that requires you to wear the tightest shoes you have....It hurts bad at first and then the feeling tapers off....As the night goes on you get a little more uncomfortable until finally you can't take it anymore and take the shoes off....Wow!!! What a feeling, what a high....Smoking is the same exact thing....That great feeling, that great high....It doesn't exist...
Add this to your armour and you'll be fine...After all it's not hard to win a fight once you understand the opponent...Take care..
Mr Q
P.S - I'm usually a little too focused on the overkill.....You'll have to forgive me....lol
My Milage:My Quit Date: 8/4/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 71
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,704
Amount Saved: $532.50
Life Gained:Days: 7
Hrs: 16
Mins: 0
Seconds: 14
Then comes the hiding your smoking and waiting for the chance to get away so you can have that smoke. Then comes the gum, candy, body spray; sound faimlar?
