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Thanks for pointing this out, Josie, the Mayo Clinic has a lot of great posts about every health subject imaginable. Alice, someone in the last few weeks on this site pointed out that if you were to smoke when you are stressed, you would still be stressed and you would have let yourself down by smoking as well. For some reason my freedometer displays intermittently, so just to let you know I am forging ahead to winning day 9 - hang in there ! I feel great! I certainly have my moments but overall it has definitely been worth the quit.
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Nicely said Alice!
 
Challenge those negative thoughts and use positive thinking!
 
Thanks for sharing!

Josie, Health Educator
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The quote “whether you think you can or you can’t, either way you’ll be right” (cited in the article) is something I have always lived by.  It’s probably why I smoked for as long as I did.  I remember repeating to myself over and over again that school is too stressful right now to quit, my family life is too chaotic to quit, I need to drive across the country and I can’t go 5,000+ km without a smoke, etc.  And, yes I thought I couldn’t quit and I was right. 

 

 

For the past few days (I cannot believe it’s been already 4!), I have tried to rephrase my thinking, rearrange my habit, and tackle negative thoughts with positive ones.  I can quit even if school is stressful, and I can quit when my family life is anything but calm, and I can quit on long travels, I can quit!  And, I will be right.

 

 

Here’s to another day smoke-free! 

 

 

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The following article from the Mayo clinic talks about your quit and challenging yourself.
 
Believe in yourself!
 
Let us know your thoughts?
 
 

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