alexa,
Many people here have reflected about how much they miss smoking and the loss of their "best friend". We need to learn how to move on with our lives and find happiness in that which we have, not that which we have lost.
I found a quote that I feel sums up the approach a quitter must make in terms of their general outlook on life.
[b][color=blue]"May we never let the things we can't have, or don't have, or shouldn't have, spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness, let us not forget it, for one of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have."[/color]
[color=black]Richard L. Evans[/color][/b]
For many, the quitting process is like the grieving process when you lose a loved one. There are 5 generally accepted stages...
Denial
Anger
Bargining
Depression
Acceptance
You can do a web search on these stages to read more about them, but many smokers go through them in some form or fashion. The good news is that you will work through this and come though it a better, more knowledgeable person. The knowledge you will have gained will be mostly about yourself and your true strength and determination.
Best wishes.
[b][color=Purple]Be Strong. Be Smart. Be Quit[/color]
[color=black]Joe[/color]
[size=3][color=Blue]Knowledge Replaces Fear[/color][/size]
[size=2][color=black]Illegitimus non carborundum est[/color][/size][/b]
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/15/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 303
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,585
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $742.35
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 53 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 27
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Quit Meter
$36,344.00
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 9771
Hours: 3
Minutes: 52
Seconds: 57
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45430
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
363,440
Cigarettes Not Smoked
