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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 169

You're welcome! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]4/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 36 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,440 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $288.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3207

Carylene Exactly! A light bulb went on when you said that... [quote] I am changing my thinking while I am on the Chantix [/quote] That one sentence has reduced my anxiety about going off the chantix. Because I have changed my thinking about smoking and my ability to remain smoke-free forever. Smoking is just not an option for me anymore, whether I am taking chantix or not. Thanks! -aloha [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,680 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $455.60 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 32

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 506

People are swearing by this chantix; at first I thought just another pharmaceutical cash cow...but it really seems to be quite the thing. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]2/18/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 464 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 18,560 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $4,176.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 76 [B]Hrs:[/B] 21 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 28

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3875

Excellent Post! Of course it is all in our heads, Nicotine affects the brain chemistry first & foremost, and deliberatly (hense the reason Chantix is working so wonderfully!) That is where the addiction lies. :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/5/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 84 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,100 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $886.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 10 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 6

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 169

I think this is such a good post, I am changing my thinking while I am on the Chantix, I think it makes a difference. I don't want to be denying myself something the rest of my life, I want to not want to anymore. To me that is such a big difference. melissa [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]4/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 36 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,440 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $288.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2534

I loved this post at the time and nothing has changed! The power of the mind and how self-talk helps some and hinders others. I know what team I'm on!! Great bump Penguin and a must-read for all. :) And Free, if you are looking in, many congratulations on your one-year anniversary! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/18/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1105 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 22,100 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �5,525.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 177 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9

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17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3207

Thanks for bumping this penguin. I like the point about recognizing the subconscious urges/responses and then dealing with them. I guess that's why self-talk helps so much. Once you see that the "craving" you're having is just a response to a certain stimulus (a trigger), it puts you back in control of what you're going to do. If your goal is to remain smoke-free, then you can take action to remain on that path and not be swayed by that subconscious reaction. By doing whatever it takes. The thing about self talk is that it is difficult to hold two competing thoughts at the same time. So, if you tell yourself that you really really want a smoke, or that just one won't hurt, it is much more likely that you will smoke. But if you are aware that these are things you say to yourself, you can prepare contradictory self-talk phrases ahead of time so that you are ready the next time. Like, "I really really want a smoke." Instead, "But, I'm not going to have one because I don't smoke. Nonsmokers don't smoke cigarettes." Or "Just one won't hurt." Insert, "Of course it will hurt. It will most likely lead to 20 or 30." If you keep the patter going on the non-smoking path, you can't simultaneously keep reinforcing your desire to smoke. The more you reinforce the nonsmoking idea of yourself, the less powerful is the idea of the smoking you, hence gets easier over time. and to quote Free, [quote] If you want to change your life, change your mind. [/quote] -aloha [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 64 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,560 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $435.20 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 13 [B]Seconds:[/B] 56

17 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1306

So true! Change your thinking! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]4/30/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 23 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 460 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $264.50 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 25 [B]Seconds:[/B] 10

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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 22

Dear Free, How absolutely this seems to be true. I have been wondering when the physical withdrawl symptoms begin for me, having smoked 50 cigs a day for more than 30 yrs. I'm at 18 days, and have truly suffered only nervuosness(scared I'll fail)and a spaced out sort of feeling, but no cough etc. However, boy my head sure is screaming for that nico fix, with every single action comes that mental jump to the lighting of a cigarette.By design, my first 2 wks were spent in a non smoking envioronment, making a quit possible for me, without too much difficulty, but since returning home,to my most comfortable smoking zone, the craving is unbelievably more difficult. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/14/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 18 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 933 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $349.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 45

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2830

Awesome post Free! And so true! Yes, a lot of quitting IS in our heads! And that means that we have some control over it. That doesn't mean that it'll always be easy, but it does mean that we can do something about it. Great post! Crave the Quit! Pam [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 365 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,139 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1507.45 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 26 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 56

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