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Welcome to the SSC. Congrats on your decision to quit smoking. Knowledge is power, so get prepared. Get prepared for your mind to deal with emotions without the mask of a drug. Know that the nicotine in cigarettes has caused you to be physically addicted. Take comfort in knowing the physical withdrawal will stop approximately 72 hours if you can resist nicotine products. Be fully aware that your life routine will have to be experienced without smoking cigarettes for you to be quit. So throw them away. Do not save any. What is your routine? When do you smoke? Make a list of your triggers (when you would normally smoke). It is better to think about all of these things ahead of time so that you can go into battle prepared. Replace your bad habit (smoking) with good habits. Read about healthy ways to deal with stress/emotions and start practicing your new coping skills. Get yourself ready physically by walking more, take in more fluids, get plenty of rest and avoid becoming overtired. Tell people around you that you�re going to quit. Get yourself a Quit Buddy who will be there to provide you personal quit-smoking help and support. Fight the urge to protect yourself from looking silly if you don�t make it all the way. Believe in yourself from the very beginning. Make it come true. If you don�t make it this time, what matters is that you get back up and try again. Also, don�t forget to make rewards a part of your plan. Quitting takes a lot of work, so you want to make sure you give yourself credit along the way. Keep a list of rewards you look forward to - it will help keep you motivated. Watch out for alcohol, social situations, other smokers, weight gain, and bad moods/depression. These things can make you fall off the Quit Wagon. Like I�ve said � be prepared for these things. We�ve quit. You can too. We�ll be here to support you if you need us. I look forward to celebrating your milestones with you. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/12/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 95 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,866 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $380 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 54 [B]Seconds:[/B] 12
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Flowerpot & KJ, Start navigating the forums, you'll find MANY examples of members who have quit and the strategies they have used. Keep working through the program, it will help you develop a quit plan that it tailored to your needs. It will also teach you how to change your behavior. Katy is absolutely right, rewards are essential! Maybe you could take the money your saving from your quit and start buying things for baby? an item a day like a teddy bear or a pj and bigger items every week or month for reaching milestones? The key to remember about rewards is that you must value it immensely! Danielle ______________________ The SSC Support Team
17 years ago 0 5009 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
KJ, What's all this about your husband and Food Sport? The High Jump over the Refrigerator? The Long Jump over the Dining Room table? The 100M WalMart supermarket trolley dash? Sorry, we don't do Food Sport in the UK, but if it helps you quit, then that's great! I've always thought that laughter is the best medicine, so one day I might come up with something funny. Mr Ed :p [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/13/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 183 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,508 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �1372.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 30 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 4
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Hi KJ! LIsten to Free - Great Advice (Hi Dani!) Have you tried to get out and go for a walk, it may bust all smoking thoughts for now ~ plus it's just good for you. Ride a bike, jog, take the dog to the park, just don't smoke! Hang in there and drink a TON of water, it's worth it!! YOU are worth it! CobenFan [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 143 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,440 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $500.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 13 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 50 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
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Congratulations on 48 hours. Take this one step at a time. Deep deep breaths. Breath in - breath out Breath in - breath out Breath in - brath out Drink plenty of cold water, and hang on. Look to the left of you computer screen there is a Quit Program tools area get the glove compartment and do the work in the book. Read the posts in the area above by looking at the support group. Breath some more. Figure out your reasons for quitting and breath some more. Find some coping stategies that will get you through. Breath some more. The best way to quit smoking is to simply not smoke. This is what you are doing. In the beginning it will be one moment at a time and you will get more adept at this and you will get to a day at a time. Stay stong. Thanks for posting and keep letting us know how you are doing. Fight the fight and keep going. Phillip [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/17/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 179 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,588 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1342.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 29 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46
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The title of this post - the plaintive words "help" ...in a little small timid voice - this always hits me right in the gut. Remembering how it was to be in hell week. Remembering all of my fear about whether I had the strength to do this. Wondering if I would ever feel like me again. Wondering WHEN oh WHEN I would stop crying, sobbing, sleeping, feeling over-sensitive, and irritated about anything and everything. Quitting was the hardest thing I ever did - and no, my husband did not get it at all, either. I really didn't get it either...until I realized that everything I was feeling was a sign of withdrawal from one of the worst addictions there was....that everything I was feeling was felt by everyone else who was quitting ....that everything I was feeling was a sign of healing and a sign that if I stayed with it, I too could be free. This was nearly impossible to believe. I had to go on blind faith of those that went before me, promising that it would eventually get better and that it was worth it. Figuring out what the assignment was, was easy. NOT ONE PUFF. Accomplishing it, was the difficult part. And yet, once I accepted the level of my addiction, and realized that one puff would be a return to slavery, I made up my mind that no matter what, I was never going back there. So, through conflict with my spouse, through buckets of tears, through gritted teeth, I hung on for dear life. And lo and behold, I am now one of those oldies telling you - "You can do this! This is possible! This is worth it! The freedom is delicious.!" Best wishes. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/15/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 488 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,203 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1708 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 67 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36
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17 years ago 0 989 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Yes it is common to backslide. Most quitters do not succeed. Having said that, this site is full of success stories. Your child yet to be is a wonderful motivation to stop. Now you have to do the rest. Decide that you value your health and your life more than you value the temporary relief from withdrawal that a cigarette would bring. Rejoice in your freedom rather than mourn your slavery. And yes you may cry and scream and get depressed and a whole lot more, but just make the decision that smoking is not an option for you. Unfortunately there is no way to the other side of addiction without goint through the mud. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 4/15/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 488 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 12,218 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1708 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 67 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 53 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44
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Welcome aboard KJ! Congrats on making through the first 2 days! You've still got rough times ahead...but you can do this! If you haven't already...do the Quit Program at the left here. They really help. Your husband will have a hard time understanding, but people here will relate....so come here alot and read, read and post and read some more! We CAN do this! [color=Purple]~lbugg~[/color] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/17/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 516 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 28,919 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3612 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 50 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 18 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31
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17 years ago 0 1073 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
That's a wonderful reason KJ! :) Realizing I was addicted was part of how I quit. It made me so mad to be controlled by something that I was determined to shake loose of it! Find yourself some substitutes...ice water, straws, sunflower seeds, carrot sticks, etc. Delay and distract... Take it one day, one hour, or one crave at a time. [color=Purple]~lbugg~[/color]
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congratulations to you new, only few day quitters. I promise you that you are going through the worst of it right now. they don't call it hell week for nothing. remember always that it DOES pass.....quitting smoking is only "choosing" to not smoke (it's not the 'sentence' it sometimes feels like) write down reasons to quit...write down POSITIVE reasons to stay quit....keep them handy. practice the old tactics of distract and delay....stay busy. set up a reward program. don't neglect to do this! Rewards have a way of keeping you focused and looking forward. never give in to junky thinking that allows you to have a pity party.....get up and get going and "kill" that type of thinking. I can tell you now that this will end up being one of the greatest things you have ever done for yourSELF! Start looking at it that way now....it's the ultimate PRIZE and you have it in your grasp don't let go! Now go forth and kick some butt! ;p Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1685 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 67,412 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $9604.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 219 [B]Hrs:[/B] 19 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53
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