cd and fern.....have you considered that quitting isn't a "sentence"...it's you, "choosing" to not light up. Saying to yourself, "Oh God, I can never, ever again smoke will put the best intentioned quitter into a panic." Don't go down the "forever" road at this point.....try to stay in the present.....just "choosing" to not light up. ( first off, you destroy all your smoking materials..ALL of them!) [u]Plan[/u] small actions that will help to distract and delay you from going for smokes when the urges come. Just keep "putting off". When you haven't smoked for half or a whole day..??....well reward yourself in some small way. Keep these little treats planned ahead too. they will help to keep you focused on choosing NO to the smokes.
I was a 2pk and over a day smoker....I was one of those people who would panic when I was home with only 5 smokes and the thought of the rest of the day ahead of me. I would rip someone's face off to get a smoke....I would be wild when faced for a period of even a few hours without a smoke. Quitting for me was NOT easy.....but you know, I got mad.....mad that this stupid addiction was literally "running" my life....and I used that anger to maintain the control and keep saying "no".......you can do this too.
I promise.....NO ONE has died from quitting.....not ONE of us!
Lay some plans, grab hold on here and get it done.....you CAN win
Katy
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1799
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 71,993
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10254.3
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 234 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 16 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19
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$159,106.50
Amount Saved
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Days: 5348
Hours: 3
Minutes: 27
Seconds: 43
Life Gained
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45459
Smoke Free Days
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909,180
Cigarettes Not Smoked
