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18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 932

How would I feel? Like I committed horrible crimes against my own body and sentenced myself to death row. Tutti [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/18/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 18 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 827 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $54 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 22 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 3

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 292

I quit four years ago for six months and then started back up again and it didn't bother me. I wasn't ashamed, I wasn't disappointed in myself, I was just like, "Oops. Oh, well." And I went back to smoking. This quit is VERY different. I would be so devastated and so very ashamed. The thing is, I know SO much more about addiction and what smoking does to your body than I did four years ago (or even two months ago, for that matter). I can't UNKNOW what I've learned and because of what I've learned, I don't ever, ever want to smoke again. I posted here the morning after I had a smoking dream, and when I first woke up, I thought it had been real. [url=http://www.stopsmokingcenter.net/support/viewmessages.aspx?topic=36291&forum=12]That post shows how I felt.[/url] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 58 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,761 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $174 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 59 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 591

:8o: How would I feel if I smoked a cigarett now? The expectation would be a real Let Down: Considering that I'm having trouble with my sinuses "big time" (can't smell anything), I wouldn't be able to taste the nasty thing. The smoke would probably make me choke or sneeze. The sadness of caving in would create ANXIETY. The depression from breaking the promise to myself would be devastating to my inner ego (the confident one that tells me "I Can Do It). Lastly...Anger at the Nicodemon in me :eg: He's not going to win this time...Folks!!! :) [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 66 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,319 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $313.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 9 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 13 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1150

I would feel even worse when my kids would see me with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth, or the neighborhood kids or anyone one of the numerous people who have put their faith in my to make this quit stick. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/29/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 67 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 678 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $335 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 32 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 985

Extremely disappointed in myself. :( Monica58 [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/12/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 47 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 948 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $423 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 7 [B]Mins:[/B] 55 [B]Seconds:[/B] 51

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 537

I have to agree with Anna. I could not stand the smell on me! Terri [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/28/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 153 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,306 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $544.68 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 15 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 0 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2631

Rainie - I don't have to even think about it because I remember those dreams when I smoked and how upset I was (until I woke up and discovered that I was a non-smoker) Windy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/11/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 178 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 3,576 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $890 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 17 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 3908

GUTTED! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 204 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,291 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �1071 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 40 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 43

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 95

broken hearted [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/31/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 28 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 851 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] �210 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14

18 years ago 0 +0 / -0 519

I know exactly how I would feel if I smoked. It would taste terrible. I'd get a buzz and feel just a bit on the dizzy side. I would also get a searing pain in my upper chest like a hot poker got stuck. I'd start to cough not merely a cough but one from the soles of my feet on up. I would cough all the air out of my lungs and get spots before my eyes, I would feel consciousness slipping away and struggle to breathe in just as I am coughing out. Panic would set in as I feel like I am going to die. I'd grab onto the nearest object to keep from going to the floor. Finally I'd be able to draw in air. I'd try to suppress a cough enough to clear my head. Another spasm would convulse me. After a few smoke free minutes, I'd be breathing again. When I smoked, that would be the signal to light the cigarette again and try again. I have to face it. I have not "smoked" in a long time. Maybe two years. I have tried to "smoke" but if it were you, and you were having that effect, would you smoke? I did. I did for years, I'd burn through 2 1/2 packs a DAY like that. Over and over again, each time expecting what? What exactly would I expect when I lit that cigarette? That I'd be able to smoke, enjoy it? I was insane. The definition of insanity is doing the same harmful things over and over again each time expecting a different result. I never got a different result. I'm done with being insane. That means I'm done with smoking. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/27/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 39 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,198 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $390 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 6 [B]Mins:[/B] 24 [B]Seconds:[/B] 36

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