Go, Spot, go! I quit after 34 years and had worked my way up to 3 packs a day!!! You can do it (again), and sounds like you need to for your health's sake! Welcome! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 9/8/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 186 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,342 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1488 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 19 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 46 [B]Seconds:[/B] 48

Spot, Wow! You sound pretty angry! Perhaps taking a step back and do something nice for yourself might make you feel better? Here's a post that may help you understand anger & quitting. Hope it helps. Danielle _________________________ The SSC Support Team - Anger & Quitting - Afraid to turn into a bear when quitting? Maybe you've quit and it's already happened? Explosive, quick to anger over little things? Unexpected outbursts? You are not alone, but rather one of many. What happens? People in recovery do have ups and downs, and sometimes more downs than ups unless they adopt new ways of coping, none of which happen overnight. We keep saying that quitting is a process. Anger may play an unexpected role for you in this process, and better coping skills need to be developed to deal with this also. When many smokers and dippers quit, they go through changes that require some unmasking. Take anger, for instance: As nicotine addicts, we might have swallowed our anger, or lit up/chewed rather than make a scene when something really irked us. It might have been easier and less stressful than engaging in confrontation about some problem. I'm confident that most smokers and dippers who were "put in their place" can remember exhaling the smoke slowly at some time or other to decompress. They puffed or chewed away for dear life rather than say their piece and end up getting fired from a much-needed job, to offer one example, or be in an in-laws bad books forever, to name another. In such anger, a nicotine fix became the crutch, the comforter and the savior of sorts, and quite a coping mechanism! (Or so we thought anyway.) Get my drift? With the giving up (and loss from our lives) of that lifelong 'all-round friend' the cigarette, we literally go through mourning with all its stages, including the stage of sadness and anger. Quitting is a major loss, both physically and psychologically, and in addiction, a quitter will naturally mourn that loss for a little while, until they freely accept the quit and adopt it, just letting go of smoking or chewing. But besides that mourning, there are also things that can naturally trigger an angry response in a quitter: For instance, typical little things such as finding an e

Hi Spot: It will go away, you have to keep busy and distract yourself. Someone told me in a post on this site that the craving would go away once I decided to stop thinking about it. Pretty simple advice but accurate.... for me anyway. But even after almost a year sometimes I reach for one in my pocket. Especially like last night! St. Paddys day! Green beer and no cigs!!! But I'm so happy I'm smoke free, it's worth the effort! It's the most important good thing you can do for yourself. Good luck and keep up the fight! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/23/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 360 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 10,814 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1800 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 74 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 4 [B]Seconds:[/B] 39

Spot - Welcome - I'm truly happy that you've decided to join us! As you read (and read and read!!!) posts here at the SSC, you'll find that all of us have been about as smart as an Ox when it comes to smoking. Nicotine is a horrible, deadly, powerful addiction. But, the good news is that we CAN and DO beat it! You'll find a ton of tips & support here - so use them both - you deserve it! As for today - drink a gallon of water, use sugarless gum & candies, keep busy, post here, and you'll make it through. Keep us updated on how you're doing! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/24/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 17 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 614 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $110.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 27 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9