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17 years ago 0 1040 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
What an encouraging post, Whynot! Thanks for taking the time to share that! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/6/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 19 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 486 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $175.75 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 14 [B]Seconds:[/B] 57
17 years ago 0 249 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Ifyouplease I have not been quit for long, but I can tell you this. I have always suffered from low self-esteem. Have never though I was worth anything. But since quitting this horrible addiction, I have learned something. I can do this. I can take control of my life, and show those around me that I am able to do this! I feel better that I quit, because I did something, am doing something, that lots of people feel they can not do. And I am succeeding every single day. Me. No one else. Sure I have help.... you guys, hubby, family.... but I know, and never forget, that this is something only I can do. And that's a great thing to remember. It means, each and every day, that I am not a failure. I have accomplished something. So good luck...and remember, you have done this yourself, too. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/15/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 38 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 960 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $313.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 41 [B]Seconds:[/B] 26
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do I feel better about myself??? you just better believe it! finally "I" am running my life and not listening to that stupid addiction! No more frantic searching for my smokes....no more panic when I realize I have 2 sickarettes left, live 5 miles out in the country and there is a major blizzard in progress......no more sweating it out at family functions till I can slip away and light up...no more cowering under the glares of non smokers while I huddle alone and try to smoke without breathing OUT.(lol) now when I have been around smokers and smell my clothes I want to retch....I can only shudder and think, dear Lord, thank you for freeing me from this monster. Did I think quitting would send me bonkers? yes Did I have to fight with all my might? yes Did it seem to go on forever at the time?? yes Did I get super frustrated and sometimes think I would never make it?? yes Did I run here for support and that last ounce of strength to carry on?? yes Was I at your exact point and thinking, God, will this never end?? yes did I keep my sanity?? YES is my frustration gone YES have I found the freedom?? YES YES was it all worth it??? OH YOU DAMNED BETCHA IT WAS!!! YES A THOUSAND TIMES!!! so continue your struggle...hang on like your life depended on it...cause it does. Katy [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/4/2002 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1906 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 76,250 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $10864.2 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 251 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 39 [B]Seconds:[/B] 1
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17 years ago 0 1151 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hello ifyouplease, Congrats on nearly TWO MONTHS quit - that is a big accomplishment. [quote] do you really feel good about overcoming this sickness call smoking? It's been so long since I've been smoke free and not addicted to nicotine, that I forget what I was like before. [/quote] Yes, I do feel good about overcoming it. In fact, it has been so long since I have been imprisoned by nicotine, I [i]almost[/i] forget what I was like as a smoker. It takes time to get there though and only if you don't smoke. It's so simple but the journey isn't always easy. I don't crave cigarettes anymore and I cannot imagine being constrained by all the thoughts that surround them. It was truly eye opening for me to be made aware of how much of my thinking was consumed by that addiction. I only found that out when I quit. I don't know anything about NRT but you may realize the full accomplishment of quitting once you've graduated from the NRT. It is a big deal and "all the crap about being able to breath better" is a big deal too ;) It is worth it...just hang in there. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/5/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 962 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 19,242 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $4329 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 74 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 30 [B]Seconds:[/B] 54
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17 years ago 0 911 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Ifyouplease, Let me start by saying it's late and I've not read all of the responses here, but I can relate. Every once in a while this freedom doesn't taste so sweet anymore. I guess this is when we are to ask for help to be strong. True, sometimes this being strong gets old and the old self gets attractive. That's when being strong comes in and finding something new helps to distract. Audrey [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/16/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 68 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,360 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $190.4 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 47 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
17 years ago 0 420 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Ifyouplease, I understand what you are saying. I smoked for 32 years. Like many others, I never knew myself as an adult non-smoker. Some days I don't think about smoking at all, and other days thoughts hit me out of nowhere. As the season changes, I've run across times I used to smoke (we are such creatures of habit), and I feel like I miss it, and have to remind myself... oh yeah, this again. When I fully realized and admitted to myself how many things smoking was keeping me from doing, is when I got fed up with it. I did not smoke in front of anyone except friends. I didn't smoke at work, or in my house, which made smoking an inconvenient pain in the butt. I was to the point where I only actuallly enjoyed a couple cigs a day. The rest were smoked to feed the nic beast. I felt controlled. I can't stand being controlled, and that is why I decided to beat the beast and take control. It's fun. I like it better. The past three days I have wanted to smoke, but I just ignore it and go on. I can't imagine that I will ever willfullyl smoke again. My lungs are so much happier now, and I can begin to do all the things I want to do with my life. I didn't realize how many things I didn't do because of smoking, and having to stop and feed the beast at regular intervals. Now I'm FREE. Yes, I feel great about overcoming the addiction. I tell people who never knew I smoked that I quit smoking, because I feel so good about myself. I also didn't realize how much shame I had attached to smoking until I saw my pride in not smoking. I was very ashamed of it. It's the benefits I didn't know about that have been the best. Another biggie for me is that I'm better able to relax. I'm a high energy person and can't sit still long without nicotine, and with nicotine, I found myself going in circles. At least I can settle down, and the energy I have is a calmer energy... much more productive. I mentally feel better. I think nicotine makes a person feel more nervous and anxious, if for no other reason than the withdrawal that occurs every 20 minutes or so. I hope I answered your question. I feel strongly on this one... that yes, I feel better in many ways than the physical aspects. Hang in there, and good luck to you. Congrats on your stats! [B]M
17 years ago 0 969 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Ifyouplease, I haven't been at this as long as you have, but I have begun to look at my quit as a personal test. It's nice that I can breathe, and taste, and smell, and all of the other good things that just happen with the quit. However, to me, this is the hardest thing I have EVER done. I just want to prove to myself that I can do it. Yeah, I know it's good for me, and for my loved ones, and all that other stuff. It's just another challenge for me, a "high", so to speak. It's a BIG one. Bigger than when I enlisted in the military during the VietNam war just to see if I could do it. Oh Brother! I keep saying that when I understand the "freedom" that so many speak of, I will know that I am truly done with smoking. But then I think that when I get to that point, I may say "okay, you know you can do it, so now you can smoke again because you know you can quit whenever you REALLY want to". Like so many, I started smoking as a teen 42 years ago, and I don't know myself as a non-smoker. I am telling myself that my common sense will prevail and that I will NEVER smoke again, regardless of what my junkie brain tells me. If my doctor told me I only had six months to live, at the moment I think I would sit on the porch and smoke as much as I possibly could until my dying breath. That's my junkie brain. I hope this passes! I feel so conflicted and I am trying to sort it out. :confuse: Nance [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/14/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 38 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,169 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $184.3 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 5 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 38 [B]Seconds:[/B] 50
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ifyouplease You are not the only one struggling to break free from this addiction. The slavery if why I have quit, and it is what kept me quit today. I had to imagine, not just the one cigarette, but all of them....all of them. I'm a little further ahead of you. I've quit many times. This is my second best effort thus far. Today I really had to pull myself back from getting too far ahead. It is overwhelming to think about what it's going to take to pull this off. Thus one day at a time. There is many on this sight who are successful and very happy. I am a believer that they know the real story, and it was them I was thinking about today too. I want to be one of them. I want freedom. Don't give the nicodemon even an inch in this battle. He will take a mile. Renew your commitment to yourself. You are worth it. You have come this far. Don't go back now. Don't smoke for only 5 minutes. BELIEVE IT!!!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/10/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 73 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,478 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $839.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 9 [B]Mins:[/B] 20 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7
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17 years ago 0 14 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
* my current status: 7 weeks, 5 days, 21 hours * cigarettes not smoked: 1,372 I've asked myself, why I want to quit smoking many times.... other than the apperent reason that I'm paying money to kill myself. But we all know that an addiction is the reason why we paid our hard earned dollars. It dawned on me recently, that I want to quit more for the fact that I don't want to have something control my life. I feel like a slave, I feel weak when I smoke, I feel dead. Life isn't about being a slave, but it's about being librated, and free. That's why I'm fighting everyday... today I broke down, thought to myself maybe the battle is too much for me... I heard of people relapsing at 4 month, and here I am not even at 2 yet and still having a hard time. I need to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and keep my eye on the prize. I wonder if there are ex smokers here who can share their story of victory over smoking..? Do you really feel better about yourself... I mean, not that crap about being able to breath better, and run around the playground with the kids... but, do you really feel good about overcoming this sickness call smoking? It's been so long since I've been smoke free and not addicted to nicotine, that I forget what I was like before. I'm on the gum currently, and without it I simply go crazy. would love to hear from you, thanks in advance. This site has really helped me a lot in my struggle, to be able to share with many all around the world who are dealing with the same problem. Thought I'd share. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/28/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 55 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,396 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $550 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 32 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0
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