hi again. stress? you asked the right place. i have a super stressful job..i am a headhunter/recruiter in NYC....i see 35 people a day and they are all unemployed...i used to run out after each appt. for a smoke. what do i do now? i drink a lot of water, i go into an empty conference room and breathe deeply...i tell a co-worker.."i would kill for a cig right now" and the co-worker will say..."you're doing great...want gum? nuts? a walk?" i tell people.... i ask for help. i walk around the block. i think to myself "wow, i would be smoking right now but i am not...how cool am i?" i count my blessings. i make a list of my blessings. i make a list of reasons why i want to stay alive...i make a list of the people who will be proud of me as a non-smoker and i am always the first on the list. you will need to learn how to be WHO YOU ARE but as a non-smoker....in the beginning of my quit i would say "how can i live without this? how will i get through my day?" and then one wonderful day you will think back to that sentence and smile...and realize that the cigarette does NOT define you. you WILL be able to answer mail, the phone, hear bad news, good news, eat a big meal, have an arguement, make up, stay mad, forgive, have a drink, make love, get off a bus, come out of a movie and NOT HAVE A CIGARETTE AFTERWARDS. hard to believe..but it's true. water. friendship. patience. pride. YOU CAN DO THIS.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 2/7/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 343
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 10,290
Amount Saved: $4,373.25
Life Gained:
Days: 40 Hrs: 6 Mins: 57 Seconds: 0
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Quit Meter
$7,238.40
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 799
Hours: 22
Minutes: 56
Seconds: 31
Life Gained
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5568
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
5,568
Cigarettes Not Smoked
