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Day 16 and What is this battle?

JACKIE1-25-15
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 For the most part things have been okay with my quit smoking process.  I have not been having a lot of withdrawal symptoms, not any to really squak about.  A little insomnia, etc.  But today #16 is different.  Up early, coffee, exercise the norm for the morning.  But I had this feeling that I could not identify.  It wasn't this great urge to smoke.  Some  low level  desire?  A empty space in my brain that wasn't getting feed?  Another receptor demolished?  Was this feeling going to progress or go away? What was it? Too much coffee?  How do I handle it?  Was I going to allow what was going on cause me frustration? This wasn't some strong mind wrenching urge to smoke.  I believe it was my brain trying to tell me that it needed and wanted some NICOTINE. I use to fall for this.. lol and I do mean( Lots of Laughs) because I will not succumb to this delusion that I need a "fix" because I don't.  I thought about how I use to run around looking for my cigarettes, getting frustrated because I could not find them.  I kept calm and looked around and got busy, telling myself withdrawal (cleansing that's good)  The thoughts/emptiness went away. And now I can count #16 no sweat. HALT...I think I was hungry.  SMH(shaking my head)

Peace

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Lay aside every weight that may be slowing you down. Make up your mind not to allow doubt cause you to stumble. You can do this! Do not allow fear , False Expectations Appearing Real to hold you down. You can do this! Break the chains of addiction, forgive yourself for ever smoking. move forward and start loving yourself more each day by staying smokefree. Put aside worry, anxiety, depression, any EXcuse that you would use to not get in or stay in the race of freedom. Take one day at a time, one step if necessary. Run the race diligently, steady and sure with endurance. Believe that you can. Keep your eye on the prize. Hang tough, stay close, be mindful, never give in, never give up.