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A Plea For You~~~~~ Your Name Here~~~New Quitters-This Could Be You

JonesCarpeDiem
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I wrote this for a friend last night who got lost after a life event and began smoking again

Your life event may be different but  you will always find an excuse to smoke until you wont.

(Your Name Here)

I just saw your blog of 7 months ago. I remember that late night call  when your mom passed. you were driving and had to pull over and talk with someone.

You were so lost you chose to smoke again. And you haven't been able to quit since.
It's a hard transition back to life when the loss of someone becomes greater in meaning  than you'd ever considered it would. You didn't see it coming and it hit you like a train.

(Your Name Here)

You can't outlive cigarettes. But, you could Outrun them if you chose to get back in the game.

(Your Name Here)

I'd really hate to see you dying in a bed from smoking the life out of yourself.

you need to hear whats going on with jojo. that would show you where you are heading.

I've texted you a couple times and your replies have been cryptic
(Your Name Here)

We can't do this for you but it would be an honor to help save you

dale

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About the Author
Hello, My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit. HOW I QUIT I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started. When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.