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We fight to get through that first month quit

JonesCarpeDiem
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after that it becomes easier.

for those next few months the majority of days are easier than hard. Yes, you may have some days or even a random week or two where you think strongly about smoking. It's all part of the process

then...

perhaps there is a point for you like there was for me where instead of fighting it anymore you just absolutely know you will never smoke again. Perhaps it's the realization that you are truly happier as a non smoker than you were smoking. Perhaps it's reaching for that ghost pack, realizing you don't smoke anymore and laughing because you know you are free.

for me it was day 126,

Do you know the day the realization hit you?

please be aware as you approach 130 days and let us know?

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.