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Share your quitting journey

Be Prepared For Anything

JonesCarpeDiem
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Smoking Was Our Whole Life.

Smoking Was Our Pacifier Or Reward For All Feelings

Quitting Is Eye Opening

Quitting Can Be Shocking

You Cannot Quit For Someone Else. You Cannot Make A Deal With Another Addict, Only Yourself

Once Your Eyes Are Opened You May Be On A Collision Course With Problems You've Denied.

You Can Handle ANYTHING without smoking that you did with smoking.

Why Are You Quitting? Is It Worth It? Are You Worth It?

You Might Ask Yourself These Questions To The Best Of Your Ability Before You Jump Off.

 

Life Is Nothing But Change.

We Cannot Control Life Or Many Of These Changes Whether We Are Smokers Or Not.

Smoking Is Denial.

Smoking Is Acceptance.

Smoking Is Relinquishing Your Ability To Change.

Smoking Is Being Stuck.

I Am Convinced The Reason Many Go Back To Smoking Isn't Motivated Only By The Drug But Just As Much Because They Simply Cannot Handle Change. SMOKING PREVENTS CHANGE.

The Real Truth Is Nicotine Is A Cruel Master And Smoking Will Kill You.

Will you be sitting back smoking your cigarette, never knowing what could have been?

Are You Ready?

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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.