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Buddies and Accountability

JonesCarpeDiem
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‎01-22-2016 12:05 PM

I received a message in my inbox this morning from someone who asked for my help privately. Her nursing schedule didn't allow her time to spend here. We texted back and forth a few times when times got tough and talked her out of smoking. Anyway, she has 3 years.

My point is, if you need some extra help, get a lifeline in someone's phone number you would trust to confidently talk you out of smoking. Talk with them at least once so you know their voice.

Also, the site can go down unexpectedly for a day or perhaps you are having internet or computer problems or your schedule doesn't allow you to be here when you are tempted to smoke.

All you have to do is reach out to anyone you feel comfortable with and send them a pm.

Plan ahead to protect your quit!.

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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.