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Share your quitting journey

Quitting Isn't Clinical, It's Spritual. That's Why This Place Works.

JonesCarpeDiem
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‎02-02-2017 08:08 AM

What do I mean by that?

Quitting Is A Life Changing Experience

Those of us who have escaped from the lies of smoking see clearly the control smoking has over people because we were them.

Changing, finding and, accepting yourself is the spiritual experience.

I believe people can be more honest here and form and express their ideas and feelings much better than what you can get from a study or clinical situation.

That's what makes this place valuable. That's what makes this place work.

What have I seen during the 10 years I've been on quit smoking sites?

I've seen the time period most people lose their quits.

I've seen people pull in others balanced on the edge of the cliff.

This doesn't happen in a clinical setting.

It can't with pre-screened questions and so little time.

That's what makes this place work.

Stick Around. Share Your Experience.

Learn And Grow.

Don't Let Go.

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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.