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When you've lost count

JonesCarpeDiem
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‎07-04-2019 05:07 PM

      A friend saw Marks post on 7-3 celebrations and sent me a note.

I've reached the point that I celebrate in 500 day increments.

So, what about when you've lost count?

      I believe counting the days quit is a good form of accountability and self-reenforcement in the beginning and until you are comfortable. I also believe self talk further protects you. 

      The thing about counting is, many quitters stop counting right before they smoke.

Why? Because they've already decided they aren't going to stick with their quit.

      The other side of losing count is when you're at peace.

Keep counting until you're on the other side

You'll know

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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.