3 weeks and at times it is like 3 hours

[tcollinskeo]

Hello all.   Today is 3 weeks!!!!  There are have been so many days that I did not think I would make it.  YEAH!!  The big thing right now is that there have been storms and tornado warnings all evening and I can't  believe that I am not smoking!  I am not a good storm watcher and this is TRULY a big test for me.   

If I can just keep re enforcing in my mind that these cigs really do not help me in any of the stressful situations and that I am in control.    I am doing this, but it is not easy.  I wish my mind would be more cooperative, not having those anxious feelings, but that is just a part of it.  I read someone's post tonight explaining that it will take 6 months for this stage to pass and start to feeling good.....happy....It really does help to read others situations and know I am not alone, that things do improve, we can overcome our failures and move on.

I did make it through the vacation without smoking!! It was a cruise & I walked through the casino several times and took a deep breath of the stale smoke.  How awful!  but it still smells good to me..........wish it wasn't so.  This was also my first alcohol since quitting, so that was another trigger.  Add to that  it was a family vacation with siblings, parents, and inlaws for a week........I think I did GREAT to make it without one puff!    There were about 2 1/2 days that were very tough and I had that nicotine on the brain all the time.  It seems that the brain just won't let go, even though I want to move past it.

 I am still reading Allen Carr's  book and the great  info on the brain washing.  I can see that I may need to read and re-read this book!  I need all the resources available.  

Thanks for each one of you out there.  

Hugs & Prayers

Terrie

[babyimaboo]

I... sometimes known as "Penny Pincher", have gotta ask when you were on the cruise how much do you think a pack ran  on this ship?. Money saved, money earned!!!

[Yaya2.6.10]

Hooray! You have passed so many of the big tests and need to keep praising yourself. The anxiety and constantly being on guard are huge nuisances and I'm waiting for that phase to pass. Maybe it won't ever go away completely for some of us, but we sure are getting lots of practice dealing with it.

[aztec]

Another good bokk to get rid of habits and emotional baggage storedin your emotional body is calle "tapping the healer withn' by callahan, my doctor toldme about it, it helped alot in the beggining, I need to do it more, it works for everything you wish to deal with. try it That s the best book I bought three and this man callahan is th epopneer for it. Happy tapping!

[jimer]

I am on da 39... my three weeks day was a very difficult time for me for some reason.... I really had to struggle to keep going....If you need extra motivation watch some of the videos on the www.whyquit.com site..... they helped me reinforce why I was doing this....