Be Strong Be Strong Be Strong!!

[kiki2]

BE STRONG!

[YoungAtHeart]

Strong is not necessary!

COMMITTED is.

You might make a list of all the good reasons to smoke..............oh, wait, there aren't any - are there?!!!!  Yep - there are only EXCUSES!

Nancy

[kiki2]

strongly committed??  😕  

Im feeling the pull pretty strong tonight.  Not sure why...Ive been feeling so good too.  I have somewhere I need to be.  AND...I REALLY REALLY want to stop and have JUST ONE! But, I know me...it wont be JUST ONE.  

[Brenda_M]

EXACTLY!!! It won't be JUST ONE. Just stop the thought in its tracks! YoungatheartNancy would say, "Well, I don't do that any more, so what will I do instead?" Once you start to dwell, it is much harder than it has to be!

[YoungAtHeart]

It is not just you that can't have just one.  There IS a law of addiction - and we are all nicotine addicts!  The law states:

“Administration of a drug to an addict will cause re-establishment

of chemical dependence upon the addictive substance."

This is NOT a habit, as we were led to believe, and we are not weak people because it takes effort to succeed at this. 

I hope you remained committed!  Let us know?!

Nancy

[kiki2]

I made it thru. It was hard. The temptation was really strong. Breathe in, breathe out!! Thank you everyone for helping me off the ledge. Xoxo

[annb]

Good job Kiki!!!

[cookie804]

proud of you Kiki.

[elvan]

One day at a time, sometimes one BREATH at a time.  It is not easy, especially at the beginning but it gets SO MUCH BETTER!

[MarilynH]

Congrats to you, you can and will succeed through each crave and it will get easier each day. You made it through this really bad one so if you happen to get another one you wil get tthrough it too. Stay strong.