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In A Couple Hours I Will Have Completed 6 Years Without Tobacco

JonesCarpeDiem
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We were all little kids once.  I'm certain every one of us asked "when are we going to get there?" on every car trip we ever took.

It's our natural inclination to want to know what to expect.

I'm going to give you the information that I wished would have been available when I quit six years ago and what I have learned in over 20,000 hours of time spent watching listening and helping here and on another site that allows me to give the information to you now.

Quitting smoking is a process.
Most people fail at quitting during months 2, 3 and 4 when they get hit with unexpected craves and give up, tired of quitting and feeling hopeless.

Once again, quitting smoking is a process. I believe 130 days from our last puff (10 days one way or the other) is what we have to strive for to be at the place where we aren't thinking of smoking but perhaps once a week.

it's on my page

"what to expect the first 4 months"

and the blog about "no mans land".

please go read those links my page. it explains what every one of us went through. What you will be going through. There is a timeline to this.

Knowing what to expect and having a timeline is the biggest gift I could've had and I am giving this knowledge to all of you with the promise that we will be with you every step of the way. 

We care.

Onward into my seventh year.

Be blessed.

dale

24 Comments
Mike.n.Atlanta

HUZZAH DALE!!! Huge congratulations for 6 years of smoke free living!

Keep on keepin on my friend,

M n @

Thomas3.20.2010

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Really after all those words - this is the essence of quitting! I hope lots of newbies listen and read the No Man's Land and First Four Months Info! Thanks for being here every day, night and day, Dale! I can'yt think of a more valuable gift you can give people than the knowledge to save themselves from self-destruction! God Bless!

debr
Member

A Huge Congratulations, Dale.  And, also Thank You for all of the valuable info that you share.  It is well written and very needed.  Deb.

rainbow2
Member

A very huge congratulations from me too Dale!!! that s awsome and amazing...and u are the best...thanks to all i ve learnt im at 92 days without a puff, still with some gum!! 

I_am_free
Member

Congratulations, Dale, and thank you for being there for us.

Jenny78
Member

Thanks so much Dale.  This is my third attempt at quitting.  The other 2 lasted 2 months each, so I believe that NML is a very slippery place.  I wish I had found this site years ago.  Thanks so much for this valuable information on NML.  And a big CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR 6 YEARS SMOKE FREE.  THIS IS HUGE.

pir8fan
Member

Congrats on the first 6 Years of your New and Improved Cigarette Free Life!

Ex_Nancy
Member

Congrats on 6 years and thank you for caring enough to stay here to guide us!

CommunityAdmin
Community Manager
Community Manager

Congratulations on 6 years, and thank you for all you do here. 🙂 

cyn9
Member

Congrats Dale on an amazing 6 years!! Thank you for staying here and helping us! 

                              

jaimep
Member

Awesome, Dale!  I want to be quit 6 years, too!!!

(Of course, I would like it now.  LOL)

nick55
Member

Absolutely wonderful .... Well done!

ShawnP
Member

JoAnne5-14-2008

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Breakinchains
Member

Congratulations on 6 years Dale!

Connie55
Member

Wow Dale, 6 years is amazing and I can't wait to be there myself but for now, I will be looking at my 1 year mark this month. I can just imagine the number of lives you have saved with your wise and caring words dispensed on this site over your 6 year tenure.

I pray that God blesses you as he has blessed us in bringing you here. 🙂 Congrats!

Sootie
Member

Dale---Congratulations on SIX YEARS!!!

Leeza
Member

Congratulations on your 6 years or freedom Dale!!!!!

jka03
Member

Wow, congrats on Six years.  That is amazing.  God bless you and thanks for helping us all.

Jordan-11-1-12

Congrats again and thanks, again, for all that you do to help us.

I hope the newbies go to your page and read because knowing what to expect can make a huge difference. I know that I wouldn't still be smoke free if I hadn't had the benefit of reading the info found on your page.

owlfeather
Member

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!  

marymartingale

Woo hoo! Thank you for sharing your wisdom 🙂 Fantastic 6 years!!!

cathy90
Member

Congratulation Dale and thank you for always being here helping others.  I'm still new here, but I see your name a lot on everyone's blog.  You are truly a blessing to us!  

kerrid
Member

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! 

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.