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CessFinally
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I have found something that is helping me. I was on my tablet and saw these chapters called whyquit.com. I can't find this when I log into the site on my computer. Weird. I see the video's and such. Are they there? So afraid my tablet is going to lose them! Anyway, if you are struggling, find these. It is a study on addiction. This is where people like me need to start! I needed to learn how the addict thinks. The addict they describe is me. Remember the questions, I was asking? They address it. I was experiencing things I could not understand every time I tried to stop. I am and still am one twisted person but the chapters on addition tell me this is normal. My addiction had me convinced that I could not survive another crisis without "it". And about every 2 hours when the nicotine starts to wear off, it calls to you again. I did experience this about every to hours. I would feel I could cope with life when I was with "it". Twisted huh? Yep that is me. Question for you. It refers to a 2 hour half life. What does that mean? Cigarettes do give you that Ahh moment it is true, it also goes on to say it fills you with lies, promises it will always be there for you but all along it is planning to take your life. So so interesting. I have seen a professional nicotine counselor (didn't work) but they did not teach me that an addiction almost does take on a persona. When you get your first few puffs you do start to come down from your ripping high tide of anxiety, or at least it makes you think that. I have a long ways to go. Again what does 2 hour half life mean?

7 Comments
Thomas3.20.2010

Hi!

Whyquit.com is probably my favorite website next to Becomeanex for Nicotine Recovery!

A half Life means the time required for the nicotine in your body to decrease by half. So you feel deprived after 2 hours - like you have to have more in order to cope with life! Recovery means learning that you can live life on life's terms without nicotine or any other addictive substance!

That's what I call FREEDOM!

elvan
Member

I also used whyquit.com when I started, I would have and DID use anything I could get my hands on.  I read everything I could find about addiction and I was so relieved to know there was HOPE, there IS hope.  Thomas is an amazing resource.  

JACKIE1-25-15
Member
Mandolinrain
Member

I LOVE the WHYQUIT site!!!! So much information. I did a lot of reading on it in my early quit....that and this site and all these fabulous members, made me strong and by the Grace of God. 

TerrieQuit
Member

Great links that Jackie gave you above. I read there sometimes! Keep moving forward! ~Terrie~

susan_m
Member

Such a great site!  WhyQuit helped prepare me to quit, BecomeAnEx helped me cope and maintain my quit. I love hearing that others found WhyQuit useful, too. 

CessFinally‌, as you likely know, use w5vwey resource available to you to quit. They key is to quit. 

Good luck!

Susan

crazymama_Lori

I like the analogy of a gas tank.  In terms of smoking (nicotine), he's speaking of you have depleted the effects of nicotine by half in two hours.  Just a little tip, when you are reading an article and you want to find the reference or word again that you are wondering about, use the CTRL-F on your keyboard (hold down CTRL and F at the same time), that brings up the find function and then type in your word you're looking for