i am a march quitter!!!! did you see how many new members we have since then????? =) WOW

[the_carpenter]

lots of newbies with questions.......feel the need to post....friends you have heard all this before
just a warning
i will try to give details but my goal is to be concise
9/20 something/2008 my life changed,serious money problems,martial pboblems
got as in control as possible
cant afford to smoke(single dad two kids)smoke or eat????
quit 03/28/2009 cold turkey
buckle up here we go!!!!!!!
day one>>>hard>>>> did not kill anyone 😃
day two>>>mind gone in a FOG cant focus cant think>>>have not killed anyone
day three monday back to work>>>mind still gone
day4,5,6, more of the same but OK
day 7made a week 😃 ok maybe i can do this
day8,9,10, a breeze....look out feeling cockey
day 11,12,have to remember why i am doing this
day13 thru18 i may have killed someone just wanted a smoke(this is when i could have lost my quit)
after that day it has been peacefull except for the hidden trigger
i have been proud of my milestones
1 month2 months3months
112 days 😃 😃 😃 😃
day 122 third of a year(10 days away =))
not qualified but will give advice anyway and if i help you keep your quit for another hour,day,week month
then my quit was awsome
smoking willl not do a damn thing for you .if you have invested 1 hour into this and smoke you have wasted 1 hour of your life you can never get back
1 week ....1month .....1 year....one more puff?????????WHY AFTER HELLWEEK
smelling like a person not an ashtray
why would you even think about smoking again????????????
love and prayers
jim the carpenter an a preaching EX

[edith2]

Wadda ya mean you're not qualified to give advice??? You certainly are! You're a success story and I think it's great that you're sharing what you've got! Great post!!

[hwc]

Love your advice. I think seeing timelines from real quitters is so helpful to people in the early stages. It gives them the confidence knowing that, if Jim can do, so can they.

Three months is so huge. You should be very proud.

[hwc]

Ooops, sorry. Make that 4 months.

That's when I really felt comfortable as an ex-smoker. It has continued to evolve from there, but being an ex-smoker felt really comfy at 4 months.

[the_carpenter]

the people who overthink this i do not understand
do you want to smoke or do you want to quit
CHOOOOOOOOSE
if driving,drinking,stress,life,kids,spouse,money,sex,GOD, whatever>>>>>>
makes you think smoking is what you need to do.
you are not ready and i will lite the next one for you on your lips
think this through you get nothing from smoking
it is that simple
jim the EX

[NancyJC]

I quit cold turkey on 10/5/08 and went through a lot of the things on your timeline, but I wouldn't have quit any other way. Your advise is wonderful. You should keep giving that advise out. You are doing great. Peace.

[jennie2]

Great post. I know I am a little late and you posted this a long time age, but I just got on this site a couple weeks ago. I also am doing a journal of my progression. It is funny how once you reach a week you get really confident. Sometimes confidence makes you vulnerable and thats when you can have problems. I know it worked that way for me. I bought had a breakdown on day 8. It's like a freaking roller coaster. There are a lot of ups and downs and twists and turns but when the ride is over your glad you stood in line.