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KOOKS · 04-24-2009, 02:26 AM

We don't enjoy smoking..........it's an illusion to think we enjoy it. We only think we enjoy the cigarette because it is relieving withdrawal symptoms. As Allan Carr puts it.....it's like wearing a pair of shoes two sizes too small just to experience the relief when we take them off.

Think back to your first ever cig....it was disgusting.......well nothings changed, its still the same thing you're smoking as it was in day 1.

There is no excuse to relapse. None at all.

99% of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.(George Washington Carver)

My doctor asked me a short time ago if I was feeling suicidal because of the things I had been through and I am still experiencing some of them. But I know if I keep the right positive attitude that I have done up until now (23 days) I will not smoke. I have started smoking again in the past, when all in the garden was rosy, my excuse was I couldn't handle the withdrawals. Fact is, the withdrawals were only as bad as I allowed them to be.

I would have hated you for presenting me with these facts because I was so fearful.

When I could get honest with myself and face up to these facts everything changed.

Thanks for your posts Seek, it is the great thing about this forum....to come on here and read stuff like that which inspires you to do the right thing......and I agree with you......exercise can work wonders!

04-24-2009, 02:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
KOOKS Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: scotland uk Posts: 290	We don't enjoy smoking..........it's an illusion to think we enjoy it. We only think we enjoy the cigarette because it is relieving withdrawal symptoms. As Allan Carr puts it.....it's like wearing a pair of shoes two sizes too small just to experience the relief when we take them off. Think back to your first ever cig....it was disgusting.......well nothings changed, its still the same thing you're smoking as it was in day 1. There is no excuse to relapse. None at all. 99% of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.(George Washington Carver) My doctor asked me a short time ago if I was feeling suicidal because of the things I had been through and I am still experiencing some of them. But I know if I keep the right positive attitude that I have done up until now (23 days) I will not smoke. I have started smoking again in the past, when all in the garden was rosy, my excuse was I couldn't handle the withdrawals. Fact is, the withdrawals were only as bad as I allowed them to be. I would have hated you for presenting me with these facts because I was so fearful. When I could get honest with myself and face up to these facts everything changed. Thanks for your posts Seek, it is the great thing about this forum....to come on here and read stuff like that which inspires you to do the right thing......and I agree with you......exercise can work wonders!