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Wartrace · 09-13-2009, 07:28 AM

I planned it for the moment I was going to run out of cigarettes. I also made sure the last one was right before I went to bed for the evening so I would have eight hours behind me when I woke up.

Make sure you do not have access to cigarettes- Do NOT keep any in your house. Stay away from other smokers for at least the first three days.

To be honest with you, the withdrawal period wasn't painful at all. It was just a bit uncomfortable but in a good way. Just keep in mind you are breaking an addiction- the feelings you are experiencing are necessary to be set free from nicotine addiction.

I smoked for thirty years, towards the end of my "Career" I was smoking two packs a day. The only thing that kept me from quitting was my perception that it would be painful/difficult/unbearable to quit. If I knew how it would really be I would have quit years ago.

09-13-2009, 07:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Wartrace Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wartrace, TN Posts: 71	I planned it for the moment I was going to run out of cigarettes. I also made sure the last one was right before I went to bed for the evening so I would have eight hours behind me when I woke up. Make sure you do not have access to cigarettes- Do NOT keep any in your house. Stay away from other smokers for at least the first three days. To be honest with you, the withdrawal period wasn't painful at all. It was just a bit uncomfortable but in a good way. Just keep in mind you are breaking an addiction- the feelings you are experiencing are necessary to be set free from nicotine addiction. I smoked for thirty years, towards the end of my "Career" I was smoking two packs a day. The only thing that kept me from quitting was my perception that it would be painful/difficult/unbearable to quit. If I knew how it would really be I would have quit years ago.