24-Hour NO Nicotine/Smoking Club - Part 5
reality is sinking in the finality is getting me can't imagine if I wasn't on the patches. Pretty emotional about it and other stuff, so I hope it passes quickly!
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Week 3 just ended at 7am. 2 weeks without any nicotine aids. 3 times the urge came across strong today. This is about where I give in. Not going to smoke this time. I don't need it anymore. I'm not anxious or crabby just want to smoke.
Another 24
Another 24
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silentrun... I'm on almost 5 months and last week I was the same way. I tried to convince myself up and down that it was ok to start smoking again and to just do it and I put the brakes on and thought of every reason on why smoking is NOT a viable option. It went away. If I obsess about it, I drive myself nuts and I'd probably do it but once I started hanging my hat on the reality of it, it wasn't that important.
Those days are going to come and go and I will just keep reminding myself of all the reasons why I don't smoke!
I don't smoke because:
It's expensive!
It stinks and makes me stink! (ever pass a smoker? OMFG)
I can't breathe!
It makes me cough when I sleep!
My mouth taste like a dirty ash tray!
Those days are going to come and go and I will just keep reminding myself of all the reasons why I don't smoke!
I don't smoke because:
It's expensive!
It stinks and makes me stink! (ever pass a smoker? OMFG)
I can't breathe!
It makes me cough when I sleep!
My mouth taste like a dirty ash tray!
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Originally Posted by BoxinRotz 
Those days are going to come and go and I will just keep reminding myself of all the reasons why I don't smoke!
I don't smoke because!
Just realised its been 58 days. Another 24 for me pliz
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Join Date: Nov 2013
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today's about my 25th day, I had to check the calender for the actual number. I'm an ex-smoker who no longer counts the days 
Mood swings still cycle a bit quick for comfort; it could be the AV looking for an excuse to smoke.
I may not be counting each individual day but another 24 hours smoke-free sounds great to me.
Mood swings still cycle a bit quick for comfort; it could be the AV looking for an excuse to smoke.
I may not be counting each individual day but another 24 hours smoke-free sounds great to me.
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Orlando, Florida
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Funny, how it really doesn't feel all that long ago, I was posting and reading, wondering how some found a way to stop smoking and stay stopped. I had tried Chantix a couple of times and failed.
Finally, I just decided to go cold turkey after my wife impressed me with her stopping. And here it is, 16 months later since I stopped. It still feels like it was just a short time ago. At times, I leave a meeting, and for a couple of seconds, my mind thinks I'm going to have a cigarette. But my motivation has been, that my migraines have been greatly minimized since I've stopped, so when I do get a short lived craving, I just say to myself, 'go ahead, grub one, light one up, and within five minutes, you'll be grubbing another, within an hour, you'll be buying a pack, and within a day, you'll have those wonderful headaches back.' No thank you!!!!
I think I'll just shoot for 17 months for now.
Finally, I just decided to go cold turkey after my wife impressed me with her stopping. And here it is, 16 months later since I stopped. It still feels like it was just a short time ago. At times, I leave a meeting, and for a couple of seconds, my mind thinks I'm going to have a cigarette. But my motivation has been, that my migraines have been greatly minimized since I've stopped, so when I do get a short lived craving, I just say to myself, 'go ahead, grub one, light one up, and within five minutes, you'll be grubbing another, within an hour, you'll be buying a pack, and within a day, you'll have those wonderful headaches back.' No thank you!!!!
I think I'll just shoot for 17 months for now.
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24 more day 5 no cigarettes, still using patch. Which I've been feeling guilty about. But I had a good friend make a comparison that put aside that guilt. Using the patches is like giving birth with an epidural. Your still having a baby just a little less pain. I had two kids one au natural and one with an epidural. You can guess which one was a more pleasant experience .
day 5 no cigarettes, still using patch. Which I've been feeling guilty about. But I had a good friend make a comparison that put aside that guilt. Using the patches is like giving birth with an epidural. Your still having a baby just a little less pain. I had two kids one au natural and one with an epidural. You can guess which one was a more pleasant experience .
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24 more for me. This time last week I was smoking overtime in anticipation of the big quit. It's kind of crazy but the idea of smoking makes my stomach sick. I'm still on the patch. But I feel the psychological addition is breaking. I no linger have that auto pull to smoke. The environmental cues to smoke are almost gone. So glad I decided to quit and never smoke again!
. This time last week I was smoking overtime in anticipation of the big quit. It's kind of crazy but the idea of smoking makes my stomach sick. I'm still on the patch. But I feel the psychological addition is breaking. I no linger have that auto pull to smoke. The environmental cues to smoke are almost gone. So glad I decided to quit and never smoke again!
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