THREE more attempting to QUIT SMOKING!!!!!

[squids]

whoa, totally missed that all y'all had hopped on the wagon......I'm all for it!! I know it's awful (which is why so many don't go back to it, the quitting part is the pits) but millions have done it, you can too. And remember, take some pressure off yourself.......it doesn't matter how many times you try to quit, it only matters the minutes you didn't have a smoke......Pullin' foi ya and joinin' ya soon (I'm in contemplation stage right now),Ya sista in sympathy,Squids

[milfus]

yeah im 5 hours in, feelin kinda horrible, jittery is not the word, but ultimately if imma be singing and stuff, i should stop, and you know when im all rich and famous, i might have some life left to enjoy it =0)

[milfus]

it took me a while to hop in with the guys, but i figured now is as good a time as any, and atleast theres people who can empathize, realized it was as good an opportunity as id ever get, hope you jump in too squids, we can write each other pm's full of insults, haha

[milfus]

oh man guys, i seriously almost just broke down, like i on the edge so bad, just starin at the pack of smokes on the counter, and the lighter laying there (not mine) and i can actually feel myself inhaling the smoke, its that vivid, and it seemed like all was lost, and THEN! i found the baby carrots, I buy them in a "OMFG" sized bag, as i have a rabbit, and the freeze well, and i found possibly the most deadly counter to smoke urges, you can puff on em awhile, you can eat a TON of em without much repercussion (maybe turn a little yellow) but these little god sends, i think they are the answer

[nomiyah]

This thread is so cool, using the forum for a support group, excellent idea.Can't help sharing what helped me quit a 2 pack a day habit. At first I was all freaked out about having to constantly resist. Then I noticed something, it really wasn't continuous.I figured out the pattern, when the craving was strongest. It was when I woke up in the morning, when I drank coffee or alcohol, when I talked on the phone, when I drove and when someone around me lit up.With this information, I only had to be strong a few times a day, not all the time. I just did something else like drink water or take a walk until the craving was gone. It took a couple months but then it got way easier.I hope this thread helps a lot of people. Good luck to all of you in pursuit of a better life. Love,Nomi

[milfus]

man i wish, im having a hell of a time, every second thought is really calm, casual, about how i should go have a smoke, its like a little land mine constantly, just hoping imma fall for it one of these times

[solrax]

Well I just woke up, from my nap last night. It didn't feel so bad right when I woke up, but the cravings started up shortly after waking. I have been without a cigarette for almost 28 hours now. I still catch myself looking for my pack everytime I get the craving. That's what is driving me crazy, is the fact that I can't find my pack, which is now in some dumpster somewhere in Maine.

[byllsong]

Hey Non-Smokers Remember The Moody Blues 'In Search of the Lost Chord'? Well I don't think they ever found it.When you guys feel like you might fold...go look for that chord...it's there somewhere...that should distract you for a bit until the urge passes... Billy

[squids]

Okay, not to totally offend all you newly quittin' folks but here's how I survived the birth of my first child (17 hours of nonstop labor, do NOT get me started about pain! LOL).......my husband would tell me after each contraction, "that's one less you have to put up with!" and somehow this helped a little.Every craving that you fight off is one you won't have to experience again. Pretty soon, there won't be any left. Hang in there guys!

[milfus]

16 hours, still standin strong, its tryna kill me though