I just wanted to post a note to help anyone who feels frustrated by trying to quit smoking.
I have been on this site for a couple years on and off, quit about 3 times, and gone from thinking I did something, to realizing I was still a slave to those stupid cigs. Never did I go more than one month though.
I smoked my last cig on sept 22, 2005. I don't know what the hell was special about that day. I just quit. No more patches, no more stress, no more letting people down. After 15+ years and all the dramatic quits, I finally walked away. I didn't think about it working, I didn't tell anyone....I didn't care anymore. I had failed too many times, I was tired of lying to myself.
It has been 4 months. I have not had one cig, nor one puff. It was hell the first week and heck the next, but I don't have to tell you that. You know. It really got easier, and I never EVER thought I would EVER say this, but I rarely think about cigs anymore. I know what you're thinking ("This guy doesn't know how much I crave them" I will never be able to stop thinking about them"), yeah, I thought that way too when I would see people say that. It's true though.
So how do I know I will never smoke again? When I DID think about cigs, I thought about the last time I quit for ONE month. When I started back, those first few cigs hurt to smoke...I mean they physically hurt my chest. I forced them in. I thought it would feel good in my mund, but it wasn't good at all, until I had gotten through half a pack. When I remembered this, I knew it would hurt again. After a few minutes, the thought would vanish (I never believed it when I heard that one either...yes it's true too).
Folks, you may not be a success your first try, or your second....but keep with it. It is worth it, and it will happen. I may be fatter now (I can fix that next), but I cannot begin to describe how free I am. I am free, free, free....It makes me cry because I am so happy. You know you want to feel this way...so stay with it.
I will never ever smoke again, and finally I can say this without a shred of doubt in my mind.
Jason
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