Hi everyone...
Been out celebrating my new found freedom!
Yes...Its true I still feel like a new person! woohoo!
I am on such a high....
how long does it take?...hmmmm tricky question but I'm sure this happened to me because I stopped fighting with myself. I couldnt understand why you would go thru all these changes and keep doubting yourself. I wanted to be happy again, really happy. To do that I had to picture my perfect outcome in the most distressing situation, for me that was socialing. Got my non smoking down pat in almost all situations, it never worries me or enters my end for very long in most senarios except for parties....which I avioded up until now.
I knew I had to do something to get past that feeling, it was depressing me, holding me back....anyway I pictured my perfect outcome, what would make me happy? feeling great at a party, not smoking, having fun!
thats what I pictured and I just went with that thought. Thats what I tried and it worked for me. Such a simple concept for me but it worked.
Your mind is a powerful tool, Positive thinking and all that. I didnt really believe it till now.
YOu can all feel this way, I know it will happen when you accept yourself and decide to move forward. All you need to do is trust yourself and know that eventually its going to happen. How soon is up to you.
:)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/9/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 162
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,954
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $923.4
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 13 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 48 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41