Ok, another long one...please forgive me....read only if you're really bored or desperate to get through a craving!
As some of you know, my quit date is fast approaching and I'm doing everything I can to be as ready as I can be. I've been reading for weeks but very intensely this past weekend as I prepare to end my slavery and begin my new life as a non smoker. So here are a few important (for me) random thoughts as my final days of slavery come to an end.
THE POWER OF EDUCATION
I have Mr. C*rr's book and I read it, and reread it as much as possible. This book was the first of several powerful educations I've undertaken in the past couple weeks. I'm here at ssc every day reading like a maniac (yes I am obsessed with this quit...yet I am using this obsession in a positive way). Wow, there are a lot of posts to go through here on ssc to get to the meat and potatoes of what I need to know to make this my final and lasting quit. Thanks to everyone who continue to bump the important ones and start the new ones! There have been a several in the past couple days that have had a big, big impact on my positive way of thinking. I've seen so many posts in the past few days from new people and some returning ones who I think would really benefit from gaining the education we all need to understand this addiction. I believe we all have to get into the correct mindset we each need to free ourselves. Sure a few will make it on willpower alone. I know I could never make it on just willpower alone as I've tried it and failed miserably. I've also tried it with NRT's and Zyban and failed because I lacked education.
THE POWER OF MINDSET AND POSITIVE THINKING
jaset's "Don't you people get it!!" really made me think (thanks jaset for posting and Josie for allowing tough love). If I'd seen that post even a month ago, it would have scared the beeswax out of me and maybe even sent me looking for a less intense place for information, but I would not have forgotten the truth I read and understood there.
The Serenity Prayer for Smokers was truly a revelation for me. I have practiced and it really works for me! I now welcome my first crave on Jan 28th (instead of dreading it) as I have this amazingly effective tool to accept it and to know I can move past al
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