Rainie
I will say that the voice that wrote the post is speaking the truth.
You will have desires to smoke, likely for the rest of your life. We expect that in the future they will be few and far between, and not very threatening - but they will come. And yes, we need to accept that we will have the desires. It's what we do about them, when they come, that is important to staying quit. That's where the voices come in.
In my past attempts, I endured the battle of the voices - until I could fight no more, and then cave. What I have learned from my past attempts is that 1) I don't have to listen to them - I can control my thoughts. and 2)Just about any thought I have about smoking right now is a lie - and I just don't entertain the thoughts. MOVE ON QUICKLY!!!!. Screaming out loud does seem to help for some reason. I actually will say to myself - "OK I heard you....NEXT". There it is - accept and move on.
What is hard to accept, for me, is that a good part of my thought process are built on Junkie lies. I have decided that I will not feel guilty for that. I wipe the slate clean. What a great opportunity - to start from scratch and input only the truth.
You are doing fine Rainie.
Believe in yourself.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/10/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 20
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 414
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $230
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19
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Quit Meter
$332,278.35
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 6138
Hours: 12
Minutes: 11
Seconds: 51
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45674
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
685,110
Cigarettes Not Smoked