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for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 1155

I think it's an individualized thing to some degree. I have married friends who quit smoking together just over a year ago. The husband told me he doesn't miss it at all and never thinks about it. The wife told me she still thinks about it & craves (though mildly) occassionally. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/24/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 32 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,138 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $208 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 40 [B]Seconds:[/B] 23

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$1,141,825.00

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Days: 5989 Hours: 12

Minutes: 23 Seconds: 48

Life Gained
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45673

Smoke Free Days
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913,460

Cigarettes Not Smoked

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 1151

Hi Phillip, Great job on the 1 Year+ quit, especially if you haven't been frolicking in the land of freedom! Can I ask what your reasons for quitting were/are? Did you do it because you wanted to? Have you been rewarding yourself along the way? What do you like about your new, non-smoking life? [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/5/2004 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 965 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 19,310 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $4342.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 74 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 51 [B]Seconds:[/B] 18

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$38,655.50

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Days: 675 Hours: 10

Minutes: 26 Seconds: 5

Life Gained
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5947

Smoke Free Days
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77,311

Cigarettes Not Smoked

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 17

Oh well for some reason the meter will not show so here's the scoop. 1 Year 39 Days 12 hours and 4 plus minutes it keeps on ticking.

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 17

Sorry I didn't include the quit meter. Here it is. Should read something like 404 days????

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 682

I wish I knew how long you have been quit. It sounds like you are in an icky rut. I don't have enough time under my belt to offer up advise however, my niece does! She has been quit for 2 years now and she said she rarely thinks of smoking any more! There is hope for us. Just keep doing your work and you will have the payoff you desire. You really will get "over" this feeling!!!! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/25/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 62 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,249 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $255.44 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 58 [B]Seconds:[/B] 24

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 17

I know, I know. I have to get over IT, the smoking thoughts. I have to embrace the new freedom. They SHOULD, the smoking thoughts, be all gone. There SHOULD be nothing left over. I SHOULD be free by now. Well for me it just doesn't seem to be that way. The thoughts still flash through my mind. Not, certainly, with the same intensity, not with nearly the same frequency and the thoughts are non the less there. (I think that this connects, for me, with one of the biggest and most intense lies that the nicotine and the addiction together created, that lie is that I was relaxed, as I smoked. Actual fact the smoking created more stress and more physical torment in my body. My blood pressure was elevated and cholesterol levels elevated both signs of stress.) So given all of that why can I not consistently relax and be settled and calm with the fact that I no longer smoke. So this post gets to be a post about how and what will facilitate, for me, the glorious change that I see so often here. I wonder and am saddened to see that, for me, these changes seem to happen and they are only fleeting. I look back into my smoking journal and see how high my level of addiction was. I smoked all the time and nothing would be uninterrupted by my requirement to smoke. I smoked for 3/4 of my life. I wonder if being quit will take another 3/4 of my life to feel comfortable and at ease with not smoking. I have to say that I regret posting this here because I question that this post might seem unsupportive and if anything this is a cry on my part for support and for some knowledge. Because, yes, knowledge defeats fear at any level and to have more knowledge and less fear of caving in and being back in the lie would have me feel much more comfortable. I hope I can get the support that I am looking for and the knowledge from some of the great quitters here on this site. Soooooo What happens as the quit progresses and I mean progresses beyond a year into two, or more? Can anyone identify with having smoking thoughts, urges, after more than a year? What did you do? What mechanisms did you use to remain smoke free? Is this a momentary thing? It seems to me to come and go and some days are more intense than others. I thank you in advance as I am looking for feedback and w

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 1985

Lamby, You have done real well staying quit for such a long time. I�m in the same ball park as you as far as quit time. Do I think about smoking? I don�t really have the answer to that at this moment let me think about this. Okay I have thought about it. Sometime if I get anxious, a quick thought pops into my head but it is dispelled quickly (don�t dwell on the thought and you will get better). When a thought does pop up, I have an extremely difficult time visualizing myself lighting up (I have blocked out the smoking images). Do I crave? On occasion I do get a sensation in my lungs that would feel settled by some smoke. So I will give you a break down for me. I don�t keep a journal thought. At this point I get a smoking thought once a week. I never, ever visualize myself smoking. It isn�t going to happen. I crave ever so slightly for 2 seconds once two to three weeks now. I hope this helps. I like what Martha and Daniele suggested to you. I smoked about a pack per day and I thing you smoke more than that so maybe it just takes a while longer. How often do you have smoking thoughts and craves now? [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/22/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 432 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,786 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2376 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 80 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 59

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 2039

Phillip, This has got to be frustrating for you. Yes, I'm sure the smoking thoughts are less and not as intense as they were. After 75 days I feel that too. However, I do remember my doctor telling me before I quit that the hurdles happen in three's. Three days...three weeks....three months....three years. OMG, I said to him, THREE YEARS????? Apparently so. Before the comfort zone is absolute. My hubby has been quit for 2 years and 3 months and he says he's not so much bothered by cravings any more, but by boredom at certain times. Boredom is my problem at times too. I still have to FORCE myself to keep busy. Are you keeping really busy. Or better yet, do you want to keep busy? I keep hearing that patience is the key to this lifelong journey, and I'm having to force the patience on myself too. I'm expecting that after close to three months smoke free I should feel NORMAL again. Not so. And I fully suspect that I'll feel that way after a year as well. Again, I suspect there will be "down" times after one year as well. Oh, not like it was in the beginning, but we'll still have to deal with them. Perhaps Phillip, this is a normal phase of the quit, and like all the other feelings that take us out of our comfort zone, this will pass. Whenever I feel "Old Nick" trying to dig in, I keep repeating, THIS TOO SHALL PASS. THIS TOO SHALL PASS. And I fully expect to be doing this at certain intervals even after a year! We must be patient. I know its not easy at times, in fact it can be downright miserable. But the good news is...it WILL get better. I am so proud of you and your quit. You've ridden the highs and lows of the quit. You are astounding in your strength. Keep that great quit going strong, Cheers, Jan [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/13/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 75 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,269 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $675 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 7 [B]Seconds:[/B] 53

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 8760

Lamby, It may be helpful as well for you to look back at your reasons for smoking. Some people smoked out of stress, out of emotion, out of boredom. The psychological aspect of smoking may still be unresolved. If you don't know the answer to this question, start a journal. Every time you get the urge, write down what your feeling, what you're doing, who you're with and where you are. You may be able to find a pattern and go from there. Hope this helps. Danielle ______________________ The SSC Support Team

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 17

WOW Thanks for the feed back and the support. Martha My reasons for quitting were to be able to breath with more ease, and to extend my life or at least extend my chances of living a longer life by not killing myself with a habit. I quit very much out of my own volition although many signs were pointing to increased chances of permanent if not fatal concequences from continuing to smoke. My rewards have been many and munificent, I have been very generous with myself. What do I like about living a life withour smoking? I like very much that I can breath and that I smell so, so much better than I did. I don't have to feel as akward in social situations and I SHOULD feel more like I fit in, although I never did and that is one of those smoking lies that I initially spoke of. I can concentrate on all of the benefits and the urges and thoughts still come through in some very hard or harsh ways. Changing. Thanks for the feed back and the support. Truth be told I miss nothing of smoking and the thoughts, desires and urges to smoke still come up. What I am looking for are coping strategies, what to do when these smoking thoughts fill my brain, how do I get rid of them. I hope I don't have to live with them forever. Thanks again for reading and I appreciate any feedback or response you will have that will help me build this quit and extend my life. :)

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