I agree: Alan Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking definitely reduced the quit to a less than frightening size for me. I think that's what kept me from quitting for so long: the fear of failure & the bigger fear of the withdrawal symptoms. The withdrawal symptoms I was so afraid would derail my quit were pretty much non-existent. In fact, I got so cocky & overconfident that my quit was EASY that I ended up convincing myself I could "slip" & then quit again. Which I proceeded to do several times until I wised up & quit for good. Anyway, what I'm saying is, your fears are unfounded. You can quit. That's the easy part. Learning to live your life w/out the crutch is where it gets a little tricky. You have to really want to breath deep again. You have to really want the health back. You have to say, "I don't smoke anymore," & really mean it. You'll think about smoking. You'll remember smoking. But you won't romanticize it because you'll remember it for what it really was: a smelly, nasty habit that gave you bad breath, a sore throat & a cough & made you do things & go places you never would have otherwise just to have a smoke. You don't smoke anymore. Period.
By the way, I have a psoriasis-patch on my left hand that flares up periodically. I never realized that it might be stress-related. Thanks for pointing that out. Now I know what to tell the doctor.
Cold Turkeys learn something new everyday...
Mc
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 8/31/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 320
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,804
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1280
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 31 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 9
