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19 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Thank you all for your replies. I thought I was crazy, but now I know I'm not the only one ;p. Yes I'll just take it one day at a time. One craving at a time. Let them come and go as they please and just move forward. Most of all Not One Puff Ever! Tennielle
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19 years ago 0 100 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
I was reveiwing some of the articles from another site. There is one called "Only the lucky ones get Hooked" and it's really where this chronic relapsing comes from I think. Let me elaborate... First off I asked my husband how he could just quit chewing and my Dad how he can just up and decide to quit using salt? My answer was "I just didn't do it" OK so the thing is just don't smoke. Just don't take another puff. Smoking is not an option. Simple enough right? Hard? Perhaps, but just one rule to remember. So why do I have such a hard time with that rule? Is it because I'm the type of person who sees a sign that says "WET PAINT" and I touch it just to make sure? Something like that. In an article, it tells how just one puff can and will eventually lead to total relapse. Not everyone and not right away, but it happens. I fall into the catagory of the person who tries a puff or cig after a time of cessation (to prove I'm not addicted) and finds it disgusting and doesn't relapse completely until a few days have passed and I may try another puff. Usually by that second or third try I've proved that YEP! I'm addicted and I'm hooked again. That is why as the title of the article says "Only the LUCKY get Hooked" meaning from that first initial puff. Well now that I have that information, how do I stop "proving" this to myself. The answer is don't smoke ever again! Am I just a slow learner? Do I have something really screwed up in my head? Am I doomed to ride this merry-go-round until it slowly kills me? I haven't done this yet (taken a puff), but it usually doesn't happen this soon. I am looking at this now, because it usually happens around day 5 to 7. What am I going to do on those days? How do I accept that the sign "WET PAINT" means that the paint is really wet? Because you know sometimes it isn't. Thanks, Tennielle [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/21/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 2 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 48 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $7 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 6 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46
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19 years ago 0 5195 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Tennielle... I had to laugh when I read your post. I'm a wet paint tester myself. :p How about this. There is a theory that Not One Puff Ever (N.O.P.E.) turns hours into days, days into weeks, weeks into months and months into years. Somewhere during this process, the addict starts to feel freedom from the enslavement of smoking. The constant thoughts of smoking fade away and all of a sudden the exsmoker realizes that they are indeed an EX-smoker. When you smoke everything you do in your daily life revolves around when the next fix is. When you grasp quitting and get some time under your belt, you realize that there is a world out there that non-smokers have enjoyed for years and you now have the opportunity to experience it as well. And guess what? It's an awesome world with wet paint everywhere! I know because I've been touching it! Hang in there. Get through each moment as it comes. Don't give in to the temptation. As long as you don't light that next cigarette you are succeeding and that's what it's all about. You can do it! [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/1/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 206 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,131 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $721 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 18 [B]Hrs:[/B] 4 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44
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19 years ago 0 2830 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Tennielle, I can TOTALLY identify!!!!!! I too like to "touch the wet paint!" And I've "touched the paint" 3 times since I first quit in June and guess what?! It's wet! Tt's gross, it gets all over your fingers and your clothes and makes you smell! Except my period is 30-36 days. My advice is read and learn EVERYTHING you can! There's TONS of good information here for you to read. Read Ros's "The Social Smoker - what we need to know." That post will PROVE to you that you can NOT be a social smoker. Read Shevie's "Rewards, Nicotine and the Brain" and find out WHY rewards are so important to quitting. The more you read, the more you will see that quitting is the RIGHT thing to do. You don't need that paint. That paint does nothing good for you! I LOVED your post, by the way. It was very insightful and full of wisdom. I think you're done touching the paint for good. :) Crave the Quit! Butterfly [IMG]http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/kissnflirt/littlebutterfly2.gif[/IMG] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/28/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 87 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,189 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $287.1 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 6 [B]Hrs:[/B] 8 [B]Mins:[/B] 31 [B]Seconds:[/B] 54
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19 years ago 0 2027 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Congratulations, Tennielle. You've figured out something that many here haven't. The real key to not smoking again is you just don't do it. Come hell or high water, you just don't smoke. The junkie in you will tell you all sorts of things to trick you back to smoking. You'll think you have to prove something to yourself, test yourself, or reward yourself. The real test is ignoring the junkie talk, the proof is in not taking the puff, the reward is showing you are smarter than the junkie and will not fall for the crap. It would be nice if you could completely avoid all smoking situations for the first few weeks, but I realize that isn't always realistic. Avoid when you can, but when you can't you must reach down deep, get a tight grip on your quit, and don't let go for nothing. You're not a slow learner, Tennielle. Anyone who can figure this out so early in their quit definitely has their head screwed on right. :) Shevie [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 5/23/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 245 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 4,910 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $931 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 45 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 28 [B]Seconds:[/B] 29
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19 years ago 0 208 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Good Post Tennielle and excellent adivse from Josie and Jags. I would only like to throw in that its good to know when and where your weaknesses are....that way you can prepare for the temptations.... Above all else, just know that each time you over come a temptation, you will come back stronger than ever before.... Ride out the tough times. Its so worth it....It will get better, I promise Brenna Brenna [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/2/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 355 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,109 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1597.5 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 41 [B]Hrs:[/B] 11 [B]Mins:[/B] 45 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33

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19 years ago 0 167 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Excellent attitude, Tennielle! You're on your way! Jags [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/19/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 370 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,406 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1135.9 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 51 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 56 [B]Seconds:[/B] 37

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19 years ago 0 167 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Hi Tennielle, Smoking is an addiction, and quitting is hard. Come on here when you start thinking those thoughts. Post what you're feeling, wait 20 minutes, and re-read your post. Don't smoke during this time period. You need to realize that you're not alone. Many of us have fought with that, I'll just have one to see if I'm really addicted. And, yes, we are. Noone can stop you from touching the wet paint, or from trying that one, just to see. The addict is very smart and will bend your thinking sometimes to get its fix. You already know where that one smoke will lead you. Take time as it comes. Don't concern yourself over day 5 or 7. Have patience with yourself. We know that you can beat this thing. Have some faith in yourself. Trust that the paint really and truly is wet. Jags [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/19/2005 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 369 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,388 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1132.83 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 51 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 6

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19 years ago 0 12049 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Tenn, This is a very good post :) The key to "not touching the paint" is not walking by that bench. Avoiding situations is a key element to keeping your quit. We always suggest a member change up their routine times at first to take away the habitual aspect of smoking. If situations are unavoidable, then distract yourself with coping mechanisms, that you have written down. Do not think of everyday and wait for 5-7 days, instead take it day by day and everyday you wake up you promise yourself not to smoke. Those days will creep by you without a thought. Hope this helps, Josie ______________________ The SSC Support Team.

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