Cat Dancer
MVP
Oh wow. Best of luck to you! 
Best of luck to you Onmeds. Just take it one day at a time. I wish you all the best.
:congrats: on making that decision.
:congrats: on making that decision.
David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
Good choices, Peter. Good luck.
All the best! :goodjob:
texasgirl
MVP
Best of luck to you! :dance:
TG
TG
HBas
Member
Well done on a good and brave choice!
They say that it is easy when your mind is in it 100% so I'm hoping that it is easy for you and that you are doing great!
Best of Luck!
HB
They say that it is easy when your mind is in it 100% so I'm hoping that it is easy for you and that you are doing great!
Best of Luck!
HB
...Ok OM...I'm taking this kind invite of yours for support....I officially have 16 cigarettes left in my pack. And, I'm determined to not buy anymore...Can I join you on Wednesday? (I'm assuming that's when they'll be all gone).
So on Wednesday - I going to put a nicotine patch on...Can I count on our supporting one another? You have my word, I'm right behind you when those cigs are gone -and I''ll be honest about it. ...Thank you Peter...
So on Wednesday - I going to put a nicotine patch on...Can I count on our supporting one another?
You have my word, I'm right behind you when those cigs are gone -and I''ll be honest about it. ...Thank you Peter...I quit smoking almost 9 months ago although under different circumstances but a website that I found extremely helpful was/is Quit Smoking All Together: the Web's Largest Quit Smoking Community
A tool that I think is really awesome on this website is if you put in your quit date you get information or "quit stats" such as mine here:
Your Quit Date is: 9/3/2008 9:00:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free: 257 days, 1 hour, 35 minutes and 40 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 5141
Lifetime Saved: 1 month, 9 days, 6 hours
Money Saved: $1,542.00
Kinda cool and makes it a little more real...or at least that is how I see it.
Good luck OnMeds and Jazzey....you both have my support :friends:
A tool that I think is really awesome on this website is if you put in your quit date you get information or "quit stats" such as mine here:
Your Quit Date is: 9/3/2008 9:00:00 PM
Time Smoke-Free: 257 days, 1 hour, 35 minutes and 40 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 5141
Lifetime Saved: 1 month, 9 days, 6 hours
Money Saved: $1,542.00
Kinda cool and makes it a little more real...or at least that is how I see it.
Good luck OnMeds and Jazzey....you both have my support :friends:
HBas
Member
Thanks for the link Halo I will also check it out!
I will abstain for the day in support of the both of you ... I have had no plans to stop yet and not sure whether I am ready so - today is totally in support of you guys - don't make me suffer in vain!
You CAN do it!
Good Luck!
I will also check it out!I will abstain for the day in support of the both of you ... I have had no plans to stop yet and not sure whether I am ready so - today is totally in support of you guys - don't make me suffer in vain!
You CAN do it!
Good Luck!
Charity
MVP
That IS a great site; I used it quite a while back when I attempted to quit. I was doing great until the change in brain chemistry made my mental stuff so much worse that I gave up. I'm getting ready to give it another go soon, maybe in a week or two... I'm waiting until after I've talked it over with Dr. K so he knows what to expect, lol! I found that I do have the willpower to give up the habit-- the problem is that my body has a terrible, terrible time learning to function without the nicotine. My normally-somewhat-under-control BPD goes through the roof! This time I'll make sure I get plenty of nicotine from other sources for awhile, and wean off gradually. Maybe I'll use snus and patches.
Best of luck to everyone-- and I mean that sincerely, from the bottom of my heart! Hope to be joining you soon!
Best of luck to everyone-- and I mean that sincerely, from the bottom of my heart! Hope to be joining you soon!
Charity, I am glad that you liked the site and found it helpful. I did/do as well. I have been struggling lately with a craving here and there and wondering what the point of quitting was so I have found myself going back to that site a little more often lately.
My quit was a little different as it wasn't necessarily a day or time that I chose to quit as it happened by accident when I was hospitalized for a month last Sept. I just figured that I was highly medicated on narcotics when my body went through the withdrawal and it wasn't until about 2 weeks into my hospital stay did they decide to put a patch on me. I used the patch for the entire time as required....2 weeks for each stage and it really helped.
My issue that I continue to get stuck on was whether it was truly my decision and my intention to quit or did I just do it because it was "expected of me" since I hadn't smoked in a month while in hospital.
While I have to admit that I feel better and like the fact that I am a non-smoker however there are times especially when my stress level rises that I miss it terribly...even after 9 months.
Anyway....I just want to let everyone know that I absolutely understand what you are/will be going through and am behind you 100%.
:hug: :hug:
My quit was a little different as it wasn't necessarily a day or time that I chose to quit as it happened by accident when I was hospitalized for a month last Sept. I just figured that I was highly medicated on narcotics when my body went through the withdrawal and it wasn't until about 2 weeks into my hospital stay did they decide to put a patch on me. I used the patch for the entire time as required....2 weeks for each stage and it really helped.
My issue that I continue to get stuck on was whether it was truly my decision and my intention to quit or did I just do it because it was "expected of me" since I hadn't smoked in a month while in hospital.
While I have to admit that I feel better and like the fact that I am a non-smoker however there are times especially when my stress level rises that I miss it terribly...even after 9 months.
Anyway....I just want to let everyone know that I absolutely understand what you are/will be going through and am behind you 100%.
:hug: :hug:
That's good news, Jazzey!
Awesome stats, Halo!
Even though I have successfully abstained from cigarettes since Monday, I still get craving to buy that last pack and smoke that last perfect cigarette. It's the reason why I haven't stopped sooner. I have gone through hundreds of "the last perfect cigarette" and I have vowed not to waste anymore time on it. Instead, I think about how many packs I went through after I had quit for the first time, which was a few years ago. NO MORE! I have quit on Monday and I will never smoke again (damn small voice inside my head whispering that I might smoke in the future!). I quit, and that's THAT!
Good luck!
Awesome stats, Halo!
Even though I have successfully abstained from cigarettes since Monday, I still get craving to buy that last pack and smoke that last perfect cigarette. It's the reason why I haven't stopped sooner. I have gone through hundreds of "the last perfect cigarette" and I have vowed not to waste anymore time on it. Instead, I think about how many packs I went through after I had quit for the first time, which was a few years ago. NO MORE! I have quit on Monday and I will never smoke again (damn small voice inside my head whispering that I might smoke in the future!). I quit, and that's THAT!
Good luck!
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