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14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 763

reiki,

I have been where you are, MORE than a few times, I can tell you! Have your coping techniques safely at your side, and when you feel like you can't take it any more, hang on tight. Post here, drink plenty of water, walk, watch some good tv shows(CSI, Law & Order, and NCIS got me through some pretty rough times). Nap when time allows, deep breathing helps too. And most of all...one minute, one hour, one crave at a time...NEVER look any further ahead than that. We can do anything in baby steps.

Don't get down on yourself...you're here aren't you? Pat yourself on the back for that. You WILL beat this addiction...one step at a time.

Hang in there!

Jan

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/27/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 934
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 23,350
Amount Saved: $7,705.50
Life Gained:
Days: 110 Hrs: 4 Mins: 41 Seconds: 50

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 17

I can feel your pain, but feel no shame. The people on this site are very kind and helpful. The BEST! Get up, dust yourself off and go at it again. I am still fighting cravings and the frozen grapes, which I have never before in my entire life have tried (thank you everyone for this tip) have been a life saver for me. When I want a smoke, I get the frozen grapes and pop them in my mouth, and because they are soooooo good, I forget that I even wanted a cigarette. I wish you the best in your journey of quitting once and for all.
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 8/7/2010
Smoke-Free Days: 11
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 110
Amount Saved: $20.19
Life Gained:
Days: 1 Hrs: 12 Mins: 51 Seconds: 16

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 639

Congratulations on your 10 days smokefree journey......that is fantastic!!!! You are on a journey of self-improvement AND freeing yourself from a very powerful addiction.

The great news is you made the decision to take the journey...to choose a different course. Arm yourself with urge killers and know the signals that trigger these moments. You will become significantly more aware of your surroundings than you could have ever imagined...Ride on.....

Keep the Quit,

Dave

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 1/19/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 568
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 17,040
Amount Saved: $4,473.00
Life Gained:
Days: 96 Hrs: 8 Mins: 8 Seconds: 53

Quit Meter

$53,917.25

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 1245 Hours: 14

Minutes: 21 Seconds: 55

Life Gained
Quit Meter

5961

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

178,830

Cigarettes Not Smoked

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 855

Nope you dident fail, you just let the nico deamon win, your mind !! When you get ready to try again say I QUIT, dont say iam gonna try, and if you quit why would you smoke , you quit so you dont smoke anymore. Dont look to far ahead of yourself, stay in the minute right now,you will soon understand how it is done, you can do this :) dont give up Tresa
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2924
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 70,176
Amount Saved: $12,280.80
Life Gained:
Days: 383 Hrs: 23 Mins: 37 Seconds: 43

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1843

Reiki, just remember that the Wright Brother's first plane didn't fly. Alexander Graham Bell's first phone didn't ring. Practice makes perfect. Take what you learned from these past 10 days, update your quit plan, and get ready to jump back up on the horse! Stop by as much as needed, if only to rant and rave, as somebody is always near by! We're all rooting for your success!
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 720
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 28,800
Amount Saved: $7,200.00
Life Gained:
Days: 110 Hrs: 21 Mins: 0 Seconds: 31

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 816

Hello reiki In my opinion you've failed at nothing , in fact I think that you've won. You've won 10 days smoke free that you didn't have before. Knowing now that you went through the hardest part why would anyone want to do it again ? Relax and re-evaluate your prioritys. At 10 days the physical addiction (nicotine) was out of your system. When you're comfortable start the program again. Read , post and keep the ice water handy. You may not see it now but every time you stop smoking for any length of time you're getting stronger. The average person trys to stop smoking an average of what 7 or maybe 9 times before they finally stop for good. Everyone wants you to succeed so don't leave until the miracle happens. There's no shame in a relapse , what is a shame is not coming back. Find out what happened learn from it and move on. You're the most important person here. breather
My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 11/11/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 637
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 31,850
Amount Saved: $15,288.00
Life Gained:
Days: 116 Hrs: 5 Mins: 22 Seconds: 26

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 901

reiki

i am very confused here , very confused. what did you fail at ?

you made through 10 whole days without smoking ! that is an awesome accomplishment. then you smoked ? that's not failure , it's a step in the journey to learn from.

congrats on those 10 great days , and congratulations on quitting again.

mike /astrofan

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 3/12/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 881
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 26,430
Amount Saved: $7,929.00
Life Gained:
Days: 151 Hrs: 17 Mins: 36 Seconds: 38

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 223

Hi reiki,

Congratulations on being here. There are some great people with great advice. I think you will find their guidance very useful.

I have to repeat what fayroberts said...quitting is challenging but achievable! It makes sense to tackle your quit with as much strategy as you can.

Luckily we have a great online program that outlines all these details. I recommend that you read as much of it as possible as it will give you this strategy.

Because you have already started your quit, jump to Milestone 3 and read the information related to your withdrawal. Next arm yourself with a coping strategy. This is detailed in Milestone 4. Then back track on the other material.

Keep staying engaged with the boards and let us know how things are going.

Jason, Bilingual Health Educator

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1387

Just to set the record straight, Kaiser dod not have to reset his meter.

Kaiser

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 7/30/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 741
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 18,525
Amount Saved: $926.25
Life Gained:
Days: 144 Hrs: 10 Mins: 32 Seconds: 28

14 years ago 0 +0 / -0 24

Hey Kaiser, bummer you had to reset your metre.

I think I would have failed over and over again,,, but when I came on here I found loads of people on this forum who were two or three times down the track. Some had even given up for over a year and come back! I freaked out. And then it dawned on me just how hard it was gonna be. It made me re-think how I was going to approach my quit. Before, I had thought that after a week, the cravings would go and then i could always have the occassional puff with friends. On the contrary, This forum taught me that this is IT. It's over. Not one liccle wiccle puff ever again. And I never looked back. You can get strength by reading over old posts and finding out other people's experiences and then apply them to yourself. So tripping up, like you have, is cool in my book. Brush yourself off and go at it again.... and I can promise you it get's easier.

My Mileage:

My Quit Date: 8/10/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 365
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,125
Amount Saved: $4,708.50
Life Gained:
Days: 31 Hrs: 19 Mins: 42 Seconds: 20

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