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TinaLEM1
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Hi Meg,
Congratulations on your quit so far - double green is brilliant. You should be very proud of what you have achieved.
It looks like some relevant posts have already been bumped up to the top, so I'll just tell you how I got through it.
I get horribly stressed at work, but I can honestly say my stress levels have been lower since I quit (no withdrawal) and my productivity higher (no smoking breaks). It will get better. I don't know how to link to something I wrote in my diary, but one day when I got through huge stress without a smoke, it finally dawned on me (like a thunderbolt!) that cigarettes had nothing to do with my ability to do my job... I actually posted to say so, as getting through it strengthened my quit a lot. Believe it will get better and you will feel even more proud and confident in your quit tomorrow when you go home having not smoked.
Something else that worked for me is thinking back to why I quit in the first place. Someone posted on here saying 'I would rather want a cigarette and not be able to have it every so often, than spend my whole life wishing I didn't smoke'. Obviously I've paraphrased, and they worded it better! I've never forgotten it though. I spent my whole time hating myself for smoking and wishing I didn't - cravings now are very rare, and only last a moment. I know which I prefer, and I'm betting you feel the same.
You are doing great. Keep strong and NTAP.
Love Tina
I have been quit for 6 Months, 2 Weeks, 1 hour, 5 minutes and 57 seconds (197 days). I have saved £1,004.93 by not smoking 3,940 cigarettes. I have saved 1 Week, 6 Days, 16 hours and 20 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 24/05/2006 21:30
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