Hello everyone,
I've never participated in anything like this before online, but I think it will be very helpful for me. The notions of accountability and encouragement from others going through the same experience are very positive. I have been a smoker for about 18 years, and I've tried to quit many times. My most successful attempt (the one I actually consider to have worked) was in 2007, when I quit cold turkey for three and a half months. I felt great, quite confident and proud. Unfortunately, I was too confident and learned something about addictions and myself: I'll never be absolutely beyond the danger of falling back into active addiction to nicotine. In other words, never "just one." Just one does hurt, because it landed me back into nicotine slavery for another eight years!
Anyhow, I just completed Day 6 and am fighting urges that are still quite strong. My first few days were difficult but tolerable. Then, Day 5 hit. It was awful. I felt like the whole day was one big craving, one big fight between the me I want to be and the me I've been for so long as a smoker. It was exhausting and made me feel sad and a little hopeless. But I know it gets better, because I've been there, too. I'm just working on this a day at a time, looking forward to the urges fading and the confidence and clarity increasing.
I want to thank everyone here in advance for your support and encouragement. It means very much to me. N T A P
ZenForce - Free and Healing for Six Days, 3 Hours and 3 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 6 Hours, by avoiding the use of 74 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $18.39.
I've never participated in anything like this before online, but I think it will be very helpful for me. The notions of accountability and encouragement from others going through the same experience are very positive. I have been a smoker for about 18 years, and I've tried to quit many times. My most successful attempt (the one I actually consider to have worked) was in 2007, when I quit cold turkey for three and a half months. I felt great, quite confident and proud. Unfortunately, I was too confident and learned something about addictions and myself: I'll never be absolutely beyond the danger of falling back into active addiction to nicotine. In other words, never "just one." Just one does hurt, because it landed me back into nicotine slavery for another eight years!
Anyhow, I just completed Day 6 and am fighting urges that are still quite strong. My first few days were difficult but tolerable. Then, Day 5 hit. It was awful. I felt like the whole day was one big craving, one big fight between the me I want to be and the me I've been for so long as a smoker. It was exhausting and made me feel sad and a little hopeless. But I know it gets better, because I've been there, too. I'm just working on this a day at a time, looking forward to the urges fading and the confidence and clarity increasing.
I want to thank everyone here in advance for your support and encouragement. It means very much to me. N T A P
ZenForce - Free and Healing for Six Days, 3 Hours and 3 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 6 Hours, by avoiding the use of 74 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $18.39.

