Ooh, Freemom! I LOVE what you wrote -- by God, I think she's GOT it now! You're 100% right -- keep learning about the addiction, keep telling yourself you're a nonsmoker, then you will indeed "deprogram" your brain to really believe it! You are rocking!
LadyJ: I'm also a Chantix quitter and found it extremely helpful, but as Bartman said, the key element here is that you truly want to be a nonsmoker. Without that, nothing will help. I think you're there, though. You're doing very, very well!
Lou P Lou: Keep talking to yourself, even if others think you're a little nutso! I'm a big believer in self-talk of the positive kind. Self-talk of the negative kind has ruined many, many quits. Your brain WILL catch on, you'll see!
Keep the faith, all!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/8/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 192
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 7,718
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1536
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 25 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 37 [B]Seconds:[/B] 59