Irish
Take this as an opportunity to get closer to the why, where and what of your smoking. This is not an easy thing that you are doing, BUT IT CAN BE DONE. Now you are in the most intense time of your quit. You have said no to one of the most addictive drugs known and its going to be a bit akward for awhile.
You will have to develop coping mechanisms before the craves come. Deep breathing, drinking water, leaving the situation that is causing the desire. Anything that works for you, but you must have these things at the ready...Remember, a crave only lasts about 5 minutes...You will pass through it if you keep this in mind...
As you put more and more light between you and the addiction, it will become easier to do this. Eventually you will become so practised at it that the idea of smoking becomes a simple tought that can be easily banished...
Get right back up, your honesty at this juncture will serve you well. Steel yourself against the challenge and find the coping mechanisms that work for you...I know this is not easy, I about went off the rails in the early days, but I was committed and remain so today. I would no longer allow a drug to decide what I would and would not do in my life. You can do this too, as long as your desire not to smoke supercedes your desire to smoke. Thats it...Sounds simple, but as you already know there is more to quitting...You must do this from the inside out, this is something that you accomplish from the core of your being...The outward manifestation (the fact of not smoking) is only a faint reflection of the inner battle that you must wage.
So take time to think and understand the reasons that you smoke and then tailor a plan to combat that behaviour. You can do this, one day at a time, 1 moment at a time, 1 thought at a time...
Stay well and quit
nonic
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/25/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 217
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 6,510
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,519.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 39 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 52 [B]Seconds:[/B] 19
