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| quote: Originally posted by Warhorse: Not meaning to brag, but today marks 2 weeks of being smoke and nicotine free...YEAH!
Brag away. It's no small accomplishment. (If I do say so, myself.) There are heroin addicts who've said quitting the cancer sticks was harder for them than quitting heroin.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher |
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| Yay! Think how much more you can brag tomorrow. And the next day. And the day after that! Come back here and brag as often as you want to. We will applaud (not gonna take time to look for the applause gif, but you know that we are all congratulating you).
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| quote: Originally posted by ensigmatic:
There are heroin addicts who've said quitting the cancer sticks was harder for them than quitting heroin.
Yup. The drug counselor who introduced me to my wife was a sober (is that the correct word in this context?) heroin ex-addict, and an ex-smoker. He said the same thing, tobacco was a harder addiction for him to quit. He was a train-the-trainer counselor, my wife was in a seminar for drug counselors, that he was teaching. He was a friend of mine, met him through aviation -- he was one of my trainees. Gone now, we miss you Vic.
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| Posts: 31774 | Location: Central Florida, Orlando area | Registered: January 03, 2010 |
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| Today marks three weeks being smoke free! It has not been easy, but it has not been as bad as I feared. Cold turkey (for me) I believe , has been the easiest way to quit this time.
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| Keep the streak going and keep posting. I am 19 years smoke free and it was, by far, the best thing I ever did for my health.
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| Great news Warhorse. Keep on keeping on brother.
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| Congratulations and good luck! I smoked from 16-26. 1.5-2 packs a day. I truly loved cigarettes. I quit cold turkey, gained 25 lbs. There's no place in this world for a fat Asian that's not funny...so I hopped on the treadmill, .10 mile at a time. 8 months later I ran my first marathon (LA Marathon), it was the hottest marathon in history and I was hung over. But finished a blistering 6 hours flat. I've shaved a couple of minutes over over the next few marathons. I still crave cigs, but smoke cigars instead. But maybe 2 times a month. It's going to be hard, but you can do it!
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| Congrats on the progress, keep it up.
I kicked it cold turkey when my at the time 2 1/2 year old mimed smoking a cigarette like Dad did. The patch doesnt have anything on that.
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| quote: Originally posted by Warhorse:
Today marks three weeks being smoke free!
Great!
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| Posts: 31774 | Location: Central Florida, Orlando area | Registered: January 03, 2010 |
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| I smoked for 30+ years and tried to quit several times. Last time I tried the Chantix again and stopped after only a week. I didn't need it. My mind was strong and am now smoke free for seven years. I still get the urge now and then but treat it like a drug addiction. Just one puff and I would be hooked all over again. I never can touch it again nor do I really want to. Keep up the good work. One day at a time. It does get much easier.
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| quote: Originally posted by recoatlift: Excellent Warhorse. I smoked 42 years, went cold turkey May 6th 2003. Every once in a while, I’ll have a dream in which I am smoking. Strange as it seems, I don’t miss cigs at all. I don’t like to be anywhere near smokers. Not that I’m worried of re-lapsing, I truly do not like the smell. For me, it was a dirty habit.
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