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New Quit


So, quitting today was like a nightmare this morning. I woke up at 5am, stayed in bed until the urge to smoke got to me at 5:17, then went downstairs and put on the patch, then went about the rest of my normal routine until the patch kicked in. I'm finding out of HALT, Loneliness tends to be my reason to smoke. So after dad got up, had a cup of coffee, and went back to bed, I went and cuddled with him and mom in bed until about 7 when we all got up, then it was all cleaning the house and putting up a tarp for shade in the back yard until now. I'm celebrating every hour that I'm smoke free. I even had to pass mom's smoking spot on the way to throw out some garbage, and was a little tempted but NOPEd my way past it. I think the level 1 patch is working out well, and I'm going to keep it up for the full month it recommends. Right now I have two weeks worth, so when I'm close to running out I'll get another box. I should be paid by then. Then I already have level 2 and level 3 patches for when I get there. Hopefully that will get me past most of the associations and habits I picked up in the last month. My main goal is avoiding where people smoke in case there's a half left or something. Which means no back yard at my husband's house (they're littered everywhere) and avoiding mom's smoking spot as much as I can. Thankfully the cigarettes aren't in plain sight, so it's less tempting.

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I am not sure where you live but I got free patches from the state of Florida's tobacco free site. I just signed up and they sent them to me.....I also avoided smoking areas as much as possible . Out of sight, out of mind

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