MarylandQuitter

Right now you're obsessing over smoking. Turn your thoughts to something else. You can't control what thoughts pop into your head but what you can do in control how you act on them and right now, you're playing right into the junkie frame of mind. You're setting yourself up for a relapse. Get out and walk/run; do something to occupy your mind until you learn to control these thoughts. What you need to believe is that you're not missing out on anything by not smoking. You're truly not and should you smoke, you'd feel like crap both physically and mentally. Dig through this because it's only temporary and by the way, kudos for writing about it here. It helps. It truly does. There is nothing that can force you to smoke; only you can willingly make that choice.

I'm so sorry, Doreen.

Hi Edie and welcome to QT!! At this stage of the game, the only quit aid you'll need is knowledge about this drug addiction that you cannot beat an addiction by using the same drug that you're trying to quit. Eventually, you'll have to quit the quit aid and then what? You're going to go through cravings ALL OVER AGAIN. Why torture yourself that way? You've already quit so the only way to stay quit is to not administer this drug back into your body.

Glad to see that a slip didn't send you back to using nicotine again. However, there are no practice quits. This is your life and it's imperative that you keep your quit separate from all other things in your life and protect it as if your life depends on it, because it does. There is no hope, try etc., there is only a commitment that you make to yourself that you never, ever stick a cigarette between your lips, set it on fire and start puffing on it. Every day protect your quit. You can do this just like millions before you have. Trust me and trust us when we say that you can stay quit forever.

Present!

Hi Joel! Thanks for registering and for all of your help over the past years. That video index is an amazing tool!!

Congrats, Jen!!!

Nope, Nope, Nope!!!

Nope!!!

Great job! Reward yourself with something as this is a major accomplishment! I know people who can't make it 24 hours (they just don't know how).

Wow! Congrats on making one of the best decisions you could ever make, and doing it together!! Please stay close to the board and learn about this addiction. We beat it by being smarter than it, not stronger.

NOPE!

You've still got nicotine in your system so the 3 day rule doesn't apply. The idea with the patch is to use it temporarily (if you must) to quit smoking but you must quit nicotine completely in order for you succeed in your quit. NRT is okay so long as you plan on getting off it it ASAP. Pretty much you're delaying the withdrawal process by using the patch vs cold turkey but people have success with it. Also, please don't let withdrawal horror stories influence you at all because many have no issues with withdrawal. I didn't. The time you put between you and nicotine the less and less you'll think about it. I never forget that I was once a smoker but I can tell you that in times of stress, the thought of smoking doesn't even enter my mind. If somebody would have told me this before I quit I wouldn't have believed them. Stick around the board and post, read, watch videos and learn how to beat this drug addiction. As long as you attack it for what it is, a drug addiction, you'll be free before you know it!

You can make it the last time that you quit! It's been two days. One more day and nicotine will be absent from your body and then it's all psychological.

NOPE!

Learn from this. Whatever you do, don't let this control you and allow you to continue smoking again. If you want to get rid of that crappy feeling that you "caved in", stop smoking immediately. No need to wait until tomorrow, after this or after that; just quit now.

You're not going to quit by being stronger than your cigarettes. You win by being smarter. The videos and support that you have here will help you tremendously.