IamDoingIt

One word.....WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rob, first of all, the ONLY person you let down was yourself. We feel sorry for you, but our day goes on. You are the one who has to reset your counter. With that being said.... Trust me, there is no such thing as a social smoker. Believe me...I've tried every way in the book to be a smoker and a non-smoker. It just does not work. You are either a smoker or you are not. If you put out your last cigarette a month ago and pick up another.....you're a smoker. We must all remember .... Not One Puff EVER! I am so sick of having to reset quit meters.....

Jackie, I've been there too many times.... I want a smoke....NO A smoke would be good right now.....NO Know what would top off this right now? A smoke.....NO What do we want right now? A smoke....NO A smoke sounds good for this....NO (About one-hundred thousand times later) A smoke seems fitting for this.....YES That is how everyone relapses. For all those NO's we said, it only takes one yes. Don't ever say yes again. Knock that little birdie off your other should and don't let it land again.

Strap yourself into a seat on the Quit Train and ride the ride. There is going to be good and bad. Fight through the bad and enjoy the HE77 out of the good.

It's a little late in the day, but I'll NOPE the rest of it.

Evelyn, I am not a Dr. so do not take this as medical advice. However, I have experienced anxiety as post withrawal symptoms. As a smoker, I never got anxious. However, early in my quit, I did feel anxiety. Looking back, I wander it what I concidered anxiety was just the tightness of the chest physical change. Try the 4x4x4 breathing. Take a deep breath in for a count of 4, hold for a count of 4, and slowly release the breath for a count of 4. Repeat. I bet it helps.

Susana, I know and have lived every one of your words. My quit journey started on 01/04/2012 at 2 PM! My first quit was easy and simple and lasted 2 months, at which point I romanced the cigarette. Since that time, I have continuously battled quitting/smoking. I am quit, but I will not ever say I am successful until I have a year without ONE SINGLE PUFF. Nobody with any type of educated quit can ever go back to the ignorant smoker who happily puffed along, ignoring all the dangers, the warnings, the indications from his/her own body. That smoker who said 'It's just a little habit.' So, there are those of us who are the slow learners.... We see the rules, we hear the words, we read the posts, but we just don't get it yet. We have not made it through to the other side. I find it quite easy to make it into No Mans Land. I have not found the trick to get through. Perhaps this is the time. It sure is right now. I'll worry about tomorrow when tomorrow comes. I know this post is going to provide fuel to other people who will misinterpret what I am trying to say. I am just trying to say, there are others on this board with multiple relapses, too. Keep battling! Find that thing that works for YOU!!!!!!!

Saturday is 12/13/14 for those of us in the U.S. and other parts of the world were the month comes first. What an incredible date to quit! For those who have thought about quitting, why not make it 12/13/14? If you cannot decide when on Saturday to quit.....make 15:16:17. So, set your date right now. Your last cigarette EVER will be on 12/13/14 at 15:16:17. That means at 17 seconds after 3:16 PM on Saturday, December 13th, 2014 you will become a nonsmoker! I absolutely know those of you who are reading this that are still smoking, that is EXACTLY what you want. Well, what better time than 12/13/14 15:16:17?!??!?!?!?!?

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NOPE!

NOPE - none for me thank you very much!

I never did get into Twitter. However, I will visit the Facebook page!

Utter TERROR of running out of cigarettes! I had become a professional quitter. I did not truly get the 'THEY DO NOTHING FOR YOU, THEY DO EVERYTHING TO YOU' mentality. My first quits always left an opening. Blah-blah-blah-blah.....we all know what happens to relapsers. Well, my last long term quit was quite awhile ago, and since that time, I have not been without cigarettes EVER! I would never and MEAN NEVER run out. It was that fear of being out that held me back. I knew I could quit. I knew I could go without. I knew it all. I know all the material. However, it wasn't until I went on a jag, and I mean a 5+ day jag.....the final day I had abused myself enough I went through 60 cigarettes that day. I smoked so fast because I was terrified to be without, so I smoked more and more. Then, something snapped in my head.....they are doing nothing for me, they are doing everything TO me! At that point, I quit, and I have not looked back.

Hi everyone. I am the creator and maintainer of QuitMeterFree.com ticker and smoking cessation information site. I am not sure this is the correct forum, but I am posting it here. If a mod. wants to move it or delete it, that is fine. This is not for publicity for the site. It is for the users who have blank ticker information. I apologize to anyone who has been using the meter for their ticker. Action....I know you are one. I had a bad crash and lost everyone's quit date. Please, if you used QuitMeterFree, come back to the site and recreate your quit information. Again, I apologize for your inconvenience. I often thought about just letting the site die. It does take time and cost to maintain it. However, I will keep it up, because I use it to track my quit.

IamDoingIt is present and nicotine free!

Doing my daily N.O.P.E. on my own!

Okay....let's get this straight..... I am not leaving myself an out. I am setting a goal. I haven't had a quit smoking goal in a LONG time. This is a goal and ONLY a goal. I understand the 'out' predicament, but trust me. It is definitely NOT an out. This is how I have to deal with myself. I am setting the 90 days. Around 60 or maybe right at 90, I will change the goal. Trust me, how I have been behaving with the nicotine addiction has definitely NOT worked, so I have to change it up. 90 days is good for now.

I am going to come and post my N.O.P.E. pledge for 90 days. This is day 90. I will not smoke until I get to zero. I know that by the time I get to zero I will not smoke afterwards. I just know for now, I will not allow myself to smoke another cigarette for at least 90 days. (Read that as ever, but 90 days for now)

IamDoingIt is back. And I am doing it. MQ, you're an intelligent guy. You go right on ahead and make assumptions, because you are RIGHT. I am ready to get this done. I think I have figured out there will never be enough cigarettes to appease my addiction. So, the only thing left is to quit. I read a post from the Sarge that sums up what I have been doing: (paraphrasing) "I love, Love, LOVE cigarettes, but I know they are doing very bad things to me. Yes, I realize it is my addiction talking when I say I love cigarettes, but it's the truth. I know I cannot have enough of them. I watched and stood at my fathers bedside as he was drawing in his last breath, dying of C.O.P.D. It's a death I do not want. So, no matter how badly I crave, no matter what the junkie says, I will not smoke. Please, don't chastise me over this post folks. I know all about the addiction, I about have Joel's library and videos memorized. I have done all the newbie stuff, and I will repeat it. I have become a professional quitter. Now, it's time to finally get the job done. I am going to come here everyday for 90 days and at least do the N.O.P.E. Pledge. If after that 90 days, I am not better off than I am right now, I will go back to smoking. However, I know in my heart of hearts how I will feel 90 days from now. I have been there before, and I will get there again. This time, it's permanent. I am not leaving myself an out. IamDoing is BACK! I had to edit this line: I have become a professional quitter. Now, it's time to finally get the job done. What I have become is a professional RELAPSER. What I want, and what I am going to strive for is to become a professional QUITTER. All my attempts have failed. I know it will take at least a year, possibly more, to become a professional quitter. Right now, I am an amateur. I want to become, and I will work to become a PRO!

Thanks Sarge. You always put it in perspective.

Everybody here. Please help me. I have 6 cigarettes left. I will smoke them. What do I do after that? I am so scared. I have read every on of Joels documents, and I have watched every one of his videos. I know I can do this, I've done it before. Just typing this out has made me feel like a fool. I've been here and done that, but it has never STUCK. I've stuck around the board, and when I am quit, I love to talk. When I am not quit I go on my way. This could almost go in the SOS board, but I'm not putting it there. I want help, and I need it badly. HOW DO I GET RID OF THESE F*CKING THINS??!!??!?!??!?!?!? I'm begging.