Hmmm

[Dentalfloss]

I would say at about six months. I think I still had desires in places like the car or when drinking. I have come to realize that a physical cigarette would not satisfy the thought. A real cigarette would make me feel dizzy and sick.

I know 1 will never be enough. I have no control. Its either all or nothing for me and since all will kill me I choose nothing. The trouble comes when trying to really convince myself of all that is bad. I guess I am in the fake it club and I'm not as lonely as I thought.

[Dentalfloss]

I am at 14 months today. I will tell you how it feels now. I am relaxed. I do not want to smoke. I did not have a thought to smoke today. I am not suffering or missing anything. I do not look outside anymore where I used to smoke. I do not need to look for ways to distract myself. I do not feel like I am pretending anymore. If I think about smoking in the car, I chew a piece of gum. I did gain 25 lbs. from eating but I am on a diet.

Too bad we all can't fast foward to feeling like this.

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Thanks Doreen. It makes me feel better knowing Others have felt the same way as me. I sometimes wonder if the ones claiming euphoria early on are just putting on a front or blowing smoke...

Sometimes you have to fake it, til you make it...! I've certainly projected a more positive outlook while I've actually felt kind of down before... Some people don't like to appear weak, myself included in that. Don't think that these bad days only happen to you - we've all had them, no matter what we all say!

 

How are you feeling today?

 

xo

[Dentalfloss]

Sometimes you have to fake it, til you make it...! I've certainly projected a more positive outlook while I've actually felt kind of down before... Some people don't like to appear weak, myself included in that. Don't think that these bad days only happen to you - we've all had them, no matter what we all say!

 

How are you feeling today?

 

xo

Ok so far but I've only been up for an hour. It's 5:20 am here.

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Ok so far but I've only been up for an hour. It's 5:20 am here.

You were up at 4:20... Blimey that's early!

 

I hope that today is a good day for you :)

[ChRiSpY]

Hey DF... let's focus alittle more on the POSITIVES in your life right now.... YOU ARE A BADASS MOTHA F UCKER.... YOU HAVE NOT SMOKED A CIG IN 4 MONTHS!!!!!  4 MONTHS IS AMAZING!!!

 

Get high on that... let your confidence run crazy.  Do something you could never do before and celebrate.

 

I will be running my very first 5K this weekend.  I was never a runner (really am not now) I just wanted to do something that I have never done before.

 

I feel AMAZING.... how do you feel really???

 

OUT WITH THE NEGATIVE... PUSH FORWARD WITH THE POSSITIVE.

 

YOU ARE AWESOME!!!

 

Keep on keepin on.... GET BUSY LIVING!!!

[Gabby]

Just to  let you know flossey I struggle and I am nearly 5 months.  I still have good days and I have yuk ones too.  But you just keep holding on thinking it will get better.  And I don't post on my really bad days like Wendy said, as I wouldn't want to put anybody off.

[Dentalfloss]

Just to let you know flossey I struggle and I am nearly 5 months. I still have good days and I have yuk ones too. But you just keep holding on thinking it will get better. And I don't post on my really bad days like Wendy said, as I wouldn't want to put anybody off.

I'm really sorry your still struggling. I guess its a consolation to us both knowing we are both in the same boat. As much as that sucks for us.

[Still winning]

I think we don't give ourselves enough credit and notice the bad more then the good sometimes.

 

I felt like after hard times came great days. After hard months (3) came a peaceful month. Sometimes I think we forget how hard it was to white knuckle those early times. I appreciate a whole lot more peace now if it helps to know. I have thoughts, but I think about pastries and ice cream a lot without eating it as it's bad for my hips! No it's not the same but you know what I mean.

 

Newbies need not be scared by people remembering they would have smoked here but don't smoke now.

 

My (long winded lol) point is feel the feeling and move on. By acknowledging it exists but that you choose not to smoke as anymore, you take the strength from the thought and it fizzles to nothing.

 

Sending strength. Xx

[El Bandito]

Hey DF

 

I am going to channel the Sarge here...

 

It got better when you quit smoking. The only thing making you feel bad is you. Stop it.

 

Allen Carr covers this in EasyWay. Don't wait for a magical day, don't wait for a thunderbolt.

 

You quit. You did it. You looked the addiction straight in the eye and said "no more".

 

You are pretty awesome.

[SueBeDoo]

Gabby and anybody else please don't ever be afraid to post if you are having a bad day, that is what we are all here for, to help and it shows DF and others that she is not alone in how she is feeling.

 

DF do me a favour and put a star/smiley face on a calendar at home every time you have a good day then look back on your calendar at the end of each month and see how many good days you have, watch as each month passes the more days that will have a star on it will be almost the whole month, then just focus on that, the bad days will become few and far between but you will also remember the odd bad day so it will motivate you to stay strong because going back to the first day/month with barely a star on it won't be very appealing,

 

You are doing amazing xxx

[Mastergardener]

Sue,

That is a great idea and I am going to start that. Just as soon as I have a good day :wacko:

And yes, I echo the posting about bad days. It does help to know others are not sailing along without a care in the world. I, too, have felt that there was something "bad" about me that I am finding this SO difficult.

K