nicotine addicts

[Tink]

The reason we all smoked we was/are nicotine addicts

 

The reason we think/ thought we liked it was we were/are nicotine addicts

 

The reason when stressed/bored/upset/drunk/drinking coffee/driving or doing any other daily activity and smoked was we were/are nicotine addicts

 

If you took the nicotine out of cigarettes or tobacco products you would be sick on a daily basis and I mean head down the toilet sick! Because without the nicotine hit the truth would be revealed

 

Accept this and you will be in the right mind set to quit this addiction and with support and education will give yourself the best chance of success

 

That's my take on it anyway :)

[BAT]

This time I didn't focus on quitting cigarettes. I focused on quitting nicotine, which has made a huge difference in the success of my quit.

[Sunnyside]

I like that post Tracy it is the simplest of things. Wish I had found it that easy to do in the early stages lol!

[Ramona]

Yes indeed.

People think it's "dramatic" to use terms like "relapse" or "addict" when it comes to "just cigarettes."  Just another ploy by this addiction to keep us hooked.

[action]

Very true Tracey. Even after 2 years, I still consider myself an 'addict'. It's easier to avoid cigarettes that way :good:

[MarylandQuitter]

Nicotine is a powerful and deadly drug that keeps it's addicts to 20 minute intervals before having to administer the next dose.  It invades every single aspect of your life and health.

[Doreensfree]

I agree too Tracey...i was hooked for over fifty years....I'm always going to have to be on my guard and live by...

NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF...

[Evelyn]

I did the same as Bat

[Kendra]

yes, yes, and yes....

 

 

                                   my own experience as an addict

has shown me that

                                   my addiction

                                   goes ages and measures beyond the drug.   

there are, for me,:

 mental~ emotional, social, cognitive, and physical patterns of relationship (to Self, people, drug, and citizen) that also need to change or be acknowledged......  

                                           lest I find mySelf   , again,

                                                                                    enslaved

 

 I  CHOOSE FREEDOM        

                                                                                                                       thankYou   ThankYou   Thankyou

[Nancy]

Wonderful post, Tracey, we tricked ourselves for so many years...

[Runfree]

Great post Tracey!

[Sazerac]

Bump with three of Joel's talks

 

Are You A Nicotine Junkie

 

 

Were You Addicted ?

 

 

I Can't Quit because I'm Addicted

 

 

 

 

When I came to terms with my addiction and faced my denial, 

I was able to see and hear the addict's voice within myself and defy it.  

This action, of facing the truth, brought a deep level of honesty to my relationship with myself and one that continues to enrich my life.

[Sirius]

Am I a nicotine addict?

 

Yes, I am.

 

And yet, I choose not to smoke.

 

There is always a choice.