Practice Makes Perfect?

[Ramona]

Yesterday I experienced that oh-so-familiar heightened panic/anxiety/freak-out that (for me) comes with this territory - - adrenals all whacked from not using my numbing-nicotine-sticks.

 

Funny though - - I actually chuckled.  I was like, "yup, here it is." 

 

After having "quit" so many times in my past:

 

8 month quit @ age 23

1 year quit @ age 25

1 year, 3 months @ age 31

as well as NUMEROUS 1-2 month quits scattered here and there...

 

I'm basically a PRO people!  Hahaha.  I even said to myself, "okay Ramona, here we go, you know what this is, just breathe."  I still felt the adrenaline chemicals surging through me but I wasn't convinced by them. 

 

This too shall pass...always does...and I'm really hoping (in my case) that "practice can finally make perfect."

 

 

[Nancy]

This is the forever quit, Ramona!!

[ChRiSpY]

No Hoping!  Know!

[Doreensfree]

I agree ..no hoping...only doing...

[ExTex]

Hey, Ramona!  Glad you are here!

I've done the "serial quitter" thing, too.  And learned the hard way that I can't have even ONE.  I am not a social smoker.  I am the smoking version of an alcoholic.

One is too many and a thousand aren't enough.

 

Ride the wave.  You know what to expect and you can build a plan on what you will do when it happens.

[babs609]

You got this girl. Each quit and relapse taught you something you needed to learn. You have enough knowledge and experience now to get through it.

[Ramona]

Thanks Babs.  I appreciate your confidence in me.  Just tonight - - another anxiety moment.  My 2nd big one.  But that's not too bad for over 7 days quit, right?  Only two major moments???  Not bad. 

[babs609]

Each one makes you stronger.