one year ago today i smoked my last cig. i owe it in huge part to this site, and in particular to some of the elders (like Dale and everyone else)who tirelessly tried to explain to me how its done what it would take and that if i really want it i could make it happen...and most importantly they didnt give up on me when i almost gave up on myself.
I did it by using the nicotine gum. Started with the 4mg for a few months and then tappered down to 2 mg for few months...and unfortunately still use 2mg gum but in small quantities...giving myself another few months to hopefully quit the gum. Even if i dont i quit smoking!!!!
The first few months there was one challenge in my mind...get past no mans land 130 days...after that it was still hard...but it was also harder to go back to smoking....after that it was still harder..but even harder to smoke....because i wanted to know what lay ahead. i had anxiety sadness etc...along the way but i decided to wait things out and see if i would get better. i really think it takes the body and mind a long time to heal from smoking..i feel like im still healing and learning and undrstanding the nature of the beast!!!New habits were becoming ingrained and all my resistance and hard work all along was changing into the new me with new habits and new ways. Had to fight hard thru some situations but then it sort of all came together and i can truly say today that i hardly think about smoking..sometimes i do think of the memory of smoking in the morning and i quickly remember what a disaster i would feel like after i was done with that.
Hope this helps somebody...its doable its hard at the beginning but then the grip it has on you starts to loosen more and more ..its tiring at times...but so is a life full of smoke and guilt.
could not have done it without you all. wishing everybody success. if i could do a year and commit to nope then so can you if you want to.
NOPE/NEF
R
