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Have you written your Relapse Policy?

Michwoman
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It seems that those who relapse after a considerable amount of time being quit do so because there's a point of "forgetting" why they quit in the first place. Somehow the "bad" memories fade and all we remember was how much we "loved" our smokes. Thanks to a blog on this site (I think from Guilia but I am not sure) I wrote this list last April- it's what I call my "Relapse Insurance Policy". It's all the reasons I decided to quit. If I ever hit "that" moment, I simply go back and read this list and it refreshes my memory. I have gone back to read it several times - and I am so glad I wrote it!

REASONS I QUIT SMOKING ON FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Everyone already knows the health hazards of smoking. Everyone also knows they are expensive. I didn’t have the expense motivation because Al was buying my cigarettes. Here are the reasons I decided to finally quit – not necessarily in this order:

·         Socially unacceptable – seeing TV commercials against smoking was embarrassing and I was ashamed when they came on

·         My clothes stunk of smoke

·         I stunk of smoke although I didn’t realize just how bad until after I quit. People must have been secretly saying “ Ewwww”

·         My fingernails were yellow

·         I had a brownish-yellowish stain around my lips where I exhaled the smoke

·         My Mother died a very miserable death from lung cancer. Someone had to change her diapers and feed her at the end.

·         My house stunk constantly – to the point where I didn’t want people coming over because I was embarrassed.

·         Dirty ashtrays everywhere

·         I was always in a hurry everywhere I went to get to the point and place where I could smoke. I would cut fun things short just to smoke and miss things going on while I was smoking

·         Standing outside in freezing cold temperatures and smoking I must have looked pathetic

·         The wrinkles on my face stood out way sooner than they should have for my age

·         I had a nasty smoker’s cough and coughed up brown gunk every morning

·         Sometimes my lungs would actually “burn” from smoking so much on the weekends.

·         I couldn’t do anything at all without stopping for a smoke break

·         My son hated my smoking

·         The thought of mouth or lung cancer scared me to pieces

·         I did not want to end up having to carry around an oxygen tank.

·         I wanted to live to see my grandchildren and be an active part of their lives

·         I was ashamed of myself for littering with the butts

·         I was always afraid of falling asleep and burning the house down

·         If I got a cold it was followed by a weeks-long cough that was really terrible

·         My breath smelled like a sewer

 

IF I TAKE JUST ONE PUFF ALL THESE THINGS WILL RETURN WITH A VENGENGE!!! N.O.P.E. AND N.E.F.!!!

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