I also did the same thing and sometimes when I was struggling and having a really horrid craving, I would literally talk myself out of the crave by telling myself as I was giving my head several shakes that I didn't smoke anymore and continue on with whatever I was doing and I would do that whenever the cravings got really strong Jennifer-Quit.:)
It doesn't sound silly at all Jennifer-Quit I had to get PAST calling myself stupid or weak and it took a very long time. I am so glad that my self talk has turned positive and much of that is thanks to this site and the amazing encouragement I have gotten from the people who are ahead of me and behind me...the people who have been here for a long time and the people who are just beginning this journey.
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Hello,
My name is Dale. I was quit 18 months before joining this site and had participated on another site during that time. I learned a lot there and brought it with me. I joined this site the first week of August 2008. I didn't pressure myself to quit.
HOW I QUIT
I didn't count, I didn't deny myself to get started.
When I considered quitting (at a friends request to influence his brother to quit), I simply told myself to wait a little longer. No denial, nothing painful. After 4 weeks I was down to 5 cigarettes from a pack a day. The strength came from proving to myself, I didn't need to smoke because I normally would have smoked. Simple yes? I bought the patch. I forgot to put one on on the 4th day. I needed it the next day but the following week I forgot two days in a row I put one in my wallet with a promise to myself that I would slap it on and wait an hour rather than smoke. It rode in my wallet my first year.There's nothing keeping any of you from doing this. It doesn't cost a dime. This is about unlearning something you've done for a long time. The nicotine isn't the hard part. Disconnecting from the psychological pull, the memories and connected emotions is. :-) Time is the healer.
