Quitting is Contagious

[nab]

Day Two-

Still smoke free.  I had an awful vision yesterday of my daughter holding a sign that said "Don't Smoke.  You Are MY DADDY"



That had a profound effect on me.  Any time in the past few days that things have gotten rough, I think of that and sober right up.

[kellerb]

hi my name is SLIM and i am an addict.               

-does anybody else find the only time they can think clealy about quitting is when they are smoking a cigarette?

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard

Steps to Quitting Cigarettes

Step 1: Smoke a cigarette

Step 2:

Step 3:  Profit!

[nab]

hi my name is SLIM and i am an addict.               

-does anybody else find the only time they can think clealy about quitting is when they are smoking a cigarette?

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard

Steps to Quitting Cigarettes

Step 1: Smoke a cigarette

Step 2:

Step 3:  Profit!

Step 3: Complete day 3.



I did.

[WhatstheUse?]

  good work nab!

[Superfreakie]

good work nab!

[gah]

Way to go buddy! Keep it up! 

[Buffalo Budd]

Way to go buddy! Keep it up! 

Myself, I'm at 2 and a half months, so I feel I'm in the home stretch.  It seems to be getting easier now and the cravings are getting fewer and far between.

[sls.stormyrider]

 

[nab]

Just checking in.



Just completed day 5, 'bout ready to hit the sack.


Had a conversation with the wife.  She's still resistant, but starting to crack.  Luckily, I'm way more concentrated on quitting myself this time and not as worried by what she's doing.  But the ripple effect is starting to happen.







Howdy All, still in the game.

[Declan]

fucking great to hear man,

however hard it is to climb up that hill, it will be 10x as glorious to run down it

[rowjimmy]

Nice work, Nab.
Keep it up.

[nab]

I have a goal in mind, and I'm using the financial aspect of quitting to help me along.  I've been spending money on "smokes", but instead of buying cigarettes, I've been socking away the 6 bucks a day instead.  I'm an absolute Final Fantasy freak, and don't have a console to play the latest game.  I figure that by the middle of May, at this rate, I will. 

[Buffalo Budd]

Way to go Nab 

[nab]

Checking in again,

Day 6 Complete.

No applause needed, just feel accountable here.   :rawk:

[postjack]

Way to go buddy! Keep it up! 

Myself, I'm at 2 and a half months, so I feel I'm in the home stretch.  It seems to be getting easier now and the cravings are getting fewer and far between.

congrats man, that's a real good time in the quitting process.  you definitely have lots to be proud of.  sounds crazy, but beware of when the true cravings stop.  around 6 months i hadn't had a real craving in a while, but my mind started playing these stupid tricks on me, i'd see someone smoking a cigarette and think about how nice it would be to have one.  Truly insanity to make it that far from the last cigarette and suddenly, after all that pain and bullshit, my still addicted brain is telling me it would be all good to have one.

nab: i love your idea about paying yourself your cigarette money.  you'll have a badass new gaming console in no time.