yeah, keep your hands occupied so they can't hold one.
--- In [email protected], Tuesday Chatter
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> There were no real physical symptoms. No headaches or anything. I
was smoking mostly out of boredom- so I have found other things to do
with my time. Mostly home projects.
>
>
>
> Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm a major big-time anti-smoking advocate to the point of
annoyance,
> and I think the idea of not being in control of some aspect my life or
> behavior is what would scare me from smoking. Like you have this
> outside force controlling how you spend your time and your money and
> things like that. It's kind of hard to articulate, but I can imagine
> that if it were a recreational activity that is engrained in your life
> it would be hard to give up. Although it is hard for me to imagine
> what the physical symptoms of tobacco withdrawal are. Do you feel
> physically ill? Headaches? stressed?
>
> --- In [email protected], Tuesday Chatter
> <tueschatter@> wrote:
> >
> > I tried quitting at least 20 times over the last 5 years with no
> success. There were a few different factors this time. #1 my new
> grandson was my major motivation. All my other attempts at quitting
> were because I knew I should- not because I wanted to. This time I
> really wanted it. I approached it much like AA- one day at a time. I
> might smoke tomorrow but I will not smoke today. Everyday it got
> easier. I had to keep busy. I cleaned out a lot of junk from my
> house. I did have to quit drinking too. I just cannot have alcohol
> and not want to smoke...plus I'm an idiot when I drink so that was a
> good decision too. I still have cravings for the cigarettes- I
> really miss them, much, much more than the alcohol. It is difficult
> to stop doing something you do 20 times a day, everyday for 35 years.
> >
> > Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: what was the secret? I
> know people trying to quit who basically spend
> > all their time not smoking. In other words, if you ask them what they
> > are doing, they tell you that they are not smoking. Everything else
> > is a distraction from not smoking. It requires 100% of their
> > concentration all the time to get their mind off of it.
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "tueschatter"
> > <tueschatter@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have now been a non-smoker for 6 months!
> > >
> > > Temporary weight gain: about 10 lbs. My scale isn't real accurate,
> > > but most of my same clothes still fit.
> > >
> >
> >
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