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hwc		#81	[url]	[-]
03/12/09 10:46	That's some story, Amanda. Makes me kind of glad that I never even tried to quit until I finally did quit (except that I feel like a fool, smoking for 38 years, but no point cryin' about it now.) It just kills me to read about long-term relapses. It is so senseless. So easy to prevent. I mean, not smoking during the actual nicotine withdrawal is one thing. That can literally be a battle. But, six month? A year? It's just not that hard to never take another puff.
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BJC		#82	[url]	[-]
03/13/09 01:26	To ThePanster: Thankyou, first of all for your brutal honesty. It can't be easy to admit your defeat. In my own quit I WILL keep your words close at heart: "Addicts can't become complacent: addicts must remain vigilant." I believe you will make it this time! The support is certainly there. You pocess the knowledge needed.
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08/11/09 02:33	Bumping to the top, in memory of my dad who would have been so happy to celebrate my anniversary today of 18 months since my last puff. I've missed a couple of months bumping the One Puff Files as I've had to work my own private monthly reading and re-commitment in around other events -- I did them, just not on my exact anniversaries. So, I'm back on my usual schedule, reading a few pages of The One Puff Files and committing to another 30 days without nicotine as my way of celebrating each month! Read some today and use what you can as reaffirmations of your quits. It's my wish that nobody on this site ever fall prey to a relapse. It's so easy to take out that cheap insurance policy every 30 days with a personal commitment to never take another puff. That personal commitment, just 30 days at a time (or 30 minutes if that's where you are in your quit) will get you through all of life's events that might otherwise serve as a perfect excuse. After smoking for 35+ years, I quit cold turkey One Year, Six Months, 13 Hours and 9 Minutes ago. By breaking my active nicotine addiction, I've not purchased and smoked 10951 cigarettes that would have cost me $3,360.34. Last Edited By: hwc 08/11/09 02:36. Edited 1 time.
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hwc		#84	[url]	[-]
09/11/09 01:37	Just cruisin' through on my monthly anniversary, reading some One Puff Files and bumping it to the top. I'm making my personal commitment tonight to never take another puff for another 30 days. Anyone care to join me? Welcome aboard. Interesting month. Had a meeting with the friendly tax man. On the way to the meeting, the fuel pump in my car croaked, leaving me stranded by the side of the road. A good samaritan picked me up and was headed my way, so he gave me a lift to my meeting. He was chain smoking my old brand. A lot of junkies would see that setup as the perfect storm of excuses. Oh, my... the stress, right? I had zero desire to smoke. Didn't bother me that he was smoking. Had a little conversation with the guy about quitting. Just my usual, "quitting isn't half as bad as thinking about quitting" that I offer to addicts without beating them over the head. Zero thought of smoking. I don't do that anymore. It's so much less stressful. I still like to renew my monthly insurance policy, though. It's costs to little to guarantee I won't relapse for another month. Never take another puff. One month at a time. After smoking for 35+ years, I quit cold turkey One Year, Seven Months and 31 Minutes ago. By breaking my active nicotine addiction, I've not purchased and smoked 11560 cigarettes that would have cost me $3,551.84.
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10/13/09 02:40	Hey guys, it's me on my monthly reaffirmation. I read page 4 of this month and am reaffirming my personal commitment to never take another puff. Wonderfully quiet month. I've backed away from stop smoking discussions on the internet because, frankly, that's the only time I even think about smoking these days. The memories of smoking are starting to grow faint. As long as I take out my monthly insurance policy with a commitment to never take another puff for 30 more more days, I feel like I should be good to go. I've worked very hard to train myself to view smoking in a very negative light -- mental muscle memory that I'm sure would kick in if I every had a brainfade and even thought about a cigarette. I can't remember the last time that happened. Honestly, I knew on day three I'd never smoke again and I've never really come close -- which is not to say I didn't have to pace up and down the driveway a few times in the early going! Anyway, here's my monthly bump of the The One Puff Files. After smoking for 35+ years, I quit cold turkey One Year, Eight Months, Two Days, 1 Hour and 29 Minutes ago. By breaking my active nicotine addiction, I've not purchased and smoked 12201 cigarettes that would have cost me $3,753.70. They tell me I've extended my life expectancy by 42 Days and 8 Hours as a result of quitting when I did.
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