Okay, here are some non health-related reasons to quit smoking: 1. You won't have to know where your purse is every single moment of the day. 2. It is so inconvenient to smoke anymore, as almost nowhere in public is it allowed 3. You will no longer feel the ill-disguised disapproval of other people, making you feel like a second-class citizen. 4. Your dog will no longer be subjected to secondhand smoke when, hearing that "certain" kitchen drawer open, he comes running, knowing "we" are going out to the garage for a ciggyboo. (He won't smell like smoke, either.)

I felt so free after I quit.

Patches! I suggest patches! I wore them off and on for a year. At the end I was cutting them into little bits, until finally I felt I no longer needed them. I didn't care that you were only supposed to use them for so many weeks. I did whatever it took.

another thing: don't start a project that, in the middle of which, you would normally take a ciggy break. Like painting a room, cleaning a closet, etc. If you need distraction, do something entirely new that you've never associated smoking with.

Good luck! You are a lovely lady, Kitty!

I thank the person who invented the drug 'Chantax'. I was a chain smoker from 1970 until 2006, I smoked 2-1/2 packs a day. I had quit twice for six months but had given up coffee and beer both times, and regressed as soon as that first beer.

My doctor gave me a prescription for Chantax in December 2006. I got it filled only to make my wife happy. I had no intentions at the time to quit smoking. Within five days I never touched another cigarette. Unlike most aides, this drug contains no nicotine. It blocks the receptors in the brain that grave nicotine.

Since then, my life has totally changed. I doubt I would be living in TV if I hadn't quit, what's the incentive. Now, I make sure I do some form of exercise everyday, whether it's working out, which I'm in the middle of right now, play golf, play softball or go for a walk.

If you really want to quit, get the prescription. The only negative is since it is playing games on the brain, Chantax may cause nightmares, which is what happened to me. However, when you are able to quit cigarettes, you're willing to put up with that during the short time the drug is needed. 30 days is all I took of Chantx. That was six years ago.

John, the patches caused nightmares too. But it was worth it. I would suggest getting any help available--try it all! Chantax didn't help me, but the patches did. so I guess I needed that little jolt of nicotine. My friend used chantax. I am happy it helped you, and maybe it would help Kitty, too. You never know until you try.

Thanks so much Cyndy, you are in the know...I felt so guilty when Emma wanted to be loved on and the smoke made her sneeze. very helpful post.
Kitty
ps the sunflowers are sagging but I still love them...:mademyday:

I take your post to heart. I will do as you suggest re posting. thanks for the reminder to meditate, I KNEW that, but now I'll do it.
Kitty

thank you so much for sharing what worked for you. feeling alive in the workout is something I'm working towards by swimming and dancing. Doing the opposite of killing oneself feels really good. I've been smoking 6 months and already have nightmares, but I think they come FROM knowing I was sawing off the limb I clung to.
Especially thank you for the exercise encouragement...great post. thanks,
Kitty:ho:

I don't smoke, but wanted to offer my congratulations on the first day of your new life without cigarettes! :a040::a040::a040:

Woot to you too Pooh, and what a loveable character you are!

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This is my son, Will, age 33, on a trip we made to my bro's in NC.
He just called to tell me how the elderly neighbor's cows got out and how he rounded them up and fixed her fence. I'm so proud of him...a great soul.
I brought him up with bedtime stories of his being a hero on a tractor called "Big Red"...that could fly and do his bidding in magical adventures of rescue.
Why quit? look at him...
Kitty

Remember what forum the original post is in.....Support Groups....a section where members hopefully help and encourage other members to deal with or face difficulties, be they physical, mental or spiritual.

Ontrack has PM'd me his support...hurray! Everybody is on my team!

http://http://www.quittingsmokingsto...tting-smoking/
really, nosebleed and quitting...I'm feeling weepy at 30 hours, but not bleeding...going out tonight! staying up past my bedtime.
K.

Real and honest people, with integrity and ethics.....deserve support. :thumbup:

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Hey Kitty!
Kudos to you to be out with your decision. I posted reasons earlier because it truly is a struggle. Now I'll tell you what was helpful for me. Find a quit buddy. My brother in Wi and I did it together. I used chantix. Yes, many have bad dreams. Me on the other hand, had really vivid funny ones! I picked a date beforehand and made all my preparations. I probably had about a half carton left the night before my quit. I gathered a few friends around me and burned the suckers in a grill. I spoke to how they helped me at times in life, what a good friend they were but now I moved on (I know, sounds hokey, but it was really helpful). I smoked some while I did this, said what I was not going to miss with each one. 20 cigs to a pack x 4-6 packs-- it was a cathartic process. By the end I was crumbling them and burning them and really wanted that part to be over. Then I hung up a few meaningful pictures (being the visual person that I am). One was the silhouette of Keith Richards with the cigarette hanging out of his mouth and smoke twirling up. The other was the Marlboro Man riding off into the sunset with his cowboy buddy saying: "I miss my lungs, Bob." Then there was a drawing that a 7 year old girl that I camped with made for me that summer and finally a lung velocity test that I volunteered for and marginally passed. I also joined a website Quit Smoking All Together: the Web's Largest Quit Smoking Community which was very helpful. The actual Big Day was a Friday so after work, decided to face my demons, made my self my favorite alcoholic beverage, sat in my favorite spot outside where I would have my Friday afterwork cocktail and taught myself to crochet! I made some pretty ugly scarves those first few months but it all worked. I often thought of picking one up every now and then and for whatever reason, that quit worked for me :where the others didn't in the past. You can always post mail me if you need to. I don't get on every day but will respond to you when I can. Best of luck!

Very kewl. :thumbup:

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