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NonSmokeyOkie

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Mother of 5 Grandma to 2. I have a dog and a cat.
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Quit day is May 30,2009

This will be my third attempt to quit smoking.  I've smoked for 30 years.    I had that quit coach last time (1800quitnow) and she was great but then after awhile I shamefully would dodge the coach when she called threatening the kids if they answered the phone.  Funny but not :-)      I gave my self a test... Read moreChevron
posted 05/21/2009, comments (4)|
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43 years old, single parent, working fulltime, always tired
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Day One Cold turkey, the patch

Hello. This is day one, hour one..Big sigh. I can say I am making progress because I've been on the computer 30min without smoking.  I feel I am backwards or the type to sabatoge myself. I feel this way because I've tried to quit by setting quit date, psyching and hyping myself up for the moment and then saying Nope, not gonna do it because I... Read moreChevron
posted 02/15/2009, comments (2)|
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Former smoker, Author & Addiction Specialist
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Nicotine Addiction Isn’t a Choice but Recovery Is

If your initial seduction re: smoking cigarettes, a pipe, a cigar, or even sniffing snuff has long gone away, then why haven't you stopped? Rather than a mindless repetition of a behavior that one could -- with minor annoyance -- change, i.e., dump, you most likely keep smoking due to a powerful cellular addiction to nicotine,... Read moreChevron
posted 02/02/2009, comments (0)|
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Smoking and Alcoholism: How to Fight Multiple Addictions, Part II

In my previous post, Smoking and Alcoholism - How to Fight Multiple Addictions, I mentioned there are reports that indicate smoking may interfere with recovery for those who are trying to quit drinking. But do we really need to address all our addictions at once in order to be successful?In one study reported in the Oxford Journals,... Read moreChevron
posted 07/22/2008, comments (0)|
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Jim Christopher

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Fighting the Crave to Smoke

I suppose we all feel the weight of life from time to time.  Recently I experienced fear-laden concepts coupled with unpleasant feelings.  These came in waves - off and on -  a few minutes duration per set, throughout a couple of days.  I called a peer (translation: friend who’s as flawed and human as yours truly) and... Read moreChevron
posted 05/15/2008, comment (1)|
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