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jillar

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Quit Date: March 9, 2016

 

Posted November 29, 2018 

 

Did I smoke today?

 

It is the one and only question that matters when quitting.  I've seen some recent posts in which people call themselves "bad quitters" because they craved and/or romanced the cigarette during their quit.  There is no such thing as a "bad quitter."  There are only successful quitters and smokers.

 

If you craved a cigarette but didn't smoke, you are a successful quitter.  If it took you a while to rewire your brain about the realities of cigarettes but you didn't smoke, you are a successful quitter.

 

Smoking is an addiction.  Cigarettes are something we conditioned ourselves with for years.  Quitting is a process.

 

If the process was a bit more difficult for you than others.  If it took you a little while longer to turn the corner than others.  If you really, really, really wanted to smoke a cigarette.  If you were grouchy, bordering on homicidal, during parts of your quit...If any of these conditions applied and you stayed true to your commitment and did not smoke, congratulations.  Your quit is every bit as much of a successful quit as anyone else's.

 

To smoke or not to smoke...it is the only question that matters when quitting.

 

Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/11517-one-question/

 

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