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1 hour ago, susie14 said:

I also realize I don't even remember anything different to that. I haven't been smoking for as long as most people but it's still probably in my mind to do it without thinking. 

Understand that you have been repeating the same process day in and day out for years now as a smoker. Whether it be 1 year or 50 years, it's repetitive and your brain not only remembers it but expects it now every day. 

This is why it takes a long time to become comfortable as a non-smoker. You have to repeat all your daily non-smoking activities over and over until your brain accepts the new routines you've developed as being normal.. That's the long mental game of quitting but the short game, which is the dreadful withdrawals, does not last that long at all really. It starts getting less and less difficult after a week or two but the progression is so dreadfully slow, you won't even realize it's happening ... but it is! You need to have blind faith and just don't smoke! It WILL get easier and easier the longer you don't light up a cigarette.

Oh; and the name thing, just think Reci ... that's the short cut  

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Here's a great post from years ago. Give this a read as may help you prepare for making the lifestyle adjustment from smoker to non-smoker. When we quit, there's suddenly a huge void in our daily life. It's no wonder we're left feeling lost & bewildered. Learning to fill that void with positive, useful things day to day is what we all have to do. It takes a while but as you do that, you will have so many more productive things in your life and it will feel completely normal to you after a while.

You idea of waiting until March break is not a bad one. That would give you at least a week or so to get through the worst of the symptoms like brain fog. Using NRT's is up to you. If you think they may help, no harm in trying them for the first while at least. You can always stop if they're not doing you any good. Just don't expect them to make quitting easy; it won't be no matter what you do. They may in fact take the edge off the withdrawals for you at least initially

Yes you'll probably take out your anxiety and frustration on the ones you care most for. Realize that and perhaps give them a heads up or even apologize in advance? Do your venting here on the train. No one here's gonna think any less of you cuz we were all the same at some point - we can take it! Being short tempered and feeling like I wanted to explode at times was the quit symptom that lasted the longest for me.

Remember, quitting is a marathon, not a sprint and you want to take it just one day at a time otherwise, it can get overwhelming for you. Wake up each day and commit to not smoking just for today! Then, rinse and repeat tomorrow. Small bites are easier to digest rather than large ones! And don't over complicate things. There's only one rule - don't smoke; not even one puff!

We all believe you CAN do it!

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