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NOPE Have a great weekend, everyone!
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Those Darned Novels Where the Hero Smokes!!!! :/
Kate18 replied to Kate18's topic in Quit Smoking Discussions
"Smoking" of a different kind. -
Those Darned Novels Where the Hero Smokes!!!! :/
Kate18 replied to Kate18's topic in Quit Smoking Discussions
The woman the hero or protagonist marries in the first or second novel doesn't smoke. Just him. Too bad, because the novels are engrossing. Each one is very different and interesting. I just don't like the occasional triggers of craving they cause. -
Those Darned Novels Where the Hero Smokes!!!! :/
Kate18 replied to Kate18's topic in Quit Smoking Discussions
As crazy as it sounds--to stop reading a good story series because of smoking--I think I may have to. Smoking is just too interwoven into the plot with the hero's peak stress moments. It would be one thing if he repeatedly combatted his desire, but he doesn't. He gives in. What a terrible example! Thanks for your feedback, Jillar. -
I've been reading a series of murder mystery novels by Faye Kellerman. Great series, very intriguing. In the beginning, our hero (Peter Decker, Sergeant, LAPD) smoked like a chimney. In the second or third novel--after he marries the perfect love of his life--he quits. But not so fast! Every time it's crunch time and he hits a peak tension moment, someone offers him a cigarette. Does he refuse? No he does not! And now I want to smoke again. What's with this? I hate to say it, but I actually had the thought that I'd just cave in and go and get cigarettes. Crazy. I've been quit more than a year and three months now. It's possible that I'd have acted on my impulse, except for Quittrain and people like Doreen (et al) who stick with the forum and show us what the possibility is, that a person can quit and stay quit for years, no matter the provocation. Sigh. I really want to smoke. I may have to quit reading this series of novels if I'm to be affected so strongly every time Pete craves for and caves to a cigarette.
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HA! Excellent!
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Best of luck to you. I used patches, from 21 mg to 7 mg. I didn't quit. I just wasn't over smoking. Then I found my Reason to Quit, and quit without patches. I wonder if there is a placebo effect to the patches. Is it the nicotine? I don't know. All I know is that when I found my Reason, I quit without a qualm, without the edginess that I experienced on the patches. But patches help some folks, so hang in there. If you really want to quit, you will.
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Reading novels from the library on my computer, "e-books." In these tense moments, why do they smoke cigarettes? Ach! Not good role models. I have moments when, as I read this novel, I want a smoke. CRAZY. I'm so over smoking, but I understand the heroine's reaching for a cigarette. I suppose that triggers will never end. I stand steadfast. NOPE
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Pat yourself on the Back you bunch of Special Window lickers
Kate18 replied to bakon's topic in Quit Smoking Discussions
OK, I'm not so new, not looking for anything sexy, no sandwich meat...just more money for more investments. Money is sexy enough for me. More than a year and counting...now it's a breeze. Whew! On the other hand, I don't take it for granted. Just because today I don't feel cravings, doesn't mean I never do. I just never cave in. -
When the spirit is willing, the body will follow. You'll do it!
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NOPE. Grateful for the people who are always here, supporting everyone else. Thank you.
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The struggle fades after a time. I didn't think I'd ever be able to go a day without thinking about smoking, but I do. That's why I don't post NOPE pledge every morning, because smoking--or not smoking--doesn't enter my mind. I'm hoping you'll encounter your tipping point soon, your reasons to quit become stronger than the pull of addiction. It can be the result of something unexpected, so be on the alert. Have a great, smoke-free weekend!
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No, no, no, you don't need a full commitment in order to be on the path to quitting. Yes, we'd all like to have an epiphany and say, "That's it, I'm 100% convinced, I'll never smoke again." Some people have that, whether it's because someone they love died of a smoking-related disease, or they just got sick and tired of spending all that money to enrich tobacco moguls. (When you don't smoke, it's amazing how much money you have to invest in stocks.) This is sometimes a journey to being a nonsmoker, not an instant teleportation to going from smoking to a nonsmoking space. I was a serial quitter for a couple of years, maybe three. The only reason I'm quit today (1 yr and almost 2 months) is because every time I lapsed, I'd tell myself that I'd keep at it, I'd keep looking for reasons that were strong enough to keep me from smoking. I'd stop for a while--days, weeks, even months. When Covid hit, I had my strong enough reason--my kids would be devastated if I died of Covid because my lungs were compromised by smoking. It's easy to say, "well, I'm not 100% into being a nonsmoker, so I won't try at all." Keep quitting front and center in your mind, even as you light the next cigarette. Keep being a nonsmoker as your aim. At some point, if you keep piling on the reasons to quit, you'll reach your tipping point and quit for good. Good luck, my friend