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I'm heading backtoreality (hence my screen name) after being a smoker for 27 years out of 57. I quit for nine of them and felt the best I've ever felt but relapsed and it started another chapter of smoking for over a decade. My mother lost her life at age 41 (I was 15) to smoking, but that never slowed me down and I considered myself a confirmed smoker who would/could never even consider quitting again. Then my younger sister (another forever smoker) quit a year ago. I was so impressed and amazed that it inspired me to start harboring a tiny flicker of hope that I could quit, too, maybe? I decided to be free from cigarettes two weeks ago (1/11/18) but then spent the first week and a half mooching smokes off people, buying whole packs, smoking one to four of them, then soaking them in the sink and tossing them away. I tried not to beat myself up over it and just kept educating myself and strengthening my resolve. Thanks to Allen Carr's book, The Easy Way to Stop Smoking, I have new hope and a whole other way of seeing this addiction for what it really is. This is Day 4 and it's been emotional and strange quitting. Lots of feelings bombing into my psyche, insomnia for a couple of days running and alternating states of frustrated "arrrgh's" and proudly amazed "ahhh's." What a rollercoaster! It's been a Godsend, having this forum, and I've been educating myself with YouTube videos, the reddit stop smoking forums and lots of books. I put a quit smoking app on my phone and look at my early progress dozens of times a day. I've also cut way back on sugar and caffeine, chugging water instead (which seems to lessen the cravings) Prior to quitting, I drank sweet tea and cola all day, every day, so the concept of hydrating my body with actual water never crossed my mind. Here's to healthy changes! I will never take another puff of a cigarette. No matter what. My final cigarette was smushed out at 10:30 a.m. on January 18th, 2018.
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Good morning, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Erin and I have smoked on and off since I was 18. The longest period of anstinence I had is 10 years but started again due to increased marital stress and divorce. I have never had difficulty quitting the habit until this time around. It has been 8 months now and I am up to ~1 pack per day. I have been trying to quit for the past 2 months with no success. I tried the patch, mindfulness and lozenges and while this has decreased the amount I smoke per day, I can't let it all go. I am ready to let it go for good but have very little real life support. I am hoping to use this forum for support and daily reminders for why I want to quit and the benefits of quitting, in addition to supporting and celebrating others milestones. Thanks for being here and I hope to get to know many of you and support each other along the way. -Erin
