Wow! This one really hit home with me - sorry, don't have the quote thing down as yet:
JUNKIE THINKING: "I really need to smoke now, I'm so upset."
RESPONSE: "Smoking is not going to fix anything. I'll still be upset, I'll just be an upset smoker. I never have to have a cigarette. Smoking is not a need; it's a want. Once the crisis is over, I'll be relieved and grateful I'm still not smoking."
Fits me to a tee with what's been going on with me recently. Thank you all for keeping this one bumped up.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 11/22/2007 Smoke-Free Days: 252 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 5,040 Amount Saved: $1,562.40 Life Gained: Days: 32 Hrs: 7 Mins: 47 Seconds: 59
Hmmmm. I got over tired and hungry today.. so what better circumstances can the junkie have.... I had a "coupon" for a Free Starbucks. I stopped and ordered an nice cold frappicuno (sp?) hmmm ahhhhhhhhhhh
much better, & lasted much longer...
Bonnie
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 2/10/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 171 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,907 Amount Saved: $581.40 Life Gained: Days: 24 Hrs: 13 Mins: 43 Seconds: 29
Good thinking bringing "Junkie Thinking" forward again. I haven't read that in a long time. Just reading that furthers my resolve to stay smoke free!!!!
Cheers,
Jan
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 1/27/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 107 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,675 Amount Saved: $882.75 Life Gained: Days: 12 Hrs: 5 Mins: 39 Seconds: 2
Even after a couple of years, these things keep me grounded in this quit
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]2/18/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 719
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 28,760
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $6,471.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 115 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 42 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13
I liked this part of the thread particularly because if this quit is going to work I will have to get round the junky thinking voice that tries to convince that I dont care.
JUNKIE THINKING: "I don't care."
RESPONSE: "What is it exactly that I think that I don't care about? Can I truthfully say I don't care about chest pain? I don't care about gagging in the morning? I don't care about lung cancer? No, I care about these things very much. That's why I stopped smoking in the first place."
As I write it I remember being a child, how it never would have occured to me to smoke. it took a really smart sophisticated adult junky brain to do that!
Junkie Thinking's twin brother is in my head right now but thanks to these posts, I feel at bit more equip to handle him.
I put a sign up in my mind that says, "Don't feed the Junkie." :D
Thank you so much. I needed this post today!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]2/3/2008
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 50
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $18.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 5 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B] 13
