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Rjcsjc62 · 02-10-2011, 03:25 PM

Smoked for 18 years, quit in September.

Like others have said I think you have "quit" when you go through an otherwise impossible day (18 holes, night at bar, studying, etc.), without even thinking about smoking.

I am now at a point where I can watch the superbowl and hang out with all my smoking friends without smoking even crossing my mind.

I may have an occasional craving but they are fewer and further between, and 2 thoughts have kept me from caving in:

1) All cravings, ALL of them, eventually pass. Sure some cravings may be a whim and goes away in a moment. Others are impossible to ignore and make you willing to walk over broken glass just to punch your own mother in the face to steal her last cigerette. The point is, it goes away. 5 minutes? 10? 15? It WILL go away even if you dont give in.

2) If I smoke again I will waste another 6 weeks of my life being on Champix which made me the single most miserable ########## you ever met. I fought with my kids, and my wife, I preformed my job terribly, and I couldn't sleep. Giving in to smoking will mean that eventually, I will have to do that again.

02-10-2011, 03:25 PM	#36
Rjcsjc62 Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Aug 2009 Exp:	Smoked for 18 years, quit in September. Like others have said I think you have "quit" when you go through an otherwise impossible day (18 holes, night at bar, studying, etc.), without even thinking about smoking. I am now at a point where I can watch the superbowl and hang out with all my smoking friends without smoking even crossing my mind. I may have an occasional craving but they are fewer and further between, and 2 thoughts have kept me from caving in: 1) All cravings, ALL of them, eventually pass. Sure some cravings may be a whim and goes away in a moment. Others are impossible to ignore and make you willing to walk over broken glass just to punch your own mother in the face to steal her last cigerette. The point is, it goes away. 5 minutes? 10? 15? It WILL go away even if you dont give in. 2) If I smoke again I will waste another 6 weeks of my life being on Champix which made me the single most miserable ########## you ever met. I fought with my kids, and my wife, I preformed my job terribly, and I couldn't sleep. Giving in to smoking will mean that eventually, I will have to do that again. Last edited by Rjcsjc62; 02-10-2011 at 03:28 PM.