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Marijke was a nurse long before she turned to writing. Now, as part of her diverse portfolio of work, writing for both the general public and professionals, she shares her vast knowledge on health-... more
SMOKER FOR 15 YRS AND JUST QUIT USING THE GUM NOW ON DAY 3 AND I FEEL GREAT WHEN SHOULD I START CUTTING BACK ON THE GUM I DONT WANT TO USE THE PROGRAM THAT THEY GIVE U BECUSE I HAVE HAD PEOPLE TELL ME ITS HARD TO GET OFF THE GUM AND ADVISE WOULD BE GREAT
I got shot through the lungs with almost the exact same weapon back in 1967 when I was eleven years old. The discription is right, it feels like a cherry bomb going off in your chest and there is an electric shock of that parathesia like being grounded and grabbing the spark plug wires on a running motor.
About being spun around or physically moved by gunshot impacts. Generally, most of the body movement from a bullet impact is the involuntary muscle spasms of the major muscle groups when the nerves are hit by the shock wave of the bullet. The author of the article was struck in the spine among other parts of the nervous system. That he would have involuntary contractions and spasms with the loss of voluntary muscular control is to be expected jerking him around with his own muscles. The range of hand gun energy in ft. pounds from about 150ft lbs to 800 ft lb of energy. See http://www.dem.ri.gov/topics/erp/nahems_euthanasia.pdf
800ft lbs is the energy required to move 800lbs one foot against gravity. Automobiles have real knockdown power, in the range of 100’s of thousands of ft lbs of energy. Big caliber rifles can generate thousands of ft lbs of energy. The .50 caliber sniper rifle rounds near 12,000 ft lbs of energy. See http://www.thomas.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.1331.IS: All this power is being applied in microseconds against the victims tissues and causes explosive destruction, bullet performance and design like hollow points can insure that all the energy is actually transferred into the victim too. A bullet that pass through a person didn’t deliver all of its energy into the target.
How come I feel like I don’t want to do nothing since I quit smoking.
Almost seemed like smoking gave me a “kick” or something.
Tony
Hang in there Tony, It will get better. Remember smoking is not an option any more.
Well I quit about four months ago now. I have not touched one since, they smell disgusting and I don’t even like being near someone who is smoking. But I have quite before sometimes for a year or two and then gone back to the evil habit. This wont happen again as I quit for a reason. I always thought if you quit your body would eventually get back to normal. When reading that the hairs that keep your lungs clean will eventually be destroyed forever it really hit home that some damage is irreversible. I will definitely have ruined them and always have to clear my throat now. I quite the day I read that.
Thank you to who wrote this. It just lets me know Im not alone, and not crazy other people have felt the same. I just cant get him out of my head, I miss the togetherness. I just feel so alone. I have seen hem around and hes my friend on myspace, I dont know, is that a bad idea???? Should I delete hem out of my life forever??? He just seems so happy and together, it just makes me so mad…. What do I do????
Okay…I think I really found the cause of mine, so thought I’d share…
I’m allergic to coffee cream.
Once I omitted that from my daily diet, all the explosions STOPPED.
I have stopped smoking for 5weeks on this coming Sunday 11-29-09. I really feel a lot better. I have a friend with small cell lung ca and when I found out I was very hurt. I said that could be me. Those smokes are not worth it. Yes its going to be hard but you will feel much better. You wont smell like an ashtray. Everyone who is still smoking please try and stop. I quit cold turkey. I tried gum, patches, and chantix but the cold turkey seems to work best. God Bless.
HI EVERYONE MY NAME IS TEE. I’M THIRTY YEARS OLD WITH THREE KIDS. I’VE BEEN SMOKING FOR ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN YEARS NOW. A PACK A DAY WAS MY HABIT. I’VE WANTED TO QUIT SMOKING FOR A WHILE NOW AND JUST KEPT PROCRASTINATING, I WOULD SAY TOMORROW, OR WHEN I FINISH THIS PACK. GUYS THIS WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I HAD TO DO= ESPECIALLY WITH A PACK A DAY HABIT WHICH IS RIGHT AT ABOUT FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND CIGARETTES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LUNG CANCER AND LEARNING THAT MY HABIT WAS AFFECTING MY BLOOD PRESSURE I GAVE IT UP COLD TURKEY ON NOV 13, 2009 AND THIS IS THE BEST THING I COULD’VE DONE FOR MY KIDS AND I. I DON’T CARE HOW MANY CIGARETTS OR HOW MANY YEARS YOU HAVE UNDER YOUR BELT. YOU CAN DO IT… I PROMISE.. I DID. PSALMS 23……
Hi this is Milind from india, i just decided to quit, It is already difficult. i feel this strange pull or a crave in my lungs, but i am not going ot give it to them today.,…… i have decided to quit now!!!! not going to wait for a particular day, if i dont bloody do it now, i never will….
Regards
Milind
Hi Milind,
How are you feeling today? You will definitely succeed on your quit because you don’t like to smoke! Best wishes to you. Please let everyone know how you are doing.
Marilyn
I have been quit for 5 days now. there have been many moments when I am tempted to smoke. I remember what the cig tastes and feels like.
The one fact that keeps me from starting back is this. Since I have been quit for more than 2 days, the cig is not going to taste or feel like I remember it. My body has aready started the healing process. Since it is not going to be the same, why bother going back to it.
I just wanna say thank you soo much to whoever wrote this!!!! It has helped me more than I can ever say, and as I am only 12, most people say tht im just making it all up n tht im just being silly, but this is great! I love it and I have told my best friends and my cousin all about it and I’m just guna move on cuz i know lifes 2 short 2 worry =P Thanks sooo much!!!!
Love evry1
Abbiee =P
I decided to stop smoking as a birthday present for myself! smoke free since 11/25/09. just turned 22 and have been smoking since soph year of HS…was up to a pack a day of NEWPORTS for a couple of years….i’ve been sticking 7 dollars a day into a old newport box..bc that is how much i spent every day on cigs in MD…somtimes 2 a day..have been using toothpics for the oral fixation..and havnt had a sip of alcohal…and buying new cd’s with the money from my cig pack..to help with the car rides because i loved 2 smoke and drive…feeling really healthy and smelling alot better haha….anymore cool tips from people further along to help with the INTENSE withdrawals and cravings would be greatly appreciated….thanks
Congratulations Steve! You are so young and you will definitely reap all the benefits of not smoking for the rest of your life! I wish you the best of luck dear. Please continue to post on this site to let everyone know about your success or if you have any problems since we’re all in it together.
Marilyn
This helped so much. I have never felt hurt like this before, but this gave me some comfort in knowing that what I am feeling is ok, normal, and I’ll get over it … eventually. I usually am on the flip side of the scale and am used to giving advice to other people. I’ve learned the last little while that it is hard to take the advice that I’ve been giving out!
Hi Debra, Bill, Lori and everyone!
I hope you have a very nice Thanksgiving.
Can you believe December 1 is in two days? I just cannot believe how fast this time went by. Tomorrow is my last day to smoke…YIPPEE! and I cannot wait to quit. I have a chest cold and am coughing so the timing is perfect for me to stop the horrible cancer sticks. The only thing that will bother me on Tuesday is that I will be around many smokers at my work. I have a class that day and just about everyone, including the instructors, smoke! I usually go outside with them to puff away our breaks and lunchtime, but I will find something else to do like take a walk. You don’t know how much I want this quit to work for me. I plan on going to the gym in the evening so that I could feel better about myself too. My quit date took lots of planning and I pray every day that the good Lord gives me the strength.
I hope all of you are well.
Marilyn
Hey Marilyn,
We’re all thinking about you and your projected quit on Dec 1! With a fifteen-year quit going for you in your history, this one could be TOTAL. Good luck!
Hi Everyone,
It’s now 8:30 PM on November 30 and I haven’t had a cigarette in four hours. I decided to quit tonight to get a head start for tomorrow. I’ve been waiting too long for my quit date and just got sick of smoking today! I will write again tomorrow to let everyone know how day one went without a stinking cigarette.
Take care and thank you for your posts.
Marilyn
Hi everyone! Well, yesterday was 12 weeks and I’ve made the switch over from what I was losing to what I’ve gained. Allready, 1100.00 dollars, regained a month of living (not that that matters a lot, at 68 years old what’s a month here or there?), and almost three months of smelling like a real person and not an ashtray. I had my first smoking dream last month (maybe the evil demon is recognizing I’ve gone for good and he’s putting up a bit of a battle, anyway I had the smoke in my mouth and spent most of the night searching for a lighter. Never did find one soooo, evil demon you are losing the battle. My missing a smoke has gone down to maybe once in the morning with coffee and later in the afternoon when I would have had one coming home from work. That’s kind of odd since I retired at 65 and haven’t come home from work for 3 years. I guess it was an ingrained habit. Three montha ago I would have swore I would never arrive at this point but here I am and feeling a lot better for it. You newly quit smokers, sit down in front of your computer and read a page or two from this site every time you feel like one. There are a lot of really terrific people who have or are going through what you are and it’s like a shot in the arm to realize you are not alone. Good luck, talk to you week. Judy
Loved the story about your dream, Judy. Actually, I’m looking forward to dreaming about smoking (and actually DOING IT!!!). Naughty, naughty, but hey, if we can’t do it for real, at least we can dream about it. Right?
As for those old ingrained patterns, sometimes I have to deal with them too. For example, when I’m concentrating on work I often crave a smoke at some particular moment or other (they’re predictable, sort of). In the bad old days, I would have popped a cigarette into my mouth and smoked it, pacing around the room, blowing smoke in all directions as dramatically as I possibly could. It was fun. Now, I don’t have that little drama in my life anymore, and I don’t exactly know what to do when one of those moments hits. But somehow I’ve managed to hold off that particular little green demon who tries to get me to go out to buy a pack*.
Keep the faith and never give up!
–Bill
* the asterisk means that there have been slips – but manageable ones.
Marilyn, you must have been posting at the same time I was and I didn’t see it. You are going to make it you non-smoker! Every time you feel like one reach out a hand and know Bill, Debra, Lori, and I, along with all the new and old quitters are waiting to hold it tight. You know how to do this as you had a wonderful 15 years before when you had quit. As to the smokers in your office, ignore them, they have not yet seen the light.
Thinking of you as always, Judy
Hi Judy,
OMG twelve weeks already? Congratulations on your wonderful success! And thank you too for all your encouraging words to me and everyone else on this site. Tuesday is my date and I am so excited about it. It seems so long ago that I said December 1 would be my quit date. Believe me, it felt like eternity for the day to arrive. I thought of quitting prior to this date, but I know that deep set in my mind, Dec. 1 was the date. I didn’t want to quit and start again because it would be even harder come Dec 1.
I appreciate all your kind words. AND I am so proud of you! You must feel like a million bucks!
Keep it up my friend.
Marilyn
I have seen parents, so they can have a smoke. and it makes me angry. It is sad to see a young child left alone, and is very heartbreaking. I think the ad is just trying to get their point across, the reality of what really does happens.
Oh my god Al. Such harsh language!!
Hi my name is pat i just want to tell all those who will listen that its posable for anyone to quit smoking, note i diden’t say it was easy but i feel that if i done it anyone can. I smoked for approx 38years i argued with a lot of people who tried to tell me about the dangers of smoking,i used all the usual arguements i will have to go sometime etc, it was 2003 i went golfing to spain the night before i was due to travel i paid a visit to hospital as my nose bled to cut a long story short the doctor warned me to quit taken little notice i traveled the next day i had a continues pain in my side and coulden’t play a good friend of mine had put a copy of alen carrs book in his bag for me about quiting since i had little else to do between fags i read the book from cover to cover after returning home in march 2003 i continued as usual until aprox the start of june for what ever reason i decided i was going to give up, my wife looked at me as though i had lost it no i said i mean it and set a day/date in the middle of june a saturday, i finished the packet and put the box in the bin i diden’t stick to the book exactly i used patches and finished the course of six weeks that was 5 years and 5 mts ago and beleave me i haven’t looked back the earlier you give up the better go for it.
Hello to all !
You and Bill seemed to have answered Anthony’s note, I have nothing to add to it except…” Hey Anthony, come and join us !”. This is a great place to come to when you’re having issues with quitting. Even if you ramble on and on (which I tend to do sometimes), it doesn’t mean that everyone is going to read every word I say. It just a vent. Sometimes folks can relate to what I’m going through. We all help one another, so don’t feel left out…we are not a click. Besides, can anyone ever have too many friends ? Most, if all of my friends are ex-smokers, and people here really relate to one another. SO come on back in and join us !
Marilyn….tomorrow is the big day huh ! I’m cheering you on !! I’m still going strong; but continue to have my bad days..which unfortunately are getting more and more often. I feel like Bill now..it’s just that 1 that I need and then I carry on.
I had one last night and thought…I best get my little fingers back on this website and get a little more therapy here…hahah
Best to all (including YOU ANTHONY !!) and PAT — thanks for the words of wisdom. You are inspiring !!
Debra
Hey Debra, be careful of those weak moments. And most of all, keep it going!
Maby I’m wrong but seems like this is a little “click” over here,
Good luck to all, I have opted out of the group.
You ARE wrong, Anthony – 100% wrong – to imply that this site is a clique (I assume that by “click” you meant clique).
Some of us have been struggling with our quit for months, and have found comfort and help from this site. Some people have posted many times (I am one of them – I’ve been posting since my cold turkey quit last April), and have become acquainted – more or less – with a half-dozen or so other many-time-posters. Actually, this site has been going for several years. The pattern seems to be that people continue to post as long as they feel they need it, and then they disappear gradually. Occasionally, one of the truly “old timers” (from a year or two back!) returns – and most of the current posters don’t know them and have never heard their “names”. But we are all very glad to hear from them and to be updated by them, because the things they tell us are quit-related things that may very well lie in our OWN future!
This site helps a lot of people. It is a positive thing. It is NOT an exclusive clique focusing on the whims of a few people. Far from it – if people address messages to each other using their login names, it is because we’ve gotten to know each other in little ways because of our common reasons for being here and what we may have said about ourselves in previous posts. Surely, you are welcome too! And I hope you do not stop posting here – Because if you continue to post and to try to help all of us, it will help YOU too! The only thing we ask is that you keep your posts positive. This is a site that people look to for encouragement.
And good luck on your own quit!
Bill
Hello Anthony,
Please reread Bill’s note to you. He says it all! People post here every single day. Some are new posters because they just quit smoking, while others like me have problems with our quit. In fact, I haven’t even quit yet! My day to quit is this Tuesday, December 1 and I am so proud and happy about it! I have gained lots of support here from many people including Bill, Lori, Judy, and Debra. There is definitely not a clique at this site. I mentioned their names because they are the ones who have been supporting me throughout my many attempts of quitting smoking. I do hope that you, too, will support me on Tuesday as I wish you all the best in your quit.
I quit for 15 years and started again 2 1/2 years ago. Stupid? Yup! Someone offered me a cigarette and I thought I could have one puff….NOPE! So, as you continue with your own quit, think of me if you ever have an urge for just one puff. Fifteen years without and one puff turned my life in a different way.
Please keep in touch okay? We need each other.
Thank you.
Marilyn
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to say how much this site has helped me. I haven’t smoked a cigarette in 4 weeks. Cold turkey is the way I did it. Whenever I feel tempted to smpke I exercise and get on sites like this one for encouragement.
Way to go, Debbie. Four weeks is big!
After fiddling through several bouts with gum and especially Chantrix, I wasn’t actually quitting smoking. Those NRT therapies were no help for me. So I chucked the idea altogether and went cold turkey. That was seven months ago. And while it has NOT been easy by any measure, I’m still holding on.
Keep coming back to this site, and posting for the rest of us. Tell us what has been hard for you, what’s helped you (like exercise, as you say) and how you deal with dangerous situations, including slips. We need to help each other.
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If I had to recommend three books for anyone to read, this would be one. This is the right book at the right time written by the right person.
I know Beth Greer personally. You will not find a more genuinely delightful, sweet, smart human being — who is authentically committed to helping people be healthier.
This book is packed with useful, life-saving information. Try this test: turn to any page in the book and read that page. If you don’t learn something new and useful — on that page — I will buy the book for you. No exaggeration.
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i was with a guy for three years… and supported him not only emotionaly but financially..the last year and half of our relationship he moved to colorado to live with some friends until he could get established and then i was gonna follow and we were going to start our lives together.. he was getting into alot of trouble dui’s possesion of drugs and being put in jail and of course i was bailing him out i paid for his rent his bills etc we got a apartment that i was paying for and was suppose to move there in july well june 28th he was arrested and during the time he was in jail i found out he was seeing another girl for the last 4months of the relationship and she was living in the apartment i was paying for…this is just a brief summary of all that went on… but im devistated..when i bailed him out of jail again he tells me he wants to be with her and to get out of his life…i just dont understand why this happend.i’ve been soo miserable and devistated for the last couple months trying to understand why..reading this blog though does help put some things together for me and im glad i came across it.. just hoping this healing process will progress :0(
I broke up with him today. We have been togetehr for 2 years. He told his parents, and they told him if he married outside his caste, they would consider him dead, and all contacts between him and their family would be severed. We brokme up 2 hours ago
When will this pain end? Will it ever? What did we do wrong? How is caste our fault? He is crying. So am I. How will I ever be able to move on?
I wish. I wish i had enjoyed those moments with him more, fought less. If only i had known we wouldnt have much time together, i would have
I am heartbroken. It is the most horrible feeling in the world. I loved my boyfriend so much. I feel like Steve is really the love of my life. I was supposed to come over for thanksgiving. I get a txt from him not to come over. That he doesnt want to see me anymore. I dont get we had spoke a day before and everything was fine and the next day its over. I never had a doubt he loved me. He was a great guy. I miss him more than anything i feel like i cant go on without him. I feel like i cant breathe, my heart hurts and my stomach is in knots. I kept calling and txtin till today, i realized hes not going to answer, hes happy without me. I am miserable without him. I dont know how to get myself up and keep on walking. Why would he just leave me like that? Did he ever loved me ???? Thats what keeps going thru my head.
Aww I’m crying just reading this my boyfriend left me for a fat ugly girl on thanks giving also if u live NYC we can talk always good to talk
Everyone says that u wont die from a brokenheart. But it sure feels like thats the only way to stop the pain. He told me that it is over because of something that my brother did to him. I apologized for it. He says that i have to pay for my brothers mistake WHY? All I did was love him. I feel like he just needed an excuse to leave me. I constantly check my cell. He isnt calling me back. I dont know how to just let go. Too many memories, everything reminds me of him. I constantly ask myself why should i care if he doesnt care about me!!! But i still care and still love him.
Hi Everone,
I just wanted to say it’s really encouraging to read everyones words of advice and inspirational stories regarding quitting. I’m 26 years old and have been smoking for about 7 years. I’ve been THAT person that says they will quit, or knows how bad it is, try the gum, try the patch, and inevitably go back to smoking. But this time my boyfriend and I are doing it together cold turkey. It hasn’t been easy, but it’s already been rewarding – just to smell my hair! I’m on my 4th day, and I can only hope to perservere. Once again, it really is amazing to see everyone come together on this site.
Hello All,
Today I am 4 days smoke free. I am only 34 years old I was sick of feeling like I was 80 because of the smoking. I’m only worried that the desire to smoke will never go away. Will this be a struggle for the rest of my life? I work with people who have been smoke free for 10+ years and say they still get the urge to light up. I wish every day I never started this filthy habit but I did and nothing will change that. Here’s hoping
Hi Darlene,
Congratulations on your four-day quit. You’re at the peak of the worst of it right now, and you can probably look forward to several more days of unpleasantness. But after eight or ten days it DOES get better.
After my own quit last April, I worried a lot about recurring urges to smoke. I had expected them to be more-or-less gone after a month or two. I think that for some people, that’s true. Not for me though. Others posted messages here saying that after four or five months, the urges disappear. Again, that may be so for some, but not for me. I’ve also had former smokers tell me that even after ten or fifteen years of not smoking, they STILL get urges to smoke from time to time.
All of the above is true – unfortunately. I still get those urges from time to time, and I still have occasional slips (which I have managed – with effort). But the up side is that those urges to smoke definitely do become a) less intense and b) less frequent. You WILL notice that. They become much easier-to-ignore. So while the sad fact is that you might be one of those unlucky people who – like me – has to go through the rest of your life having to resist occasional urges to light up, the resistance does get a lot easier. Sure, it would have been best if I’d never got myself addicted to cigarettes in the first place. But that thought goes nowhere. Life is what it is, and there are worse things than having to deal with occasional urges to smoke a cigarette.
It helps me to keep trying to think positive. For example, I try to keep my eyes on the long-term prize: A life free of habitual cigarette-smoking. I won’t be coughing through the first fifteen minutes of every day. And as I get older I won’t have to carry around oxygen bottles for emphysema. I’ll also have both my lungs. And my arteries will stay more flexible. You can think of other plusses if you try. Good luck!
Hello everyone,
It’s finally December 1 and I couldn’t be any more happier that today I quit smoking!
All my best to all of you,
Marilyn
Hi Marilyn,
So day one is here? Great news. You said you got a head start on it, which was probably a good idea – gets your head in the right space and then you get to sleep on it. Keep us posted!
Hey Marilyn Congratulatins on making it to your quit date and sticking with it!!! I posted on here about 6 weeks ago about quitting but unfortunately I never did … but since then I come to read here to see how everyone is doing and think about how to come to a quit day and stick with it.. so i just thought i would say WAY TO GO!!!!! Look forward to reading your updates!!!
Hi Amanda,
I so glad you responded to my post. Here’s some history about me. I quit smoking for fifteen years, cold turkey, and started up with just one puff two and a half years ago. Yup, smoking more now than before I even quit years ago. I’ve tried chantix, patches, you name it but have been unable to stop. I did pick a quit day in April and didn’t smoke for a month and a half, but again I picked up and had a cigarette…brought me right back again. I guess I have to learn my lesson right? Actually, December 1 was my husband’s quit date that he chose about two months ago for himself. I told him that I would quit with him. Believe me, the date couldn’t come fast enough as I was very anxious to quit smoking. I found many websites and studied very hard on what to expect when becoming nicotine free.
Well, today was my first day of not smoking and it was very easy. I think it’s because I wanted today so much that I’ve made myself hate smoking! Still, I am scared of what will come, like those cravings and withdrawals. And who knows, maybe the recovery won’t be so bad after all. All I know is that I do not want to smoke, I hate it! I have to instill in myself that I cannot take one puff, not one puff, not one puff…ever!
If you truly want to quit smoking, take a look at your calendar. Find a time when your life isn’t hectic and when you feel comfortable to stop smoking. You don’t have to rush, just take your time. Psych yourself up for your quit date. Check all kinds of stop smoking websites and books. You need to be educated in your quit so that you will understand the changes in your body. You have to feel comfortable within yourself. I bet that once you reach that quit date of yours, you’ll be thrilled that you chose that date to quit. It is definitely scary leading up to your quit date, but once you’re there, you will be ever so grateful that you’ve come that far.
I’ll keep you posted on my new venture of not smoking tomorrow.
By the way, my husband did not quit smoking today. Maybe he wasn’t comfortable with it, but hopefully, he does find another date.
Thanks to all here,
Marilyn
Here’s the thing:
In my experience, it doesn’t ever really go away. If it’s real, it stays with you forever, but just stings less. For me, it’s been almost two years, and I still cry, stare at pictures, wish and pray he will call, and most of all– I dream about him almost every night. I try so hard to do other things right before I go to bed so I don’t dream about him, but I obviously cant change what I dream. For two years now. I feel NOTHING for other men– the thought of it is ridiculous and revolting. I don’t believe I will ever be 100 percent healed. Sure, I will live my life, maybe even find someone else who I am content with many years from now… but I will never never never love as much as I loved him, and I’ll probably think about him on my deathbed.
Not to be depressing, but this is my experience.
I constantly ask myself why we fell for them. And why we mean nothing to them?? How does that make amy sense
Hello all, first time poster here. Just have a simple question: how long can withdrawal symptoms persist? I have a friend that says he still has them even months after quitting. Is this possible? I thought the nicotine leaves your system after 72 hours.
Hi Joshua,
The nicotine does leave your system after 72 hours, but there are the emotional withdrawals. In addition, the body is facing good physical changes such as more oxygen in the lungs, clearer thinking, more energy, nerve repair. The body continues to replenish what it was missing during smoking. The cravings will be there for a while. For some, they may last a few weeks, months, and maybe a few years. But as the quit days continue, the weaker and far apart are the cravings until you completely forget that you ever smoked!
Hope this helps.
Marilyn
Thanks for the information!
Joshua, check out my post to Darlene, a few items up. This is a common issue that many have discussed on this site. I’d recommend reading through a few pages of earlier posts. If you don’t find what you want, get back to us in real time.
Hi friends,
Well, day one was extremely easy and I don’t know why! Could it be that I am so disgusted with smoking that I just refuse to smoke again? I wish it was this easy all those other times I quit these past couple of years. I don’t know how the rest of the week will go, but I will definitely keep you posted. I feel a little tired, but I think that’s normal. Ah, what the heck, I’m always tired when I come home from work. hahaha…..
Debra, keep up that quit as you’ve done an unbelievable job of not smoking for a while. Your lungs must feel so healthy I bet.
Tomorrow is another day for me to be smoke free. I cannot wait to wake up in the morning not having a cigarette first thing!
Thanks for all your help everyone,
Marilyn
Hi Marilyn,
Congrats on your 1st day without a cigarette. You deserve to feel very good about yourself. Keep up the good work, you are a real inspiration and I take courage from your positive outlook and desire to quit. Remember, not one puff – you told me that.
I hope to be back where you are very soon. I quit for 5 weeks and then I began a relationship that wasn’t very healthy. I smoked here and there when something would trigger me, and then I left the relationship when I realized it was not very healthy. I have been smoking since to deal with some of the feelings, but I am working very hard to get back to a place where I can be clean again. I hope to try again very soon.
Thanks again for all of your efforts and what you are doing. Keep it up:)
Paul
Hello Paul,
Oh how I know what it’s like to quit for a while then go right back to it. That’s why I continue to tell myself and others, not one puff! I am sure you too will find another day to quit simply because you REALLY WANT TO QUIT…Like I said to Amanda, I find that choosing a time and date when I will feel comfortable about it is much easier for me. Maybe you can educate yourself about smoking and quitting. I’ve been going to all kinds of quit smoking websites just to familiarize myself with what will happen when I quit, and what WILL happen if I DON’T quit! That’s the scariest part. I know it’s just my first day, but I’ve always said that getting to that first day is triumphant! It’s a miracle! hahaha I know I will have my ups and downs, but I must remember at all times, not one puff!!! That one puff brought me back every time I tried to quit. What a damn waste of time, don’t you think?
I wish you luck Paul in your pursuit to a smoke free life. Remember that you are in charge of what you can and cannot do with your body. Educate and prepare yourself, find another quit time, and enjoy those fantastic deep breaths, even on your first quit day.
Bless you and please keep posting.
Marilyn
hi guys im 19 yrs old and have been smokin for a year and a half now i really wanna make quitting a new years resolution…i just got back into working out…lifting, running, and stuff like that, and i dont think smoking is really a good idea while doing that cause when i get done working out i have horrible side and chest pains and cough alot of stuff up ( it taste GROCE )…i really like reading all your posts lol it helps i think tho.
People like to put out that the Monroe was a size 14 or something. That is not at all correct. She wasn’t even an 8 like this story claims.
Her dress maker says she was between 35-22-35 and 37-23-36. Going from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_standard_clothing_size and removing the bust size (because those dress sizes assume an average bust) Moore would be a size 2 or 4 at most.
Her BMI was 19.3 which puts her at the low end of normal. She was 5′ 5.5″ and 118 pounds. That’s a slim women by any messure.
Hello all,
Today is day two of my quit. I am very tired and just want to sleep today. I took the day off from work to help a family member, but all I want to do is put my head down and rest. This is part of the recovery process of quitting smoking. I am able to breath a little better, but I still have a mild cough from before my quit. For some reason, the cravings aren’t bad at all this time. Could it be because I wanted this quit so bad that I don’t even want to ever look at a cigarette? Could be….or it could be that I really don’t feel too good, and who wants to smoke when you’re feeling icky.
I’ll write later today to let you know how I’m doing. Good luck everyone here with your quits. It is so well worth not smoking…bless you all.
Marilyn
Hi!
I quit smoking 3 weeks ago after having smoked a pack a day for 15 years. I never thought in a million years I’d be able to quit. Some days when I’d get in the car and go to work and I would realise that I accidentally left my cigarettes at home, I would get so annoyed and have to immediately drive to the next service station to buy a pack. I couldn’t bear to be without them. But somehow, I’ve managed to quit. I use the Nicorette Inhaler, and I find that gets me through the cravings. The cravings do hit hard, but only briefly. I found the first few days easy but after the first week, when I was no longer feeling sick, I found it harder going, but I’m still doing it and don’t want to go back to smoking!
Well im a 13 year old girl…I have fallen in love with some1 in the internet some ppl say i cant fall in love in the internet if i dont know the guy but i could…o and some say im 2 young and shit! but i think that it doesnt matter what age u are you can fall in love at any age. Well i fall in love in this website called runescape.com lol i know its sorta nerdy. I met this super sweet, caring, nice, and he was soooo funny
at first we started as really close friends. then like 1 day he told me he loved me but i didnt say it back 2 him right away cause i was away from the keyboard lol but then i saw what he said but he logged out 
when he came back he told me that he had tripped and had 2 go 2 the hospital. I was fucking scared lol we just kept on talking for like 14min cause he was waiting 4 his friend 2 pick him up. He told me that he loved me again but this time in spanish, he said “Te Quiero” that means i like u in spanish but he thought it was i love u so i just saidi like you 2. he got sad lol when he was leaving i said i love u and hes like “YOU DO”!!!!! 
he was soooo happy and i was 2. but what really sucks is that we cant see each other cause we live so far away. I cry sooo much for him. i need him. Hes the 1st person i had ever said i love u. I really want him with me….. 
Hello again,
Today has been going exceptionally smooth for me. I still don’t understand why it’s been easy especially on my second day of quitting. I’m sure tomorrow will bring some anxiety and nervousness. Isn’t the third day suppose to be the worse? I do feel a little edgy now, not bad though. I have absolutely no appetite which is probably a good thing, especially since I gained 50 pounds since I started smoking 2 years ago. I used to eat healthy and go to the gym all the time. But once I started smoking, I couldn’t breath good anymore. I had no stamina. Then it’s that hand to mouth motion. If it wasn’t a cig, it was food. It is definitely one vicious cycle.
Thank you all for your support and I wish everyone else the best on your quit. If you want it, go for it! But remember that you can never ever ever ever have a puff!
Marilyn
You are such an inspiration!!!! I dont know you but for what its worth im proud of you!! I look forward to the day I can have your confidence and attitude towards quitting!!! Keep up the great work!!! Did your husband set a different quit date and do you find it hard that he is still smoking??
Today is the day I realize I need to stop smoking, I do believe it is mind controlling. I will 29 this month and been smoking since I was 23. I notice the change in my breathing, how I feel when I conceive a cold, my face color is slightly different from all the toxins. I want myself back and dont know how I picked up such a nasty habit. I dont want any med’s to help me, Im going to give my body what it deserves. A friend suggested walking or running, he stated it somehow pushes you away from smoking. Im one of those people who believe that everything you take in thats bad for your body will one day damage your body or possibly lead to death. Im going to take it one day at a time, and will keep in mind thats its for the better. Faith will see me thru.
I dont live out there, sorry i live in California. I dont understand why they do us this way. I sometimes do believe that good people always finish last. How long were u dating for?
Let me clarify; I appreciate the job you do, but go back and read what you typed and I hope you understand how you sound to other people, as if you’re demanding respect and acting as if you’re better than anyone else who has a dangerous job. That’s a little ironic isn’t it?
I had my last smoked over 24 hours ago. To date I have smoked for 9 years (pack-a-day) and now I am ready to quit. Keep posting as it is really helping me to read all these great stories.
Hi Amer,
Congratulations on what I consider the most difficult decision when quitting smoking. To me, finding the date to quit is the hardest to do and you have already succeeded.
I have had a difficult time trying to quit these past few weeks, but tomorrow is another date for me! I am proud that I chose July 4 because it will start my independence from cigarettes!
During the next few days, if you have an urge, just take a quick breath through your nose and give out a great big exhale. You will immediately feel the urge leave you. It’s amazing…
Good luck tomorrow. Day 2 for you and you will already feel much better.
Marilyn
Thank you Marilyn. It has now been a week and I feel great. I am still using the gum and now I just hope that I dont get addicted to the gum.
i smoked heavily for almost 50 years, tried so many times to quit, usually lasted a few hours.
i started to get pains in my legs so i had to quit, but still couldnt.
then by sure chance i heard about electronic cigarettes so i bought one, cost £52, but after 1 drag i knew i would never smoke a real cigarette again.
but does it count as giving up?.
i have no cravings at all for a real ciggie at all, threw my tobacco in the bin and will never smoke again. do i care if i stay on the electronic cigarette, not really, i get the enjoyment of a ciggie without the dangers,
or at least i think i do, any thoughts.
Hi Dennis,
I was also a one-pack-a-day smoker for 50+ years. Right now I’m holding my own on a three month cold turkey quit. It has not been easy! But the daily bouts with craving seem to be gradually diminishing in intensity and frequency, and I’m beginning to dare to think of myself as a FORMER SMOKER.
Your post strikes me as unusual for this site. In fact, I haven’t noticed anyone stumping for electronic cigarettes before. Let’s take your post at face value – so for example, I will assume that you have no stake in electronic cigarettes other than any other independent person. You certainly described your positive opinion of these gadgets clearly enough, but you didn’t give us much detail. Could you be a bit more specific? For example, how often do you smoke now? How does it work? I am very surprised that you suddenly have zero cravings for “ordinary” cigarettes.
But most of all, if I were you and smoking these things, I would worry about safety. Since they’re so new, there is no history of long-term effects on health, and in fact, there are new studies that suggest that electronic cigarettes may be dangerous. Here’s a link to a recent study described in a reliable Cleveland (Ohio, USA) newspaper:
http://www.cleveland.com/medical/plaindealer/index.ssf/base/news/124833795418880.xml&coll=2
Of course, everyone knows that smoking cigarettes presents health risks. But with cigarettes, the risks (both short term and long term) are well known, and that information is publicly available – while for electronic cigarettes, the health risks (certainly the long-term risks) are pretty much a mystery.
Anyway, I hope your solution works for you and is safe as well.
Best, –Bill
Just testing.
hi bill, no i do not have any stake whatsoever in the electronic cigarettes, all i can say on the health issue is nicotine is known to have no harmfull effects nor does the gel the nicotine is bonded with, however i have read on the net that many countries are very worried about the loss of tax revenue that they have tried to ban them on the grounds of it being an untested medicine ?, canada tried and failed so maybe its just scaremongering.
its been a few weeks now and i have no wish or need to ever smoke again i have so much more energy and the hacking cough i had has gone.
it will take a bit more time for the pain in the legs to go when i walk up hills but i have been told this does take time.
whilst i agree this was an unusual post on a stop smoking forum, it worked for me, instantly.
regards dennis
Thanks for the reply, Dennis. But I wonder if the picture is as clear as you indicate. For example, you say that nicotine is known to have no harmful health effects. Is that really true? I haven’t followed the literature (on health effects of nicotine) closely, but I do recall that nicotine raises blood pressure – and perhaps more dangerously, over time it contributes irreversibly to arteriosclerosis.
But it’s not just the nicotine. The FDA (certainly independent of tax revenue issues in the US) found in testing that half of their samples of electronic cigarettes contain carcinogens, and one contained diethylene glycol – an ingredient used in antifreeze. See
http://www.cleveland.com/medical/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/124833795418880.xml&coll=2
It’s also true that electronic cigarette advocates have said that this particular ingredient was a singular case that originated in a seedy manufacturing plant in China (many e-cigarettes are manufactured in China, BTW), and does not represent the norm. But others disagree. So it seems to me that the issue is murky enough that if I were smoking those things, I’d be worried enough to do some research. Good luck!
–Bill
Hi Bill,
I was reading through the comments and wanted to respond to what you had posted about the E-Cigarettes. I am 22 have been smoking (pack a day) for about 5 years. Decided 3 days ago to quit. While the first 2 days were terrible I decided to buy one of those E-Cigarettes. My main reason for this was to get “some” nicotine as well as keeping my hands busy. I would think that when a smoker trying to quit wants nicotine or a cigarette, a patch just doesnt really do it. So this fake cig works as a “mind game” for me and keeping my hands busy like I have a real cigarette. I have been able to tell already within 24 hrs of using this fake cig that my cravings and urge all around has deminished. I havent been sucking on it all day like I may have thought in the beginning. Now even though it was a bit pricey and very well may have a chemical found in antifreeze “according to your cleveland post”, if this will help me stomp the urge for the rest of my life then it is 100% worth it. I honestly cant picture myself using it much longer before I am strong enough on my own.
Hi Eric,
Okay – if it helps, then why not? So far as I have been able to tell, there are NO GENERAL RULES for quitting smoking – it’s staying off the cigarette habit long-term that matters! One day at a time.
But in case you find yourself still puffing away on it a few months down the line, please do be careful to check into those unknown long-term effects.
Good luck,
–Bill
bill, sorry mate but you seem to be a bit scared of life itself.
i think anyone who has tried an e ciggie will tell you that quitting is easy. i smoked heavy for 45 years, got an e ciggie gave up in a moment and i feel so much better, easy. as for the possible harmfull side effects, dont they give rat poison to thin the blood,
sorry but some of the posts on here are pathetic like the one about giving up next month cause its the date there mother died of cancer and what made it worse was they said they were so looking foward to the best day of there life when they quit,next month?
wont last a week.
sorry to be so negative but people are going on about giving up smoking like they have a terminal illness and have weeks to live.
get a e fag and you will wonder what all the fuss was about.
45 years, 20/30 a day and it was easy, so there ya go boys and girls and just for bill, today i walked down the road and cars were belching out smoke, possible hazard there mate dare i go out?
sorry folks but the the answer is an e ciggie without a doubt.
August 28, 2009 at 11:47 am
Hey Dennis:
Did you perhaps have a bad day or something ? Since you’ve smoked for 45 years, I guess that makes you an adult (well, sort of). So, as long as I know I’m not addressing some silly little teenager who knows very little of life, here’s my response to you:
I’m trying hard to understand how you could be so judgmental of others. If using e-ciggies (as you refer to them) worked for you, why not do a posting to tell everyone how well it worked for you, and encourage others to give it a try instead of bashing what people do or don’t do.
With regard to your hurtful comment about the person who commented on her mother’s death due to cancer, I can only assume that both your parents are alive and well, or passed away peacefully due to natural causes. Certainly, no one who has ever buried a love one due to cancer could make such a hurtful comment.
Shame on you !
P.S. I did not post this to begin a debate with you either. This is a site where people go to find support.
Dennis,
How terrible of you to judge me about setting my quit date to the day of my beloved mother’s passing. How dare you! You seem like a pompous jerk! We are here on this site to help each other, not to discourage anyone. You, Dennis, should not be writing here at all because you think YOUR way is the ONLY way. So sorry, but we are people who are (or have been) addicted to nicotine. Some may smoke just for the sake of doing something with their hands. Obviously, you are unable to quit your habit by needing an e cigarette.
Please do not post anymore hurtful writings. And Debra said it all. She is now struggling with her quit, and believe me, she encouraged me to find a quit date. God bless her for that!
My date is still Tuesday, September 1 and I am so much looking forward to it. My mother is in heaven, looking down on me, and I’m sure she is very proud that I will quit once again.
Again, shame on you.
Marilyn
im sorry, but i did find it a little hard to take when someone says they are giving up on the day there mother died and looking foward to it, why put it off.
i have posted before on the e cigarette and i found it so easy to just give up on the spot. i really dont see the problem with being judgemental at all, some of the posts on here are like kids crying and being so proud to have gone a day without the weed.
i know thats harsh, but perhaps my problem is the fact i found an easy way out and cannot understand the problems you may have, for that i apologise.
i just bought an e cigarette an gave up the moment i tried one, guess i had it easy,
regards dennis
Hi Debra,
How are you doing today with your quit? I hope you are finding it a little easier than the first day. I have only a couple more days until I quit and I cannot wait! Thank you for responding to Dennis as you did, that was so nice of you.
Let me know how you are and thank you for giving me the encouragement to quit smoking on September 1.
All my best,
Marilyn
HI Debra, I’ve done fantastic today! No smokes since 10:00 pm last night. I have tried the quit meter but am having a hard time downloading it. I used to use whyquit.com meter but it doesn’t seem to be working properly. Oh well, I will use the meter on my computer tomorrow. I am feeling very tired today, but I have to admit, I did not have many urges to smoke today. I am sure tomorrow will be worse than today, and the third day is usually the most difficult for me.
Debra, I am so excited that I have come at least this far once again. As I said, finding the quit date to me is the most difficult.
How are you today? I cannot believe how fast the time is going by for you. You must feel wonderful I bet. You should be so proud of yourself!
I will write again tomorrow to let you know how I did with the non-smoking.
Take care and thank you so much for your support.
Marilyn
Well, Dennis, you certainly seem sure of yourself! Must be something to see the world so clearly in blacks and whites.
A while ago, I sent you a reply to a previous message that contained a link to a site with what I thought was interesting information concerning possible dangers associated with long-term use of e-cigarettes. Did you look at it? If not, because your mind is already made up, then that tells me a lot.
It’s true that from time to time, one can find some fairly silly posts here. After all, it’s a public forum. But the ones that come from the heart – like the ones you mentioned in your note – are NOT silly. So you’ve apologized – which was appropriate and that should be the end of it. Let’s not stir things up unnecessarily. As Debra says: this site needs to offer support to people who are trying to stay with their decision to quit smoking. We don’t all find it as easy as you say you do.
Dennis, on my mother’s death bed, she held my hand and begged me to quit smoking. I miss her very very much especially since her death was so needless. If only she quit smoking when she was younger… Some people find that making a pledge on a loved one’s day can be very special. All I can see even today are my mother’s warm eyes, looking at me, pleading with me that I do not get sick like she did. My children were very young when she passed. Now, I have a beautiful two year old grandson who I want to see grow up. I do not want to die as my mom did, but want to live a full, happy, smoke free life!
I wish you luck with your e-cigs. Hey, we all have our own way of quitting any kind of addiction. Yours is with the e-cigs. Just curious, do they have any taste? ARe they addictive too? Just wondering.
Thanks.
Marilyn
Marilyn, don’t let fools or their foolishness get to you! The important thing is to stay with your quit, one day at a time. Like TODAY.
Best,
–Bill
Bill, thanks so much for your words of encouragement. I know what you mean about the “fools”. I noticed he did not reply to anyone since his last writings. What a fool! hahaha
I enjoy all your writings. Are you still having just one cigarette a week? God bless you if you can do just that. I tried it back in June when I started again after two months but I shortly went back to the pack a day (or more).
Just a couple more days and I’ll be working on my smoke free life.
Marilyn
Well, good luck on that. I think it’s a good idea to emphasize a quit date – makes the whole exercise seem more important. And it IS an important exercise: Life-altering, actually.
As for my “pack-a-week” schedule: I wouldn’t really characterize it that way. I would go without smoking forever if only I could! But sometimes pressures/stresses/shit-that-happens gets to the point where I have an occasional slip. I’ve described above what I do then to control the MAGNITUDE of the slip, by keeping it to a few puffs on one cigarette before trashing the rest. I don’t know if it averages out to one-cigarette-per-week or not. But that’s probably close. I’ve also learned that I CANNOT have a pack available, or I will sneak them, one-at-a-time: So it is essential that I get rid of the new pack after those stolen puffs and make it TRULY unavailable.
Most important: I DO NOT recommend this method across the board. I acknowledge that it’s risky, and I’m not entirely sure why it seems to be working for me. But it has worked for four months in the sense that I have not gone back to regular smoking since my own quit day. At this point, I don’t think I ever will – but of course, we will see, one day at a time. Eventually, of course, the whole idea is to get to a point where I no longer have those urges to smoke – zero. They are getting less and less frequent, but I still have a way to go.
Many years ago, a colleague of mine lost his father to lung cancer, and there was a similar deathbed pledge. My colleague quit. Perhaps he would have quit anyway, but who knows?
So good luck. It’s important.
Bill,
I still applaud you for having just a few puffs. I could never ever do that. Actually, that’s what I did and simply started smoking immediately. I pray that on Tuesday, I will finally quit forever. Isn’t it such a horrible addiction? Geez!!!!
I will keep you posted on how I do with my quit. Thank you so much for writing.
Marilyn
I would do the same as you. I would buy a pack and smoke one cigarette and throw the rest away. Then I would keep 3 or 4 cigarettes out of the next pack and smoke them over the course of the day. One time I threw the pack out the window of my car and went back the next day and recovered the pack. This was insane. If I smoke one more God Damm cigarette it will be only a few days before I start all over again. The withdrawal symtoms only get worse. I don’t want to be glared at as a stupid person for smoking-it doesn’t make sense. I am determined to quit forever.
Sounds good Marilyn. But you know very well that the next few days are not going to be easy! I think there are at least two plateaus. One at about ten days (this is the worst part by far) and the second sometime out around four to five months. Right now, you have to concentrate on the TEN-DAY PLATEAU. At least that is the way it has been for me.
Keep your eyes on the prize: a healthier life with NO cigarettes!
Good luck,
–Bill
Hi Marilyn !
I’m so happy for you ! You did it !! It’s great. It’s fabulous ! You have already saved $9.00 !
I’m counting my savings; going to buy myself something great. I was thinking of you this afternoon when I felt like going to the store and buying a pack…but then I thought “gosh, how would I explain that to Marilyn ”
Be sure to write me back….Ya, my first week has flown by; I’m still not that happy though. I get really cranky and oh the food I am consuming is enough to make me sick. I’m eating way too much..but I’ll deal with that in another week or so.
Keep up the great work !
Debra
Hi Debra and Bill…I’m on day 3 now! Yesterday was really difficult for me, but I did get through it with prayers and deep breaths.
I’m off to work now. I’ll write later.
Thank you again for all your support.
Marilyn
Good job Marilyn Im praying for you also. My quit meter tells me that…
I have been quit for 3 Months, 6 Days, 9 hours, 11 minutes and 33 seconds (98 days). I have saved $354.17 by not smoking 1,967 cigarettes. I have saved 6 Days, 19 hours and 55 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 5/27/2009 11:00 PM… I check in to see how you are doing also everyday so your not alone…
Hi Lori,
Today was not a good day for me. I was fine this morning, happy to start my third day, which I have always found to be the most difficult. A situation arose when I was at work this morning. I became very worried and nervous about a family member, actually I started to shake because of my nerves. I was around smokers most of this afternoon which didn’t help either. Needless to say, I smoked three cigarettes today. I am somewhat disappointed in myself, but I am hoping that tomorrow will bring on a happier day for me. I read that when quitting smoking, we should be in a calm environment, away from smokers in order to succeed. Well, today met all the criteria to not do well.
I will write again tomorrow with all good news about my quit. Hey, I had a small slip. IN fact, I don’t even want one tonight.
Thanks for listening.
Marilyn
Hey Debra! Where are you? How are you today?
Hi Marilyn:
Do we have the same family ? The same exact thing happened to me today; only I smoked 5 cigarettes !! I would write more, but it would only be negative and that’s not healthy for anyone to read. I’m so angry that I don’t have enough energy to be angry at myself ! ( does that make sense).
Ya, let’s both get back on that wagon tomorrow…..
Debra
Hi Debra,
Oh well, we had a slip. No big deal if we plan to not smoke again starting today. I keep thinking of that first day, how difficult it is to choose a day. I can still breath a little better, and I am still going to right against smoking! So, Debra, think of how much better you feel, how you were coughing so bad that you put the cigarettes down. Don’t be angry at yourself, be proud that today you will be right back to where you were a day ago. No need to feel bad, just be happy today! You are still a non-smoker!
Best of luck to you today my friend,
Marilyn
Well, okay Jimmy. I don’t claim it works for everyone, and I do NOT endorse it as a sensible way to quit smoking. But I can say that it has helped me, and that I have been off regular smoking for more than four months. As a matter of fact, I believe that I will NEVER go back to regular smoking. That’s the holy grail, isn’t it? At least, it is the holy grail for me.
I think that there may be SOME other people out there for whom this could be a positive thing. Maybe not you, unfortunately, but maybe others. I don’t know how many, and I wouldn’t know how to talk to them as a group. All I can say is that HERE IS MY OWN STORY. For whatever it may be worth.
Best wishes to all,
—Bill
Hi Bill,
Great post to Debra. I had a 15 year quit until I started again two years ago. After a year, I had absolutely no desires or urges to ever smoke again. In fact, a family death occurred two years ago in which I became hysterical. Outside the hospital where a family member passed, another in-law told me I needed a cigarette. I refused because I didn’t want one. She insisted and I took just one. That one cigarette cost me thousands of dollars soon to go into the third year of smoking.
Debra did offer fantastic advice for me. I will definitely dress up as a smoker on Halloween and put that last cigarette out in a dirty ashtray! I love the idea.
Thanks all for motivating me. I am scared, but now I at least have a quit date.
Marilyn
Dear Dr. Eslava,
What’s the Spanish word for CHARLATAN?