Post by slim on Apr 16, 2008 7:54:25 GMT -5
~~~~~~~~~~~~ STAGES OF THE QUIT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Looking around, I notice that many will find this repost helpful. Peace.
Stages of the Quit (reposted from-JustBeth on 09/12/1998) This message was
posted on the AOL Stop Smoking Support Board and I thought we could all use
a look at it.-Posted by Demelza.
Stage 1: Agitation
Anxiety, muscular tension, irritability,difficulty sleeping, high craving. You`ve
probably already experienced this innumerable times during your smoking career
(this is when you root through the ashtrays looking for butts). It generally begins a
few hours after your last cigarette and lasts for a day or two.
Stage 2: Slump
You feel depressed, fatigued, jittery, are forgetful, short-tempered, and
emotionally volatile. You may also have trouble sleeping. You continually crave a
cigarette. This may last for several days
Stage 3: Honeymoon
Somewhere in the first 10 days after your last cigarette, you start feeling better. A
lot better. Your mood improves and your energy returns. Craving is still present
but manageable. The danger is you`ll become overconfident.
Stage 4: Second Slump
It`s hard to pin down, but for most of our patients,this second slump begins two to
six weeks after the last cigarette. Craving may return along with episodes of
nervousness, irritability, sleep disruption, flu-like symptoms, and fatigue.
Stage 5: Second Honeymoon
Begins four to six weeks after the last dose. Improvement in the above symptoms
leads to the conclusion that danger of relapse has past and withdrawal is over.
Stage 6: Relapse Phase
Most ex-smokers experience at least one more noticeable "slump" during the first
four months of abstinence.Craving returns, and with it, the risk of relapse. To get
through it, you have to avoid exposing yourself to risky situations.
Stage 7: Stabilization
Once the last of the initial slumps has ended, things stabilize. Craving is largely the
result of conditioned responses (e.g., to smells, activities) which can be avoided.
Abstinence is fairly comfortable with the exception of periods of unusual stress,
recurrent craving, and occasional strong memories of pleasures associated with
smoking.
Patience is the key here......keep going in your quit, and all these stages will soon
become history....
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20 ways to a happier life.
1. Compliment 3 people everyday.
2. Watch a sunrise.
3. Be the first to say "HELLO"
4. Live beneath your means.
5. Treat everyone as you want to be treated.
6. Never give up on anybody. Miracles do happen.
7. Forget the Jones`
8. Remember someones name.
9. Pray not for things, but for wisdom and courage.
10. Be tough minded but tender hearted.
11. Be kinder than you have to be.
12. Don`t forget that a person`s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
13. Keep your promises.
14. Learn to show cheerfulness even when you don`t feel like it.
15. Remember that overnight success usually takes fifteen years.
16. Leave everything better than you found it.
17. Remember that winners do what loser`s don`t want to do.
18. When you arrive at work in the mornings, let the first thing you say brighten everyone else`s day.
19. Don`t rain on another`s parade or burst others idea balloons.
20. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them. They may not be here tomorrow.
__________________________________________________
Confidence...
Confidence is, "I have a problem and I can deal with it." False confidence is, "I don`t have a problem anymore."
If I start to take my abstinence for granted, I stop watching for the traps my addiction still lays for me. I feel confident about my ability to deal with my smoking problem, but I must never forget I have that problem.
__________________________________________
from the book "Out of the Ashes" by Peter & Peggy Holmes, page 23^ page 19 below
_________________________________________
Feeling is a mixed blessing; there is pain as well as joy in life. But if you are not willing to feel, you lose the good as well as the bad.
My commitment to stopping smoking is not just a desire for better breathing. It is a choice to be open to what is inside me and around me. It is a willingness to experience life without a cushion. The price is that the pain is more painful----but is worked through more quickly. The reward is that the happiness is more deeply satisfying----and lasts longer."
_________________________________________
The following is a post I copied from my friend CathiAnn, ~QNet member and we ~Quit on the same day!
_________________________________________
Now that you quit, you`re saving approximately one tree every two weeks. That`s what it takes, per smoker, to cure the tobacco. (Curing tobacco is one of the greatest single demands for wood!)
If you`re French, you won`t be contributing to the three tons of butts collected as garbage every day in the Paris metro.
And if you`re an American you won`t be adding to the beach litter, 1,700,000 cigarette butts collected after a holiday weekend on a public beach on Long Island, New York- the biggest Load of ALL litter! If placed end to end, they would reach 27 miles.
From the book: You Can Stop Smoking by Jacquelyn Rogers
_________________________________________
I WOULD RATHER BE A QUITTER WITH AN OCCASSIONAL URGE TO SMOKE THAN A SMOKER WITH A CONSTANT URGE TO QUIT"
_________________________________________
www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/8122/cardsc.html Check this site out for more slogans!
_________________________________________
"SMOKING IS NOT AN OPTION"
Looking around, I notice that many will find this repost helpful. Peace.
Stages of the Quit (reposted from-JustBeth on 09/12/1998) This message was
posted on the AOL Stop Smoking Support Board and I thought we could all use
a look at it.-Posted by Demelza.
Stage 1: Agitation
Anxiety, muscular tension, irritability,difficulty sleeping, high craving. You`ve
probably already experienced this innumerable times during your smoking career
(this is when you root through the ashtrays looking for butts). It generally begins a
few hours after your last cigarette and lasts for a day or two.
Stage 2: Slump
You feel depressed, fatigued, jittery, are forgetful, short-tempered, and
emotionally volatile. You may also have trouble sleeping. You continually crave a
cigarette. This may last for several days
Stage 3: Honeymoon
Somewhere in the first 10 days after your last cigarette, you start feeling better. A
lot better. Your mood improves and your energy returns. Craving is still present
but manageable. The danger is you`ll become overconfident.
Stage 4: Second Slump
It`s hard to pin down, but for most of our patients,this second slump begins two to
six weeks after the last cigarette. Craving may return along with episodes of
nervousness, irritability, sleep disruption, flu-like symptoms, and fatigue.
Stage 5: Second Honeymoon
Begins four to six weeks after the last dose. Improvement in the above symptoms
leads to the conclusion that danger of relapse has past and withdrawal is over.
Stage 6: Relapse Phase
Most ex-smokers experience at least one more noticeable "slump" during the first
four months of abstinence.Craving returns, and with it, the risk of relapse. To get
through it, you have to avoid exposing yourself to risky situations.
Stage 7: Stabilization
Once the last of the initial slumps has ended, things stabilize. Craving is largely the
result of conditioned responses (e.g., to smells, activities) which can be avoided.
Abstinence is fairly comfortable with the exception of periods of unusual stress,
recurrent craving, and occasional strong memories of pleasures associated with
smoking.
Patience is the key here......keep going in your quit, and all these stages will soon
become history....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
20 ways to a happier life.
1. Compliment 3 people everyday.
2. Watch a sunrise.
3. Be the first to say "HELLO"
4. Live beneath your means.
5. Treat everyone as you want to be treated.
6. Never give up on anybody. Miracles do happen.
7. Forget the Jones`
8. Remember someones name.
9. Pray not for things, but for wisdom and courage.
10. Be tough minded but tender hearted.
11. Be kinder than you have to be.
12. Don`t forget that a person`s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
13. Keep your promises.
14. Learn to show cheerfulness even when you don`t feel like it.
15. Remember that overnight success usually takes fifteen years.
16. Leave everything better than you found it.
17. Remember that winners do what loser`s don`t want to do.
18. When you arrive at work in the mornings, let the first thing you say brighten everyone else`s day.
19. Don`t rain on another`s parade or burst others idea balloons.
20. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them. They may not be here tomorrow.
__________________________________________________
Confidence...
Confidence is, "I have a problem and I can deal with it." False confidence is, "I don`t have a problem anymore."
If I start to take my abstinence for granted, I stop watching for the traps my addiction still lays for me. I feel confident about my ability to deal with my smoking problem, but I must never forget I have that problem.
__________________________________________
from the book "Out of the Ashes" by Peter & Peggy Holmes, page 23^ page 19 below
_________________________________________
Feeling is a mixed blessing; there is pain as well as joy in life. But if you are not willing to feel, you lose the good as well as the bad.
My commitment to stopping smoking is not just a desire for better breathing. It is a choice to be open to what is inside me and around me. It is a willingness to experience life without a cushion. The price is that the pain is more painful----but is worked through more quickly. The reward is that the happiness is more deeply satisfying----and lasts longer."
_________________________________________
The following is a post I copied from my friend CathiAnn, ~QNet member and we ~Quit on the same day!
_________________________________________
Now that you quit, you`re saving approximately one tree every two weeks. That`s what it takes, per smoker, to cure the tobacco. (Curing tobacco is one of the greatest single demands for wood!)
If you`re French, you won`t be contributing to the three tons of butts collected as garbage every day in the Paris metro.
And if you`re an American you won`t be adding to the beach litter, 1,700,000 cigarette butts collected after a holiday weekend on a public beach on Long Island, New York- the biggest Load of ALL litter! If placed end to end, they would reach 27 miles.
From the book: You Can Stop Smoking by Jacquelyn Rogers
_________________________________________
I WOULD RATHER BE A QUITTER WITH AN OCCASSIONAL URGE TO SMOKE THAN A SMOKER WITH A CONSTANT URGE TO QUIT"
_________________________________________
www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/8122/cardsc.html Check this site out for more slogans!
_________________________________________
"SMOKING IS NOT AN OPTION"
