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Post by Dot on May 21, 2004 7:22:18 GMT -5
I used patches...sometimes NicodermCQ, other times the store brand....whichever was cheapest when I needed to buy. A couple of the pharmacies here run good sales on them.
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Post by Dot on May 21, 2004 7:41:44 GMT -5
((((((jp))))))))))
That void is difficult to fill, jp. I'm sure that (for me anyway) it will always be there, either to live with or fall into. I've been around to experience just about everything life can throw at a person, and every experience changes us for better or worse. This "black hole" sits right next to the "black hole" of living without loved ones who died. The void is always there, but sooner or later we learn to live around it. This all sounds so trite, huh? But like a death, there's not much we can do except go on living until one day you just realize life didn't end when you put down that last cigarette.
Some days I can sit by this computer until the craving passes, just playing mindless games. Other days, or nights, a walk or a run does the trick. And some days, about all you can do is hide in a corner. You'll feel normal again one of these days....just maybe a different (or better?) normal.
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Post by Dot on May 21, 2004 7:41:44 GMT -5
((((((jp))))))))))
That void is difficult to fill, jp. I'm sure that (for me anyway) it will always be there, either to live with or fall into. I've been around to experience just about everything life can throw at a person, and every experience changes us for better or worse. This "black hole" sits right next to the "black hole" of living without loved ones who died. The void is always there, but sooner or later we learn to live around it. This all sounds so trite, huh? But like a death, there's not much we can do except go on living until one day you just realize life didn't end when you put down that last cigarette.
Some days I can sit by this computer until the craving passes, just playing mindless games. Other days, or nights, a walk or a run does the trick. And some days, about all you can do is hide in a corner. You'll feel normal again one of these days....just maybe a different (or better?) normal.
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Post by Dot on May 17, 2004 7:02:27 GMT -5
Oh Goody! I'm first this week! ;D
I'm off to get the weekly allergy shots. I wonder if I'd be going through this if I never smoked??
Keep your eyes open for the beast, and do good work today.
Dot One year, four months, two weeks, 8 hours, 16 minutes and 48 seconds. 20013 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,501.51. Life saved: 9 weeks, 6 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes.
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Post by Dot on May 17, 2004 7:02:27 GMT -5
Oh Goody! I'm first this week! ;D
I'm off to get the weekly allergy shots. I wonder if I'd be going through this if I never smoked??
Keep your eyes open for the beast, and do good work today.
Dot One year, four months, two weeks, 8 hours, 16 minutes and 48 seconds. 20013 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,501.51. Life saved: 9 weeks, 6 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes.
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Post by Dot on May 16, 2004 9:42:18 GMT -5
Hi Lucy....your stats are looking good! I'm here gathering junk for a yard sale....I hate doing them, but I haul junk in through one door and out of the other. I would have made a good wife for Fred Sanford! Enjoy your daughters visit. Dot One year, four months, one week, six days, 10 hours, 56 minutes and 54 seconds. 19978 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,497.07. Life saved: 9 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours, 50 minutes.
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Post by Dot on May 16, 2004 9:42:18 GMT -5
Hi Lucy....your stats are looking good! I'm here gathering junk for a yard sale....I hate doing them, but I haul junk in through one door and out of the other. I would have made a good wife for Fred Sanford! Enjoy your daughters visit. Dot One year, four months, one week, six days, 10 hours, 56 minutes and 54 seconds. 19978 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,497.07. Life saved: 9 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours, 50 minutes.
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Post by Dot on May 14, 2004 18:04:51 GMT -5
So true, judy....I wonder how many people were gullible enough to fall for this one??
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Post by Dot on May 14, 2004 18:04:51 GMT -5
So true, judy....I wonder how many people were gullible enough to fall for this one??
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Post by Dot on May 12, 2004 8:05:17 GMT -5
A good reminder for all of us, Judyb. And I still need a reminder quite often!
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Post by Dot on May 12, 2004 8:07:06 GMT -5
Well said, Don. Thank you.
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Post by Dot on May 10, 2004 6:56:26 GMT -5
Good Morning everybody.
Sunny and hot here. The balloon life sounds neat, granny. I'll watch for one!
Dot One year, four months, one week, 8 hours, 10 minutes and 35 seconds. 19733 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,466.49. Life saved: 9 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours, 25 minutes.
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Post by Dot on May 10, 2004 6:56:26 GMT -5
Good Morning everybody.
Sunny and hot here. The balloon life sounds neat, granny. I'll watch for one!
Dot One year, four months, one week, 8 hours, 10 minutes and 35 seconds. 19733 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,466.49. Life saved: 9 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours, 25 minutes.
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Post by Dot on May 5, 2004 21:54:11 GMT -5
Hi, cb....Glad you found the board, and hope your quit goes really well. As for a "new" pill, I'm not so sure about that. The newest thing on the market is probably the lozenges. And of course there's Zyban and Wellbutron, for which you need a prescription and need to start taking those a couple of weeks before you actually quit. As for all the "magic" pills that guarantee you'll be smokefree in a week, don't count on it! All of these things are just aids....the real stuff gotta come from inside ourselves.
Anyway, have you set a date yet? It helps to make a plan and get your stuff ready....maybe get yourself in the right frame of mind! We'll all be here to help.
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Post by Dot on May 5, 2004 21:54:11 GMT -5
Hi, cb....Glad you found the board, and hope your quit goes really well. As for a "new" pill, I'm not so sure about that. The newest thing on the market is probably the lozenges. And of course there's Zyban and Wellbutron, for which you need a prescription and need to start taking those a couple of weeks before you actually quit. As for all the "magic" pills that guarantee you'll be smokefree in a week, don't count on it! All of these things are just aids....the real stuff gotta come from inside ourselves.
Anyway, have you set a date yet? It helps to make a plan and get your stuff ready....maybe get yourself in the right frame of mind! We'll all be here to help.
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