[Bob434]

I ran across that list back when i quit and it was a tremendous help to me- I kept telling myself every hour that went by that i was getting a little bit better- then a little more, then a little more- and it motivated me enough to keep me going so that I wouldn’t waste the hours of hell I had just been through with the cravings withdrawals- That and convincing myself that quitting was fairly akin to having a bad flu- We get through the flu- miserable as it is sometimes- just fine- so I kept telling myself I would get through the withdrawals just as well-

Not gonna lie though- the first few hours the cravings hit every 1/2 hour or so- But i kept reminding myself that I just had a couple of hours of victory- and to keep adding to that victory by refusing to cave- every hour that went by I was getting a little bit better- and was better able to withstand the next cravings-

Baby steps- hour by hour- victory by victory- It’s hard but it’s doable, and the rewards are far far better than ‘rewarding yourself’ by having a ‘victory cigg’ to celebrate (thinking it will ease the withdrawals- it doesn’t- it just traps you again-)

[[ 24 Hours

If you smoke a pack a day, you’re twice as likely to have a heart attack as a nonsmoker. But go one full day without a cigarette, and you’ve lowered your chances. That’s huge. ]]

That alone was a huge incentive for me- my goal was one day- I did that fine- then my goal became 2 days- Then 3- knowing all the time each day meant recovery-

It was tough but totally worth it- and very doable IF you can convince yourself that each hour that goes by you ARE getting better and better

[American Constitutionalist]

Amen !