[SDS_RN]

inspire thanks for the info on the quit net website. I went there today and set my quit date for April 1st. I figure that should give me plenty of time to prepare and build a new plan post smoking. I'm really hoping it will work this time. I'm really tiered of the hiding, anxiety, and feeling like crap from the smoking. I guess we all get to the point where enoughs enough and I'm hoping this is it. Thanks again and wish me luck.

Happy Valentines Day!!!!!!: heartbeat

[Miami NightNurse]

ER Baby 12 Good Luck. You can do it!!! I believe if I can quit, anyone can. I smoked 2-4 packs per day for 35 years. Anyway Good Luck!!!!

[inspire]

Good for you! Setting a quit day is a huge step. Trust me if you get the urge go to that site people will help you. Do a lot of praying, it really did it for me. Also, one thing that helped me was not quitting on a Monday morning right when I woke up. Since I smoked so much in the AM, I chose quitting on an odd day of the week like Thursday at 2 PM. I'll pray for you and stay positive!!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!

[Meriwhen]

Originally Posted by LoriRN2B

After smoking for 12 years, I quit cold turkey on New Years Day 8 years ago. I used sugar free hard candies alot the first couple of weeks, but after that I was okay. Husband said I was a tad bit on the ****** side, but not nearly as bad as he thought I would be. I remember being very "edgy".

That's what I did. I only smoked for 4 years, but when I decided I had enough, I went off it cold turkey. The first month, I ate a lot of beef jerky for a month and was so wound up the husband took standard PMS precautions (i.e., he hid). Once I got past month 1, things improved drastically, and I haven't smoked since

I think what helped me was that my habit wasn't that long compared to a lot of smokers trying to quit...which is kind of surprising considering I grew up in a small apartment with two smoking parents whose mentatlity was, "if you don't like it then don't breathe." I actually made it until 21 before I succumbed to tobbacco.

[jnrsmommy]

I started smoking when I was 16 or 17, never anything serious, cigarette here or there. Never really picked up the habit until after second daughter was born. I was 21, hubby and I were having problems, just started working at a job where others smoked, alot. I still didn't smoke alot. I was the kind of person that could buy a pack of cigarettes and still have over half left after a month. After hubby and I separated, I took my kids and moved back home w/ my mom. Life happened and the stress started piling on. It then came to a point that I was going through a pack a week. Not a lot to some I know, but waaay too much for me.

I tried quitting a couple of times. One that was partially effective, was that if I wanted a cigarette, I had to put the cost of a pack away in a savings jar, whether I bought the pack or not. That lasted for almost a year. Then I found out that my mother was being abusive to my kids while I was working...the stress came roaring back worse than ever, started smoking again, and I even developed bladder incontinence.

Sunday March 26, 2006 was my last night at my job and my girls and I moved away on the 31st. That last night I worked was the last time I had a cigarette. I had realized a long time ago that stress was my trigger to smoking, and by that point I was tired of smoking. I would be taking a smoke break and just berating myself for doing something that I didn't even enjoy anymore. I kept that pack of cigarettes that I didn't finish, it's still in the console of my vehicle. There are moments when I still get stressed out, and out of the blue I want a cigarette, but I made a pact w/ myself that if I want one, I have to finish that pack first. The thought of those stale things is enough to turn me off.

And on a side note, since moving away from that major stressor, no more bladder incontinence

[dizzejan]

I quit November 19th 2007..I still want to smoke at times i just dont.I have become a little OCD about the quit date and refuse to make a new date.so I cannot start smoking again.so far so good..

I used a million and one excuses not to quit until I decided I was tired of being addicted to cigs. After I admitted that I was addicted ,the quitting thing just naturally followed..hum..go figure...I can't say honestly that I feel better, but I do know my wallet does.