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Llkoolaid | Saturday, February 08, 2003 - 08:29 pm     I think realizing you have fear of giving up cigarettes is a good thing as you will better understand when you read the book. Fear is what keeps you smoking, fear of things being differant, fear you won't enjoy the things you do if you don't have a cigarette, fear of the hardships of withdrawal. When you realize that the cigarettes don't make you enjoy what you are doing more, that there is no withdrawal from nicotine that is noticable, that you are giving up nothing and you have nothing to fear it will be so easy to put out that last cigarette and never look back. |
Northstar | Monday, February 10, 2003 - 08:27 pm     I have a question to all of you who've read "the book". At what point in your reading did you say, "oh yeah, I get it, I agree, I'm free"? I'm being sincere. I'd like to know where that happened; beginning, middle, end, two weeks after finishing the book. When? |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 06:03 am     Northstar, not everybody here has read the book, although it does seem like it lately. I have been quite skeptical about the book, but have been keeping an open mind and coming here and been amazed by the people who have said it works. I have been worried that touting the book will discourage the people for whom the book is just a bunch of written twaddle. On the other hand, if you have not reached the point where you know you absolutely HAVE to quit smoking, probably not much of anything is going to help you. |
Tashakinz | Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 08:35 am     Day 31: I'm in quite a mood today...the war is back on between the stupid inner child and the wise adult. Is there a way to split yourself in two so you can smack the s#$# out of yourself? lol How's everyone else doing? |
Denecee | Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 09:18 am     Tash, 31 days is great, you have got to be proud of yourself. I know what you mean about the inner child. Just keep reminding yourself daily of why you quit, those reasons are still there. I still have my list of reasons taped to my cabinet. I figured out that I have saved about $130 this year by not smoking. I love the fact that I don't have to cover up any smoke smell. Keep checking in! |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, February 11, 2003 - 02:12 pm     Oh, just smack the poot out of yourself anyway, Tasha. Maybe the inner child will notice. Hang on, tomorrow will be better. |
Llkoolaid | Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 07:53 pm     Northstar, my son and mother are reading the book now. They both got excited about quitting very soon after starting the book, they both should be finished now but have been putting off finishing it and both admit that when they finish the book they won't be able to use any of their old excuses for smoking and they know they will quit, they both say they are afraid to finish it because they know this is it. Weird isn't it. My brother finished the book, wanted to quit before he got halfway, Saturday will be a month for him and he says he has had an absolutely easy time, with no cravings or crankiness. I didn't quit using the book, I did it the hard way but I read the book last month and realized about i/3 of the way through why I quit and why I would never smoke again. I always had the fear that I would start again, until I read the book, it really opened my eyes to why I used to smoke and why I found it so hard to quit and how easy it was to not smoke. I feel safer now after reading it. I hope this answers your question. |
Llkoolaid | Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 07:55 pm     Tasha, we all had bad days, you will soon have all good. Send that inner child to her room with no supper. I don't believe in hitting. |
Northstar | Thursday, February 13, 2003 - 10:44 pm     Thanks Llkoolaid, it does answer my question. Safer is a perfect word. That mean monster!! |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, February 14, 2003 - 05:44 am     LL, that will be absolutely major if your mother quits. I remember from a year ago that you were sure she would never quit. |
Dahli | Friday, February 14, 2003 - 06:18 am     Northstar,I finished the book on a friday night and the following morning, very excitedly returned 4 unopened toxic packs and got a fistful of money back! I was so excited I was giddy and it was so easy My husband stopped smoking even before he finished it - said he couldn't 'do'it anymore, he felt too stupid, and threw out his last pack. My sister when she finished the book and my step mom too, we all found ourselves giggling about how easy it was, and we had all done it before with white knuckles and moaning and groaning, so this feeling really was incredible. It's a little different for everyone, but the key is you really really really have to want to be free of it and you're done just like that! |
Llkoolaid | Saturday, February 15, 2003 - 05:39 am     My son finished the book yesterday, he said he was putting it off and just decided it was time to read the last 30 pages. He is like a kid at Christmas. It is so funny to see someone so happy about quitting. I'll keep you posted on him. My mother is still too afraid to make the committment, she is still making excuses and says she is going to read it from the start again. Hopefully she will see how easy a time my brother has been having and also watch my son and that will give her the incentive to do it. |
Dahli | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 10:56 am     I heard from my non-smoking sister today, that my mom has been ordered to quit smoking by her dr as there have been some very scary results in from tests run last month.... well this is the same mom who's been dusting 'the book' for the two years since I gave it to her. I know inside she knows it will get her to stop and so instead she has decided to go for Zyban and STILL NOT read it!!! This has me so confused and angry with her that I can't even call to talk to her about it. She knows of five close family who have quit easily after reading it and still she refuses. What IS THAT!! I'm just at my wit's end with this stupid situtation. |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, February 18, 2003 - 08:14 pm     Dahli, calm down, take a whole bunch of deep breaths. Realize you could somehow be telegraphing your love anxiety to Mom. Realize that for people who have not read the book (which includes me, and I am not going to read it so I can keep an untainted mind so I can relate to the rest of the folks here), quitting smoking is the biggest, scariest thing they have ever even thought of. They still think smoking is the best friend they have ever had in their whole lives, and some of them don't want to even think of having to live without that friend. You used to be there. You know you did. So did we all. Okay, now just stop and think about how insane it sounds to her for you to be telling her how easy it will be for her to quit if she just reads this "stupid book" (I am not attacking the book or its precepts or its efficacy; I am talking about the attitude of someone in the deadly grip of nicotine). Now take a whole bunch more deep breaths. In her mind, it not only is not EASY, it is next to impossible. Now take a whole bunch more deep breaths. Now call your mother and just tell her you love her. And maybe some chit chat about things that make you both feel good. And be the biggest person you can ever be in your whole life and don't even mention the big death sentence hanging above her head, because she knows it better than you ever will. And just tell her you love her. And that's all you can do. If it was up to you, it would be easy. It's not up to you. All you can do is love her. {{Dahli}} |
Tashakinz | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 09:02 am     Day 40 - Yay |
Texannie | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 09:04 am     Today is my 3 year anniversary..wow!! |
Denecee | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 09:33 am     <----Still not smoking. Congrats to Tash & Texannie. |
Dahli | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 10:04 am     Wow is right Tex! congratulations!! Tash and Denecee - you guys are doing so great, I;m very very thrilled for you both! Thanks for taking time for me Juju, it helps. We haven't told her to read it, or anything like that she can see what the affect has been. I can't help but think she's one of those flat earthers.... like she thinks if she walks down the street she'll fall off the edge...don't confuse her with facts or show the pix etc etc - don't want to see it...she doesn't get it Reading the book, adds, not subtracts and what's the harm in taking a look at another option... sheesh Ma! I've decided it's because she really doesn't want to quit and I've always known that is the only way to really do it anyways... |
Tashakinz | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 11:09 am     Congrats Tex & Denecee!!!! |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 11:41 am     Yay, Tasha and Denecee!!! Y'all are doing great! Congrats to Texannie. Dahli, yep, that's right. You got to hate it more than you love it before you can even get close to stopping. |
Llkoolaid | Friday, February 21, 2003 - 06:56 pm     WTG Tasha, Denecdee and Texannie |
Cyn | Monday, February 24, 2003 - 06:47 pm     OK, since my doc says that I am healthy now, I have opened the thread that I have been too afraid to open. It has been 17 hours without one. I am ready to scream! Everything is yucky and my coat stinks. I have taken everything to the cleaners. I have the curtains in the wash. I am cleaning house literally in and out. It feels great, though. But, I am so grumpy and feel dizzy. Now I will go to the first post and begin to read. |
Juju2bigdog | Monday, February 24, 2003 - 08:06 pm     Cyn, there are also archives somewhere from last year, but I don't know how to get to them. Congratulations on making the big decision. Good luck! |
Texannie | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 03:42 am     Thanks ya'll!! Good luck Cyn..you can do it! |
Cyn | Tuesday, February 25, 2003 - 05:05 am     I'm up early this morning considering when I went to bad. I woke up feeling sweaty, but clear-headed. So, it's been beyond a day now without one. I thought that I was going to scream yesterday. Today I just feel woozy, but alert. Thanks Juju and Texannie. |
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