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[quote=Anonymous]Posted in the thread on quitting cold turkey, but then I realized I had a question:

quit smoking without joining any group or following any plan in particular. I just decided I was not going to smoke any more and I took it one day at a time. It was a private resolution and I did not tell anyone because even so much as talking about the quitting process made me want a cigarette.

What was most crucial was breaking up with my chain-smoking boyfriend and no longer hanging one on one with friends who were smokers. Nowadays, I don't have any friends who smoke. I had some times when I was almost sobbing in my apartment because I wanted a cigarette badly (usually in periods of great stress) and I did experience the ex-smoker's weight gain of about 20lbs. But 7 years later, I am still hanging in there. I

Now, here is what I am wondering about:  Even though it has been 7 years since my last cig, I still have powerful cravings whenever stress hits.  Just two weeks ago in a moment of real distress about my marriage, I made a whole game plan to buy a pack of cigs and have "just one." I had to sit myself down and repeatedly go through my list of reasons not to smoke.  I could imagine myself taking a drag and that lovely, calm feeling spreading through me and all my nerves settling down.  Nonetheless, I made it without smoking and here I am, two weeks later and still smoke-free.  Will a day when I no longer have cravings come?  Has any ex-smoker gotten to that point?[/quote]

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