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Date Posted: 12:40:49 09/10/07 Mon
Author: grasshopper
Subject: Re: Quitting
In reply to: Michael 's message, "Re: Quitting" on 17:23:59 09/08/07 Sat

I like the idea of writing the time down actually - I just need to invest in a fine-tip (shut it) permanent marker for said purpose...or root through my pen collection (I probably have four somewhere, I'm addicted to technical pens for some reason).

Obviously I'd need to work out some sort of system for scribbling on my pouches - I used to use the pen method for marking each one down on my hand, then transferring the amount to my diary; one day I had to put down "lost track at 36". Maybe ten so far today, around fifteen yesterday - not bad for a man who this time last week went through a pouch a day (yesterdays pouch is still half full!).

>Meanwhile, returning to the original point of the post
>(coughs in a slightly disaproving manner at the other
>two, even though he knows it wont make any impression
>on those two naughty boys!)
>Great Grasshopper. I remember getting to the point you
>did before I quit. I would suggest not stopping just
>yet, but going a while on only 'neccesary' cigarettes.
>I noted the time on the packet before smoking a
>cigarette. Just knowing I had to do that made me stop
>and think, how long since the last one? do I really
>need this one?
>
>So much of my smoking was just habit. When I did this
>I went from 20 a day to about 5 a day, but then I did
>go a few weeks on those 5 a day. Those were the
>'precious' ones I did feel I 'needed' and I couldnt
>get below 4 of those. But after a couple of weeks on 4
>- 6 per day I felt ready to kick them all and go cold
>turkey.
>
>Good luck.

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