Šalje: QuitSmokingSupport.com [support@quitsmokingsupport.com] Poslano: 14. listopad 2000 15:48 Prima: List Member Predmet: QuitSmokingSupport.com Newsletter: Volume 3 Number 31 QuitSmokingSupport.com - http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com In this issue for Saturday October 14, 2000 **Here's How I Quit Smoking - My Story!** **What Are Some Symptoms of Recovery** If you feel that the material in this newsletter may be of benefit to anyone that you know please feel free to pass it on! Be sure to visit our AMAZON.com bookstore where you can purchase an excellent selection of quitting smoking books as well as anything else that amazon.com offers such as merchandise, DVD's, CD's.! http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/amazon.htm Be sure to read "The Ten Top Things People Don't Know About Smoking and Quitting" at: http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/nicotine.htm ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Here's How I Quit Smoking... I tried to quit smoking so many times I lost count. Almost every day for several years I promised myself that I wouldn't light up that first cigarette of the day. (I must have been related to Mark Twain!) My parents smoked and I started smoking to "fit in" with my friends at school. I wanted to quit smoking so bad but I knew in my heart that I just enjoyed smoking too much! I was aware of all the dangers of smoking knowing full well that continuing to smoke would eventually have a major impact upon my health. There can't be a smoker out there who isn't aware of the dangers and risks of smoking. With all of the news in the last several years about the dangers of smoking and the impact of second hand smoke, it amazes me that teen smoking and women smoking rates are on the increase. Wanting desperately to quit smoking, one day I woke up and made a promise to myself (and my 3 year old son!) that I wouldn't smoke for the whole day no matter what happened. Miraculously I managed to go the day without lighting up and I was soon into my second day of not smoking. Before I knew it I had made it a whole week. I was really proud of my personal accomplishment and I let everyone know about it! I was completely over the physical addiction within 5 days. I would be lying if I told you that it was easy. I was irritable, had difficulty concentrating and sleeping but I made it through the first stage of quitting. The most difficult part to overcome was the social, psychological addiction. This, by the way, is the part that most people have trouble with and is one of the main reasons for relapses and what many smokers give for not wanting to quit smoking in the first place. It isn't easy but if you set your mind to it and not give into the urges you will find that you can learn how to cope more and more as each day passes. Quitting smoking is a learning process. I know several ex-smokers that quit several years ago and still have the occasional urges (me being one of them!). I also know many smokers who will never quit because they can't get over this social/psychological addiction. I am living proof that you CAN quit smoking if you put your mind to it. I devised a coping mechanism that I still use whenever I get the urge for a cigarette: I visualize the black hot stinky tar laden smoke scalding my esophagus as it makes its way down to my now clean pink healthy lungs that are now healing from the many years of abuse that I put them through! Quitting smoking isn't easy but if you focus all of your energy on it and make up your mind that you are NEVER going to smoke again, you too can stop smoking for good. On a more positive note I can say for certain that "quitting smoking is the single most important healthy lifestyle change that a person can make to improve their overall health and well-being"! ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` TRYING TO QUIT SMOKING? Using the Nicotrol Inhaler? Harris Interactive invites you to participate in a research study designed to learn more about your experiences using the NicotrolŽ Inhaler. Participation involves completing up to six short surveys over the next seven months, either by phone or internet. Qualified participants will receive payment for each interview completed, totaling up to $60.00 You must be over the age of 18 and using the NicotrolŽ Inhaler to enroll in this study. * For more Information Call: 1-877-889-8593 OR, go to: http://survey.harrispollonline.com/11662f.htm ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` What are the benefits of quitting smoking: http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/benefits.htm ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Sponsor Advertisement: Make sure you visit QuitSmoking.com Excellent Information and Products to Help Smokers Quit! http://www.quitsmoking.com ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` For new quitters, below are some of the Symptoms of Recovery that you may experience: You may experience none of these or maybe a few. It will vary from person to person. Don't panic. Just remember they are temporary and are a sign that your body is healing itself. However, if any of these symptoms should persist for too long, please check with your doctor. 1. Coughing, dry throat, sore tongue, nasal drip, increased phlegm, hoarseness: Due to increased activity of the cilia, new natural activity of nasal passages, body ridding itself of poisons....Duration: a few weeks to a few months. 2. Tightness in the chest: Due to tension or sore muscles from coughing...Duration: a few days 2. Dizziness/headaches: Due to increased oxygen levels to the brain...Duration: a few days. 3. Indigestion, heartburn, gas, constipation: Due usually to a decrease in intestional activity caused by the lack of nicotine. Duration: a few weeks 4. Tingly fingers/leg cramps: Due to increased circulation...Duration: A few weeks 5. Fatigue/insomnia...Due to body adjusting to lack of nicotine...Duration: a few weeks. 6. Increased Thirst...Your body needs it...drink lots. It will help with the cravings and flush the nic out of your body faster. 7. Irritability, lack of concentration, boredom, nervousness, euphoria, depression, lots of mood swings: In most cases, these are probably due more to the mental addiction than the physical....Duration: a few weeks. If in doubt or worried about any of the symptoms of recovery...see your doctor!! ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Take care and have a great week! Blair support@quitsmokingsupport.com QuitSmokingSupport.com http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to nosmoke-unsubscribe@listbot.com Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb