5 minutes

It was back on January 4th that I finished my last pack of cigarettes. Dealing with kicking the habit was easier this time than in earlier efforts, at least it seemed that way. I'm not anywhere near being out of the woods yet but I'm finding it a little easier to put off the urge to burn one for 5 minutes each time that urge strikes. They say that if you fight it off for 5 minutes the desire to smoke goes away, at least for a while; I think it's true. I just have to remember to fight the good fight for 5 minutes...5 minutes at a time...not a lifetime but just 5 stupid minutes. 

There was a pretty strong motivator involved in this effort but I'll tell you about that later...maybe.

Comments

[Alain Jourdier]

Keep it up, Jim. Obviously that can be taken in several ways. But there must be a skirt involved.

As always,

Alain

[Heather Jernigan]

Next time we chat you should give me some pointers in regard to quitting. The last time I tried it lasted a week.
Day 1: Antsy, but nothing I couldn't handle
Days 2 & 3: called off work and cried in a dark room both days. No reason why -- I just had to sob my eyes out.
Days 4 - 7: so angry that people were actually breathing around me that I pictured blood-splatter patterns behind them to calm myself down. Told my husband about the urge to tear the flesh off of his skull. He bought me a pack shortly after our discussion.