JanieC's Journal

I have tried to find an article I read when I first started my quit.  I found it so helpful for me to understand that smoking was not something to mourn giving up but to be celebrated. I went into this with a very positive attitude and I have slipped up a couple of times but the weird thing is that I didn't slip up because the cravings where to hard to handle, I just wanted to smoke a cigarette. I was amazed that I could smoke one and not crave another one. I knew that this was like playing with fire and that one of these days I was going to get burnt.  I have stopped that silly game for good and plan on remaining smoke free. I know it was the Chantix that made me not crave a cigarette and not my body.

I took a cigarette and tore it apart and really looked at what it really was. It was just some loose tobacco, some paper and a filter. I played around with it and realized that it really wasn't that big of a deal. I can honestly say that I have not had any major withdrawal symptoms with the Chantix and that I just wish that Chantix had been available to me years ago. I know I would of been smoke free long ago.  I have been Chantix free for over a month now.