Glory Week !



Glory Week Doesn't Necessarily Have to Be Stressful.
It Could Be the Greatest Week of Your Life!





WARNING - Many smoking cessation links contain articles, advertisements or other links that will encourage you to use nicotine replacement therapy or NRT (nicotine patches, gums, sprays or inhalers).  If you have remained nicotine free for 72 hours then your blood is now 100% nicotine free.  Your withdrawal symptoms have peaked and are now beginning to gradually subside.  For you, physical nicotine withdrawal is all but over.  The best way to guarantee that your cycle of physical withdrawal is a never ending story is to ingest nicotine back into your blood.  This is the "Law of Nicotine Addiction."




Read WhyQuit's Guide to the First 72 Hours

Some nicotine withdrawal symptoms may be avoidable while others are not.
Make sure you are not making this journey more challenging than it need be.
 

Spend at Least an Hour a Day Reading in Joel's Library

The 80+ articles in Joel's Library contain almost 30 years of valuable quit wisdom.
Spend at least an hour a day reading, studying, taking notes, printing and

 

Recognize "Possible" Withdrawal Symptoms

Don't talk yourself into making physical withdrawal hard.
With the right attitude, your symptoms may be minimal!

 

Work on Altering Years of False or Irrational Thinking

For years you've allowed your addiction to control your mind.
Are you ready to take charge for just 72 short hours?
 

Quit for Just One Hour at a Time

Your addiction has conditioned you to be extremely impatient.
Craves don't destroy quits but impatience does!

 

Learn to Cope with Any Craves or Stress

Have at least three coping plans ready just in case, and
promise yourself that you'll use them all if necessary.

 

At 72 Hours Apply for Freedom Posting Priviliges

Until then enjoy over 125,000 indexed and archived messages.
 

Remind Yourself Why You Quit

Use your list of reasons for quitting as one of your coping plans.
 

Visit a Lung Cancer Support Group

Watching others fight for their lives can make quitting seem like a cakewalk.

 
Visit the ALA's Wall of Remembrance

It's a hard fact that smokers die years earlier than they otherwise would have.
Imagine your family feeling robbed of precious years while posting at the wall.
 

Examine the Smoker's Body

It's slow opening but the shock can be sobering during any crave.







Understanding your addiction is half the battle - read!  Do not fear withdrawal as fear breeds more fear.  Celebrate each passing hour and soon they'll make a day.  Don't look ahead for more an hour. Take baby steps.  We must crawl before we can be walk.  Enjoy the time between craves and at 72 hours watch closely as it begins to grow!  In nicotine withdrawal, a 99% success rate means 100% defeat.  Just one little puff and the cycle of withdrawal will be your never ending story.  There's only one rule to permanent victory ...

Just one day at a time NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!



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Last Updated on October 11, 2002 by John R. Polito