AS THESE things go, "I'm going to cure the world of smoking" is up there with the world's best catchphrases. These words were uttered by Allen Carr on July 15, 1983, the day when he stubbed out his last cigarette. Convinced he had discovered a method based mainly on the logical reasons smokers need to quit (rather than on the sea of drugs and patches and gums and … [Read more...] about No Smoke With This Man’s Fire
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My Daughter Has Dain Bramage
Dain Bramage is what you get when you quit by using the patch, and my daughter's got it in spades right now. Please don't think I'm poking fun at my own daughter! I only know the syndrome because I myself used the patch as directed, and I instantly lost about 80% of my IQ points. The first 2 weeks of my Quit were like being strung out on some kind of mind-numbing … [Read more...] about My Daughter Has Dain Bramage
Be a Bean
The end of the week last week got really busy for me. I can't go too long without wanting to write, though. I've kept a journal most of my life, and found writing to be particularly therapeutic as I have gone through this journey of discovery I call "My Quit". Sometimes I kick myself for not having kept some of the things I wrote over at QuitNet. I wrote a humor piece … [Read more...] about Be a Bean
The Tie That Binds
If there is a chain to be broken, then there must be links or ties that hold that chain together. My last two days in Texas with my daughter, I had a startling revelation. It'll seem so simple to you, as you sit here and read it. But it was a "No DUH!" moment for me and I don't mind showing how blind a person can be when they're emotionally invested in helping somebody … [Read more...] about The Tie That Binds
Will the Cycle Be Broken
...be unbroken... Oh how I pray it will be broken! To understand my meaning, you need to know a little about me. Who I am, where I am, why I am here. I'm a 50-something grandmother who finally found a way to overcome this addiction a year and 8 weeks ago. Growing up, it wasn't a question of if you would start smoking, but when. The same was true for my mom. I … [Read more...] about Will the Cycle Be Broken
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