The Quit Smoking Report Ezine

The Quit Smoking Report 12/01/98

Published on the first and third Tuesday of each month

Brought to you by QuitSmoking.com
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In this issue:

<> Letter from the Editor
<> Featured Product: The No-Nag, No-Guilt, Do-It-Your-Own-Way
Guide to Quitting Smoking
<> Article: Quit by Helping Others
<> A Word From Our Sponsor
<> Smokers' Stories

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Hello again everyone!

I can't believe it's December, once again. Just 24 more shopping
days until Christmas! Time really does fly! As I get older it
seems that each year goes by just a little bit faster. It's
scary.

Whenever I get philosophical about getting older I think about
the things in my life that I want to do--things I've said I was
going to do, but haven't ever done. It's so easy to think, "I've
got plenty of time. I'll do that tomorrow (or next week, month,
year)."

Procrastination has cost me more than I'll ever know.

It's easy to say "I'll quit smoking next week." But next week
never comes. Before you know it, "next week" is ten years from
now. How long *have* you smoked? I bet you've said you'd quit
numerous times throughout the years that you've smoked. Right?

Well, it's now years later, you're still smoking, you're not
getting any younger, and your addiction grows stronger.

Make a FIRM COMMITMENT *TODAY* to quit. If you don't quit today,
at least set a firm quit-date for yourself. Give yourself a
realistic timetable for quitting and make it your priority.

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ARTICLE: Quit by Helping Others

"Do as I say, not as I do." How many times have you heard that?
How many times have you said that?

Everyone gives advice to others. It's easy to give advice,
whether people ask for it or not. Everyone has an opinion and
their own ideas about how something should be done. I bet you've
heard it from lots of people: "Quitting smoking is easy. Just
quit," or something equally as ineffective.

Advice from non-smokers on how to quit will probably not help
you. In fact, you may find that advice from anyone, including
other smokers who have quit successfully, doesn't help you.
If you just aren't motivated by advice from others, try
*helping * others, instead.

It may sound backwards, but how many times have you been able to
see the "true" situation and solution in someone else's life,
while they just could not see it? Perhaps that's why giving
other people advice is so easy. As a disinterested third party,
you can evaluate a situation or problem from a logical,
unemotional (yes, I'm a man) and detached perspective. It's easy
to see how to get out of the maze, when you're looking at the
maze from the outside. Ever watch a rat trying to get out of a
laboratory maze? You immediately see the way, but the rat must
search blindly, because he can only see the walls around him.

The same can be true when you begin to help others quit smoking.
By evaluating someone else's smoking, and their quest to quit,
you can quickly see solutions to the other person's problem.

Each issue of this ezine contains emails from other smokers who
are searching for the answers to their quitting problems. I bet
you can immediately see how the person could deal with their
particular problem. I encourage you to email your thoughts and
solutions to the other Quit Smoking Report readers. In this
process of offering advice, you're sure to develop solutions for
yourself as well. Plus, you can develop a dialog with other
smokers around the world who are more than willing to offer help
to you. Don't be afraid to ask for solutions to your particular
quitting problem.

Also, today, I'd like to announce the QuitSmoking.com
Bulletin Board System (BBS). We've created an online,
web-based forum where you can post messages, read messages
and respond to messages. The site is, of course, dedicated to
sharing quit smoking information, pleas for help, and general
encouragement.

We'll be testing the system this week and encourage you to
visit today.

Just go to: http://www.quitsmoking.com/bbs.htm

Also, consider searching for groups in your area that get
together to support each other. Check with your local hospital,
American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org) or American Lung
Association (http://www.lungusa.org) (if you live in the US) for
support groups or other activities that would enable you to meet
and talk with other smokers.

While this solution or method for quitting may not be for
everyone, it can help you if you work at it. Plus, you can help
many other smokers along the way. Share your knowledge and
wisdom and the world will share with you.

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SMOKERS' STORIES

If you can help these folks with your suggestions please send
them email.

Tillie Bellizzi <tbelizzi@pananet.com> writes:

Hello! I am a "hard to quit smoker". I'd smoke for my last 30
years. I'd try almost everything I can found. Patches, Nicorette
Gum, Hypnosis, Acupuncture, and many other things without
results. I need to quit urgently. My due date is December 24. I
want to give my family and to me the best Christmas gift I
could. I need help from all of you, I need to know what have
helped other "hard smokers" like me to quit. I can't get the
"magic" Zyban in my country. I read that this had help many
people to quit. I'll appreciate very much all of your comments.

Thank you

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Vicki <Cancrblues@aol.com> writes:
Subject: My quit smoking story

I am a fairly new non smoker. I quit on November 19, 1998,
the great american smoke out day. I would like to say that this
has been easy, but you see, each day that I do not smoke is a
constant struggle for me.
I did not quit because I really wanted to. I quit for
health reasons. I have cancer and my drs have been after me to
quit. Well, after many attempts, I have finally succeeded in
quitting.
I just hope that I can stay strong enough to stay away from
those nasty sickerettes. In all honesty I really DO want to
smoke. I enjoyed doing it. I just have to retrain my body not
to smoke and that my health will improve
without them.
I hope support from family and friends is enough to keep me
as a non-smoker. I am already noticing a difference in taste
and smell. It is amazing the changes your body goes through.
The hardest part for me has been the withdrawal and the shakes
you get from it.
I just hope and pray that I can continue being a NON-
smoker. I miss smoking but I really can say that I am much
happier not smoking. I can already breathe better.
To all of you out there trying to quit, I can honestly say,
PLEASE keep trying. It took me many times too. It is so worth
it when you finally do succeed.
Vicki

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Rita <metsch@netnitco.net> writes:

I quit smoking only a week ago, but it's easier this time around
because I'm using Nicorette gum. That gum really does decrease
cravings substantually. The first time I quit I went cold
turkey and it was terrible. I knew when I started that I wasnt
going to be able to do it. This time however I'm taking it ONE
DAY AT A TIME and ONE CRAVING AT A TIME. So far I'm doing
excellent. Do I want one? Yes but just one will get me back
into buying them. I keep the gum with me all the time and USE
IT. It's expensive, but nothing compared to what I would spend
on cigarettes in a months time. I can't smoke "just one" and not
pick them back up for good. I know my addiction is very real.
I've smoked for 20 years. I have 3 kids who are constantly on
my back about smoking, second hand smoke, cancer, death etc...
and not one word of what they said scared me. My addiction was
too strong. Then my health started to suffer. I'm only 33 and
was diagnosed a few months back with high blood pressure ( it is
now under control without medication, thank God), but my father
died of heart disease and I don't want to die like he did, a
slow, suffering death at the age of 52. (He smoked too) When all
I'd been hearing about the affects of smoking started to happen
to me (the heart problems, blood pressure problems etc...) did I
wake up and realize that all these warnings about cigarettes
were for "me" and everyone else in the world, not just everyone
else in the world. Quitting smoking is THE hardest thing I have
ever done. It's not a matter of just not smoking like some
people think, its changing you entire life. Do I want to smoke?
ABSOLUTELY! I'd love to be smoking one right now! And
ultimatly the choice is mine, but I don't want to die and that
is the bottom line. Try the gum. The patch isn't for me
because it can actually cause some heart problems if the dose is
too high and I've heard of people actually having a heart attack
while on the patch (I work at a hospital). The second biggest
thing is to find a support group. Don't rely on your own
strength because you won't have any at times.
Good luck to us all!

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Rebecca L Richter <flrlr1@email.msn.com> writes:
Subject: NEW SHOT FOR QUITTING SMOKING

Could you provide info on the new shot to quit smoking? I
briefly heard about this new product on a news brief in the last
2 weeks but failed to get the name of it or whether it is
available yet? I did understand the price was +ACQ-350.
Guaranteed money back? Please send me any info you have on this
product.
Thank you
Becky

[Ed. note: if you have information on this please email Rebecca.
I'd also like to hear about it. Thanks, Fred]

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Want to get help from other smokers? Want to give help to other
smokers? Send your quitting story, questions, suggestions,
methods for quitting, etc. I'd sure like to share them with the
other subscribers to this email list.
Mailto:fredk@quitsmoking.com

I hope to hear from you!

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Until next time, QUIT BY HELPING OTHERS TO QUIT,

Fred Kelley

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