Hey Ash. Female quitter here. I wish I would have quit when I was 24! Instead, I kept on going, can after can after can. 22 years later, I found this place. I have tried to quit several times before. Not until I found a place like this, that provided accountability with others that really truly got this whole thing, did it click and make sense for me.
You do not have a habit. You are a nicotine addict. The very fact that you waited to use the entire roll is proof of the strong hold it has on you. I am so very glad that you quit!
Now, how do you stay quit?
1- post roll. You need to make a promise to yourself and to those who support you here that today, 24 hours, all day long, you will not use nicotine in any form. No patch, no gum, no cigar, no puff on an e-cigg. Nothing.
2- get involved and listen. You will be getting some numbers of other quitters and they are extending to you, a life line. This is where you reach out when you are having the worst cravings, when you feel depressed, when you are about to do anything for that pinch - you dial a number. You can't get these life lines by just hanging out. Visit chat, read other intros, read the endless amount of help in these walls.
3 - Keep that shit out of your mouth. Sounds so simple right? It is! Use gum, seeds, toothpicks, fake, bite all your nails off, whatever. Just don't put that shit in your mouth. You made a promise - you are involved and armed with numbers - USE THEM!
So, I am going to quit with you today. There is nothing more I love than quitting like a girl!
Let's go lady!
