(12-17-2013, 11:10 PM)Shannon Wrote: Why is it... why, oh why...
This made me feel bad
I thought I read the instructions and I don't know why I also thought that I have to listen to it for 6 months, for sure it's because I got confused with it while reading through the forum at 5 AM while sleepy..Shannon I'm sorry, and I see that you want to help and with all my shame I'll tell what I was doing right now, and I will stop with my way and continue the right way.
I thought that each stage was supposed to be used for 1 month, instead of 2 weeks, so there's a total of 12 weeks, which sounds more lovely to me.
I was stupid and selfish enough to want compress all 6 stages in 1 month, as 5 days per stage. So far, I've reached in day 7-8, thus Stage 2.
But I will return to Stage 1 and continue each stage for 2 weeks.I realize that it's working!! As I was forced to quit it for like 3 weeks this summer (something minor), I went through cravings, irritability, intense dizziness and so on.
But now even if I'm only passing into my second week of smoke free, I can say that I barely have cravings, or if I have, they pass quite fast. I was even out at a cafe with friends, and although the craving giggled me a bit at first, something inside me was very fond to be against it, or in other words it is like I was never a smoker. (sometimes I try to fool myself when I have these cravings, that I am not a smoker and that these are some flu symptoms or something~ mindfulness trick )
Yes, I do sleep sometimes during the day too after I started listening to the subs, and had very vivid dreams (although I always have them, this time it was more intense), so it's a sign that is working. And to be honest, I listen to the supraliminals (ultrasonic ones more often than the masked ones).
BUT, as you said, you're doing your work since ages, and I'm thinking that if I won't respect what you built, later on it won't work as great as it works right now.
And I decided, I'm going to follow the instructions, so is it okay if I return to stage 1 although now I'm in the middle of stage 2 when I was supposed to... you know..
I respect your work and now I know that you know best and I should've know that. That's what I really forgot when I took that decision to go with SSF for only 1 month, thinking that the big cravings will last for 2-3-4 weeks max and after that "i'll manage it". But you are right, most people start smoking again after quitting in the timespan of 3-5 months, so I should stick with your instructions.
If you wonder why I didn't wanted to follow up with SSF, it was because I wanted to use my time with the other products, like LTU. But since I quite smoking, I already see how damn big are my energy levels right now, my appetite is bigger and I love that, breathing easier, not getting tired as fast from doing something etc taste, smell improved, skin starts to look younger and such.
And I realize, that in order to change myself into a better version, I have to firstly get rid of the bad habits to make room for the good ones to come. Sometimes, you can't have both. But one thing I really want to know, is this going to affect me from smoking weed too? (every 2 months)
Thank you Shannon!
PS My last cig was on December 13th 2013 (last Friday), so tomorrow I'll make 1 week of being clean. I know that most might say that this is nothing, but oh well.. I barely had cravings, seemed easy too.. for a smoker who smoked 18-20 strong cigs per day for 6 years. Oh.. idea! I'm going to do a journal! =)
