QOF ramblings from the Dutch guy

dutchVanAfoort

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Dec 3, 2003, 5:40:15 AM12/3/03

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QOF today and I wouldn't have believed it myself half year ago if
you'd have told me back then this was doable. But I guess it is, hard...
but doable. (nope this is not a pun about all the flying penisses in this
NG ladies)

Have been saying for years if I ever was going to quit it was going to
be before my 35th birthday. Somewhere around my 34th b-day I
kept on thinking:'why wait? Why not stop now?" And so I did,
prepared myself by filling in the lists in the Zyban leaflet (<-- is it
a leaflet?) and ready to take on the demon.

Gave the beast a fair chance I did, walking up to him with just a CT
sandwich. Faced him head on and quit. Ok, after a full day not smoking
I gave in and smoked again. Still had a full pouch in the house and decided
to give myself till the end of the pack to better prepare myself for what
was
coming.

Even though I gave in, the idea of not smoking anymore was sinking in. Like
many of you here, I was the kind of smoker that still smoked when I was
sick.
When my lungs hurt as hell and breathing was near impossible I'd still try
to
smoke. One day I found myself sitting outside an acupuncturist smoking the
second after I walked out. (with the small 'dart-needles' still in my ear)

A few days later my tobacco was gone and I quit. Didn't tell anyone I quit
and
in the first week I did have two b-day parties I had to go to. No-one even
noticed I quit smoking while I normally lit one with the other. Not even
one!
Not even the 'anti smoke lobby' that had been telling me for years I needed
to quit.
After two weeks I bought some apple pie and ice-cream and went to my mum.
When they asked me what the occasion was I told them I hadn't been smoking
for two weeks and I wanted to celebrate. Mind you, my quit was 2 sept and I
found you guys oct 9th. (after a run in with a net cop making a fuzz about
top-posting a few days into my quit)

My quit is going fine and I guess I got lucky and was offered a golden quit
when
I took on the challenge. Don't get me wrong, am not saying this is easy
though but
for someone that has been smoking most his life the craves are manageable.
The
'brain fog' however is killing me. Have been severely depressed for over the
last
twenty years of my life and it feels like my depression had itself a little
baby. Don't
fancy taking medication to much myself, but if this fog doesn't clear up a
bit soon I
am going to look into having it chemically altered.

One thing I'd like to share with you people still reading is: A few weeks
into my quit
my demon visited me in my sleep and made me believe I smoked and went out to
buy
another pouch full of tobacco. I dreamed I was thinking that after I
finished the pouch
I was going to restart my meter again. Hehe, was totally in shock when I
woke up I tell
you. Felt violated to the max, making me dream about smoking and how easy I
would
give up my quit when he couldn't win the battle during the daytime. What the
teeth staining,
dickshrinking lunge wrecking bastard demon with his bad breath accomplished
was just
making me more determined to try and never ever to smoke again.

Want to say thank you guys for being there and fighting the same battle.
Thanks for sharing
and for listening, for your jokes and rants and blatant meter posts. For
coming in to celebrate
your D's and W's And M's. Special thanks for the Y's still hanging here and
showing noobs the
way. And thanks for letting me 'top post' when ever I friggin' feel like it.

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3 months 13:08 smoke-free, 3.196 cigs not smoked!

medic1455

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Dec 3, 2003, 6:59:13 AM12/3/03

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Thanks for the wonderful story...keep it up! I hope the brain fog clears
for ya!
What the hell is this top posting people are talking about....I have no
Idea...why is it a bad thing?
Oh boy...hope I didn't open a can of worms on this :)

--
Steff
Medic1455
Quit on 10/15/2003 at 16:31:08 I have not smoked in :1 Month 2 Weeks 3 Days
13 Hours 20 Minutes 16 Seconds I have not smoked 1553 cigs. I have
saved $310.76 I have added 1 Wk 3 Days 18 Hrs 57 Mins 50 Secs to my
life!!!!!!!!

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dutchVanAfoort

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Dec 3, 2003, 7:41:48 AM12/3/03

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http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2003-September/008241.h
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http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html

Topposting takes away the need to scroll down a conversation you already
read
fifty times or more to read a new entry. Mostly frowned upon by people
suffering
from short term memory loss, lol.
/loves can's of worms!!! lol

medic1455

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Dec 3, 2003, 7:44:53 AM12/3/03

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oh...I've probably ticked off some people in here then! Oops!

--
Steff
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Quit on 10/15/2003 at 16:31:08 I have not smoked in :1 Month 2 Weeks 3 Days
13 Hours 20 Minutes 16 Seconds I have not smoked 1553 cigs. I have
saved $310.76 I have added 1 Wk 3 Days 18 Hrs 57 Mins 50 Secs to my
life!!!!!!!!

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medic1455

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Dec 3, 2003, 7:52:05 AM12/3/03

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"dutchVanAfoort" <zni...@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

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Me thinks I have broken many, many rules without even realizing it! lol
The first link on your post was dead :(
I have outlook express, so maybe I can get a break on that one, since it's
supposed to be the worst for newsreaders...oh well!

Steff
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Lane Baldwin

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Dec 3, 2003, 9:11:50 AM12/3/03

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Great post! Now, time for the big party!!!!

congratulations...
--

Lane, VOF, f3as3, & Stuff...

The Diary of a Quitter
www.bluethunder.org/quitterhome.html

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Domestic Goddess

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Dec 3, 2003, 9:13:35 AM12/3/03

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Nicole Schmitz {Freezing in Wisconsin}

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Dec 3, 2003, 10:06:47 AM12/3/03

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Congratulations Mr. QOF Dutch Guy :)) Your post is fantastic.

Nicole DOF and fellow top poster

vodka queen

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Dec 3, 2003, 10:29:31 AM12/3/03

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"dutchVanAfoort" <zni...@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> One thing I'd like to share with you people still reading is: A few weeks
> into my quit
> my demon visited me in my sleep and made me believe I smoked and went out
to
> buy
> another pouch full of tobacco. I dreamed I was thinking that after I
> finished the pouch
> I was going to restart my meter again. Hehe, was totally in shock when I
> woke up I tell
> you. Felt violated to the max, making me dream about smoking and how easy
I
> would
> give up my quit when he couldn't win the battle during the daytime.

> ---
> 3 months 13:08 smoke-free, 3.196 cigs not smoked!

I had six (count 'em) cigarettes in my dreams last night, and I felt so mad
with myself both in my dream and when I woke up. It took a second or two
after waking before I realised that there are no cigs in my house and it was
a dream, and then I was really proud of myself for just getting through a
day. In an odd way, it gave me a boost.
Congratulations and I hope your depression eases soon.

clarissa
xx
One day, 15 hours, 29 minutes and 23 seconds. 32 cigarettes not smoked,
saving $7.55. Life saved: 2 hours, 40 minutes.

Sally

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Dec 3, 2003, 10:40:13 AM12/3/03

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Don't worry about top-posting, Robin.....I do it all the time. All that
matters is that you're still quit. Congrats to you on your QOF-ness!!!

Sally (Flying penises???? Never heard of such a thing....tsk tsk...<g>)

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Maggie

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Dec 3, 2003, 12:34:53 PM12/3/03

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Robin, I'm so glad to see this post from you (and a great post it is). I was
afraid I had messed up your QOF posting. You know I wish you all the best in
your quit and really enjoy your posts. So now I will do a silly clog dance for
you!! :-)
Congratulations!!! See you at 4M's.

And thanks for the explanations of top posting and bottom posting. I never knew
but do it all the time.

Hugs,
Maggie May
>From: "dutchVanAfoort" zni...@nospam.hotmail.com
>Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:40:15 +0100

Steve Dewey

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Dec 3, 2003, 12:47:37 PM12/3/03

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Look at me top-posting too! Hah! Net-etiquette yah boo sucks.

Well done on the QOF, you... errr... QOF....

Time to shout loud huzzahs and throw my straw hat in the air!

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> QOF today and I wouldn't have believed it myself half year ago if

<snip>

CuckooCathy(Cat)

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Dec 3, 2003, 12:49:04 PM12/3/03

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"dutchVanAfoort" <zni...@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> QOF today and I wouldn't have believed it myself half year ago if
> you'd have told me back then this was doable. But I guess it is, hard...
> but doable. (nope this is not a pun about all the flying penisses in this
> NG ladies)

> > ---
> 3 months 13:08 smoke-free, 3.196 cigs not smoked!
>

> Congrats!!! WWWeeeeee! Let's party!!!!!!
Cathy

CuckooCathy(Cat)

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Dec 3, 2003, 12:49:55 PM12/3/03

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I still don't understand top posting? Do I do it? Is it bad? Hmmmm.
Cathy

Steve Dewey

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Dec 3, 2003, 12:52:41 PM12/3/03

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> I still don't understand top posting? Do I do it? Is it bad? Hmmmm.
> Cathy

Bottom posting - good (so they say)

CuckooCathy(Cat)

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Dec 3, 2003, 12:55:27 PM12/3/03

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>
>> >
> > Congrats!!! WWWeeeeee! Let's party!!!!!!
> Cathy
>

OK, brainfog...I gave a W cheer instead of a MMM
cheer....oops....i claim absolutly NO responsibility for my brain these
days!
Congrat!!!!!!!MMM!!!!!!
Cathy

CuckooCathy(Cat)

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Dec 3, 2003, 12:56:39 PM12/3/03

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WHAT IS TOP POSTING???dammit.
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medic1455

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Dec 3, 2003, 1:00:46 PM12/3/03

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> I still don't understand top posting? Do I do it? Is it bad? Hmmmm.
> Cathy
>

I asked the same question earlier today....If you read a bit more, you
should find the thread, if not, I'll send it to ya (it's where you post your
reply above the original post)...seems most people don't care about top
posting here, and if they do they aren't saying anything....

Steff
Medic1455

Quit on 10/15/2003 at 16:31:08 I have not smoked in :1 Month 2 Weeks 3 Days

19 Hours 29 Minutes 19 Seconds I have not smoked 1561 cigs. I have
saved $312.40 I have added 1 Wk 3 Days 20 Hrs 19 Mins 50 Secs to my
life!!!!!!!!

Steve Dewey

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Dec 3, 2003, 1:03:37 PM12/3/03

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Maddie

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Dec 3, 2003, 1:25:31 PM12/3/03

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dutchVanAfoort:
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>3 months 13:08 smoke-free, 3.196 cigs not smoked!

Happy QOF, Robin :) :) :)

And wonderful ramblings ;)

As for your "brain fog," I'm thinking it shouldn't be so severe (if present at
all) after 3 months. Maybe consider getting yourself looked at sooner than
you'd planned?

Take care of yourself.

And ***congratulations***!

-----
Maddie, 8 months
f3as3

padders

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Dec 3, 2003, 1:42:44 PM12/3/03

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"CuckooCathy(Cat)" <cuc...@spamsucksearthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I still don't understand top posting? Do I do it? Is it bad? Hmmmm.
> Cathy
>

*PLEASE* don't ask :)

hugs
padders (º¿º)
bottom posting whenever it's necessary otherwise I hate it!

Plodding along with the No*Embers
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41 cigarettes not smoked therefore not killing me,
£9.23 of loverly dosh saved, well maybe not saved but not wasted on cigs
03:25 life saved - because I'm worth it!

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padders

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Dec 3, 2003, 1:43:55 PM12/3/03

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Yeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh for you Robin QOF!
C~O~N~G~R~A~T~U~L~A~T~I~O~N~S

_o/ __| \ / |__ o *\o/*
| __\o \o | o/ o/_ /|\ |
/ ) /) | ( \ /o\ / ) / <( / | / \

padders is doing cartwheels and shaking her pompoms for ya!

hugs
padders (º¿º)

Plodding along with the No*Embers
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2d 20:28 quit,

41 cigarettes not smoked therefore not killing me,
£9.23 of loverly dosh saved, well maybe not saved but not wasted on cigs
03:25 life saved - because I'm worth it!

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Paula

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Dec 3, 2003, 1:53:25 PM12/3/03

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Paula

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This is top posting

"CuckooCathy(Cat)" <cuc...@spamsucksearthlink.net> wrote in message

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> WHAT IS TOP POSTING???dammit.

This is middle posting

> "Steve Dewey" <s.d...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > Look at me top-posting too! Hah! Net-etiquette yah boo sucks.

This is bottom posting

Paula :-)

medic1455

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Dec 3, 2003, 1:53:01 PM12/3/03

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lol

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mc

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Dec 3, 2003, 3:41:28 PM12/3/03

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On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 11:40:15 +0100, dutchVanAfoort wrote:
snippage of wonderful QOF post

> Want to say thank you guys for being there and fighting the same battle.
> Thanks for sharing
> and for listening, for your jokes and rants and blatant meter posts. For
> coming in to celebrate
> your D's and W's And M's. Special thanks for the Y's still hanging here
> and showing noobs the
> way. And thanks for letting me 'top post' when ever I friggin' feel like
> it.
>
>
> ---
> 3 months 13:08 smoke-free, 3.196 cigs not smoked!

Very very awesome, both the milestone and the post, congrats!!!

--
mc
I haven't lost my mind,
Its backed up on disk somewhere!
1Y

Shel

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Dec 3, 2003, 3:55:42 PM12/3/03

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Oh MMMy goodness, Robin is a QOF!!!!!!!!!! You top-post anytime you want, I
prefer it most of the time, unless the response makes no sense without a
little snippet of what it's replying to at the top. Otherwise, if someone
needs to know what someone's talking about *they* can scroll down. ;)

I'm loving all these milestones today, is there something about the 3rd of
the month that I don't know about?

Hugs,
Shel (finally getting further down in the posts)
*WWW+*
No*Embers
Member...BBBBBBB Club
Three weeks, two days, 3 hours, 55 minutes and 24 seconds. 694 cigarettes
not smoked, saving $104.23. Life saved: 2 days, 9 hours, 50 minutes.
~I *refuse* to fail - it's easier to stay quit than it is to start over.

CuckooCathy(Cat)

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Dec 3, 2003, 4:04:59 PM12/3/03

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Call me a retard, but why the frick does it matter? If yer following a
thread, its nice for someone to top post so ya dont gotta read it 25 times.
and i thought snipping was good to save bandwith. am i confused? (stoopid
question LOL)
Cat...TOPPOSTING

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medic1455

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Dec 3, 2003, 4:38:11 PM12/3/03

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> Call me a retard, but why the frick does it matter? If yer following a
> thread, its nice for someone to top post so ya dont gotta read it 25
times.
> and i thought snipping was good to save bandwith. am i confused? (stoopid
> question LOL)
> Cat...TOPPOSTING

ROFLMAO....evidently it really pisses some people off...
http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html
I personally don't care...both suite me just fine...but I'm easy to please
(cough)...

Steff
Medic1455

CuckooCathy(Cat)

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Dec 3, 2003, 4:51:58 PM12/3/03

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>
>
>> > Cat...TOPPOSTING
>
>
> ROFLMAO....evidently it really pisses some people off...
>

Fuck 'em

dutchVanAfoort

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Dec 3, 2003, 4:58:14 PM12/3/03

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Hehehe, my idea. Even better, post where the frig you want. If it's an
intresting topic I'll even try to read it if I need to pull it through Rot13
first.
/doesn't like net cops.

dutchVanAfoort

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Dec 4, 2003, 3:29:10 AM12/4/03

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Hehe, if it hadn't been for your post I prob wouldn't have posted
at all. I knew I had reached the MMM but it hadn't realised I was
a QOF yet, lol.

dutchVanAfoort

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Dec 4, 2003, 3:35:39 AM12/4/03

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It gave me a boost as well. Just took me way longer to get over the
shock.

dutchVanAfoort

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Dec 4, 2003, 3:40:36 AM12/4/03

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You're right and I'll probably will have it looked after sooner than
planned.

Paul DeMar

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Dec 4, 2003, 5:37:48 AM12/4/03

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Congratulations, Dutch. I like to read posts like this one. The depression
got me too early in my quit. I used wellbutrin at the start of my quit for 3
mos. But when I got off it, I got depressed, it kind of comes and goes now.
Carry on with your good quit and good luck.
Paul D
One year, one day, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 44 seconds. 18305 cigarettes not
smoked, saving $2,013.60. Life saved: 9 weeks, 13 hours, 25 minutes.

vodka queen

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Dec 8, 2003, 11:11:59 AM12/8/03

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"dutchVanAfoort" <zni...@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message

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> It gave me a boost as well. Just took me way longer to get over the
> shock.

I can imagine it would (will!) shock the hell out of me after 3 months too.

clarissa
xx