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I'm 4 months smoke-free. The night before my first smoke-free day, I smoked two cigarettes before heading in to sleep, leaving two cigarettes left in the pack. Other times I quit in the past, I finished a pack, leaving myself the burden of actually going to a store and buying more if I wanted to kill my quit. This time, I kept the rest of the pack in my purse. You could see this as a lack of commitment, which, at first, it was. But then it became a signal of my commitment - it would have been easy to kill my quit at any time, and I continued to choose to stay strong against my cravings, with the cigarettes at my fingertips. I'll be honest and tell you that a few weeks into my quit, in the middle of a massive panic attack on the highway, I pulled one out, held it in my fingers and imagined I was smoking it. "You can stop this car and light it anytime you want," I told myself. Instead, I realized I was craving deep breaths, and nicotine wasn't going to give me anything but a feeling of defeat. Some time ago, I stopped carrying a lighter, so the "you can light this anytime you want" lost some truth, but I didn't have any major feelings of stress about that. And now, the pack is smushed and stale, and I never think about it, and it's taking up space in a never-used pocket of my purse, and finally, I have no reservations about tossing them.

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Gday NOPE for me C

5 years came and went yesterday and I totally forgot. It is possible to have total freedom! Believe me, I thought for sure I’d die a smoker. It doesn’t have to be that way for any of us.

Not today

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Gday NOPE from me C

NOPE.... not today

NOPE!!! And yes great job on the 3 months Cat Lover, this is a big day of your quit. When I hit 3 months I felt I was gaining some good control.

NOPE. Congratulations catlover!

la la la la la la la la la.. 3 months quit today........Go me ..........NOPE.....

John- I have lost three quits over a year in length before. I was young and dum. Now I is old and dum. You already proven yourself smarter than most the window lickers by not wasting years between quits like I did. Good job!

John glad you went back to the quit. Posts like yours helps me to be aware of what can happen if my "stupid thinking" kicks in. You are doing a brave thing, keep going you can do this.

So sorry to read this, John. That "just one" has been the downfall of countless quits. Once you understand you are a "puff away from a pack a day", it changes your perspective completely. You can do this!

p.s. John, start a new post and call it 'PROUD of Myself' or something , there is no shame about failing and starting again. You quit smoking today and that is splendid

NOPE! !!! Not Today.... Lovely to see you Sandy...xxx

Nope, no smoking for me.

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Great stuff farm girl. I know this wouldn't work for me, but you are right we have to keep making the conscious choice to not smoke in any case. I can see why for some this is a way to go. Huge congratulations on 4 months, it's a brilliant quit you have going there.

Many might say you are crazy to tempt yourself like that but I can completely understand what you say about it starting as perhaps lack of total commitment and then that turning into a sign of commitment to stay quit despite the easy availability of smoking material. Not sure I would recommend it to others but hey, whatever works for each individual is the right thing as long as it leads to a strong quit Stay strong & stay committed FG!

Yes mega well done for restarting your quit again so soon. Im glad you shared this john as it really drills it into my head that we just cannot smoke, ever.

Sorry to hear this John ..... I was not too far behind you in quitting this horrible addiction. You are not the first or last to go down this path of relapsing due to complacency. I hope you have learned a lesson from this experience that will stay with you for life. This can happen to any of us when we get complacent about our quits. Congrats for jumping right back on your quit! That takes guts. You know the drill so now let's just get it done. And thanks for coming here to let us know. It helps more people than you know to hold tight to their quits. Hope you decide to stay with us and let us support you along the way of your new quit!

Aww John...it's a hard lesson to learn...we are addicts....we carnt have !!!!Just 1 !!!!..... You should have sent a SOS....I could have got that iron frying pan out...I save for occasions as this.!!!!!.... Really glad your back on the train...that the sensible part of your brain thinking... Let's get you back on the Lido Deck...

Welcome back, John. It's a brand new day. Congratulations on the first few hours of your new quit. Educate yourself more and more and more....and continue your education about nicotine addiction because addiction will activate immediately with ONE puff for the rest our lives, FOREVER. and the more we know, the more power we have.

Good morning. I pledge NOPE today.

Nope. Smoking is not an option

Nope. Nope. Nope. (I missed Saturday and Sunday but there was not one puff from me!)

Bakon, You are awake now. It was all a dream. You still have plenty of reason to be ashamed of yourself though.

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NOPE, smoking is stupid.

You know that huge long list that contains all the chemicals that are in cigarettes ? Here Well, it got me to thinking how some of those chemicals affect us. Amonia ? Amonia was added so when you light up, you essentially 'free base' nicotine. This skyrockets the effect of nicotine, the addiction. Tobacco Facts #4: Smokers are freebasing nicotine! and, y'all are going to love this one ! Tobacco Fact #8: Tobacco companies added pheromones and weight loss substances to cigarettes! His whole blog is amazing, his work, heroic, check it out. The Great Tobacco Plague Dr Frank Ashall's experience of the horrors of tobacco

Morning me lovely fellow nopers... and a very Happy Beltane. As you go about your business today remember its "Kiss Goodbye to MS" day where we ask you all to wear red lippy to work (yes sticks too) to raise awareness for MS. May is also international respect of chickens month and the Australian Domestic Violence Prevention Month. So May your May be good. So its a big NOPE foe me for today and the rest of May Topic of the day... Chick Singers and/or their songs for now.

Congratulations on 4 fabulous smoke free months . I also kept a full unopened pack in my bag for several weeks. I'd bought them a few days after I had quit without even thinking !! My husband was still smoking at the time, and when one day he did,nt have any, and it was late at night, I gave the pack to him. Thankfully he is now quit too Whatever works for you

Firstly congrats on four months, that is brilliant. Horses for courses. Ive heard of a few folk keeping fags and it was kinda 'if i really want one i can have one' sort of security blanket i suppose. You are testament that it can work. Good for you.

Great stuff farmgirl...you believed in yourself....4 months already !!! I wouldn't have tried this either...I wanted to give this 52 year smoker the best chance I could ...

The evil nico monster doesn't,t die when we quit...he sleeps....lying dormant...that one puff...awakens him...and he wants feeding on a regular basis... He will nag at your brain ,till you feed him...NOPE !!!!

What's the worst that can happen? We're not the kind of people who fall into an addiction trap are we?

NOPE! Day 200...

Nope for April 30...

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