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^^ What he said.... But your brain still has more smoking memories than quit memories. I know, like me, you have often wondered at those who get through that first year and relapse in month 13, 14, 15.... it probably just like you have experienced... maybe subconsciously we associate the 12 months as the job being done and it gives the addiction a chance to weedle back in... its about being ever vigilant. I am sorry you have had a rough few days... but compare these passing thoughts that you know for what they are to what you went through in the third month. I am sure they are more frustrating than actually real chances of tossing your quit. You have a few coming behind you who need you to hang on... cos no pressure at all .... I know your quit is strong, this is a little bump... use it as the reminder that the addiction will always be there weaker and weaker each day, month and year... but every now and then, when we feel all comfy that its a done deal its going to try and hook us back in... that just what being an addict is all about. Knowing that that is what it is gives you the power to laugh in its face and move on.... and because I never get to do one.... WooHoo Happy 13th month smoke free....

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Hey JB! I'm just a little ahead of you in time at a year and a half or so and I still have thoughts, bordering on weak cravings for a smoke here and there. They are fleeting thoughts but they are strong enough still that when they do come, it's surprising and if I was in a weak moment and like you noted, if I actually had a cigarette handy, I might light up just on a whim. That's why we always have to be on our guard and aware that it CAN happen if we were to get careless. We see people coming back here after a year or more quit for this very reason. They dropped their guard just one time and fell for that sinister thought .... Surely I can have just one! Now just to put this in perspective for those behind us in their quits, these craves or thoughts of smoking are not in the same category as those we experience during our first months or even year of our quit. These thoughts of smoking or suggestions from deep in our mind that we should be lighting up are pretty weak and last only seconds and, they are not coming frequently which is what makes them dangerous. We aren't expecting them and most days we have no thoughts or urges to smoke. They come out of nowhere. I can't even identify a trigger when they come upon me. I will be just going about a normal everyday routine and one just comes into my head from nowhere. It's weird. But I do figure that these too will continue to get more and more infrequent as time goes by. Just like the rest of our quit though, progress is so gradual we don't notice it happening - it just does. That's it folks; time! It all just takes time so our job, once our quits are well established, is just to remain on guard and to be sure we aren't one of those coming back here after a year or so with our tails between our legs and starting this whole process over again.

Everyone is different JB...time...and everyone time is different .... You will still think of cigarettes ..even I do...but not as a crave ..it's just a thought ..like a million others i have in a day... Your going great ......as long as you dont turn it into something else ..and smoke ...it's normal..

Sorry that some triggers are still there and I have no advice to offer being a little way behind you. It is stunning that you have a quit that is strong despite these memories and addict prompts, you have already done an amazing job. I hope this is simply the last of the fading memories giving it one last try to get you to celebrate inappropriately. Keep rocking the quit and showing us how it is done!

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Yesterday was month 13 of quit. I have had NO tobacco nor nicotine, weed, or whatever. Yeah i am afraid if I smoked a doob, it would trigger something even though I have smoked it maybe 10 times or less in my life. The closest I have been to smoking since I quit is when someone is standing outside a store puffing away their lives. Anyways, so a couple weekends ago my room mate and i were pulling into this restaurant and I got this weird impulse that said, "light up". Well I can't do that without a cig now can I? So just a brief crave that came and went. But then Sunday I was heading to my sister's apartment and then again, that impulse of "light up". A few nights ago I had this dream that I was able to start again but didn't want more than two or three cigarettes a week. Like I was in control of it. Side note about that - I work with this guy that used to chew and says he has dreams about chewing. F*****g nicotine won't leave ANY addict alone in dreams will it? He quit using it a while back but anyways. So I am now thinking, just how much longer will I be dealing with this? The craves are not powerful but I want them gone. How the hell can the brain be so addicted to something so bad?

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Hey Jet, We don’t smoke. That’s the end of that. 13 months is amazing. Personally I don’t think thoughts of smoking ever go away. We just get used to them and how to deal with them in our own way. Addiction is addiction. Not sure if I’ve ever mentioned this but I went through a stent in my early to mid 20s with hard drugs and I still think about it around this time of year. I’m 53. Cigarettes do nothing for us. They take away our time, our money and our health.

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Hey yeah still here. I have bin lurking a bit. Last day went pretty good. But I whas really bussy so I think that helped :D. Thx for checking up.

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I'd be 9 years quit on feb 10 if i didn't blow a long quit, its addiction. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/addiction I still pop around, from here to other groups. Its a demon we all have. Understand that's what it is.. I don't know if you know who Mike piano is but he'd call himself an alcoholic that was sober X years (a long time)... He was short and sweet but always on point

Isn't it funny how the addiction works to convince the brain to go buy (or sneak, or borrow) some smokes? Or to justify lighting up because life is tough right now and a cigarette will make all of your problems disappear. It won't. It will suck and you will be REALLY disappointed in wasting som much time in the current quit. Recognize these things... You don't smoke any more, you haven't smoked in a long time, there is no nicotine in your body to cause the craving and you are not going to smoke no matter how your addiction tries to control you, and two, at some point, you no longer have a physical addition, it's all mental. Slam the door on the mental side with the HUGE conviction that it's just not going to happen ever again and continue to keep slamming that door on the addiction. BEGONE BRAIN! No more smoking no matter what you try to pull over me. Keep it going!

Are you still with us, Foe?

I just want to weigh in here I never saw Boo's posts as trying to prove himself at all. I found them inspirational and motivating as hell! I always used this thread for accountability to myself (I would have NEVER completed The Babs Abs 30 day challenge without coming everyday and posting that I did it) I also felt that this thread was a great motivator. No matter your age, ability, strength or endurance. Just keep moving! Nobody should feel bad for not exercising...but also nobody should have to apologize when they are. If that makes any sense? Obviously we are all here because we wanted to improve our health...and this thread is an extension of that desire... after quitting smoking. Love you all! Back to business at hand..... The holidays are approaching...and so is menopause for me..so I am trying to get a grip on my fitness before I fall back into that black pit of unhealthy habits and deep dark depression. When I was in the best shape of my life , i was here daily. Once I peaked though, it felt a little futile and repetitive.. so I naturally stopped the daily postings even though I was still working out. But......it's creeping back...slowly...and I will be damned if I undo all the hard work I did. TIme to get a grip!

Dammit!! I threw my money saved in the fire instead

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Craves are thoughts. Nothing more. They come and go. We don't act on every thought that we have. Most of us would be dead or in prison if we did. Smoking thoughts are no different than the thousands of other thoughts that pass through our mind everyday. They are only an issue if you act on them. Don't fear random thoughts.

How you doing today ??? Every day you fight a battle and win ......it brings you closer to Freedom... Having wobbles are OK...as long as you dont smoke ... 3 months ..is a danger zone to some ...to me it was just a fabulous victory ... Turn a negative into positive .... You have a fabulous 3 months quit...there are millions who would envy you sweetheart... Keep fighting....and reading ....and watching videos....

-1 Thank you Slippy ? Happy Diwali to everyone on QT. May the light inside you be bigger than the darkness outside. Keep shining...

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