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Nope Day 16

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It's an addiction Kdad, plain & simple and we are all nicotine addicts. Weak moment years down the road - too much to drink at a social gathering & someone offers a smoke and you momentarily think; "I beat this smoking thing for years. I can have one .... it won't hurt". You have one or even a few drags and it awakens your junkie brain. A day or two later you buy a pack thinking you can just have another one. Surely you could smoke just one a day and not 20 or 30 like you used to. Within a week you're back up to a pack a day and the regret over what you did is crushing. It's really easy to maintain your quit once you have a full year or more under your belt but you must always guard against doing something foolish on a whim. People don't smoke years after they quit because they have some overwhelming urge to smoke again. It's always something that starts out very innocently but ends up badly. The circumstances vary but the story is always the same ..... I thought I could have just one!

Nope. Smoking is not an option.

Good question, and not really someone qualified to answer, still way too young in my quit. However I think (and this is based on a recent super intense crave episode) the starting point of the relapse is what is crucial to identify. We long for familiarity in unfamiliar or stressful situations, and in such cases, whether months or years after your quit, the brain automatically rewinds to the "familiar" which was lighting up. Regardless of whether that helped or not, it was just the next "natural" thing to do. So maybe that pattern is sometimes hidden for years and suddenly comes to the fore. It's like the brain trying to comfort itself by saying, the last time you did this action, and were able to get through, so let's rinse and repeat, in a manner of speaking. The fact is the last time and each time, the only way out is through, so one has to deal with situations. Having a cigarette in my hand won't change the dynamics of the problem, but yes that's the fight we gotta win each time.

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Greetings NOPErs .... today (yes its still today down under, well in some of the states) is Cappuccino Day.... so in my corner of the Australia we call a cappuccino a Cap... but on the trendier side of the Yarra they call it a Chino... there is much debate about the origins of the humble cappuccino... was it, as the Italian's claim, named for the Capuchin Friars in honor of Brother Marco d'Aviano who rallied the outnumbered Christian troops in a beseiged Vienna to fight back and defeat the invading Ottoman Turk army in 1683... the story is after the routing the captured some Turkish coffee... found it to be bitter so added milk and honey and named it in d'Aviano's honor.... then there are the Austrians who claim that the cappuccino originated in the 1700's in the Kapuziner coffee houses, Kapuziner contained coffee, milk, sugar and sometimes spices were added... What is known is that the cappuccino as we know it, with its frothy top and crema originated in Italy in the 1900's and gained global recognition in the 1930's and with post WW2 imigration. So weather you drink a cap today to celebrate, of take a pic and post it with a #cappuccinoday or even just watch some you tube videos of barista artistes at work..... enjoy and NOPE. NOPE ... not even with a coffee.

I have never had a long quit...this is the longest.... I only did odd days,odd week here and there... As its been said ..It's a Addiction...and we must always be on our guard...not to let junkie thinking in .... We get complacent.... We think one wont hurt.....we think it's only one,I won't get hooked... It only takes that one ..to wake the monster....

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Gday NOPE for this day C

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NOPE...loving being smokefree ?

Its a great question... especially for newbies if they see people further along quit. So I threw away a long quit, I didn't loose it, I chose to toss it away but having a smoke, buying a pack and being a junky. I can tell you this quit, the one I have now, will be the last quit I have... and it feels completely different to the first one. This quit is basically a done deal now, I know I can never have another puff because I know 1 puff and I'm a pack a day within a week. But this time I don't even want one. So the first time I quit was for over 6 years. That said I felt the same at 6 years as I did at 3 weeks... I never got beyond that... I only kept the quit as long as I did because I couldn't find a "good enough" (in my twisted brain) reason (excuse) to justify to myself and others why I smoked.... eventually I found one.... it was pathetic but it was the first 'decent' thing I found. You see I only quit because someone else said I couldn't... I didn't want to quit, I just wanted to prove them wrong... the whole time I didn't smoke I romanced the cigarette... I sought out people who smoked and hung with them so I could second hand smoke.... every day I wanted one... I just had to find a reason where (in my mind) I wouldn't look too bad if I smoked. So I had one after a car accident... then bought a pack... then bought another pack... and continued to do that for more than a decade... and then I have this quit... I hardly ever think about smoking anymore and when I do I get a feeling of revulsion.... this is my sticky quit... completely different mind set.

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Hello all. I finally decided to log in and make this a thing. Im 17, almost 18 days quit at this moment. Pretty good so far, and I’ve made it through a lot of triggers and stresses from work, so I’m pretty proud to be where I’m at right now. I’m excited, about to have a baby girl any day now. Quit for lots of reasons, but mostly for me. Right now I’m just relaxing and taking everything one day at a time.

G'day NOPE for today C

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NOPE...IT's Friday!

NOPE Happy Friday, everybody!

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NOPE....... Happy Birthday to my lovely Sister...... wish you would stop smoking ?

Here's my advice...don't be afraid! 1. Look at it like a learning experience. Watch them...watch how they get fidgety when they aren't smoking. You will be fine during those moments because you aren't a smoker. Now that is freedom!! 2. Notice how they stink--YUK!!! 3. Don't try to avoid them...if they all go out to smoke, don't be afraid to go with them. It's not the smoking that socializes them....it's the socializing. Believe me, they will be envious of you for being so strong. 4. Unless someone seriously wants to talk about how you quit smoking..(send them here) I would avoid talking too much about it. Just because I feel smokers like to protect themselves and they aren't ready to hear it. 5. Dance your butt off! Because you can and you won't be huffing and puffing like your friends 6. Smoking isn't even an option for you...so, have a wonderful time and enjoy your first party with the smoking crowd...after that it will be easy peasy whenever you are in their company again.

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Hmmm, "The good news is that once you stop smoking entirely, the number of nicotine receptors in your brain will eventually return to normal. As that happens, the craving response will occur less often, won't last as long or be as intense and, in time, will fade away completely."

Hey all Just wanted to get thoughts and opinions on why we relapse after years sometimes.

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Right on, babs ! Remember the exit door is always open....you can walk out at anytime you want...you are FREE.

I am here and happily back on my laptop with reliable internet.

Me too

Mr. Hamilton welcome aboard, we are glad to have you. I with the Pig Lover on this one, it would be best to quit now so you have more focus on your new job when you begin. Trying to quit smoking and starting a new job the same day could be overload on the stress -- just a thought. You can use NRT if will help you. I went cold turkey after 44 years of smoking, it was tough not gonna lie there, but it was doable. The craves are still there after the first week but the toughest part is over. As for tips -- come here often, do the daily NOPE pledge, plenty of cold water to drink, and deep breathing techniques -- all of these helped me a great deal!!!

This reminds me of this sea creature...https://www.maxisciences.com/lamproie/decouvrez-la-morsure-du-vampire-aquatique_art34242.html

Still nope!!!

Quit now, today! Why wait? Never a better time and those first few days can be a bit distracting while you focus on beating the cravings so not a great time to be trying to start a new job where 100% of your attention is required. Get those early days over now; the sooner the better _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi Pott! How's it going?

I'm finally getting to see this tonight..my favourite band...I've heard views some good ,some bad...so I will let you know tomorrow... A nice meal thrown in too...

Yes, you will be strong. You know smoking will not make anything better. Don't light up. You will be happy that you kept the quit. Congrats on a month plus smoke free. You are doing great. Keep the quit.

Welcome SecondChanceSailor and congratulations on almost 18 days quit. The first month is by far the hardest so just hang in there and keep saying NOPE. You're so smart to quit this young. I wish I had of. You'll find a lot of support here as well as tons of things to read to both educate yourself on this addiction and keep your mind off the misery. I'm glad you had a good day yesterday, it gives you a glimpse of the good days ahead. Congratulations on your baby girl and I thank you for your service