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G’day Not One Puff Ever.... replaace Ever with minute, hour, day as required.... C

NOPE - smoking sucks!

NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nope

Nope.

Not today

NOPE!

YES! ^^This!^^ I was watching tv the other night, and I swear I saw at least 5 Juul commercials in the space of 2 hours. Why is it ok to advertise these but not cigarettes? Seems hypocritical to me. NOT that I want to see cigarettes advertised. I just don't see one as better than the other. Merely my opinion, of course.

NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

NOPE

Not today

I know what you mean, Lilly. My husband used to ask why I didn't try vaping instead of smoking cigarettes. (He can't stand the smell of cigarettes.) I told him that no other form of nicotine had the same effect. I tried vaping. I didn't see the appeal. Cigarette smoking is a complex addiction. Of course there is the addictive substance, nicotine, to deal with. But then there is the act of smoking--by that I mean the physical act--that is appealing to smokers. There is the habit of smoking--all of the places, events, etc. that trigger the desire for a smoke. And there are the cigarettes themselves--the taste, the brand, the buzz. It's all evil, I tell you!

G'day NOPE starts my day C

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NOPE!

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Congratulations @Icanhike is 2 months smoke free! Well done Icanhike for being 2 months smoke free. You are doing so well, two months is fantastic. So make sure you do something special to celebrate your 2 months of freedom. You deserve the reward.

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I'm sorry for the loss of your friend @Doreensfree, xoxo

Peanut head. I'm totally going to use that!

Stay Focused on the prize @Ankush.....your doing great.....you are beating that Nico Monster...

I now know that nicotine and tobacco produce something of a "high". Maybe like a watered-down "stoned" effect one gets from smoking weed. For me, I was on that tobacco "high" for 15 years. I never really noticed just how bad many drivers were. Anyways, since quitting 1.5 years ago, I notice a lot of drivers suuuuuck. Everything from aggression, not paying attention, tailgating on the highway, not using headlights when it is dark out, whatever. Today though, there was a wreck on the highway. This was hours ago yet I am still annoyed. Because of ONE careless needle-prick driver, 100's of peoples' day was thrown off. I was late for work. You know, I ain't gonna lie. If I were a "Stress smoker", today would have done me in. I feel like jack slapping someone but not too much like smoking. I even told my room mate that if stress were trigger then I would have picked it back up this day. But no, my trigger to want to light up is excitement. Like if Micheal Bolton released a new album. OK kidding, don't no one listen to that. So anyways, however long you have been quit for, did you notice drivers started to suck worse at that point?

Joe7, shouldn't it be "2935" as next number?

I read it recently as someone gave me a copy as a gift. Just like the forum take what you need and leave the rest.

I read it years ago and quit but failed quickly in that quit. But still to this day retain some of the logic from the book. It is invaluable. I say read the book for sure. It will only help you. It wasn't a magic book for me but it did teach me a hell of a lot which is what quitting for good is all about.

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You have a great attitude A...keep yourself grounded and youv,e got this ...I just had a punching pillow ..worked for me .!!!

Sorry for the delay, but the wishes are just as sincere. Congrats now on 2 weeks DD, great stuff.

Not sure what thundersnow is Jo, but by the looks of London it may well be life threatening...hahaha.. I know Lilly.. couldn't believe it.. I was out I the garden in a t shirt catching some vit D over the weekend..

Having a Coors light and admiring that pretty new logo @MarylandQuitter made. Looks like a bunch of happy quitters riding the train

I hear you @WeegieWoman and I appreciate the honest input. My daughter is the oldest and she bosses the boys about. They just do whatever they are told even as grown men lol. We all have a good relationship but the three of them have a great relationship. The flip side is I've put everyone but me first my whole life. Every choice I've ever made I have always thought about how my decisions will affect other people. While all my children, family and friends are living their dreams I've always made sure I'm the thoughtful wife (not now obviously) and mother. I'm nearer 60 than I am 50 and I want to live some of my own dreams now. I don't want to leave this world not having done anything for me. My kids are each the glue that holds their own families together now

Jo thank you for such a helpful post. I always remember Jillar saying don't smoke in places you usually smoke before you quit. I stopped smoking in the car, at my smoking spot in the garden and my work grounds. I didn't find new regular spots, I smoked in completely different spots each time so none became habitual. This really helped break associations before I'd even quit.

No doubt that Vaping is bad and the science is there to prove that fact. What is also disturbing is the marketing behind it. Cigarettes long ago were no longer allowed to be advertised, however that is not true for vaping since there are televised commercials. This also should be addressed because it only reinforces the idea that vaping is a safe alternative (which is not true). I am afraid so many others will be lost to nicotine at this point!!!

I love this Tammie. It’s actually enlightening listening to our minds trying to tell us something we always deadened it with cigs buts it’s actually something to be heard. Every day is a learning day

Excellent post Jo as usual. I always, always ask my trigger ( I actually have a mental conversation with it :p) what does it need? My attention on a memory? My celebration for something good? My anger on something wrong? Anxiety at work? Post the answer my trigger gives, I'm like, hmm and where would that be after the 7 minutes of puffing like a defunct coal engine? Nowhere so how about instead I give you a nice walk, or a cool drink (It's hotter than a pig's backside here right now) and by that time, my trigger has left the building.

This catchy video was banned from MTV. Not certain why as the lyrics are hardly explicit.

Many people have anxiety about quitting and should know, often 'the thinking' about quitting and the anticipation of quitting causes unnecessary stress. Quitting is far easier than one would think. Nicotine addiction is all about anxiety. Quitting is all about freedom.