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Everything....thought if I quit I'd miss everything about it...everything on your list and then some...I mean what woz i Gunna do between innings of when I came off the diamond....   What do miss about it....nothing! Absolutely nothing!.... I'm with Jo ... My whole adult life I was a smoker ....I believed all the lies .... Do I miss it ???.!!!!......No ....I love my smoke free life ... Even ...losing Tony recently..... The thought of smoking never even entered my head ....so I'm guessing I'll never smoke again ....

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Everything....thought if I quit I'd miss everything about it...everything on your list and then some...I mean what woz i Gunna do between innings of when I came off the diamond.... What do miss about it....nothing! Absolutely nothing!.... So a couple of weeks ago I bummed a ride with a mate who is a smoker....and they smoke in the car....not once during that journey did I want to ask for one....each minute in the car was confirmation that I will never, ever go there again.

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It wasn't the Quit Train and it wasn't my computer. Turns out it was a change in the settings on my search engine that caused my spellcheck to go away. Confession: I am spellcheck dependent. It's the "E's", "A's", and "I's" that give me the most trouble. I suffer from irritable vowel syndrome. Confession: I can't resist the urge to make really bad, punny jokes.

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That's so sweet @Linda Thomas Your post reminded me of me thinking my husband couldn't read when we first started dating because he always wanted me to read everything for him. Turned out he just needed glasses

That is okay Boo. We still love you. My computer still shows the red line under misspelled word on Quittrain. My husband married me for my spelling. I used to be embarrassed when he would leave me love notes and the words were a mess. Now I love him more for them. They make my day!

Might as well confess this: I misspell a lot of words. Some words I misspell consistently (or is it consistantly?). The reason for this confession is that my spellcheck function is not working. I don't know if it's a change here at QuitTrain or if the settings on my computer changed. I just know that there are no red squiggly lines under words that I typed wrong anymore. There will be mistakes along the way, but I will make every effort to spell rite and talk gud.

- I was scared as to how I would deal with stress if I quit - I was scared that negative things (from people) in my life wouldn't stop if I quit smoking Minor things - I was worried I would never get over the fact that I need a cigarette after meals - I was worried I wouldn't be able to go out of my house several hours at a go without needing a cigarette (since I used to avoid carrying cigarettes when I went out with my family) Stress is still there, negative things don't stop, but at least I quit smoking. And, I eventually got used to not having a cigarette after meals. I still get stressed when I step out of my house (whether its a short period or a long period), but fight off the urge, if I do get it. Nevertheless, at least I quit smoking.

@hesteralumni23.....I was a 52 yr smoker ...I knew it was never going to be easy .... Most of my early days ,all could manage was screaming NOPE at the top of my voice hundreds of times a day ... But ...I was winning my battles ...day by day ...hr by hr ...minute by minute .... I learnt a saying ....Take smoking off the table no matter what !!! I understood this ...and my junkie brain knew...I couldn't smoke again ..even if my arse was on fire ... But Freedom is worth fighting for ....

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Good morning fellow NOPErs...the sun might be shining but it's right fribble weather in good ol Melbs....so 2nd of July...Unity Day in Zambia...did you know the majority of countries around the world celebrate Unity Day, just at different times and for different reasons... The Germans have theirs to celebrate the wall and the East West Reunification, the Yanks have theirs in October, and it's about anti bullying and everyone wears Orange ..we kinda ripped them off and so the same down here but it's earlier in the year...the Russians have theirs as a celebration of kicking the Polish occupying army out of St Petersberg in the 1700s... Zambia's is to do with national unity after liberation and civil war. But regardless of the date or the reasons the message is simple, United we are a force, United we can beat the bullies and oppressors and the common enemy. So ask yourself, what is our common enemy....addiction to nicotine and tobacco...that's why we are here, to unit in the fight, which while personal is easier to fight with unity. NOPE... Just for today, tomorrow, forever.

You made it Ankush! 3 Months smoke free and a major contributor to this forum. You are two-sixths, or one third of the way to completing your first year already No matter how you do the math ........... you're doing GREAT!!

I had a massive list of things I thought I would miss and thought I could not live without before I quit. For example, I thought: - I would be stressed as I thought cigarettes relieved stress - I would lose my identity - I wouldn't know what to do with myself when waiting for the bus or train - What was I going to do on ad breaks in the middle of a film or programme? - I would be less sociable - What if anything negative happened in my life? I wouldn't have a way of dealing with it with no cigarettes - How on earth would I ever go out again?? - And have a drink? What about when it's summer and I'm having a beer outside? Surely I can't not smoke then? - Eeek, what about holidays? - Oh and my darling morning coffee, that always goes with a cigarette. Surely I can't separate those two? I also thought: - I will never be able to sit through a 3 course meal in a restaurant without cigarettes in between courses - Or go out to a bar with my friends without stepping outside all the time - Or go through a day at work without smoking. An absolutely absurd idea - Or go to the airport without frantically smoking a million cigarettes before going through security checks and not being able to smoke until I get to my destination - Or get out of bed and not have a cigarette as the first activity of every single day - Or ever feel like I'm not a slave and ruled by addiction Luckily for me and most other ex smokers it turns out every single one of these assumptions were wrong. I can't even tell you how much better my life is now. But it can actually be a very vulnerable state when you quit, as all these habits and perceived comforts are changing in one go.

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^Dad training? We had to turn the "red snakes" off because the kid has panic attacks because her dyslexic spelling is so "creative" the suggestions are never right and it's all just too stressful.

That brought back a memory from the very early days of my quit. Had a moment where I thought about stepping outside and taking a little pause for the cause. Got a bit frantic as I thought about how much I was going to miss that. Then I calmed down a bit and reminded myself that smoking is not a prerequisite for stepping outside for a moment. Oh yeah, people who don't smoke go outside too. I don't miss being a newbie, but it was a time when basic truths could feel like a revolutionary breakthrough.

Consistently is with an 'E', I looked it up. LOL.

Most all of what was posted but the two big things were my morning coffee on the porch or when I was driving (I always "enjoyed" smoking while on the road). I seemed to have gotten past all those but I still stay on guard!!!

I'm a former smoker who successfully quit. I've also been a member of this forum for over three years now. As Yogi Berra said: "You can observe a lot by just watching." In my time here, I've developed a thesis...feels like I just might have cracked the code. What if I told you there was one secret that every successful quitter used to set themselves free from cigarettes... Ready for it? This is groundbreaking stuff right here...Every quitter who has enjoyed a successful quit committed to stop putting cigarettes in their mouth and setting them on fire. Some made a plan; some quit on an impulse. Some went cold turkey while others used NRT and still others used Chantix/Champix. Some read and did research; others relied on intuition. The one unifying common thread in every successful quit comes back to the decision that was made to not put a cigarette in your mouth and light it on fire. Everything else is supplementary to the one big decision(the aforementioned rule of not putting a cigarette in your mouth and lighting it on fire). Quitting smoking is not judged like an Olympic diving meet, you don't get bonus points for making things more difficult. Don't lose sight of the big picture and keep it simple.

@Ankush You will find that your stress levels will drop as you settle into your nicotine free life. Remember that this is a journey you have begun and have patience. You are building a successful quit that will continue to reward you with benefits. I believed ALL the lies, too ! I would miss the me that was me. When I quit, I was expecting quantum change and wasn't sure I would recognize myself at all. But, from the moment I quit I knew, in my heart of hearts, I would not miss the bondage and all the gnarly craves/persistent triggers only solidified my pursuit of Freedom. The me that emerged was a sincerely confident and strong woman. nice post @greenlight

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Congratulations on reaching your 8 month smoke free anniversary Wantsit! Two thirds of the way there now. Steady as she goes!

This^^ is what I'm talking about. You are giving yourself an out. It's not the non smoking period. It is your quit date. Today is a great day to start your new smoke free life. Stop setting yourself up for failure and just quit. Believe me you will be wayyyyy smarter quitting now then when you develop serious problems because of it. Trust me on this......

Thought I'd miss my answer to everything: boredom, fear, social akwardness, lonelyness etc. etc. All things existential. Turned out to be a big fat lie, BUT: One I have to remind myself over and over about. At times its frustrating, but still a million times better than be back at nasty, pride consuming smoking.

My fear was that not having that first smoke of the morning was going to be an awful way to start the day and that it would be all downhill from there. Most every other misguided fear mentioned in this thread also applied to me. I really let myself get snared in the addiction.

^^^^^^^ Boo I could not have said it better -- Spot On. Thank you!!!!!

Where are the other newbies?

I reckon your right ...kids can be hard work ...!!!!!

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Boo did you show your dad those Tommy Hafey clips? I dunno though, kinda sounds like he's in training for Baby Boo.

My sister and I also learned the alphabets in sign language so we could piss off my brother since he didn't know what we were saying

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