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Addiction is antagonistic to success. It's voice is one that would love nothing more than to destroy what you've built. Good job on letting your better judgement guide you.

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25 months

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Phew .... Great job...fighting the Nico Monster ,and coming here... We must always be in our guard.... Stay close to the board ...keep a NOPE going ... You are so close to that all important party ....

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I'm glad you're still with us Kdad! Would hate to see you lose your battle at this point. Good lesson though. Never be complacent - never! There's no "just one" for any of us. It's just NOPE - always!

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Great job on not caving in. I too had a similar experience with almost a year in (during the holiday season) -- it was scary and I just hunkered down and focused on the quit, I did not want to waste a year of hard work and it has been worth it ever since. Just keep thinking that you will be on the Lido Deck very soon -- Congrats!!!!

Thank God you didn't smoke, Kdad. You know that is off limits by now. That is a good reminder that we are all addicts and that addiction is still capable of showing up out of nowhere. Just remember that smoking is never an option. Congratulations on a great quit. Looking forward to seeing you hit that one year mark.

Thank goodness you had an even stronger voice in your head than the whiny conniving nicodemon. glad you are still with us.

I had smoked the best part of my life ... I had to adjust to just being me ....without my crutch....I match it ,to a toddler learning all about life for the first time .. Everything was new ... I didn't even know how to be ...just me ....it felt so different ... Of course if I knew all those years ago ...how wonderful being smoke free would be ....I love the new me

This is a good lesson for all of us, @Kdad Addiction doesn't go away. It can activate in a heartbeat. Your are still fresh in your first year but temptations will get weaker and weaker. It is just that they can come up any time, unannounced and unwanted. This is why I keep NOPE as my first response, always. You are doing great, don't be discouraged. We have to learn to live with the insidiousness of addiction and it gets easier and easier.

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One day -- Great job -- keep it going and as said above the daily NOPE pledge can really help, it did for me!!!!

DAY 1 AND 15HS DONE

Crazy. Only 15 days until my quit for a year mark and I just had the worst craving yet. I was going to the gas station for something else, then the thought, I could just buy a pack. It was that old relapse feeling of, well I"ll see how I feel at the checkout. It seems absurd now but I almost did it. Stay strong, you are never above it.

Thanks all! Soo happy to be smoke free for 6 years Cheers! @Doreensfree Little boy is 13 months now - looks like butter wouldn't melt but actually a little monster

Initially, the obsessive thoughts. I had the ability to focus on other things and temporarily not think about smoking. However, if I wasn't tuned in completely to something else, the smoking thoughts were always at or near the surface. The only long-term issues I dealt with, which I would classify more as annoying rather than hard, were: the desire to smoke after finishing a job or task and the inability to fully identify as a non-smoker. I was several months into my quit before the thoughts of wanting a cigarette upon completion of a job began to cease. The identity issue was, I suppose, a combination of a lingering addiction and a bit of self-doubt. Even as I put more milestones behind me, it often felt like I was just taking a break from smoking before I inevitably started smoking again. In hindsight, the "hard" parts weren't really all that hard. And considering what I've gotten in return for my efforts, quitting smoking is one of the best bargains of my life.

Kdad, that happened to me too when I was about where you are. I actually thought about celebrating my one year with a cigarette Glad you stayed strong, that's what having time under your belt affords us

Oh no Kdad. You are too close. I was just thinking how we are going to be celebrating your year quit. Thank goodness you did not crave.

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Great stuff, Juan. Keep posting updates and remember that there is nothing in life that will force you to smoke. Smoking is your decision. Commit to never taking another puff and you are well on your way to life as a non-smoker. Life as a non-smoker is much better than struggling with this horrible addiction. Keep up the great work.

Hey Juan, I know you are bi-lingual, maybe these will be helpful to you. Have you seen this Joel Spitzer essay, My Cigarette, My Friend ? He has a Spanish translations also. Mi Cigarrillo, Mi Amigo

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bueno, mantenga su compromiso con NOPE, Juan.

Well done Martian. Remember, your crave is like a beast, and all beasts need to be on a leash. The next time your crave starts crying you give that leash a firm tug, and tell the beast to "HEEL!"

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My daughter was visiting from Australia..I told her about this pain in my ankles and they looked bruised.. Of course I was forced to the doctor's .... Basically told Quit smoking ..like ...now ....or face the consequences......possibly amputation ... There's nothing like pure Fear .to bring on a sticky quit ... We got home ....my daughter begged me to quit with tears rolling down her cheeks ... I've never had a cigarette since that morning I made a promise ...and i kept it ... Kept my feet too ... I found a forum ,met the most wonderful lady ,who took me under her wing .... read Allen Card too... And a promise ...

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NOPE-- To start my week, no cigarettes for me!!!!!

I think a dream is just a dream. I've had smoking dreams, but I also do other stuff in dreams that I have/haven't done in real life. Like I remember this one dream that I was back working my very first job as a sacker at a grocery store and then suddenly the scene changes to me helping my old high school English teacher fix her car. The job is a real thing that happened, but hanging out with my high school English teacher, that never happened, and I've never fixed a car before (beyond changing a flat tire). I just go with the flow.

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