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Day 44 - NODE

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)

I think you need to find the joy in your quit!! It's the best damn thing you'll ever do for yourself... selfishly, it's all your own. It's your precious. My quit is covered in glitter, it smells like a rose and taste like a peach! I loved it from the moment it was born...it was my baby, I taught it how to act in public, how not to cry after every meal, or every car ride...and after awhile those nicotine receptors knew I was back in charge. Not them. You are in charge of your quit, my friend. Your quit is directly related to what you put into it...give yourself some rewards. Chocolate is my favorite do something that is completely out of your comfort zone...learn to paint or start a small indoor garden, these things give you a distraction, but you also learn about yourself... because a good quit will reveal the real you; who knows what the real Linda likes?! It's fun to find out!! Find you joy, Linda!! It's so much fun to quit!!

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You're still in the early days of your quit Linda! I know it seems like it's been forever since you had your last smoke but it's hasn't been that long actually. Part of the early process is time distortion that makes each day drag on endlessly. Seemed to me those days were filled with misery but you can control that somewhat by focusing on the positive things you are starting to see. Sure, there will be some days when you feel you have taken a step backward. That's how the process works .... very slowly. Give your quit 6 weeks then tell us if we were all wrong about things getting easier or not. We were all like you. I was still pulling my hair out at times during my first month but those days just kept getting fewer and fewer throughout the first month or so. There's no specific time frame or switch, like a light switch, when suddenly we feel OK with our quit. It's such a gradual process you will not even realize it's happening. It just does, on it's own as long as you don't give in to your junkie thinking and light up a smoke (NOPE) You can also help that process along by focusing your mind on the positives you notice rather than the roadblocks your junkie brain, or what's left of it, tries to have you focus on. Positive attitude makes a huge difference. The other thing you can start doing is take another look at what smoking really does to people. We tend to ignore all that stuff when we smoke because we just don't wanna know! Look up articles on diseases such as Lung Cancer, Buerger's Disease, COPD, Emphysema, Heart Disease. You will have a new perspective on things now and be much more willing to accept the truth about what smoking really does to us - it's NOT our friend! Kick your nicotine addiction in the A*s and out of your life forever!!!

Linda, you are still in the first month. I promise it will get better. The only thing you gain by destroying your quit, is disappointment and knowing that you will have to start again. Just keep redirecting those thoughts and breath deep. You can keep this quit going!

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Yes. Much easier in fact. I don't even remember the last time I craved a smoke. Quitting smoking is a process. Stick with it and you will reach a point where smoking is nothing more than a distant memory.

2 years already!!! How fing fantastic!! I hope you celebrated...even just a personal one! Sexy shoes, some chocolate, a walk in the park, anything because you are worth it and you deserve it, my friend! You have come a long way. We're all glad to have watched you grow and blossom to the beautiful smoke free you (the real you) that we know today. As Saz would say, you are so loved.

This is awesome. 2 years is an awesome quit.

Congratulations on 2 YEARS!!!! That's fantastic!!!!

Congratulations on 6 MONTHS!!! That's fantastic!!

I know that sometimes when reading other's posts, it's seems like it's so easy for them. I always felt like something was wrong with me. But believe me that it's usually not easy for any of us. We truly understand the struggles. It does get easier. Just give it time. It's a journey that you are at the beginning of and time does seem to slow down. You will find strength you never knew you had. You've proven that strength for the past 10 days. One day at a time.......

Hopefully the cruise ships will be running again in six months when I'm ready for the Lido Deck!

Thanks. Just LOVE Morgan Freeman. One of my all time favorite actors! So happy he's cheering for me

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Aside from dealing with the fires ( I'm from California, too.) and some deaths of some friends, I am dealing with the withdrawals better than I thought I would. Last week was also the one year anniversary of my girlfriend Katherine passing away from lung cancer. I just keep telling myself that one won't be one and I can get through this. I want to keep my quit. I'm glad you folks are around for the support. It means a lot to me. ❤

Congratulations on your three weeks of quit. You are rocking it!!! Even through your hard times. So hang in there buddy and keep going forward

Good for you Steven! Sorry for all of the difficult and sad things that you are going through. You have something very positive though...your quit. Keep it going...you'll be glad that you did.

Three weeks is fantastic Steven, congratulations! Quitting is the best gift you could give yourself and an honor to your girlfriends memory. I'm glad it wasn't as hard as you thought it would be. And you're right, you can get through this, heck you already are

We always think of smoking / vaping in times of stress...because we believed the lies of the Tobacco Companies... We were brain washed into believing it helped... In fact it did the total opposite ..it made us stress more ... Problems are solved much more calmer when you quit .... Even losing my hubby last year ,I never even thought of having a smoke ....it never entered my head .. All you have to do is keep the quit ....

You have built a rock-solid quit for yourself. Good job MLMR.

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)

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I LOVE this photo! It's about how I feel right now. All the years of being off and on the QSMB and now here are past, and I have finally arrived at a time when smoking is just a dim memory. How could I ever have smoked in the first place?! Did you know that -- did I mention -- I started smoking because my daughter was moving home from the college dorms? We were sitting outside under a dark, hot middle eastern sky on the porch swing, and she said she had to tell me something. "You're pregnant?" "NO!" She said, "I smoke." "No problem," says I. So I schemed. I started smoking for camaraderie and thought, "I'll smoke for a few months and then I'll quit and she'll see how easy it is, and she'll quit, too." Unbelievable hubris. She quit six years ago. She had quit during her pregnancy, but started in after she quit nursing the baby. She realized how stupid it was to go out on the porch and leave her toddler in the play pen, so she quit. And, speaking of stupid, I couldn't get myself to keep a quit. I struggled so hard and long. It just takes a big enough "Why," but I couldn't convince myself. Then the coronavirus hit, and that's all it took. Ya smoke, ya get the virus, ya die. I would probably have started up again by now, though, except that I've found the stock market. My portfolio is up more than 30% after less than three months, and I learn more every day about how to create and maintain a profitable portfolio. (I'm a buy and hold, not an active or day trader). Throughout all of this time, Doreen, I remember you being on the forum and so supportive. Your participation and support have meant a lot. Thank you Kate

You've got this now Kate! congratulations on six months.

Congrats, MLMR! Seems like just yesterday you started your journey here on the QuitTrain! Two years quit is terrific.....reward yourself and KTQ!

Congrats on double Lido! Be sure to celebrate

So proud of you MLMR. I was right there with you on your quit journey. Your writings were so inspirational and enlightening. It is so hard to believe that two years have passed for both of us. I hope you are enjoying your smoke free life.

So happy for you Kate! A big congratulations to you for this awesome achievement!!

I'm sorry to hear that you are struggling but things do get better and easier with time. Just keep fighting. Nothing is worth lighting back up over. You are doing a great thing by quitting smoking. Many current smokers wish they could quit but tell themselves that they can't. You, however, are quitting. It can be tough early on but it is very doable. Keep the quit.

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