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NOPE for the 12th of October!

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

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Joe Exotic isn't the King of Nope, @Cbdave is! Congrats on 5 years mate.

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No! That's a ridiculous amount of money. The book at Wal-Mart is about $8.00 but I think you can find an online copy that's may be free or close to it. When I quit I had no idea there were support forums but every time I googled one of my recovery symptoms the first results were from forums. Once I got brave enough to join I found that all I needed was the support of fellow quitters who knew exactly what I was going through and could reassure me it was normal. I stayed glued there my whole first year and if I wasn't supporting other members or posting on my own journey I was reading post after post from others who had gone before me. Take a look around our board and you'll see a huge library of information about our addiction as well as a whole forum of quit smoking videos. All free and accessible 24/7

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Well folks.... I am going against a lot your great advice. I have spent today reading, listening to Joel’s videos, and finishing my last pack. I keep thinking about my Mother, and how she quit cold turkey, back in 1986. I can remember her holding my youngest brother, breast feeding him, smoking a cigarette. Though I never breastfed my children, I never smoked while feeding them. I did afterwards. At that time, I had only been smoking a couple of years. Knowing what I know about addiction....my head is so full of “stinking thinking” today. I feel like my patients used to tell me about “making sure that they had that last drink,or drug hit before admission to the hospital...” I imagine that I will need to tell you all about my health scares since 10/15, and now the subsequent aftermath. I WILL NOT USE THIS AS A REASON TO GIVE UP MY PLAN TO STOP. Give me strength,kindness, and hope. xxoo

Thank you, everyone. I deeply appreciate your posts. All is well again and one more challenge met and overcome. Australia! Do you ever go and visit? I loved Australia. Lived there for three months and worked as a dietitian's assistant at a government hospital. Wonderful people, beautiful country. And thank you for your post, Doreen; I really appreciate it.

NOPE Passed through the doldrums and back on [the Quittrain] "track."

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Cbdave on 5 years, what an awesome quit you got going on. Thanks so much for being here every day to the NOPE thread.

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Linda, I'm so glad you got the prescription for Chantex! Maybe it'll be just the thing you need to help you with your quit! I am on the patch and have stepped down to level 2 after 6 weeks on level 1...I don't really feel like I need them anymore, but i'm going to follow the directions on the box and stay on them for about 3 more weeks. Maybe you should just go into taking the Chantex assuming you will stay on it for the full 3 months to just to give yourself the best shot possible of sticking with your quit. You can do this, Linda!

The 1st time yes. Was smoke free for 14 weeks, then stupidly thought I would have just one, which turned into two the next day and so on. I smoked an additional 7 months after that, feeling like a failure each time I lit up. Finally I reached that true "want to quit" attitude/mindset. So my doctor renewed the prescription and I began again. I stopped smoking when I was about halfway through the 3 months medication and also stopped the medication the next day, because I felt it was unnecessary with my new attitude (that doesn't mean you or anyone else should stop the medication like I did, everyone is different). I knew this was THE quit. Heck, I quit in the middle of the afternoon, I smoked my last cigarette (figuratively and literally), right after lunch. I didn't even want the cigarette, and only smoked it out of habit. The moral of the story: Don't expect the Chantix to be a silver bullet, it will make smoking less satisfying and ease the withdrawal, but YOU (Linda) are still required to do the heavy lifting of quitting, to get into that "want to quit" mindset, to get through the cravings, to identify and avoid triggers, and commit yourself to not smoking again. Ever.

Congrats, @Cbdave! 5 years quit is fabulous! Thanks for keeping on with the daily NOPE! Celebrate and KTQ!

Great! I needed to pick my own date too...and then get myself psyched and prepared for the big day! Hope it goes well for you!!

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Congratulations on your half a decade quit Chris and thank you for the daily NOPE threads that mean so much to so many. Plus you're pretty darn funny! I hope you have a great day

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Margee, there is not hope necessary because you CAN do this. I am sending some strength and kindness. Know that we are here to help guide you on this journey. Now is the time to just keep looking forward to a life free of nicotine.

Hi Bope. I, like you, thought that there were more drawbacks than benefits in the early part of quit. I had frequent sore throats, irritability, difficulty sleeping, etc. In fact, I sometimes thought that I had waited too long and was going to die before I ever realized the advantages of quitting. Well, fast forward a few months after quitting and my health issues did a complete 180 degrees. All of my lab work showed massive improvement. Cholesterol dropped about 60 points, blood pressure went down and so on and so forth. Now I do things I was unable to do in my 20's. Of course, diet and exercise also played a role in repairing my health. Stick with it. I'm really confident that you'll begin to see some amazing benefits in the not too distant future. It takes some time to undo the years (decades?) of damage that those poisons did to your body. I would suggest that you see a doctor if you're concerned about your current condition. He/she may be able to provide the temporary relief you need to get past this difficult time.

Congratulations on the 5 year mark Cbdave and for your support. best wishes.

Welcome Margeetx. Don't worry about the kindness part. It's okay to be a little cranky in the early days of your quit. Replace "kindness" with "commitment". If you've got that, there's no way you can fail.

Brilliant news Margee.... Jillar has given you great advice ... I would like to remind you about our daily NOPE thread .... It was a massive help in my quit ...once I made that promise ...no way was I going to let the board down and smoke ... The days soon added up.... Stay close to us ...post ,post,post,...help others that follow ...this makes your own quit stronger .. You can do it ...

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Congratulations Margee, today's a great day to quit Stick close and shout out if you need some extra support or just want to keep your mind busy. Oh we also have blogs you can write to document your journey https://www.quittrain.com/blogs/

Ted's been for his annual booster ....he not happy ...I'm doing a bit of spoiling ....sorry buddy ....

I found Joel Spitzer's videos incredibly helpful when I started my quit. There is a wealth of information in those videos and they are available here for free. https://www.quittrain.com/forum/15-joel-spitzers-quit-smoking-video-library/ By the way, welcome to the Quit Train Margeetx. Enjoy the ride.

Linda ... Everyone is different ...you have to do what the best thing for you is ... If that means taking it for the whole 3 months ...that's ok..... As long as you quit smoking.... Take it one day at a time .....

Welcome aboard, @Margeetx! You have come to the right place for information on your addiction to nicotine and support in quitting! Knowledge is power....so read all you can here and watch the Joel videos....and take a break now and then and play some games here...

Huge Congratulations....On your Fabulous 5 years ....Wow..times passes fast !!! Big Thank You...for making sure the board starts the very important daily NOPE,s....

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Congratulations Chris, Halfway to a decade and going strong. Thanks for helping myself and others with their quits.

Hey Kate, don't every feel that you are alone. We are your friends. Know that the idea of smoking is just a thought. Put that thought out of your mind. You have come so far and don't want to go back there. Smoking does not change the struggle, it just makes the struggle worse. I am sure you will come to the right conclustions. Hang in there.