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

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Good call Jeff. fate: 1.) the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power. We were not born smokers. We became smokers. Some of us chose to quit. Others chose to continue feeding their addiction. Quitting smoking or continuing to smoke are both a matter of choice. Fate is not a factor, the power to choose is yours and yours alone.

What everybody else said... Lots of good advice. I have 2 analogies that resonate with me. When you smoke, you become this person who is highly addicted to the nicotine and the other chemicals, so day by day you change in to a monster, a werewolf. When you know that nicotine can be as addictive as heroin and cocaine (damn you cigarette manufacturers), you start to understand. If you are a control freak like me, who chain smokes to get a constant hit of dopamine and smoking is EXPENSIVE, you start getting angry. Now you have to go through the whole process of "unmonstering" yourself. The other analogy: Sure you know the game of snakes and ladders, you move block for block but you can only go up or down. Every time you go down a snake, you start "losing" and your opponent (nicotine) gets ahead of you putting you even lower down on the board. No fun! There are natural ways to boost dopamine and in my humble opinion it is both vital and essential. Be good to yourself and take pleasure in the activities that bring you joy. And good rest at least 7 hours (solid) a night. For some of us one one is too many, and 1000 are never enough. You will need to be on guard till the day you die. Forgive yourself for all the stop starts, you are human, and it's never easy. If you are finding it all too much go and speak with a professional who can assist you with meds, supplements, or a "toolbox" to cope. And if you are feeling a little down that's totally understandable too. Wishing you the best of luck. p.s. a list below of natural dopamine boosters, and don't forget ORGASM is a huge one too

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Yaaa...Jeff..... You know it makes sense .... The Crazy Cop .....Sometimes he comes here and and says something ...we all sit and listen too.... Well done for listening ...I'm Proud of you !!!

Good job pushing through. Jeff, keep marching forward and don't go back. Life is so much better ahead!

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Good to hear OPAH that is another of the many reasons not to smoke!!! Remember inspiration an independence!!!

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

Well the optamolagest says all can be fixed and can be maintained if I continue to not smoke and watch BS, BP cholesterol salt, I was able to avoid the annual probing. So another good reason to continue to not smoke !

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Congrats, @despair not! Celebrate your amazing 4 yr quit and KTQ!

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Hi y’all! I’m new here! Tonight at 11:45 EST, I will have officially been a non-smoker for 9 days! I don’t remember a time when I thought that I could go 9 hours without a cigarette. HaHa So far, I’ve been able to push through the cravings. My biggest issue are the tears. I can start crying in an instant over nothing and everything. I will not say that I am mortally depressed because I am not. I am happier and more easy going than I have been in years! I just get teary eyed. Most of the time it’s over something I would say is stupid. I feel like a blithering idiot sometimes and I haven’t told anyone close to me that I’ve quit smoking(a big part of me wanted to know how long it would take for someone to notice and point it out), so I can’t talk to any of them about it. I get frustrated because it happens without warning and I have to walk away to hide my face or hang up the phone because my voice gets so shaky. I can’t make it stop. Any suggestions would be appreciated! I’m glad that I found this forum and hope to remain here a long while!

Thanks @jillar and @reciprocity! I’ve been reading some of the older chats and forums. It’s helpful to know of others trials and how they successfully or not so successfully work through them. I plan to get into the videos tomorrow. I appreciate the welcome I’ve received from y’all!

Hey Gus! Welcome to Quit Train! A place where all will welcome you as a fellow quitter and give you all the support you want. There's also a ton of information and videos here about quitting. This place can make a big difference to someone just starting out who's feeling a little lost. First of all, quitting is an emotional experience, particularly in the early days so don't worry about that. It will settle soon enough. I too did not tell anyone in my family or my friends or coworkers I'd quit for some time. Don't know why. Probably so I wouldn't look like a fool if I caved in right away. I think that's pretty normal to have reservations about shouting out your intentions from the roof tops. My recommendation to you is to have a look around this forum and use all the information to your advantage. Stay close to this place for support. Anyone can quit with a solid commitment and a little support along the way

Hi Gus, welcome to our train and congratulations on nine days quit already, that's awesome! What you're experiencing is completely normal as our brains learn how to live without nicotine. Some, like me, get more irritated and pissy and others get teary and cry at the drop of a pin. Don't worry though it doesn't last too long. You can try drinking lots of water or juice to help flush stuff out. Also sweets help a lot. I got hooked on soft peppermint puffs my whole first year! Listen to your body, if its tired, sleep. Hungry, eat, etc. Its working hard right now to right all the damage done by smoking. Glad you found us and look forward to coming along on your journey with you

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Hey @AceWhite, look at all that freakin money you've saved already!!!

Loooking good Elton not so good for booger pig never did and newest window licked Huckleberry

Dum bunny is right, you are quit and you have a good plan. Who would think she could get two right in same post? PS still think it says butt kisser above her picture

Jeff, you HAVE quit! For almost three months now so I don't think you lack commitment. I think you're afraid that if you realize this then it'll make it real and that scares you because smoking was all you've known for so long. We want you to see the side we discovered from quitting. Its such a nicer way to live for everyone involved, not just yourself. I love your SOS plan and am glad that it resets now. Hopefully you won't need it again but if you do we'll be here to help you past it.

Good job Huckleberry. Keep Marching. one step at a time but easy if you enjoy the steps. Learn to enjoy the quit. Rewards. Go buy yourself an ice cream. Sure you can find that in the panhandle.

I am Back, and I am still not smoking! I didn't want to post on here early in the day because I wanted to be sure I did not smoke today. Now my window is closed, in order to smoke I would have to go through the same process again. Thank everyone of you for your support. I really appreciate it. This fight is far from over, and this could happen again. I'm still shaky and my mind is still wondering in different directions at different times. These three things saved me from going back to smoking. 1) Posting this SOS and waiting for responses. 2) As part of my quit plan I could not just pick-up. I had to wait 24 hrs. after deciding to do so, before I actually did. 3) I don't have any cigarettes around me or near me. I think I would have given in if they were readily available. I live in a very rural area. There are no stores close. I would have had to go out, drive about ten miles round trip. I just couldn't make myself do it. Too lazy I guess! @reciprocity I understand that nothing has changed in all this time. I still lack the commitment needed to actually quit! I do want to quit! But there is something lacking in me mentally. You are correct in what you say! If I don't succeed this time, I'm going to quit trying and accept this as my fate! As you say, and I know, it is torture! Thanks for the honesty! @bakon Wow! I wish you were still around here also! I'm not that thin skinned, so we would have had fun! I read all five pages of the post that you bumped up to me last night. Thanks, it really helped! I found some wisdom in there. You definitely have a different way of looking at things, but it works for you! That's all that counts! All of the dumb people are not concentrated in one state. That's the only thing I am sure of right now!

Good job Jeff! As breakfast food said; reward yourself for getting through a challenging time. Rewards are good. Every day going forward try challenging yourself to think about 1 good thing you have experienced since quitting. Saved money, better breathing, not having to hide from rain to smoke - whatever. There's many so pick one out every day and really focus on that benefit. Positivity beats negativity every time and soon you will start seeing the truth about nicotine addiction. It will happen - have faith!

Jeff I am so glad you are still here. I am very proud of you and the way you saved your quit

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