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

Quit: 5 years and 20 days ago. Something positive today: Playing with my daughter. Games of peek-a-boo and playing airplane are my idea of fun now.

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2 months and 20 days 22 hours Making a pie for dinner

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Since you want to hear from the pretty people too: 1. Quit for four years 10 months 2. Gonna keep getting rid of stuff I don't need anymore (husband included)

This Window Licker In a blink of a eye ...Has 7 yrs 7 months.... It's our first day of easing Lockdown ....I went for a long walk in the park with my side kick Louis ...

Two years and six months. Smoking consumed too many years of my life. I now celebrate everyday by breathing that clean fresh air. As soon as this darn pandemic is over, I plan on enjoying every bit of my freedom.

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I like to see Everyone post to this. Newbies, Old farts, Pretty People and the Ugly ones too. If your new- post everyday just for making it another.... 1.length of quit 2. Something positive your going to do for yourself today And here's why.... 100k posts of people just saying hi with a number, a SOS with a plan and all who responded last week, supporting a fellow member, Because you quit- dont matter how long- you quit, Nobody else in real world is really paying attention that you earned something today for being you and quitting. SO I will go first.... 1. Bunch of years 2. Piece of cake after dinner and 10 minutes of listening to a couple songs (American Pie just came on) will be my reward for 3/29/21

Hello All, I am very happy to inform you all that I am smoke free for the past 5 yrs, 10 months and 15 days..and still continuing as a non smoker... Regards, Raja

A couple years or so. Got a new hat!

7 years 8 months. Thanks for the remider, I ordered a new sweatshirt!!

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G’evening JH63- Hefty thread- welcome! Nice ppl here to support your quit from tobacco.

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1. 4 years 6 months 2. Listen to music and look forward to another day and walk in the morning. Thankful for each day whatever it brings.

My quit is currently 11 months and 24 days. Today I am cleaning and putting new grips on my golf clubs. Getting ready for a new golf season.

Congrats on the great quit rajag! Thanks for checking in, hope you're well

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4 years, 1 month and 19 days ago was when I got slammed by the Universe and stopped w the poison sticks! I bought a bunch of new plants and bulbs and started gardening some containers outside for Spring!

Glad your sister was able to get the medical attention she needed. You have set a great example for her by quitting smoking. Hopefully, she will follow your lead.

It's not what I'm doing but more of what I did.......... We had free shred weekends all month of March at a local bank celebrating their 20th anniversary and I managed to get rid of SEVEN 13gallon bags of paperwork! Now I have plenty of room in the boxes for the next seven years!

Thank you, QuitTrain and MQ! This is the best ride ever and I never want to get off!

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Awesome Job JH on keeping your quit. Looks like you have a good plan in place, and you came here to your support forum so right on and way to go! While quitting may be all-consuming right now, it will let up -- promise! If you have anything you can do to keep your thoughts off quitting, like learning a language or an instrument, or something else that truly consumes you, you should be able to feel some relief from that quit-smoking tension. I am 14 months in and hardly ever get an urge. Yesterday I had a 1 second blip, and it surprised me. Gone almost as soon as it came. Promise...it will ease up. You just have to hang in there longer than the addiction and all its tricks. Some sort of all-mind-consuming-activity should help. Great job keeping that quit! Woohoo!

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Never give up....Giving up !!!

Hey @Lilley and @Ray1198, where you guys at? Lets quit quitting your quits and just quit once and for all! We're ready to help get you guys there Lets do this!

Way - to - go..... Congratulations ....Reward yourself well !!

That's awesome @Rajag Congratulations on a great quit!

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What!?!? And today I decide to pop in and say Hello! Whoa. Divine intervention? Circumstance? That's a debate for another thread. What a wonderful day to celebrate this locomotive LIFESAVER! @jillar I think I missed your 5 year this month? @johnny5 you saved me - the SOS that will never be forgotten @BKP you slapped me into reality before my sticky quit @Christian99 good narratives @beazel games kept my hands busy @Rozuki your presence @Lin-quitting yours too @Bassman - duh @Doreensfree thank you! @notsmokinjo thank you! keeping it real @c9jane29 hey! @sgt.barney why not- @MLMR our life is our recovery! @Hope2Nope H2N - comforting @Cbdave G'day!! Your posts greeted me so many mornings and helped me make it a G'day without smokes! and so many other friends that fought to keep me on track with or without knowing - please don't be offended if I did not tag you - I'm old. I'm old and I'm having wine. I can't tag Mike Piano - no words from me are worthy compared to his.

Congratulations on 7 Years and Thank you MQ for keeping the train running. it has been the best ride of my life.

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@Boo You are correct! I should not have used the word fate. I used it as an excuse. I don't buy into that way of thinking about most things, so I shouldn't have used it here either. I'll try to think of a better word, or better way of saying it. Thanks!

Jenny Posted December 26, 2014 · IP (edited) Quitting is a learning process rather than a single act. The majority of our participants agree that the process can be difficult, especially during the first few weeks. You have to get through a physical and mental recovery when you decide to quit smoking. The physical recovery is the most difficult during the first two to four weeks due to experiencing the “symptoms of recovery.” The mental recovery, however, may take several months or longer as you learn to reorganize your lifestyle without smoking. This may be even more difficult to handle than the physical recovery; however, this program is designed to help you with the physical and mental recovery process so you’re in the right place! The psychological recovery process is very similar to the grief cycle, how someone feels when a loved one dies. Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross did research on death and dying. She found that anytime we experience a major change in life, we grieve for the old in order to make room for the new. She also found that there are usually five stages to a person’s grieving process. Think about how these stages of grieving relates to quitting for you: Denial & Isolation Denial and isolation are the mind’s first way of protecting us from a sudden change or loss. People who lose a friend or family member say they feel numb. This is called a psychological defense mechanism. What this means is that although you know the importance of quitting, you may not want to believe it. The denial phase probably happened before you even found this program. Have you ever said any of these statements? I know I should quit, but I’m not sure I want to. Cigarettes don’t affect my health like they do others. I’m not huffing and puffing. I can quit anytime I want to. I’m not addicted. I’ll switch to a low-tar cigarette. Cigarettes haven’t been proven harmful. My parents both smoked and they’re fine. These are denial statements. What are some other denial statements that perhaps you have used in the past? Anger When we begin to accept a loss, we often feel anger. If you perceived comfort from smoking you are likely to feel angry about the change. You may be angry about the loss of your “friend.” You might be angry about many things, or everything. Some typical feelings or statements made during this phase include: Why me? I’m mad I started, I’m mad I quit. I’m mad cigarettes are harmful. I’m mad it’s so hard. I’m mad that things aren’t going my way. You might be angry with me, your Facilitator, and other participants on the Message Boards. You might find yourself reacting angrily to things that normally wouldn’t bother you. Your anger may be directed toward family members, friends, nonsmokers or coworkers. In fact, a lot of people avoid quitting because they feel so irritable during the recovery process. Remember that anger is part of the process. Don’t try to resist it. Accept it, safely vent it, and take some time to feel it. You may feel angry and testy. You don’t have to have a reason to feel that way, you just do. It will subside. Sometimes naming the feeling lowers the intensity of your anger. Bargaining This is the stage where participants feel tempted to postpone the inevitable. You might try to switch brands, smoke only at home or only at work. You might also try to make deals and empty promises. This is a risky phase because a lot of people slip or relapse at this point, so be careful! Some typical comments made during the bargaining phase are: I think I have the worst licked. If I just have one cigarette, I’ll get right back on track afterward and I won’t do it again. I’ll just smoke on vacation. I’ll just light your cigarette. I’ll quit as long as my weight stays down. I’ll try, but I’m not making any promises. Do these statements sound familiar? Everyone is tempted to bargain. Realizing that it is a natural part of the process of quitting sometimes helps to move past it. Laugh it off and have a heart-to-heart talk with your inner self. Make a strong commitment to be in control of the cigarette. If you give in to bargaining, the cigarette is once again in control. Say out loud, “Nothing or no one controls me.” Put that statement on a sticky note and put it in a place where you’ll be reminded to think about it and repeat it often. Depression When participants acknowledge and accept the loss of their “friend,” the cigarette, it’s natural to experience some sadness. This is especially true when no one else seems to know or understand this loss. People often experience this in one of two ways. They either feel a deep sense of sadness or a deep sense of deprivation. Some typical comments during the depression stage are: I feel so emotional. I cry all the time. I feel so deprived. Why can’t I have this one little pleasure? Life without cigarettes is awful. I feel lonely. This is the “ain’t it awful” stage. You may feel like you’ve lost your best friend. Don’t resist this stage or think it’s crazy to mourn the loss of a cigarette. Be as direct with this stage as we suggest with the anger stage. Accept it. Talk about it. Take some time to just feel sad. Then move on and focus on the benefits of what you’re doing. Acceptance A healthy person who has suffered a loss eventually accepts its reality and goes on living life. In this stage, you begin to realize that your former smoking lifestyle is over. You are finally resolving your sense of loss or grief. You can get on with living your new found, healthier lifestyle. A new and better life begins. Some typical comments during the acceptance phase are: I think I’m going to actually be successful. I still don’t like it a lot but I think it will stick. I’d still like to smoke but I choose not to. I am going to teach myself to like my new nonsmoking lifestyle. I’ll do it gradually and positively. I am living a smokefree life. I am an ex-smoker! The key to moving through the psychological recovery is your attitude toward quitting. Continue to look at these symptoms as part of the process. Move through them with a sense of challenge, expectation and excitement over what lies ahead for you. You will make discoveries about yourself. Reject the feeling that you have given something up. It’s quite the opposite. You gained something: your freedom and self-mastery. This is not an exercise in self-denial, but self-determination. You are giving a precious gift to yourself and to those around you. ~The American Lung Association Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/3953-the-grief-cycle/

Feeling so relieved my sister had her long awaited operation for an aortic aneurysm . Due to covid she has had to wait almost a year for it, and i have been so stressed it would rupture and I may lose her. She had an 8 hour operation last Tuesday and has just come out of ICU and on to a general ward. She is in a lot of pain, I spoke to her yesterday for a few minutes. Hopefully she will go home in a couple of days. I pray now she will quit smoking. Yes she was still smoking with the aneurysm, madness!!! The power of this addiction is appalling! Life is better without cigarettes, and I have proved great stress can be handled without smoking. Thank god I am free of this horrible addiction.

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