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Welcome Barb63! I also was 63 and smoked for 40 years when I finally found my final quit! This forum was essential in guiding me on that journey. It was as if they lifted me up and helped me across the finish line. They were able to let me know that I had the strength and power to quit!. Breath deep and power through those craves. It will get easier. Hang around and shout out if you need us. You can do this too!

I agree. Stopping and starting is a losing proposition! Perpetual hard withdrawal - Yikes! You're five days in. That first week (hell week) is the worst but it's also where we learn our coping skills that will carry us through the months to come so look at it as your learning curve. I think we all pretty much had to drag ourselves kicking and sometimes screaming through those early quit days so you're in good company. You're getting through the really tough part now though so carry on because although there will be ups and downs, it will continue to improve overall. Stay the course Robbie

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

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I can only mirror what has already been said .... We have have many a successful Quit ...with members who suffer from depression ,anxiety ..... Keep positive ...It's doable ....you can do it ...

Welcome aboard the QTrain, Barb! Congrats on the 22 days quit! I had similar stats to you (age/# of years smoking) when I quit the day I had a stroke in 2017. The first couple of weeks were so hard but I kept repeating to myself "one day at a time" and somehow managed to keep trudging along. I found an online support group at the time, which was a BIG help. Finding online support here at QuitTrain after the 1st group disbanded, was an even bigger help...knowledge is power, so read all you can here, watch the Joel videos and participate in the forums!! When things got exceptionally hard to take for me, I would just go to bed and sleep...had to turn my mind off! Also, drank lots of water and did lots of walking, played lots of solitaire. The days quit started adding up along with the money saved. Good thing I quit when I did, cuz there were more issues to come re: my health and the damage done by all those years of smoking. In 2018, I was diagnosed w early COPD/Emphysema and Coronary artery disease. I underwent triple heart bypass surgery. Found out just last month, I had an early melanoma on my back, so had to have that mole removed surgically (results came back clean, no cancer!) Each health issue I have dealt with in past 4 years, I had peace of mind knowing that I had quit the poison sticks, so my chances of making it through each procedure were so much better than if I had still been a smoker...and so far, so good for me. PS Get yourself a ticker to keep track of things....it is very motivating!!

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Hey there getback, I wish everyone who smokes would quit. Unfortunately , neither I or anyone else can make you quit. This is something that you truly need to do on your own. You need to take this brush with cancer to as a sign. You don't get to many second chances life. So, when you actually get one you need to make the most of it. We will be here to support your choice if you decide to take advantage of said second chance. Have faith that you can quit and have a happier life.

Welcome to Quit Train GB! As Jillar said, we've all struggled greatly when trying to quit. This is a very powerful addiction you're dealing with but it IS beatable! I'm sorry to hear of your medical issues but you know 2 things are true: 1. A large causation factor was your smoking. 2. You can't change what's happened in the past but quitting will give you the absolute best chance at improving your quality of life going forward! I would recommend you stick around this site and soak up all the information about quitting that there is here ... and there's a lot! You will also get a lot of non-judgmental support here from other quitters. It really is a very tight knit quitters community here and we really do 'get it'. Look at quitting only day to day or even hour to hour in the early days. It makes things less overwhelming. Everyone here has either quit successfully or is in the process of doing that so you have come to the right place. Take back control of your life GetBack!

Sorry to hear of the relapse, @JH63! Took me 3 times before I found my "sticky quit" and I know many others here went through the quit/relapse cycle a few times before success finally happened. The info available on QTrain and the support to be found here is some of the best.....but you have to really want to stop the addiction once and for all. Hope you find your way back here when that happens!

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Awesome job, Linda! Congratulations in 3 months if freedom! It gets easier, promise! Reward time! Just not a ciggie reward! Keep the quit!

Gday yup that’s so true. You have a cig now and you have to give back all those days you’ve gone through to get to this point. Puff... all gone in puff of smoke literally . And where do you end up? Straight back to the point that you were wishing you were back to where you are now! Crazy really but that’s a smokers life for you. Keep it up You’ll do well

Thank you Jill for adjusting your font so I can read it it, and yes what you say has been true. this time my life is in the balance my health and now my eyes, this is more than my sticky quit, this is the fork in the road that I leave smoking behind for ever, I have been stupid and arrogant for far to long and now have reaped what I have sown. Super appreciate our concern and I do value as a friend soon as My eyes are fixed and I can read the posts I will be all over quit train I do check every day hoping I can make out enough to reply that is how I saw this., But starting Tuesday I will be wild Boar Hutting for ten days and will not have access to internet, once again thank you I will keep my quit,

Congratulations! Thank you. You inspire me!! I have quit 100 of times. I am on day 2, again. But I am on Day 2! I am an addict. I hope I can stick with this. Tara

Thanks everyone, some great advice and thoughts here. I'm up to day 5 and just sort of dragging myself through each day, but not in tears so much. Trying to stay strong because each time that I restart my quitting I just have to go through these fairly horrible first few days...I've started and stopped a few times this year. We are heading into Winter here in Australia and today is freezing and rainy, so that makes it hard to go out walking, but I'm also reminding myself that Winter is the worst time for me as a smoker as I seem to cough non-stop. This Winter will be better! JackiMac thanks for your post. I often used to think 'oh I'm too depressed to stop smoking' but I have to just get through it this time as I have suffered from depression for a long time. At present, I'm feeling quietly confident, but as we all know it can be 'skating on thin ice' at the start! Thanks again for taking the time to post every one.

Congratulations Linda, it's time to do the happy dance and don't forget to reward yourself!

The Quit Train still believes in you Jeff.... When are you going to believe in yourself ???? You can Quit ....you just need to stay the course .... No getting off the Train ..till it come to the station called Freedom ..... Your seat is still empty ....

Hi Jeff! Waddya mean, lost. Sounds like you put it aside. So, just pick it back up...sooner than later to save your lungs. You will be fine! If you are a smoker for 1 month over a period of 2 years...so what! Just get back on that horse ASAP! Keep on a quittin! is what I say! Come back to Freedomland! Just quit again...right quickly! Your happier lungs will rejoice once again.

Of course you know where you're headed...to a solid quit. I was a serial quitter over a long period of time, but the desire to quit grew stronger as time went by. I found my "why," a strong "why." When you find a strong enough reason to quit, you will. An effort, even if failed, is not futile, in my opinion. You learned something--your reason to quit wasn't strong enough. Don't give up on yourself. If you didn't want to quit, you wouldn't have attempted it in the first place. Good luck!

Oh Jeff I just answered your message and now I'm reading this. I am so sad to here this. I had a hard time over the weekend. Jump back on your quit please for yourself

Well that sucks Jeff, hopefully someday you'll value yourself more than the cigarette.....

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Why do announcers covering a golf game being played in southeast USA (Georgia) speak in soft tones with an English accent. Seems to me it would be like importing someone from Texas to announce a soccer match in England So, going for a beer on the back patio instead. Nice evening out

Hi Barb, Congrats and Welcome aboard the best site on the net!!! There's lots to do around here, you'll never be bored. Keep up the great work!! I'm sure being an ex smoker looks good on you. Catch ya later.

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Hey @Robbie! One of our members, MLMR, had issues with depression and anxiety yet managed to successfully quit and kept the log of her journey in one ongoing thread. Right from her joining us to her successful 1 year celebration and beyond. Check it out by clicking on the title below! It may give you some insights as to how you might best proceed. Not only can you be successful in quitting but you can also achieve positive growth as a person by quitting. There will be benefits to quitting you haven't even imagined at this point but it doesn't come easy. It will be so worth it though

Failures are common on the road to success Most of us F'ed up many quits before the one that stuck Keep on keepin on

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