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Hi Everyone, Im Chris, 45YO living in Chicago area. I have been smoking fairly heavily 2 packs a day, since I was 18. Was able to successfully quit in 2016 for 3 years, at which point Nicodemon talked me into having "Just One" since I was really missing it and was missing having something to do. In my mind anyway. So I have been smoking for the last 2 years and smoking heavily. I always have to use patches since i have really bad physiological side effects when quitting cold turkey, so im going to do what i have to to avoid that. I remember using Quitnet back then to find support on the quit smoking forums etc. Im looking for same here, I have tried quiting over last few months, several times and obviously have not succeeded. Because of that, im having hard time finding much support from friends and family, since I have announced so many times recently that im quitting, Im not sure they believe it anymore. I do though. Looking forward to reading your stories, providing the little knowledge I have and being there for you to support you as well. Finished my last cig some time ago this morning, slapped a patch on and Im ready to do this! Cheers!

Hello Chris and welcome! I’m a newbie here. Almost 10 weeks quit! My first first and only quit. There is no way I could go through the withdrawal again. Even with the aid of nicotine patches, of which I will use up my last stage 3, 7mg patch Friday! Kind of anxious about it. But I will prevail. I have to. I’m looking forward to following your quit and I hope that you join in on the socializing side of our forum, as well as taking advantage of all of the information provided in the pinned articles and videos! Again, WELCOME!

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Hi and welcome Chris.... Your not alone ,but have a great group of Newbies ... Congratulations on making the great decision to take your life back ... Take time to get to know us ..and the board ... Start on the Main Smoking Discussion Board...check out the post pinned with green Lots of useful information there ... Buckle up...you can do it ...this Train goes all the way to Freedom..

Welcome to our train full of quitters Chris, sorry you gave up your last quit. I'm a 2016 quitter too. You'll find a ton of support here from a great group of people so take a seat, have a look around at everything we have to offer and lets get you your forever quit

Sticking with my regimen: 2 twenty minute brisk walks per day. Being retired, it is easy to to just become a slug. When I was smoking, I was always outside, enjoying the beautiful northern CA weather. So, making a commitment to get outside,for at least 40 minutes per day, is good for me. Yeastetday, I did one of my walks in a beautiful County park. I was amazed at the amount of people there, and …..no masks! It felt like freedom, in more ways than one.

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Thank you everyone you helped me last night!!! I really was on the edge of the cliff having with one hand. This am at least I am hanging on with 2.

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You will find all the support here on Quit Train that you want or need. As you know, in the end it comes down to you but there's a ton of information and support here to help you along the way. Stick around and stay active; that's the key! Be involved in your own quit and the quits of others. Just responding to other quitters strengthens your own quit. Yeah; weird I know but so true!!

Hey Chris- I quit for years as well and had "just one". Years later here I am just like you Good news is you know what to do Welcome aboard!! Look forward to seeing you around

Hi Chris....welcome welcome will be cheering for you the whole way! Thank you for joining and sharing with all of us too!

Hi Chris, congratulations on your new quit! Yes the patches do help a lot with the physical withdrawal. I had almost none when I used them. Too bad they don't help so much with the mental aspects of quitting. But, as you know, as long as you really want to quit, you can! Best wishes to you for a successful quit!

Welcome Chris. Just one does not work when you are an addict. I am so glad you are ready to quit again. Hang close to the forum and let's get this quit going. You did it before and you can do it again.

@Opah as of right now I have not smoked They are in the freezer Just trying to get my head above ground so I don't but thanks

Your 4 months was not a waste of time, The healing has started,. all you have leaned was not a waste of time, all you have been thru was not a waste of time Now the time you spend holding onto those smokes you bought is a waste of time. Don't be me and wait for a heart attach, your eyes to start going blind Don't you give up, reset your counter and get back to it

I think I can speak for us all when I say, asking for help is not putting any of us out. It is the goal and mission of this group to help people put down cigarettes, for good. Personally, I lost a 6 year quit, probably because I did it all alone, without seeking support. Don’t give up hope! Just start all over again. We are all here for you, and don’t feel like you are wasting our time. in the least.

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Linda, you did great! You just beat the demon and proved to yourself how strong you can be even when you're not feeling strong. Your quit is precious and losing it won't help anyone. I think you can be proud of yourself. Please, its better to post here whatever you're going through or feeling than to give in.

Confession: I just spent $31.00 for a small pizza to be delivered and it was worth every penny. Pepperoni and pineapple on white sauce from my favorite pizza place.

Wow! I get the anxiety. I’ve had it almost my whole life. And I cried, I shook, my mind mind was a mess, I stayed curled under blankets in my dark bedroom for days and I thought that I was going to die or end up in an asylum somewhere. Even after I came out of that I would just start crying for no reason or every reason for days. I think going through that has made me stronger. That blood pressure thing you went through was CRAZY! I hope that does not happen this time! But you stick close to us and use that SOS forum if you need us. Anxiety sucks almost as much as nicotine.

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I completely get that, wanting to be off patches after 10 weeks. You seem to have a really good approach to it, so im sure youre on your forever quit. When i quit cold turkey, my anxeity was so bad that I had to go see a doctor, my hands were shaking, dialated pupils and blood pressure so high they had to use a second instrument to measure, because they thought the first was broken. I have to use patches to make it smoother. I remember back then I started practicing deep breathing and meditating for 10 minutes a day, always thinking about nicotine free life, being a non smoker, feeling like a non smoker etc. You got this though

Yeah, I skipped the 21mg patches. Wish that I hadn’t. But I survived. I’m ready to be done with the patches. I don’t want to prolong it and thankfully, the worst of the withdrawal will happen over the weekend. So, everything looks like a go. I know you’ve been through this before and know what works for you. I’m winging it but have learned a lot of preps and what to do ifs from reading most of the posts made on this forum. That anxiety is a beast though!!! But so am I!! LOL

THanks. Yes, the lie of "just one" i think all former quitters know that one. Its so stupid and silly too. imagine not smoking for 3 years and when seeing poeple smoking thinking to myself "smoking was so silly and pointless, why did i ever do it".....only to romanticize having just one, a couple days later. Happy to be here, you guys seem to have a great community here

10 weeks is amazing, big congrats! Thanks to you and others for the warm welcome. I see youre using the patches too. I know during my quit a few years ago, i had the same anxiety stepping down from step 1 to 2 and 2 to 3. I know some people resulted to cutting a 21mg(step 1 patch) in half, and using that, giving them easier step down from 14 mg to 10.5mg then to 7mg. I think you can do that depending on the patches that you use, Nicoderm CQ is possible, but some older patches used to spill the nicotine juice all over =). But those step downs only seemed to impact me for a couple days, and then things normalized again. Im 10 weeks behind ya, in this journey.

Back to my Clubbercise..tonight ...O M G....it was tough going ... Talk about sweating ....but I loved it ....also power walked this morning for 2 miles with YouTube ...

My kids would have no part of a photo with the Easter Bunny! I didn’t force it. Photos with Santa, on the other hand, were mandatory!

Just as the kids were coming to terms with the whole Santa event, it was time for the nightmare fuel that is a photo session with the Easter Bunny.

OK You stumbled, dust your self off and get back on track, Call, PM, jog to or drive to this one person, Hug , cry and work your way out of this darkness. So what little advice I have for this Moment is Primal screams Get a Pillow bury your face in it and scream, curse, and Yell. Kick your Feet and have an all out tantrum, exhaust your self, get it all out. If once is not enough do it twice and 3 times. You are not done, your quit is not done

Getting hot out now (ugh summer has arrived in GA) so I am making my morning walk longer, no longer walking in the afternoon and evening and now exercising along with fabulous50s (think Doreen or someone here mentioned her?) really am liking her and how positive she is. https://www.youtube.com/c/fabulous50s

Breath in ...breath out...thank goodness for good sleeps and waking to new days! We all know if we cave in it not going to help and we going to feel even worse....yet even knowing that....the struggle is very very real....so glad you got through again.

Sorry I'm late Linda ...wrong side of the pond ... By coming here and screaming and shouted ,deep down your quit is important,and you do t want to lose it .. You did right ...tomorrow will hopefully be entirely different ....our emotions at the early stage are all over the place .. Your fighting ....and winning ...one day you will look back and be so thankful you did ... Stay strong ...do anything ..just don't smoke ... I was told ...It's ok to Wobble ...just don't fall Over ....great words ...

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Thanks Gus it has been a day!!! Thanks Jillar you are so kind

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Great day yesterday. 3 long walks . 2 with pup , and one on my own . Pup and I enjoyed it so much taking out the picnic lunch , blanket , her bone , me quacamoli , crackers and lemon water sitting by the fountains listening to all the pond life . It's worth the walk there to relax , meditate, be at peace , feel the breeze and the warm sun then the walk back . This was the third walk of the day . I soak them up as they are too few in my neck of the woods . Spring summer fall are definitely my seasons and one of the reasons I quit smoking in June was because I knew I would have that few glorious months that I would be distracted by things to do and not be sitting in my house . I can't tell you how far I walked but it was that kind of day I didn't want to end . Today is 20 C so will be soaking in that sun , guess what I'm doing lol ..it's an energy booster what can I say . Sure am missing the pool though or lake but maybe by July restrictions will ease . Planning a salt water lake trip that I've always wanted to visit . Hotel, spa , lotsof walking trails and healing waters , sounds like a perfect get away . Last year it was the mountains this year the prairies .