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

I'm still in awe ! Ten years quit ! I have not forgotten my first days . They were hard but the best days of my life , for without them I wouldn't be where I am today. I owe it to sites like these and people I'll remember forever .

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Nope... Not today not ever!!

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Thank you everyone. I made it through today. I was feeling uneasy earlier, but it passed. I am glad you're all here for me.

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

It passed. It always passes. A man relentlessly committed to a goal has no fear of temporary circumstances. Drive on Steven.

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Welcome to you, Kris! Stick close to this site. Lots of good people and info on here.

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Good job ! Winner!

@Kris, welcome! The initial days will be hard. Glad you're here though. Please come here often, feel free to post what you're going through. We have all been through it and will totally relate and connect. If you have a crave, post in the SOS forum. Just today someone kept their quit by posting there first. Folks will jump in to support you. I would encourage you to read through some posts in this forum, learn about the quit process. It is hard and then it's easy. Congratulations on the ears and enduring the smokers in the line - both of them are pretty awesome accomplishments.

@Steven Drojensky, so glad you posted here and made it through the day. So happy to hear it. This is why SOS exists and this is why we're here on this forum. Awesome!

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Thanks so much for the welcome and encouraging words. Had a great easy day! Went to the tattoo shop to get my ears pierced. They were running a special so the place was packed. Line around the building with smokers. Did not bother me at all, I got this. K

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I am keeping my own tally of days quit and my calendar says 80 days today! Double my longest quit to date. I told someone yesterday that I was fairly confident that I would never go back to smoking and she was so pleased and said that she'd never heard me say that before! I guess I still hesitate a little as I haven't really had much in the way of outside temptation as yet, but I'm going well. I seem to be hitting the mid winter depression that I often get and that's tough too but 80 days make me feel more confident. Thanks everyone!

That sounds like a really long time doesn’t it? And with my Southern drawl it sounds even lonnnger. HaHa It has been a rough day today. I’ve been job hunting, so I’m stressed. All day I have been having to smell cigarette smoke as I enter into and exit out of buildings. One time I actually thought that it smelled so good! I have several job interviews next week and I’m really anxious about them. I haven’t worked in 20 years, but now I need to and the pressure to be hired is harsh. I haven’t thought that I needed or wanted to smoke, but the idea of smoking hasn’t been as abhorrent to me today either. I’m just going to have to dig deeper than I have so far and ignore the idea that smoking wasn’t so bad. It seems I recall a video and some posts concerning the dangers of romanticizing smoking. I will look those up. Like I’ve said so many times, “I only have one quit in me. I would never survive another quit.” I am an addict and I must physically and mentally distance myself from all things nicotine. I will prevail!

@Steven Drojensky I'm glad your doing better today. Yes COPD for me also and emphysema so yes the smoking needs to stop! We can do this!!!

So true @d2e8b8 I’ve noticed this on several occasions but then reality kicks in and I come here to this place and follow all of you fine people.

Hey Steven, Just saw your struggle today. I am new and am only six days in. Yesterday was hard for me too! Today is better, I am trying to be proactive with anything that might help. Had a third acupuncture treatment today. I am using nicorette lozenges for now if it gets to hard to bear. I have a giant jar on my coffee table full of all types of hard candies, those little dum dum lollipops are the best. Under the coffee table I have a bottle of bourbon. I have driven my neighbors crazy, bringing them homemade cookies and bread. (keeps me busy). I went to the hobby shop, got word search puzzles (to make sure I don't lose my mind) and some neat color projects, very fine images,, you have to pay attention. I leave alone, a widow, grown son married but I do have company. Three dogs, and they keep me busy, had only two littles and my best friend passed and I now have an 80# pure blood chow. Sorry I have been so chatty, I do find it helps to talk. STAY STRONG TRY EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING. THAT IS MY MANTRA! I WILL WIN AND YOU WILL WIN! K

Congrats to you on 100 days, Gus. That's awesome!

@Gus You are doing awesome!! 100 days is great!!! You amaze me your positive attitude is great! I sure did not have that in my early quit. Some days I still don't!! Good luck with the job hunting. I'm sure you will do great!

I was already a fan of Roger Waters. And that was before he told Mark Zuckerberg to f**k off.

Day 67 , 68, you are kicking butt . Gerd is common after you quit smoking as well and what is known as quitters flu in the early days . Putting the head of your bed up is helpful,as is eating nothing after six . Hope that helps .

High Five Steven....you won that battle ...Onwards ..

I've discovered there's some pretty funny commercials on tv

@Dianne, that was so strong of you, well done! The break theme got me thinking - what do we do with the extra time now that we no longer take smoke breaks?

Hi @Steven Drojensky Bravo to you for pulling through the tuff times!!! I'm super happy for you!!!

Welcome abroad the train Kris. How awesome you found your way here and to quit this horrible addiction. First weeks are tough but we all are proof you too can do it. Read and watch the videos they very enlightening and to be honest keeping busy also helps and what better way to keep yourself busy then learning how to fight this addiction. Again welcome and congrats on your quit!

You've got to get up each morning and decide to be positive even when the are things in your life that feel really hard

@Steven Drojensky I posted this in my thought for the day but I want to make sure you read this and believe in yourself!!!! To that one soul reading this I know you're tired you're fed up your close to breaking but there's strength within you even when you feel weak keep fighting!!!! You have got this!!!!!

I think I may be the weird one here. In February 2020 I started having pain low back and hip. Went to the GP, pinched nerved, inflammation....medicine, heat, ice, rest. Would get better and then flair again, and then COVID. Could not go to the doctor for awhile. Finally back to GP, reflexes were off, something is wrong with your back, sent to ortho, spine guy. He took xrays, not back/spine, hip problem and it is bad. He did not go into detail. Had to wait 2 weeks to see the hip guy and all the while pain is getting worse. Spine guy, your hip has collapsed. Tried twice to do MRI but could not stay still due to pain, had to go to hospital and get put under to get the MRI. Diagnosis, AVN avascular necrosis(never heard of it vary rare) the top of my femur had died and broken apart due to lack of blood supply from smoking and increased by my alcohol consumption after my husband died inn 2010. Had to wait a couple of more weeks before they could do total hip replacement and one suicide attempt later due to pain,. finally done. Recover from hip replacement a breeze compared to earlier pain Regular G{ check up, insurance now pays for lung cancer screening, had the CT, not cancer but the start of emphysema. I have watched people suffer this slow horrible death, I will not do it, I will not make my son watch it and take care of me, he had enough pain with his Dad. SO I AM DONE! K

Thanks @Linda @Steven Drojensky @jillar and @Doreensfree! I long to be past this. I feel that if I can get a job and get settled into it my emotional roller coaster ride will not be so bumpy! I appreciate the pep talks. Sorely needed by me.

@Steven Drojensky How are you doing today? Good job getting through the crave yesterday!!!

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Soon when all is well you're going to look back on this period of your life and be so glad that you never gave up

You're probably overestimating what's going against you and underestimating what's within you

Well done Gus ....100 days is a Quit to be proud of ... Your still though in the early stages ...so your wise to stay on your guard ... I agree with Jill...you have a much better chance of getting a job ,as a Non Smoker... I know it's stressful ...but adding nicotine withdrawal along with the stress would be awful... I wish you well in your job search

Congratulations Robbie

I with Abby saying nope over and over to myself helped get past the hard parts. And flat out just refusing to give in ever again. Visually I see myself as free and in charge of winning against this addiction. So good you posted and said out loud you struggling. Just saying it helps to win the day. Stay strong you can do this!

Welcome @Kris, Congratulations on four days quit! The first few days/weeks/months might suck but once past them you never have to repeat them again! We can offer you all the support to help you past them. We have members in all phases of quitting from newbies in their first year quit to old phartes who've been quit for over a year. We also have tons of great info about our addiction as well as a video library if that's more your thing.