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Addiction is a major theme here, right now. Not so much addiction to nicotine, but ... craving approval, somehow being drawn to the same dynamics over and over again, though very aware that’s not what I want.. since the start of 2021 two major things changed in my life and I’m only now realizing I’ve really not been accepting the open space that’s in front of me, not one bit. Whoops. Shocker. Video: The criteria of addiction

Never one puff ever . Keep on keeping on .

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His penis will heal in due time. His legend will live forever.

Good advice .... The tortoise and the hare ...I remember by Dad once said to me . Treat everyone on the road as a idiot .... except you ..... I hope the folks are ok who were inside ..

Sorry Boo, Doreen already won and has claimed her prize....I have to quit smoking! But for you, this exercise thing is not working for me. I have been walking briskly to the kitchen many times a day for almost 2 weeks.....I have not lost an ounce. K

Come on Doreen, everyone knows what to do, just turn around, bend over and drop em! I learned that when I was two. K

Done some Beginners cardio excersise....and 3 mile power walk ...I'm pleased with my effort ..

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Owwwwweeeeee! That would burn! lol K

I am in Texas, and the real estate market has gone crazy here too. My son started working on getting a real estate license after the pandemic hit. How funny, to spend so much money on a college degree (trust me I am not laughing) to see him forced to change careers. He is still working full time at his chosen profession (professional trainer) although things got really slow for a while. He thought it would be good to have a back up plan. The homes that are put up for sale go very fast, way over asking and always a bidding war. My home is paid off and I could make a small fortune but I would spend almost all of it to find a smaller home. K

Thanks D2, It has been a joy, there are a few of us I call the oldtimers. I have been here 27 years. There are those who have been here longer and them there are the many special people we have lost over that time. Our little street only has 12 homes and we have had as many deaths over the years. Four couples that were here original owners of their homes and I few like me that were widowed over the years. Many of them the reason I have stayed after my husband passed. I should not be here in this great big house all alone, I should let it go to a young family but I can't bear the thought of leaving. One of the reasons we bought it was, if our parents were to need care, we would have the space to provide for them. The only one that had to come was my Mom (who already been moved to the next street over) and this was after my husband had passed. There for a little while I had four generations together in this house. Bet you did not expect such a long answer. That is what insomnia does for you. K

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Great job Robbie, I am only 11 days in to the quit and I am thrilled with myself. Ask anyone on the board,, I am having some severe struggles but I am going to do this and so are you. See I had to back up and start typing again, I was going to type IF I get to 80 days but I am not an IF, I am a when. So WE are going to do this as long as it takes! K

Julia, I am so sorry you are going thru this after 2 1/2 months with your quit. I am only in 11 days, I am using a NRT, lozenges. I thought these would do better than the patch, it felt I might have more control over my step down. I have already started and find I can go 4 or 5 hours. What I am doing is putting the lozenge in my mouth, setting the kitchen timer of 2 minutes and then I take it out and put it on a saucer. When I get anxious couple to few hours later, repeat the procedure. I feel this is working pretty good for me so far. I do get very agitated at times. I suffer from depression anyway so was already on medication. I do not know your situation but if you are new to antidepressants if can take a few times (different medications that agree and work for you) you might just need a different med or adjustment in dosage. I will say I have encountered kick back from my insurance carrier because they don't want to keep paying for different meds till you find the right one. I am sorry but sounds like the Doc does not want to battle them to help you find the right med. It also sounds like the patch might not be the right NRT for you. Keep researching, if you feel the Doc is not paying attention or does not want to help, you may have to fight the insurance or consider changing Docs. It is like non-smokers have no idea how painful and difficult it is for us to quit. That angers me most of all. Don't judge us when you have no f........... idea. K

Wtf, my dog just crop dusted me! She walked past me then turned like she was walking the freaking runway during fashion week in New York!

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Dear Abby, I am still confused about the "stinking badges" and I am more than happy to let Jillar and Doreen to keep on keeping on with their thing. I can confirm that D2 is good at conversation and I did get my bread to the neighbors today. I will try to stay up all night and play if you three want to but I have an early morning visit to the doctor. Are ya'll just funning me? If you are I will torture you when I learn the rules. K

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Yep they are swelling up again, don't worry going GP tomorrow afternoon about the quit. Will have her take a look. K

Haven't started a thread in maybe 4 years, some months I think - like never. So I need to practice what I preach and boldly go where timid folks have not gone before ... and start a thread. Whew, that's a huge one. I have new respect for folks who can start threads like eating candy. (ps. please please promotion gods, notice I have started a thread).

I think I have started to many for a newbie. I just need the help to keep on track. This evening craving is bad but I will go pour myself a little drink then if it doesn't stop I will try to go sleep for awhile. K

Starting a thread thread brilliant you got me to reply

That sounds like my past year and a half. Well said MLMR 🤗

Welcome, @Anne E.! Start reading people’s stories. I found them the most helpful. We all know smoking is bad for us. It was everyone’s individual journey that gave me insight, and the courage to continue my own. Pick a quit date, decide if you need NRT, and just do it. We accept all quitters, no matter the method they choose. Stick around. There is a lot of support here.

Mamma sàid there'd be says like this . Quitting smoking has those kinda days too . You recognize it for what it is and let it pass . It will . Good job walking anyway , even though you felt it didn't help you took action to make a change in your thoughts . Anything else you could do ?

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Now Boo you know your are not to put your personal stuff on the internet. K

British man, 40, becomes first patient in the world to break his penis VERTICALLY after hitting it so hard against his partner during sex that he suffered a 3cm fracture. Just read this ....NASTY.!!!!

Is the $89.95 for the sample wipe? I think I'd charge a lot more, just saying,......😂😂

Julia, I am so sorry you are going thru this after 2 1/2 months with your quit. I am only in 11 days, I am using a NRT, lozenges. I thought these would do better than the patch, it felt I might have more control over my step down. I have already started and find I can go 4 or 5 hours. What I am doing is putting the lozenge in my mouth, setting the kitchen timer of 2 minutes and then I take it out and put it on a saucer. When I get anxious couple to few hours later, repeat the procedure. I feel this is working pretty good for me so far. I do get very agitated at times. I suffer from depression anyway so was already on medication. I do not know your situation but if you are new to antidepressants if can take a few times (different medications that agree and work for you) you might just need a different med or adjustment in dosage. I will say I have encountered kick back from my insurance carrier because they don't want to keep paying for different meds till you find the right one. I am sorry but sounds like the Doc does not want to battle them to help you find the right med. It also sounds like the patch might not be the right NRT for you. Keep researching, if you feel the Doc is not paying attention or does not want to help, you may have to fight the insurance or consider changing Docs. It is like non-smokers have no idea how painful and difficult it is for us to quit. That angers me most of all. Don't judge us when you have no f........... idea. K

Exercise is a great natural mood booster. It doesn't need to be an intense workout, could just be a brisk walk-around. Anything that gets your heart rate up. Exercise is also a great way to deal with unwanted weight gain. Two birds, one stone.

Yes @Kris many have taken to renting a hotel room here as well . I feel devastated this morning for those who've had to flee their homes with absolutely nothing . It's unknown yet if any of the village still stands but the main thing is hopefully everyone is safe . That village and those folks are close to my heart ❤️ for many reasons . Today I believe is our last over the top hot day . The ice packs worked great last night . Thank goodness I still have power to keep those ice packs frozen . Power is out in other areas . I don't think there will be a lot of Canada day celebrations today . My concern is the fireworks . Is it necessary ? It's set off in various areas . Some just by home owners and others by the city . Im able to see them sitting on my deck . I hope at the very least they put it off and think safety first . It's so dry . Any spark could mean trouble . It's not worth it . Now is the time to continue our safe practises in regard to covid , think of those hurting from all the hardships financially and emotionally and spiritually that our people and our country has had to face this year . The money put into fireworks could be much better spent . It saddens me . I'm not celebrating today . Every star in the sky is my reminder to me just how precious life and love is . It's life , its death . It's love . I don't need fireworks to mark anything ! Thanks for allowing me to just get this off my heavy heart today . Smoking . Never ever one puff ever ! What a waste . Think I'll donate this smokeless week to a better cause . It's definitely not to big tobacco companies . I think all fires cigarette caused , Big T needs to own up to ...... don't get me started lol ! We need to stand up against them , not just quit smoking .

Good luck, @Kris! It was my Cardiologist who insisted I quit, though he did not offer any advice on how to go about it, so I was on my own. I hope you have better luck with your Doc.

Acewhite If we do the diamond heist and get caught we will go to prison. We don't want that. I did not say smoke a pizza joint I said take over a pizza joint. I see where you are going with your idea, I could explain it to you but it will still wind up with a trip to the jail. Let's just stay with the take over, as Oprah would say, you get extra cheese and you get extra cheese. If the cops show up we just tell them Oprah forgot to pay the bill and we are covered! Don't you just love to be bad and have it turn out good. K

You know your a redneck when your porch collapses and nine of your best dogs are killed. told to me on a bad day at work by coworker, I laughed until I cried. You won't get this unless you are a redneck from the deep south in the US. K

Hi Robbie, good morning, on this side of the world! The duck on this thread is still dancing hope you are too. Now get out there and box like the strong Roo you are. I am hanging on to my quit also. K

Just gone Dedicated.!!!!........Just sayin !!!!

Answer away @Kris. I sleep late as well plus tomorrow (or today now) is a holiday so I could go really late. I can see the board has been good for you in some ways. Generally, when people post often, it's usually a good sign that the quit will be successful. Doesn't mean that quiet people will not but, you know, generally. Not sure which part of the world you're from but house prices here are through the roof.

maybe ... what makes you think @jillar really knows. No woman knows that much about running and biking shoes, that's why!😂 Now in other news........

You have to go to your profile and you'll see them. Then if you click on them you'll see them all as well as your ranks 😊

@Kris, sorry you're having trouble playing videos. Group therapy helps lots of people so hopefully you'll find it helpful too. I've never seen an in person quit smoking support group. And if that's the reason you're looking into it you may find it hard to find in your area too. Please remember that you smoked for 40 years! So to expect to be free of this addiction in your first month or few quit just isn't realistic. Especially if you're still using NRTs. We feel it takes a full year to get past most of the triggers a year can bring. And really no one knows better how to succeed then a group of former smokers who have right?! You can expect to feel uncomfortable and have pretty good craves at the minimum for the first month. My whole first year was hard, but doable because I listened to all those who came before me. I'm glad you're staying because I feel like you need us more then ever, we got your back girl! 🤗

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You wouldn't be laughing at me now, would you?