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Hi everyone. I don't really know how to start this...so here goes... My name is Ron. Some of you may remember me from a long time ago. The QT and QSMB community really helped me quit way back in Dec 2013. Feels like a lifetime ago. I "met" a lot of good people who helped me stay smoke free for over 5 years. I'm hoping you all can help me once again...but this time, quit for good. You see, I never got to my 6 year quit anniversary. Just a few months before that time, at the end of the night of my bachelor party, I made a drunken decision to smoke. Being drunk isn't an excuse. I wanted to smoke. I messed up, plain and simple. That was 3 years ago in 2018. I've been smoking on and off ever since. So let me be the poster boy of what can happen when you take your quit for granted. I look around here now and I see familiar names and faces who started their quit around the same time as I did...and while I'm happy to see them, I am also filled with embarrassment and envy because I threw mine away. But that quit is loooonnng gone. I am here today, back as a newbie once again. But this time, I want to quit for good for my 1 year old son. He means everything to me and I want to be around for him as long as I possibly can. Thanks for reading. Today is my 3rd day going smoke free.

That is all the motivation you need. I have a one year-old daughter. When I think of the things I would do for that kid, quitting smoking seems like an easy task. You've got your "why" so the "how" will practically work itself out.

Nicotine dependency recovery is all or nothing, it's one of life's few activities where being 99 percent successful results in 100 percent defeat. I borrowed all of the above.

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

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Welcome back, @JustSomeGuy I remember you from QSMB too. I'm sorry that you relapsed but the important thing is that you are quitting again and that you remain quit. You can do this.

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Welcome back! I frequented QSMB when I quit in 2016. I’m not so active here anymore but soooo glad I saw your post!! You know the drill- stick close to the board! Good job getting back to The Quit! Here are some familiar words: Don’t stick anything in your mouth & light it on fire!! N O P E!!! Not one puff EVER! -L4L

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Welcome back, JSG. Let's make this your last quit, okay?

Definitely good that you are ready to quit again and came back for support. It ain't "almost 6 yrs", but 3 days is the start of a new "6 yrs" and then some. It often takes years to get to 3 days.

Welcome back @JustSomeGuy, I remember you from QSMB when I quit in 2016. Sorry to read that you gave up your quit but it's good to see that you're here now and ready for your forever quit. And it looks like you have great incentive this time

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Welcome back! Your seat is never taken here on the Quit Train! I’m glad that you found your way back! You’ve got this! For your son and a lifetime of memories! You’ve got this!

@JustSomeGuy We!come back,you came to the right place,but sounds like you already know that.. Lots of support and good people to help you on your journey!!

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Welcome back, and all the best to you

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cpk Quit Date: 02/04/2015 Posted March 28, 2015 · IP When you were a smoker trying to quit did you sometimes wish you could buy "just one"? In my town a few stores used to sell single cigarettes. The singles they sold were stinky and stale and expensive, and it was like the tobacco industry was laughing in your face like "gotcha!" you will even buy a stale cigarette. What's next?, picking butts up out of the gutter? Sure, you can bum one. But then when you get home, and it's late, and the demon's awake? Then who's in charge? When you relapsed, do you remember thinking, "I wish I didn't have to buy a whole pack... I only wanted one, or two." ? When you relapsed, do you remember thinking, "I just bought this pack today and it's full. I'll quit tomorrow..." ? When you relapsed, did you find a crushed up cigarette pack in a pocket, with one or two left ? Do you remember your jolt of pleasure? The tobacco industry knows. It knows it's in charge because you are the addict. That pack of 20 -- those industry devils must have had it figured out --- the average amount in a day's supply for the addict. A smoke or a couple every hour, just enough to keep the fire stoked... Hell, if smokes were sold as singles...you might have to work harder to get from one smoke to the next...there might be time...to THINK. The tobacco industry doesn't want thinking smokers on its hands. It wants addicts. It's a powerful thing to quit. It's a powerful thing to wake up in the morning and feel deep down inside, "I'm in charge. I drive the bus. I say what I do with my time today. I spend money on things I like today. I am a free person today." The tobacco industry devils aren't going anywhere. They are at the edge of the parking lot, with their brass knuckles on, blowing smoke downwind, towards you. They want you addicted. They don't want to politely offer you "just one" --- they want you addicted to one times a billion+. When you're dead they will step over your body and stalk the next victim. So, who's in charge of YOUR WORLD today??? Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/4925-whos-in-charge/

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Jill! Good to see you. 5 years is amazing! Thanks Linda. I know I'll need it. Today is a rough day being at work. Thanks Justin! I like the way you put that!

No matter what happens in life keep a good heart A heart of patience and trust Don't let the darkness of the world harden your heart

Congratulations Lust4Life. This an epic quit and deserves an epic reward.

Congratulations

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Could Inbe be in here, too?

Thanks everyone for the very warm welcome. I really appreciate it. And I'm glad to see the strong support from the community hasn't changed. Today was harder than the weekend. At work I usually had my set times when I would go out for one. But I pulled through to fight another day. I really wanna keep this going.

seriously rock painting Kits ? what do you paint on the rocks the Virgin Mary ? what about the Titanic it went down like a rock ?

Congratulations on the 5 year quit and best wishes for many more.

Good job Lust4Life. High five!

Depends if you eat or not doesn't it?

If you are thinking positive during negative times you've already won!!

Be strong enough to stand alone smart enough to know when you need help and brave enough to ask for it

Wow I can relate to that in my many attempts to quit lol

Me! Me! Me! That would be me! I am in charge today! Nicotine has no power over me ever again!

Awesome. Glad to see this

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5 Years of NOPE. LUST FOR LIFE

@Cbdave, painting rocks and hiding them for others to find is all the rage here right now. They even have Facebook pages so you can post a pic of the ones you paint and find. The kids have so much fun looking for them. I even bought rock painting kits for the neighbor kids for Christmas last year lol

G’day Seen at the side of a walking track. Neat little pile of rocks, all the same size where there is none about just dirt and leaves? My mind takes a journey. I can in my minds eye little Mr 5 1/2 years just got taught to throw rocks by his 8 year old brother. Find this perfect ammo. Fills his pockets with this ammo, and starts to practice his deadly skills. Shooting monsters in his mind. “OK buddy..... empty out those pockets. Now. and all of them. Show me!” “Shit, ( Learnt that from my brother too) Mums caught me!... again. So the pockets get empty and the precious ammo gets carefully put on the stump just in case they walk this way again. Yes I leave them where I found them.... I was 5 1/2 once too