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

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I was basically an out of control chainsmoker, 2-3 packs a day, and started really thinking about it when I turned 50. Figured it was now or never! Found the old QSMB (quitsmokingmessageboard, now gone) and whyquit.com and they were both enormous resources. Between those two and the Allen Carr Easyway book I was able to beat my addiction. whyquit is a great resource to learn and understand WHY nicotine has such a grip on people. Lots of reading and understanding helped me defeat it for sure, and Easyway helped a ton too. It really helped me 'flip the switch' in my mind and break free. January 29 2013 I put out the last one, blew the smoke out the window and said "THATS IT - NO MORE!" And have been free every since. I was hopelessly addicted and never thought I was going to do it, so anyone struggling with it just believe you can do it because YOU CAN! Use this board and all the other stuff and you WILL! Good luck! Jon

For once stop and thank yourself for how far you've come you've been trying to make changes in your life and all your efforts count

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I think I remember ya - it's been a while! I for sure remember Cristobal, he was a big inspiration to me. I had to look back thru old Email to remember who I was there - I was 'TennesseeFree' LOL

I remember @Cristóbal from the defunct 'QuitSmokingMessageBoard'! He quit before me and I remember him being 3 months in and me thinking how awesome that was and hoping I would be able to do it LOL! Good to see ya, man!

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Phillip Morris is nothing but EVIL. Nicotine in tobacco products can be found in a free-base or protonated (“salt”) form, depending on the pH of the product. In internal tobacco industry documents, nicotine form has been long recognized as central to the sensory experience of tobacco use, particularly in what is known as “impact”1. In the 1960s, Philip Morris began manipulating the ratio of free-base to protonated nicotine in cigarette smoke, a factor that is described as key to the ascension of the Marlboro brand to the status of the world’s top-selling cigarette1. 1. Stevenson, T. & Proctor, R. N. The SECRET and SOUL of Marlboro: Phillip Morris and the origins, spread, and denial of nicotine freebasing. Am. J. Public Health 98, 1184–1194. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2007.121657 (2008). https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2007.121657 Marlboro was an obscure brand marketed for ladies in the 40's and 50's and exploded into the #1 brand practically overnight when they basically freebased the nicotine and made it like 'crack nicotine' to enhance the addiction. It took a few years for most other brands to figure it out but by then PM and Marlboro left them all eating dust.

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Coming up on 9 years. Not one puff. NOPE

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There are a lot of people here supporting you. Boy George supports you as well.

If it helps, personal shit happens to a lot of people. And of course craves are normal because it's a 'different' type of trigger to the daily triggers that you've previously overcome. These ones need to be fought and conquered all over again and tend to be just as hard. What's great is that you have the courage to post here and not do anything else. That shows your strength and commitment. What you're feeling is not weakness, it's just something you're feeling but your actions .... are strong.

tbh i found this site a couple of weeks before i signed up. normally i wouldn't have joined a site like this but having somewhere to piss and moan about the agony of suffering from my own stupidity is therapeutic. and having people that will help and not judge my stupidity does get me emotional. A big thank you from the bottom of my heart to all those who made this site possible.

Welcome @JonGuirl I was on QSMB too. That site, and Allen Carr really helped me. Congrats on a awesome quit!

Congratulations @Cristóbal I also remember you from QSMB (Quit Smoking Message Board) and you posted a lot that really helped me in the early days of my quit. Thanks for all the support you gave to so many.

Welcome again @JonGuirl, I was a member of qsmb until it imploded too. You may see some familiar faces as many of us landed here

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

Welcome aboard @JonGuirl, congratulations on that awesome quit! If you get a chance why not introduce yourself in our Introductions forum so everyone can meet you?

Congratulations 9 years is Awesome

That's awesome Linda! Great job conquering the bad cravings. You're doing so well going over 9 months! Great example for me to follow.

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Thanks, you made me smile this AM. I know without this group and all the support and great people I would have not make it as far as I am. It has been a struggle for me,

Yowzer. 9 years.

@JustinHoot99 Thanks for the encouragement, I made it through the evening!! We will see how the day goes. You have a good day also!!

Good morning Linda, I hope this day goes better and finds you feeling stronger. I haven't had to go through a highly stressful situation yet but I can see how it would be a major trigger. Keep turning here and typing as much as is needed. This place is my Chantix. And frying pan. And therapist.

Congratulations @Cristóbal!

Way to go. That is impressive!

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Lot better than yesterday!! Thanks @JustinHoot99 also for the support

I sure can't say I'm part of your quitters reunion, but congrats on almost 9yrs of freedom.

Welcome @JonGuirl! Great quit you have going! I’m looking forward to seeing some sage advice to be dished out by you! We newbies here are like sponges! Soaking up all the information we can!

Hope your day went smoothly w/ regards to your quit.

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Welcome aboard... Congratulations on your great quit .... Hope you stick around ,the newbies could use your support and knowledge....

Nope means NOPE! You can throw it all away with one cig.

Hi Linda .... Life throws some crap curve balls ....even Non Smokers have to deal with a whole lot of crap too.... What helped me was being told ....Ok if you smoke ..what's changed ...nothing !!!!! The crap will still be all there...and you would feel more crap because to threw away a wonderful Quit That you have fought so hard for ... It's ok to have thoughts ...we all have them ....it's what action you take that's important.... You deep down don't want to smoke again ...because you came here and got it off your chest .... Your fighting your battles ..your fighting the monster ....it might not always feel like your winning But you are ...the only way way is forward .... Trust me ....in time you will solve a problem and the thought of a cigarette won't even come to mind ... It's OK to Wobble....but don't fall over ....

Congratulations Cristobal, epic quit. Deserves an epic reward

Congratulations to you, Cristobal!

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