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NOPE. Merry Christmas! May all Quit Trainers be feeling the joy of the holiday and the gift we have been given to not smoke. Tonight I am headed to the shelter to see if any one shows up. While I am alone for the holiday, its easier this year. I attribute that to not smoking and this community. So thank you everyone.

Nope!!!! Merry Christmas to everyone on the train.

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It's a NOPE from me .... Happy Christmas you lovely Quitters ...

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To all new quitters !! Dont let the holiday season give you a excuse to throw your life saving quit Down the toilet ... Your life may depend on it .... Please use the SOS thread ,if you feel your quit is in trouble ... Or PM either me or Jillar .... I'm sure we will not be too far away .... I will have my frying pan at the ready ....be warned .... Be careful of your alcohol in take ....I've seen many quits fail due to thinking they could handle the booze .... Merry Xmas Newbies ,not so New ,and Oldies ...

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*A lifetime of freedom from nicotine. *Worldwide support from members in all phases of quitting and who know and can relate to what you may go through at any given time in your quit. *Tons of educational material about our addiction to nicotine. Be it by reading, watching videos or asking other members. We have it all So what do you have to lose by becoming a member?

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

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Thanks everyone! Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a blessed new year!

Merry Christmas, Doreen. Thank you for all of your caring support throughout the year--years.

@Sal, You are the only one in charge there. This is a hard thing, at first, I know you are struggling with how to do it. Everyone is giving you ideas to help you but you have got to want to help you. You are not going to let a little 4 inch long stick of paper take your life. You are already on oxygen, you know how serious that is. How would you feel if you did not have oxygen, if you ran out, what would happen. Well that is what you are facing. If you continue to smoke your lung function will continue to go lower until they will not work at all even with oxygen. You know all of this to be true. You have to do this for yourself, we can give you all the support and advice but until you fight like hell to get thru the first few days nothing will change. You have to be the hero in your life!!

Same offer applies to all new 2022 quitters so we hope you ACT now! And as @Wayne045 suggested we've added the 2 for one. That's right, join now and bring a buddy. You'll both get our amazing world wide support. Access to all our forums and tips and clues on how you too can get your forever quit. This is an offer wayyyyyyy too good to refuse! So what's keeping you from joining?

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Merry Christmas everyone! Thanks to you @Doreensfree for showing up for everyone (including me in my dreams!)

Sal, Welcome and Merry Christmas! Cravings are like surfing: you have to ride the waves. There are all sorts of tools folks share on this board that make it way easier to get past the initial challenges but what worked for me is to understand the cravings were a RELEASE OF THE DISEASE. Nicotine addiction is no different from any other drug addiction/disease. Educate yourself on the physical process of withdrawal so you can reframe the urge to smoke into the understanding that the signal will be there so long as we feed it. Once we stop feeding it (eventually) it stops demanding we do so. This is a great place to share so stick close-these folks know what they are talking about.

Merry Christmas @Doreensfree Thank you being here for all the train passengers

Merry Christmas and thank you for all you do Doreen.

These cravings will lessen the longer that you can go without smoking.

ACT NOW and you can go into the New Year COMPLETELY SMOKE FREE! You heard that right folks. No more burn holes everywhere No more stale smoke stink on you and all your stuff AND we already told you about all the extra CASH All this and there's STILL MORE! Yep, we've saved the best for last. Quit now and enjoy better health and less colds. Better circulation, pinker gums, the list goes on and on... So give yourself the ultimate gift this holiday season. You won't regret it

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I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We had all the kids together for the first time in 3 years! There is now 24 of us! if I can attach a couple pics, one will be the annual “group photo” and one of our youngest granddaughter and grandson.( Laney and Nolan)

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Merry Christmas @joe! You have a great looking family there!

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Holidays can be especially difficult, but don't let them be your excuse. Do you have a list of things to do instead of smoke? The CD is great, but have some other stuff in your arsenal. (gum, mints, a quick walk, a shower or bath, come here and read or play games, singing always helped me, a lollipop, cuddling or dancing with a pet if you have one) You can do it.....you really can! Do you have a favorite mantra yet? I repeated Smoking Is Not An Option - NO Matter What You will be surprised how strong you are once you commit to the quit.

Thanks, thinking of meditating. My wife got me a CD of Waves and Nature sounds.

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@Sal I agree with @jillar. It must really be hard know that cigs are in the house. When I smoked that last one I had I knew it was the last one. There was not a reason to buy more. I did not smoke in the house but I also threw away my outdoor ashtray. Did not want to smell of see it when I took the dogs out. I know that your wife also smokes/or did and you had mentioned that she wanted to quit with you. That is a tough place to be. You are going to be on edge, grumpy, have trouble sleeping etc. A different way to look at it is, you have each other. If one or both of you don't quit someone will be without their love, their life partner way to soon. I have been a widow for a decade, their are many of us here. Losing your spouse is something that you do not recover from. There are no do overs, there is only the here and now to change your life. There are many here that have health issues, chronic pain as well. I know you feel bad but it will only get worse if you keep smoking. I don't think you want to take that chance. It is Christmas Day, give yourself the best gift ever so next year we can talk about how much better you feel.

HappyChristmas Doreen, and Thank you for always being here for us all. All the best for the new year.

@Sal, how are you doing today? Hopefully you didn't cave to a crave because honestly four hours is a drop in the bucket compared to forever. You REALLY have to decide that you have to quit! It's going to suck, there will be tough days but there will also be easier days and with each crave you get past it WILL get weaker. Did you try the air cigarette? What things do you do where you don't smoke? Do those! Keep your oxygen on 24/7, you can't smoke on oxygen!! AND if your wife is willing, ask her to not bring cigarettes home. I know that I would not be able to be in a house knowing there were cigarettes there when I was newly quit.

Merry Christmas Sal, I hope you did not give in and smoke. These cravings are a normal thing that is going to happen. I finally, for myself, realized that it was not so much a physical thing but more so a mental thing. Smoking was my normal response for forty years when I was nervous, uncomfortable or just felt stressed. I have accepted that I will always have those feelings, even when I still smoked I still had to deal with those feelings. I never thought I would be able to quit but I have not had a cigarette in six months and it gets easier everyday. You just have to focus on other things when the crave comes. You can do it, believe in yourself!

Sal, here`s hoping you didn`t give in to the crave but if you did people are still here to help. Toss them out and start over. You wouldn`t be the first to fail here. We have all done it. This isn`t easy but it is well worth it and it will become easier with time. Best wishes and let us know. Failing is nothing to be ashamed of. If you really want to stop giving up is. You can do this. A few bumps in the beginning but it will get manageable.

@Sal How are you?? I hope you got through the crave!! Give yourself a Christmas present don't light up!!! You can do this!!!

Sal.....you have to fight .... Keep busy ...there a million things you can do ....just don't smoke .... It's the little monster playing with you ....your stronger than he is .... Some things are worth fighting for ....your life is one of them .

@Doreensfree thank you so much for the support. you are an inspiration to me and a lot of others on this board I'm sure. may your holidays be merry and your feet be safe.

@KEL you are welcome and I'm glad you get something from my rambling. And you are correct, quitting is a process and not an event. I wish you the best going through your process. Have a Merry Christmas

Good post. Even if it helps a small number of folks to make that decision. I wish I knew exactly what it is that eventually causes the switch to flip - in my case, I had all the 'facts and knowledge' but the switch only flipped one day for no real reason that I can find. If anyone is on the verge of a decision, I will say that there are many people here that were able to quit after smoking for many years. People who thought they couldn't quit but did. And it's so simple really ...

But wait, there's more! This offer will save you COLD HARD CASH! That money you waste buying cigarettes will stay in your pocket and it adds up fast!

Have you tried GasX @intoxicated yoda? It'll have you farting out that bloat in no time Congratulations on facing and beating another trigger. Now next Christmas will be so much easier

The right reverend introduces us to psychobilly Santa...

This post has me speechless...and that rarely happens. I can't really take much credit here, I just post songs I like. However, I am glad that something I posted here brought you some joy. Music is the universal language. Best wishes to you and yours this Christmas Kris.