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Late at night when nothing is going on I come to the board. This was the best find yet, I actually wet my pants laughing, not a full out pee, You older ladies know what I mean. A good laugh, a cough or sneeze can cause a little leak.

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

Oops.....I am really late w the congrats to @Linda! It's quite an accomplishment...One Year Quit!!! Reward yourself and KTQ!

@Wayne045Nicely done with the "half full" glass there!

Put a positive spin on it. Lack of new membership or activity on forums means there are fewer smokers to sign up and post. Yay, it’s working, good job everyone! I rarely see a smoker “in the wild” these days. Or maybe I should leave the house more often, either way I’m surprised when I see someone smoking.

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Sorry to be late, not been well lately, so not been on much. Big Well Done Linda, knew you would make it, so proud of you. Welcome to the Lido deck, you old pharte

Congratulations! Yahoooo! That first year benchmark is spectacular!

Welcome @maybaby66! I’m a September ‘66 baby! You’ve survived your first week of not smoking!!! Even though you still have some rough days ahead of you mentally, the worst of the physical withdrawal should be about done. I’m glad that you found us here and we will all be glad to help you whenever necessary. Just reach out. There is almost always someone available. Again, WELCOME!

babs609 Posted February 13, 2015 Quitting smoking is often referred to a roller coaster ride, and with good reason. While one minute you are feeling confident and strong that you finally "beat" that sucker. Thinking.."Yes! I'm doing it..I'm gonna make it"..only to be followed by feelings of doubt, fear, anger, frustration, sadness, lonliness..and these feelings can change within just moments. This is the part that would beat me down in prior attempts. I just was tired of the ups and downs. I think having the "ups" was actually a deterrent to my quit because it would set me up...when I would feel restless...it would piss me off because I thought I was done with all that. Please please please...keep in mind...these thoughts that just pop up out of nowhere are not YOU. Any thoughts that pop in our heads are not actually us. We aren't controlling them...we are just going about our business and them BAM! there's a thought. Now....you have a decision to make. If you are someone who normally runs with their thoughts...this could be trouble for you. You actually may believe these thoughts to be true without question. You give these thoughts power by believing they are true when in fact.....they are a complete lie all made up in your head. Being an ex-smoker in the early days or weeks of quitting without truly grasping the reality that your thoughts are not true...then you may be not only heading for relapse but are in danger of becoming a chronic relapser until you change your thought patterns. No matter what...don't believe you are a weak person. This kind of thinking re-enforces to your subconcious that other quitters are stronger and you are weaker and therefore....quitting is harder or even impossible for you. That's total BULL$HIT. That just gives the addiction more power. It's already powerful...more powerful than you. Otherwise..you would have quit long ago or maybe not even started. Although the addiction is stronger than you....it's not smarter. "Keep your friends close and your enemy's closer"....that saying couldn't be further from the truth when referring to the addiction. Learn all you can about the addiction. Don't just read....absorb it...live it...taste it....feel it...and most of all...believe it. Learn all the tricks it will try to play on you...learn what fellow quitters have done when faced with these challenges. Believe with your whole heart that you are no different than anyone else. You are not weaker than us...your addiction is not stronger than ours... Until you understand that...you will either struggle and continue this fight and give up quitting altogether until illness or death forces you to quit....OR..you will struggle and fight and relapse after relapse after relapse until you either finally absorb the teachings of fellow quitters...wasting months or years in the meantime and just making it harder for yourself than it really has to be. I wish this could be a post where a lightbulb goes off in your head and you say "aha! I got it!!! I finally got it" But that lightbulb moment is different for everyone and that's why I just ask everyone lurking and reading and contemplating quitting...to just keep coming back here...keep reading...keep reading...keep reading. Lots of posts and video's to help you "undo the brainwashing" that has been planted in your head from the years of being a smoker. It takes time......it takes patience..it takes re-enforcement... In short, it takes work...but it is sooooooo worth it. When you finally are ready...and you put down your final cigarette... Keep your arms and legs in at all times...put your buckle on...and enjoy the ride. You might as well because even though we enjoy when we feel good...it's the hard times that strengthens you. ONE DAY AT A TIME>>>ONE MOMENT AT A TIME Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/4460-the-roller-coaster-ride/

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I hope you've recovered from the big party by now and wanted to send my huge congratulations to you, Linda!!! You did it!

Checking the weather in Florida. The Sunshine State issued its first falling iguanas warning yesterday. I'm 400 miles north of the Florida line so these warnings are little more than a fascinating oddity to me. However, if you are in Florida...heads up!

I am late on this Linda but congratulations on the 1 year quit and keep it going. Best wishes.

Welcome!! Great news is feeling better is so close. Stick with your quit. See ya around-

@maybaby66Hi there! I am an October 66 baby! So look at us @Gus! Welcome and it does get easier. Like above, there is always someone around on the site and we like nothing better than helping someone get free. It has the added benefit of helping us stay free! Look forward to getting to know you.

Welcome aboard @maybaby66 and congratulations on a week quit, you're already through hell week You'll find all the support you need/want from us as we love a quitter and who better knows what we go through when quitting then those who've already been there Stick close and be sure to post an SOS if you feel your quit is in jeopardy. We have quitters from all over the world here so there's almost always someone here 24/7

Kris .. I like to dabble too... Some would call it interfering....

@jillar Thanks for being there, I do try to be careful about things. I have tried to do many things here at the house that have been a s***show. I have replaced plumbing fixtures, took apart pipes under sinks to clean out clogs with great success. My first disaster was trying to fix a toliet and I had water shooting straight to the ceiling. That was a fun one. You never know what you can do until you try. I do have a no electricity clause because that would be a killer if you know what I mean LOL

When i joined my first board I didn't either Kris, I just have a habit of clicking on stuff until I figure it out lol. That's got me in trouble a couple of times though

@Sal When I first joined the board I did not know what a thread was or how anything worked. I am way behind (did I say way, way) on technology. Did not have a clue and I still have to ask poor @jillar questions.

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Well done Sal .... You have been given great advice ...some things are worth fighting for

The cravings are normal this early in your quit!! But keep yourself busy eat something, drink some water they will pass and it does get easier!!! Just don't smoke!!! You are doing great you made it through Hell week!!! Congrats

Congratulations on 1 year! Well done!

@jillar It was a great party!!!

That was quite a party @Linda!

Congratulations Linda. You fought the good fight. Now it's time to celebrate.

@KEL Well to be honest it feels like its not real yet!! I will have to admit is was not easy for me!! But I don't think it was for anyone!! I know a year seems like along time so I still keep my guard up because I know that addict in me is still there. The craves still come for me but not as often and I get through them much faster It does get easier so keep up the great job you are doing. Before long you will be celebrating your year of being free of the nicotine monster and it does feel great!! You can do it!!

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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.

I experimented and obsessed over finding the perfect combination of stain to get the new flooring in Maddie's nursery to match up perfectly with the rest of the house. Eventually, figured out that "close enough" was going to have to do. Most of the floor in there is covered by rugs now, so it doesn't really matter. Those nursery rugs we bought claimed to be "stain resistant." I suspect the little gal is going to put that claim to the test.