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Thanks, everyone! These past three months have been quite a journey into "parts unknown." I really don't think I would have made it this far without all of you. Thanks so much for helping me to find my way and build a strong quit.

@JudiMD Congratulations!!

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Congratulations Katgirl, welcome to the Lido deck. Let's party.

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Congrats Judi. It seems like just yesterday you were 2 months quit.

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

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We don't have Strawberry Festivals...maybe us Liverpudlians should ...

Congratulations JudiMD, this is a great accomplishment. Keep it up and don't forget to reward yourself today.

Congratulations DenialBlues, way to go . Keep it up and don't forget to reward yourself today.

Way to go, @Katgirl! 12 months, what an amazing, life-affirming change. Looks like there is a party in your honor starting on the upper deck!

Three months is such a big achievement, @JudiMD. Well done!

Nicely done DenaliBlues.

f Good job katgirl

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@Katgirl

Okay, this is embarrassing, but I dreamt of you last night. A purple walrus, what is down with that? I also dreamt of Opah? Do I just have people on my mind I don't know but care about? Is it because I am struggling too? I do not have a clue. The only thing I know for sure is that I care about how others are doing. I care about their struggles. It makes me keep fighting for sure. I am blessed to have one friend here that I talk to that listens to me bitch, whine and moan about all my troubles. I am surprised she has not sent me a bill for services rendered. The point I am trying to make is that this place works. We can come here and throw our struggles to the wind, discuss our difficulties whatever they may be, celebrate any wonderful things that come into our life. We can count on acceptance, advice, congratulations and support. I know you have had a hard time with this as have I. I want to smoke, right here, right now but I am not going to do it because I am here typing these words. I know that strength is coming, I just need to be patient for the next post that will calm my shattered nerves. Just realize it is okay to struggle, it is okay to ask for help, it is okay to be patient for strength. That is the only way to get thru this, one minute at time, I know you can do it because I am doing it. I am patient!

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Glad to have you back on the Train, @Kdad. Nice work on your two days so far - here's to many more to come!

We had our Strawberry Festival last month. I over indulged

Me and Boo...love these Lido Parties ...

It's Strawberry Festival time folks...

Congratulations ...1 year smoke free .... Take a look at the view ...it's wonderful ... I'm so happy for you ....Let the Party Begin .

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Sorry about the relapse but good on you for getting back to quitting. As Curly Howard once said...

Oh !!!!.... Count me in ...I love Strawberries.....Sounds lots of Fun .!!!!

Congratulations on 1 year smoke free, @Katgirl Celebrate big today. This is an awesome accomplishment.

You are doing great, @DenaliBlues Keep up the awesome work!

Congratulations @JudiMD You are doing great!

One year ago you made a great decision and today you get to celebrate it! Congratulations!

WooHoo @Katgirl! Welcome to the Lido Deck!

Well done @Katgirl amazing achievement

Congratulations @Katgirl, you old pharte! Welcome to the lido deck I hope you celebrate today because you deserve it!

Huge Congratulations ..A Quarter of the way there... You have a nice Quit going ... Thank you for all you bring to the Train ...Onwards !!!!

Good for you! The more support the merrier! The 24/7 chat seems beneficial- is it w quitting counselors or other quitters? Get it done!! L4L

Welcome back @Kdad! Two days in and you are sounding good about this quit. We are all here to help!

Congratulations Judi.... 3 months is a great Quit ..Your doing Great I raise a glass to you

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Thanks for bumping this, @jillar. Now that I'm well beyond the chemical withdrawal phase of my quit, I'm noticing that my actual urges to smoke have not gone away. They are more manageable - and I have a stronger toolkit for coping with them. But The deep desire/urge to smoke persists. This post points to part of why. One factor that contributed to my smoking was trying to numb-out and evade some inner conflicts (and some outer ones, too). Another was unmet needs. Now that I've quit smoking, I'm called into a deeper reckoning with these forces in my life. Ouch. I believe that denial is "nature's shock absorber." It serves a purpose in our psyche, and shouldn't be entirely avoided. I used smoking to serve this purpose, but quitting does not mean I have to be relentlessly hammered with discomfort. Talk about a disincentive to keep the quit! All it means is that I need to come up with some different ways to take a break or shift my energies when needed... ways that don't entail sticking something toxic in my mouth and setting it on fire. As @Boo has said elsewhere on the forum (and I'm paraphrasing), there are 999 things I can do with this moment, and just one thing I can't do - smoke. Here's to focusing on the 999.

Congratulations on hitting 11 months! That's awesome.

11 months... that's awesome! Thanks for the inspiration!