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Not one puff ever!

I am 5 years without a smoke now, I thought I pass by the station to congratulate all of you, and myself, for quitting. You can make it, yes, YOU!

G’day Had forty years of that experience. I was always telling myself I was different I was strong enough and smart enough to be a social smoker. Smart and in control.BS. Really. How many times had I quit? Too bloody many that’s for sure. And I’d spend years between quits and do it all again. I’d bore you …?some were days some were weeks .. same results. Finally I figured that I needed something different That something for me was N.O.P.E. Not One Puff Ever. That’s not something I told someone else. It was something I told myself. Admitted to me. Me. And me only. Me…Im an addict. Yep. I am only 1 puff away from 20 cigs (plus?) a day. I can not ever fool myself I’m really that addict. By the way….. thanks …. Really. Thanks for reminding me …… I don’t want to ever forget. Not One Puff Ever for me. Every day.

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5 years later: NOPE!!

I tried the same thing. Thought I could only have a couple a day and it did work for the most part BUT it never lasted long. A couple drinks or stress and give me a smoke. Spent a very large part of my life fooling myself. I am addicted and that is that. Almost six years since I last smoked and I imagine if I smoked one now within a few weeks I would be doing some smoking everyday. Sorry you lost the quit but start up again. Your better for having quit that long but you realize the power of the addiction now. best wishes and welcome aboard.

Remember the two rules for a successful quit. Rule #1: DON'T SMOKE! Rule #2: If you have any further questions refer back to Rule #1. Thoughts about smoking are going to be there during a quit. There's not much point in fighting it. Thoughts only become commands when we surrender to them. Keep it simple. DON'T SMOKE!

a social smoker is just a full time smoker in training

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c9jane29 Posted May 14 Thank you guys so much!! 5 years already?! I love it!! I look back on the last 5 years with so much joy in my heart... I'm glad I saw my quit as a celebration, it has always felt that way...never negative. It changed my life, my kids lives. I volunteer as a Girl Scout Troop Leader...before I would have never done anything like that. I had convinced myself I had too much anxiety or too introverted but all of that was my addiction getting me to fall out so I'd always have time to feed it. I still have my original "why I want to quit" list and my terrible Bob Ross paintings all around the house because my quit will always be a part of me. My husband quit a little after me and he finally had the courage to quit a kitchen job he had been at for 10 years for an accountant position and now he's the supervisor. Believe me when I saw anything is possible! Thanks Quittrain for always being here to celebrate with me... I'll even bring the balloons ❤ Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/calendar/event/729-c9jane29-anniversary/?do=findComment&comment=225

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Good to see you too! And congratulations!!! I can only agree with you. I got a very important boost of self confidence by quiting and thanks to it tried other things and went through important life changes. Do not regret any of it!!! I love to remember it, thank you!!!

I packed in for what was a good 5 years and it's now wormed its way back in. During them 5 years I'd learnt to expect that I was still going to social smoke. I would still smoke on certain occasions usually involving going out for a drink. Now Im at the point where I'm just smoking without the drink. I can see that the problem has returned full time. It's gone from social occasions to just full time. Averaging my old average of 10 a day. It needs to stop again and it needs to stay stopped. I've always had something running alongside my quit during them 5 years. Eating well and going the gym being the main things. I have done neither since being full time back on the ciggies since April. I've decided that tomorrow is the day. The day I head back the gym. The day I start the battle with my brain to eradicate the thoughts of having another ciggie again. I have been through the promptings before and I'm going to tackle them full on again starting tomorrow. Time to get the old gym kit out and go in search of the old healthy me. Wish me luck.

Kwik e Mart Gougers went into the playoffs as a bottom seed. We fought our way thru the playoffs to make the championship game last night. Sadly we got whooped but at least the other team was better than us so it takes some of the sting off. Now on to Winter league

Great Post Dave .... When we stop falling into the Smokers Trap ..is when we free ourselves .

Oh just fell down a Billy Thorpe rabbit hole.... he never got bad with age and propped up all his contemporaries when they fell on hard times...

I have not posted this for a long time, but still fun!

-20 Chicks triumph!

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Congratulations @Grund, on five years quit! Its good to see you

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

-7....Sticks sulking

It's not about winning ...It's about the taking part Ace

Woke up this morning to a fabulous victory for the Chicks ... Had my Brecky ..Now ready to give that important Slap....Get in line Sucker Sticks ...

-2...Ha !!!!...The lovely Chicks gave a slapping last night ...no wonder I slept soundly ..off to give a good thrashing

-1... By the amount of movement in this thread it might be time to hold a meeting of the COSA for some of you mob....

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Or for that little bit of Aussie country... Yep... Sunday Special is songs about or with famous people's name as/in the title.

We all have our ( special drinking vessel ) ...I'm with you Maddie

Hey guys, do you remember me? I posted a while ago. Never thought I could do this, but here I am 8 days free. I am happy. Thank you all who commented on my earlier post and believed in me.

9 years free for me and quita today wow