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

@overcome here's a little taste of what's waiting for you...

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Hi everyone, im just checking in, sorry ive been absent of late. Pleased to report im still off the smokes! So a successful smokefree festive period. And ive had a bereavement, which has been tough, but still not smoked. Im doing Dry January ie off the booze, been offit since the 30th, I was getting too upset re my pal dying when i was drinking, thats maybe a strange motivation but its working for me. So im off to a very healthy start to 2023! I just want to get the funeral over with on the 12th and then I can really start looking forward and get my buzz back. The NHS stop smoking nurse still hasnt phoned me haha. But the patches and daily nope thread are really working for me, ive said before, but i was never a noper before, I dont know why but its really helping me this time round. Hope everyone is doing well. I had a good Christmas day with my family. Teddy, one of my kittens, went missing for 24 hours, so he now has a tracker, which is such a cool wee toy, im glued to following him, much to my surprise he spends a lot of time in the local park !!!!

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So sorry to hear of your loss, @WeegieWoman. It’s great that you are staying strong in your quit, regardless. Take good care of yourself and your fur babies.

Congratulations on half a year quit @overcome, that's AWESOME! Have a great day and don't forget to celebrate!

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Welcome back, @darcy Stick around. You can do this!

Glad to hear you are doing well in your quit, @WeegieWoman Keep up the awesome work!

Good to hear from you @WeegieWoman and I'm also sorry about your friends death I'm glad the NOPE thread is working for you. I did it my whole first year quit and it really helped me too

Glad to see you back @darcy, stick close and lets get you your forever quit!

Congratulations Overcome, you got this far on your ownwith determination and will power. We were here just in case you needed a nudge in the right direction. Always remember to have faith in yourself because you are stronger than the addiction.

Yeah - I can't wait to see all the chicks in bikinis

congrats @overcome half way to the lido deck. stay with it. your doing great.

I would not have got this far without you all. Thank you my friends!

Congratulations on 6 months smoke free, Overcome. Celebrate big today!

Congratulations @overcome on a great 6 months smoke free!!!

Attaway, @overcome! Six months is a big milestone. Thanks for all the support you share, and congrats on building a strong quit. You deserve a pat on the back!

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Well said. Thanks for these important words @johnny5 and thanks for the bump @jillar. For years I thought that I was making a free choice to smoke. But my dependence was much deeper than that - chemical, emotional, ritual. I cannot be a casual smoker because I, too, am an addict. I know this because I exhibited many of the classic signs of addiction: I kept smoking even though it made me feel terrible and was harming my health. Whenever nicotine ran low in my system, I would get agitated and jittery. The only thing that really mattered to me in those moments was getting my next fix. I made irrational decisions about smoking. Like spending money on smokes even when money was frightfully tight and I was having a hard time making ends meet. Or going outside in hurricane-force winds to smoke, even though it was stupidly dangerous to do so. I isolated myself from friends and family, prioritizing my drug (nicotine) over those family relationships. I was not always truthful about how much I had smoked. Every time I tried to set limits or ration my smoking, I would inevitably revert to my baseline use. "Just one" would turn into "just one more" would turn into "Well, I've already blown it for today so I'll cut back tomorrow" would turn into a pack or more a day. Breaking free of this bondage is a real gift of quitting. The addiction is part of me, lurking on the sidelines, able to be reactivated if I smoke even one. So I stay vigilant and say NOPE - Not One Puff Ever - to stay free.