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Good morning everyone (well it is here at the moment) I’m here and fighting the good fight again. Thank you for being part of, and creating, such an amazing place. I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

Thanks Gus, I’m having a busy day at work so I’m not too bad at the moment

Hi all. Missing my quit train friends and wondering how everyone is doing. I am still smoke free and don't have any urge to return. On the road with my hubby travelling in the RV. We just just enjoyed two months ago f sunshine in Florida. I am going to try and be more present here. I know others are looking for support.

Welcome Molly. So glad your ready to quit. You can do this. Just got to take a deep breath and stop. Freedom is wonderful. I smoked for 40 years and have been quit for 4.

Well I’m home safe and sound and ready for sleep soon. All in all it’s been not too bad today

Attaway to shake it off, Molly! So great that you’re back on track.

Hang in there Molly. Think positive and stay busy and believe in yourself. You are strong enough to beat this. Keep your focus down the road when this is all behind you and how much better you will feel. Best wishes and stay close.

Woohooooo go, Molly!! I have to give you mad props for getting back to quit so quickly, you are a rockstar!! So freaking proud of u!!

Sometimes, well every time, you get to bedtime it’s such a sense of pride to say you beat today, kicked ass in not smoking, just today. I’m told it doesn’t always have to be that way but for us newbs it’s quite the win. Hugs Molls!! You did great today!!

Welcome back, Molly. Glad you started your quit again. You are doing the right thing. You can do this.

Yes!!... Well done Molly for jumping right back on the Train ..i bet those cigs tasted crap, Reread all the info here to refresh yourself .. We are all proud of you Go Girl !!!

Good Morning Molly! It’s going to be a great day! Stay busy and stay close!

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Welcome back Molly. Go ahead and grab a seat on the train. I am proud of you for deciding to kick the nicotine monster right back to the curb. Remember that you are stronger than the addiction and you deserve to be smoke free.

Glad you're right back at it @Molly2310, don't forget to update your quit date so we know where you are in your quit if you have questions. If you're looking for more inspiration consider adding a ticker to your signature. Its so cool logging on each morning and seeing all the time, money saved and cigarettes NOT smoked since you quit. It also shows what you'll be giving up should you cave to a crave...

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

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Glad you're seated on the Quit Train, Brioski. I, too, have found a seat, given it up and returned (more than one time). I have quit several times over the course of 40 plus years of active slavery to nicotine. Have always been well aware of the addiction to the drug. I have quit by several "methods". My quits have varied from nail-biting moment by moment breathing to put down the smokes and walk away with very little difficulty until months later when a difficult situation arrives and I ran back to slavery because I didn't have skills, tools or desire to navigate the space without the drug. I will say this site is by far the most helpful to me in my journey to REMAIN FREE. My worst enemy is myself and the addiction lies I have held as 'real' for me for years. The people, information and posts here are amazing in many many ways. Ever so glad you are feeling the support. I do suggest you pre-respond to our own S.O.S. on the thread. I do suggest you USE the S.O.S. if you even vaguely maybe are close to putting something in your mouth and lighting it on fire. There is no crying "wolf" here.... we are saving our lives and here to support each other, so S.O.S. and play games in the game section whenever you need to be with people. One breath at a time if that's what it takes. NOPE scares me...and I'm doing it anyway (sporadically on the thread and presently in my everyday life). I guess that's how I am trying to show myself I believe in myself.

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Thank you @Mee, I’m quite a ways behind you but I’ll get there in the end. This place helps tremendously

Wonderful to see you again! So great that you are enjoying a great smoke-free road trip adventure. I look forward to seeing you around!

Hello Sweatheart lovely to see you here ..looks like your having a great time ..we would love to see you here more often ..your seat is still here ..

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Belated congratulations, Darcy. It's exciting to watch those days and weeks add up on your ticker. So happy for you.

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Hello Mee, I love that your RV says EPIC on the side. Must have great energy as you roll along. Glad you're on adventure and free from nicotine!

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Hi Mee! Great to see you here and I’m so happy that you are enjoying your smoke free life. It’ll be great to have you on here more often.

This is a fantastic post, great read. Thank you

No the chicks got this........@Denaliblues got in just before me! I gotta go hide now before @Doreensfree gets here and starts slapping.

Belated congratulations on your first year smoke free! May there be many more to come!

Wow so interesting! Yes it does seem like that…destroyers the peace/peaceful times. I smiled reading about your reading….hopefully I’ll get to experience that one day…fleeting thoughts…. I went to visit my friend w my pup and wanted a cig in the midst of us hanging out but not in the car or anything, so weird. Some light anxiety but nothing like yest. I also resigned from teaching last June so I think part of it is doing something, something to keep me busy and not just being at home all the time. I have some ideas for a business so it’s just a matter of organizing and getting my life back together. im so so proud of your 2 year quit coming up Gus!!! Wow, all of you guys’ accomplishments are something to be valued and admired. I mean it. Fantastic.

Same here with the triggers. I think the nicotine and chemicals screwed us up so much our bodies just go on the fritz during the beginning stages of our quit and can’t handle ‘peace’ so it wants to kill it and us. HaHa I will be 2 years quit next month and every so often while I’m reading and totally immersed in a book I find myself wanting a cigarette. Just a thought. Nothing major. I never really smoked while reading. I need both hands to read. Holding the book and turning pages. (I hate ebooks and audiobooks make me want to hurt someone.) I speed read. So, I’m constantly turning a page. If I lit a cigarette while reading it remained in the ashtray totally forgotten. (I don’t have the patience to read like a normal person. I get bored and anxious.) So yeah, I find it extremely odd that I now will think of a cigarette while reading. Probably just my brain attacking me because I am totally ‘zen’ if I have a book in my hands. So the ghost of nicotine tries to ruin that for me. You are doing great. Recognizing and resolving your issues. Talking them through with someone. I hope the remainder of your day goes smoothly!

@Brioski I suffer from panic/anxiety attacks with depression. I was having major issues with anxiety after quitting smoking. I can’t remember exactly what I saw that first brought it to my attention that some quitters have to reduce or even totally cut their caffeine intake after they have quit smoking. I’m sorry that I’m not more informative on the whys of that. It has something to do with the brain having to need more caffeine for it to actually work when you smoke so that when you quit you are overloaded. Not everyone. But of course, me. I need coffee and I love an ice cold Coke. It’s one of my favorite things. I was using an ice cold Coke as a reward during my initial quit. My anxiety was so bad though that I was desperate enough to try lowering my caffeine intake and it worked!!! I could hardly believe it, but it helped so much. I am best when I have zero intake of caffeine, but living a life without caffeine is insanity itself, so some days I just deal with that. It bothers me that I can’t or don’t really want to totally let Coke and a really good cup of coffee completely go from my life. I mean I’ve kicked Nicodemon’s butt to the curb! Ground him under my heel into his own ashes and I just can’t seem to want to get rid of something that causes me so much emotional turmoil. Maybe if I have a full blown public breakdown it would make me want to totally let caffeine go. Maybe not. Anyway, I don’t know what your caffeine intake is, but it might be worth it for you to try reducing it for a period of time just to see if it eases the anxiety. I’m not positive, but I believe maybe it was @intoxicated yoda that first brought this issue to my attention. I hope that you can get the anxiety issues under control. I know how bad they can be. P.S. You know those times when you feel like all you need is a really good cry? Well, I can very easily trigger that by fixing a really good strong cup of coffee or having a Coke. That’s just how sensitive to caffeine I am and that depresses me greatly. But I press on.

Later still, but huge congratulations to you, Darcy, on putting the first and toughest month behind you!!! There's no stopping you now!

Sorry I’m late Darcy, congratulations

Whoops, this Lido Deck thing is trickier than I thought…