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Hey team, sorry ive been awol, i was away for a few days in Glencoe, still going strong, NOPE

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

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Ooo!!! Yes I had me a punching pillow.. Put a face on it ..Someone who i thought was mean to me ... Well..i punched that pillow all over the place.. Great way of getting rid of anger .. It worked for me ... Rocks and dishes...Love it .

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I carnt count the number of quits ive seen lost to alcohol . Swoping one thing for another doesnt work ... This leads to folks feeling more sad they have lost a great quit .. The only way is fight ..fight for your freedom .. Our brains have decades of healing to do ...dont over think .. Be patient and kind to yourself .x

This is an important point. For me, self medicating with alcohol was a non starter. I am an addict trying to get clean. So, personally, I’m not going to toss another mind/mood altering substance into my poor beleaguered brain at this point, while I’m still trying to find my butt and figure out which way is up. Exercise helped, but most of all, hard physical labor was my key. Raking, splitting wood, vacuuming, mopping, beating rugs. Nothing complicated… nothing that would trigger frustration or feelings of failure. Just mindless hard work that made me so sore that I had something entirely different to moan about!

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Hey Brioski, Some opportunities are just like that...rageful and messy and wet and icky...and you're still an exsmoker. YAY YOU. Really glad your husband is supportive. Mine is too and just rolls with whatever roller-coaster portion I'm on... It is okay to be numb and feel too much and have every little effing thing be super hard....it is okay to do absolutely nothing except protect your quit. If you have theeans to that, do that!!! You chose to quit because being free from the stench, time and money leech, endless searching and strategizing about where and when, mindless death one breath at time is NOT living the life you desire. Yay YOU. I do strongly recommend endless searching and scrolling for things that make you laugh or smile and of course reading here, rereading and playing games....all of which you know. I have taken an entire day and night to sleep... otc medicine for flu helped knock me out....used as a reaet. Not okay for everyday but when completely off my rocker, it can be the kindest option. Best of all....the crappy feelings change. We simply cannot sustain long term hysteria...our bodies shut down, crash after awhile....then something different rolls along...eventually the good feelings roll in too. Nic free in 2023....please remain seated ... Keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times and do not exit the train. Hang loose...and next time youre losing it laugh or shread paper by hand...it doesn't hurt the animals if it gets tossed about. It is okay to BE LIGHT of heart & spirit.

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Oh yes! Sadly not only does smoking cause at least a "low-level" depression (in my opinion), but quitting smoking REALLY throws you down in the dumps!! I am probably the anomaly who resorted to alcohol to muddle myself through the 5 months of quit-smoking depression that I had to endure to get me to month 9. After that, the "big blues" went away, and the regular, low-level depression, of which I was not even aware, remained. @Brioski know that what u are going through is temporary and will go away! They call it No-Man's-Land. Mine lasted for 5 months. It's your brain crying for nicotine, like the wicked witch of Oz who is melting away... waaaah!!!!. It will get better, but you have to endure it somehow. Exercise might be a good remedy. I was too down in the dumps to exercise, so I drank instead. Try exercise, as drinking usually leads to relapse! You can do this, stay centered with your eyes on the prize!

Congratulations @Brioski! You are fighting this addiction and winning! Keep it up!

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This is very interesting, as I’ve kind of stopped and asked myself recently, “why can’t I seem to physically get off of the couch, what do I love to do?, why am I crying multiple times a day, am I depressed?”…..I have never asked myself these questions. Whether it’s a true mental illness or just a mental blip I’m going through, I think learning about it will help me get through it. I found this video today and it helped me SO much (kind of long but it was good):

No no clinical diagnosis as I never sought help because I was fully functional, just a nagging feeling of being less happy than I normally am...or slightly sad at times for no reason. I was that way for so long that I forgot it was even a thing. I am glad that has finally lifted!