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N O P E ! ! !

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Back to work YEP but include a big fat. NOPE!!

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

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Thank you everyone. I had a great time at my cabin celebrating with neighbors, none are smokers made it even better.... Bri sadly I will have to help carry the load with the brother's of the sticks. Stewpot is ready for battle!!!! Thanks to the Bestest bunny for starting this post. Needless to say I was waiting to get home and see this. Thank you and Cheers to all.

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Aine Quit Date: 2-26-2014 Posted May 4, 2019 The Law of Addiction Most quitting literature suggests that it normally takes multiple failed quitting attempts before the user self-discovers the key to success. What they fail to tell you is the lesson eventually learned, or that it can be learned and mastered during the very first try. Successful recovery isn't about strength or weakness. It's about a mental disorder where by chance our dopamine pathway receptors have eight times greater attraction to a nicotine molecule than to the receptor's own neurotransmitter. We call it the "Law of Addiction" and it states: "Administration of a drug to an addict will cause re-establishment of chemical dependence upon the addictive substance." Roughly half of relapsing quitters report thinking that they thought they could get away with using just once. The benefit of fully accepting that we have a true chemical dependency and permanent priorities disorder can't be overstated. It greatly simplifies recovery's rules while helping protect against relapse. Key to arresting our illness is obedience to one simple concept, that "one is too many and a thousand never enough." There was always only one rule, no nicotine just one hour, challenge and day at a time. Navigating Withdrawal and Reclaiming Hijacked Dopamine Pathways Like clockwork, constantly falling nicotine reserves soon had hostage dopamine pathways generating wanting for more. Sensing that "want" thousands of times per year, how could we not expect to equate quitting to starving ourselves to death? Again, the essence of drug addiction is about dependency quickly burying all memory of our pre-dependency self. Thus, the first step in coming home and again meeting the real us is emptying the body of nicotine. It's amazingly fast too. Cut by half every two hours, our mind and body become 100% nicotine-free within 72 hours of ending all use. Extraction complete, peak withdrawal now behind you, true healing can begin. While receptor sensitivities are quickly restored, down-regulation of the number of receptors to levels seen in never-users may take up to 21 days. But within two to three weeks your now arrested dependency is no longer doing the talking. Quitting fears and dread are gradually thawing and melting into "like" or even "love." You're beginning to sense the truth about where you've been. It's critical during early withdrawal to not skip meals, especially breakfast. Attempting to do so will likely cause blood sugar levels to plummet, making recovery far more challenging than need be. Why? A stimulant, nicotine activates the body's fight or flight response, feeding the addict instant energy by pumping stored fats and sugars into the bloodstream. It allowed us to skip breakfast and/or lunch without experiencing low blood sugar symptoms such as feeling nervous or jittery, trembling, irritability, anxiousness, anger, confusion, difficulty thinking or an inability to concentrate. Minimize or avoid those symptoms. Eat little, healthy and often. If your diet and health permit, drink some form of natural fruit juice for the first three days. Cranberry juice is excellent. It will aid in stabilizing blood sugar while accelerating removal of the alkaloid nicotine from your bloodstream. Also, heavy caffeine users need to know that (as strange as this sounds), nicotine doubles the rate by which the liver eliminates caffeine from the bloodstream. One cup of coffee, tea or one cola may now feel like two. While most caffeine users can handle a doubling of intake, consider a modest reduction of up to one-half if feeling anxious, irritable or unable to sleep following caffeine use. One caution. While we need not give-up any activity except nicotine use, use extreme caution with early alcohol use as it is associated with roughly 50% of all relapses. The above is an excerpt from John Polito's article, "Nicotine Addiction 101". It explains the science behind why it is so darn difficult to quit nicotine and to stay quit. The full article is here: https://whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksAAddiction.html Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/12338-the-true-nature-of-nicotine-addiction/

Yep for a relaxing break on the river. NOPE!! for sucking on fire sticks.

congrats @Jordan7thanks for being around and inspiring us newcomers.

Congratulations on you fabulous 9 years Reward yourself well x

Happy anniversary @Jordan7, I hope you have a great day and celebrate today

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Congratulations Jordan!!!

This info is so important and so true! Thanks for the bump @jillar. Smoking is not just a “bad habit.” We’ve been chemically hijacked, so we can’t see the cycle of addiction clearly while we’re still smoking. But quitting changes everything! NOPE (not one puff ever) is more than a handy saying… it’s a neural necessity, and the only path to freedom.

Aww sad news Jillar x

Congratulations 9 years s a great achievement

Never smoke...ever!

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Thanks @overcome

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Congratulations on such an epic quit.

Congratulations!

Nine Years! Wow! Big congratulations to you!!

A little late, but a BIG congratulations to you @QuittingGirl very happy for you and your success with your quit!

Big congrats @Jordan7 way to go!

Congratulations on 9 years smoke free @Jordan7 Great job!

Congratulations! All the Best!!

Nine years!!! Congratulations, Jordan!

Thanks again everyone!!

Congratulations on the 9 month quit! You have done great and seem to have total control over the cigs. Don`t let up and best wishes.

QG well done you will soon be quit a year and then you will have been through most common triggers and you will have set yourself on course for a smoke free lifetime.

I just got off the phone with my mother in-law, at almost 60 her oldest son was told he had a large mass on one of his lungs that's growing and most likely cancer. He refused a biopsy and was told he had 6 months to live if he does nothing. He's also schizophrenic so upon hearing this news he quit smoking but also quit his medication. Luckily they got him back on it and he has stayed quit although unfortunately it's too late for him................. Don't let this be you! Quit NOW!!!!