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Ugh. I smoked for 10 years, quit for 2.5, smoked for 2, and now quit again. 3 weeks and 1 day in. 21 mg patches. I am on my first vacation since quitting, and it feels like every activity is a major craving. Like I can't enjoy a single thing about it, and even worse, rather than happy or even content, just torture instead!! It feels too hard. I know it should get better but it feels impossible or so off in the distant future that it doesn't matter. Anyway I always come by here when I need to feel community and support, and finally decided to sign up. I am happy this exists, it has been a big help though I have never posted till now.

Tried to BBQ yesterday! NOPE!. Have to go to my shop today for paperwork after 5 days of this? Tomorrow the crew will be back, have to set up a recliner in my office... come on shot!!!!! The bright side, my son (DJ and Shelbi) are going to make me a grandpa!! Then my daughter (Angela and Flynt) will be married on July 12th and they immediately go invitro to have another grandchild,. They have been together for a few years but he was fixed from a previous marriage. Everything is ready for my children to raise theirs together. The topper is DJ and Shelbi disclosed their doc says the birthdate will be on my birthday!!!!! January 24th. Coolio

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Welcome @StellaBlue, congrats on your quit, you're doing great We can all relate for how you're feeling and I promise you it won't always be like this but unfortunately the only way out of it is to go through it I used an air cigarette when I had bad craves. I just pretended I was holding an actual cigarette in my fingers and then went through the motions of "smoking" it. It did wonders at tricking my mind into thinking it was getting the real thing, maybe it would work for you too

Hi @StellaBlue Welcome to QuitTrain, very happy to have you here. Congratulations on 3 weeks smoke free! I know it's so very difficult, but I'm sure you know that the longer you don't smoke, the less cravings you will have. I hope you stay quit this time because who wants to keep going through the constant withdrawal symptoms. Please keep on posting and if you need our support, there is someone always onboard to help you!

Congratulations Stew!!! That is wonderful news! All the best to you and your family!!

Aww ..Stewpot …you have been blessed …grandkids are so much fun

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Congratulations on 3 weeks smoke free @StellaBlue and welcome to QuitTrain. Things do get better with time and you are doing a great thing in quitting smoking. Remember, a craving is not a command and fighting through craves does make your quit stronger. It is good to have you here..

Congratulations Stew! That is awesome news,

Hope you all enjoy the holiday and take time to remember your fallen heros

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Gday on the road and heading home

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Welcome StellaBlue! Glad you officially joined! I’m sorry you’re having some struggles while on vacation. What were some of the things that helped you quit before? Here, we have a mantra with several variations. NOPE - Not One Puff Ever. NOPT- not one puff today. NTAP- never take another puff. One thing that helped me- in addition to a forum like this- was telling myself every morning upon waking… “I will not smoke today.” That night when my head hit the pillow- I felt proud. Wake up the next morning, remember how proud I felt, tell myself again: “I will not smoke today- and again will reevaluate in the morning.” Craves still haunt me on very rare occasion. Never having to quit again is great motivation for keeping the quit! Please visit and post here often. It really does help! -L4L

Congratulations my friend @Stewbum!

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

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Welcome aboard @StruggleDaily! Glad to have you join the Quit Train community. You’ve made it through Hell Week already! That’s no small feat. Keep at it and you never will need to go through the withdrawal misery again. I smoked for 40+ years and it was really hard at first. But it DOES get better. Stay strong, and give your body and mind time to adjust. You won’t regret it. You can do this!

Congratulations QG!!! What a year gf. You should be proud of yourself!!!

Welcome Struggle Daily! Quitting is doable for all but you gotta commit absolutely and without reservation. Under NO circumstances will you stick a cig in your mouth and light it. Yest it's tough initially; really tough but it does get easier with each passing day that you don't smoke. You may not realize it at first but it is getting better with time you put in not smoking. Read everything you can here and stay active on the site. People will guide you along the way.

Hello @StruggleDaily. I too was a 50 year plus smoker. Just celebrated 10 months clean. Also cold Turkey this time along with the Allen Carr Easy Way book. Just work through the first days and weeks stacking up the time clean. Very soon your quit will become something you have pride in achieving each and everyday clean. Then it becomes something that you realize is too important to give up knowing you will just have to start over.... My health was a major push toward being clean, Heart and cardiovascular issue's along with diabetes and with the lack of oxygen from compromised lung function was killing me. Black and white the difference from where I was. We all know we want to quit its starting the process that takes a bit of willpower, which you already crushed that. Spend as much time on the Train as possible, read what others have written, just move around the site and make friends. We are all in the same boat and have been through the same process. The more time you are here the less time you have to think about craving smoking. Move around and play the games, which lets you meet more friends. Stay positive stay happy, if you find yourself being depressed blame the nicodemon and smile. (it pisses him off). Always remember you are battling an addiction that will work on your subconscious to try and make you cave. Always let time pass before you act and find a different mindset or a HAPPY PLACE. Stay away from your usual smoking area's as time goes by those habits disappear and become just faint memory's. Mine was to light up when I stepped out of almost any door that led to the outside. That one sucked at first but the sugar free Jolly Ranchers in my old cig pocket destroyed those. I don't know how much sugar free gum and candy i used in the beginning but it was a boat load. Stick with it. Time heals all wounds... KTQ Cheers Stew.

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11 Doreen wake up!! I need you here!! LOL!!!

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The Lido Chick!! Nice dance moves but ya better slow down on the wine Girl. 6

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jillar Quit Date: May 29, 2016 Posted October 18, 2019 Are your hands and feet always cold? Mine were. Until I quit smoking. I knew smoking affected my lungs and blood pressure. I've been on blood pressure medicine since my late 30's and instead of quitting smoking I chose to have tubal ligation surgery because my Dr wouldn't prescribe birth control after 40 years old IF I WAS A SMOKER. But I never contributed my cold feet and hands to smoking until I quit. When you lose circulation to your extremities you risk the loss of limb. I wish I remembered just how far into my quit I was before I noticed it but at the time I was too concerned about my bleeding gums to even notice. Turned out this too was the new flow of blood due to quitting and within a month or so my gums had color back to them. Many of our members have had tens of thousands of work done to restore their teeth after quitting. As far as my hands and feet are concerned, they've never been warmer. So why am I bringing this up three years after quitting? Because I don't want to ever forget where I came from. So for anyone still on the fence about quitting, all you need to do is search our forum with the keyword circulation and you'll find many former smokers who had these issues too. And you'll also see how much better they got after they quit smoking. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/13153-smoking-and-circulation/

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To all my brothers and sisters in arms,who sacrificed it all. Thank You

God Bless America!!

Not to mention many of those actors/actresses died of smoking related illnesses well before they should have.

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Hi @StruggleDaily Welcome aboard the train! So glad you found us and very happy to know that you quit smoking. I know those early days are extremely rough, we all know. The longer you go without a cigarette, the easier it will become. I promise you that! Come on here to vent and we will help you along the way. What I did in the beginning was to take cinnamon sticks and make believe they were a cigarette. I would suck in the air from the hole and then blow out make believe smoke, plus it tasted really nice. If you don't like cinnamon you can use cut up straws. Also drinking a lot of water helps, do anything to take your mind off of smoking. There is a games section with lots of fun games. One of them is called Chicks and Sticks which we all have a blast playing. Check it out. Glad to have you with us and hope you will stick around. Good luck to you and have a great day!

@kenzie_peyton, the answer is time quit. And educating yourself on our addiction. Most of us thought we enjoyed smoking until we had some time quit and found how free that feels. I used to repeat over and over "all good(?) things must come to an end." But I was dumb and didn't stop until my breathing got so bad that I had to.

seven- in your face chicky babes!!