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Beautiful post @Gus I did have the thought that if nothing convinced us to quit when we smoked; and that video will likely not convince anyine also, what exactly will? During the initial days of my quit, I wanted to (and did as well with some folks) tell everyone - friends, strangers - that they could quit also. Don't think it convinced anyone though which was a bit disappointing.

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I recently saw this CDC anti-smoking campaign ad and it really hit me hard. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. It struck me that had I seen this before I quit smoking it wouldn’t have convinced me to quit. I would have watched it as I would a horror film, probably lighting up as soon as it was over and going on about my day, my way, as an addict. The one truth I’ve learned during my own quit and from other’s stories is that your quit has to be your decision and for you. Nothing anyone says or does will cause you to put those smokes down once and for all. It’s got to come from within. It’s got to be you. My fear is in what way the effects of all those years of smoking are going to show up. Will it be my teeth, jaw, heart, lungs, feet, and/or etc., etc? It’s coming, eventually. I know it. It has to. I just hope that I can draw on the strength it took for me to quit to see me through any complications that arise. All in all, I’m thankful there are Stop Smoking campaigns out there. If they can give a smoker pause to consider exactly what they are doing to themselves and what they can expect in the future soberly enough to try quitting for good then they are worth it. So if you are here reading this and wanting to quit look these ads up. Listen to their stories, read the stories posted on this forum. They help. They help so much. But ultimately it’s you. Just you, the addict and the substance of your addiction. And yes, there is victory to be had. You just have to fight for it.

Thankyou Chysalis, That original post is right where I am, still romancing the 'lovely ciggy'!!!! Tomorrow is day 40 of my latest quit, my best effort yet, and I am sticking to my daily NOPE but it so damn difficult. Logic plays no part in the feeling, just 50 years of an ex habit that is lingering for longer than I would like. The daily struggle will continue and I wish all of you the best in your efforts to stay away from the siren song of smoking.

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

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I had hundreds of failed quits behind me It was a case it won’t happen to me . Until it did I was given a choice Carry on smoking or face amputation on both feet . I was lucky … I found this group of people there is a hell of a lot if folks not so . Yes it my decision everyone has a journey to get here Those that take a seat here are given a great opportunity to change their lives xx

Are they also for human consumption like American and Canadian turkeys are, or are they just wild birds? So they walk around the city?

Yes of a type…. It’s known as an Australian bush turkey. They are everywhere here in Brisbane even in the city itself

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The Quittrain can't start a quit but we can make the process much easier with knowledge, experiences, and encouragement. A new quitter does not have to be alone. Take a leap of faith.

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Congrats on 40 days, @StruggleDaily!! It gets easier soon… I promise! Hang in there till you turn the corner. Freedom is beautiful.

Now that it's been mentioned in this thread, I too have noticed they are running a similar set of TV commercials here in Canada recently too! It's not the same lady but a very similar woman that's talking about how her experience has affected her entire family. There's another one with a guy in it but here, it wouldn't be CDC based ads but Health Canada I think - same idea. As we all know though, those ads don't seem to have any immediate effect on convincing people to quit. Maybe they play them hoping for a subliminal effect later on when the people think about quitting on their own?

@Gus great post and insight. Those CDC commercials (that one plus the lady with the trach, and the man with the heart surgery scar) have been around for quite awhile. They have recently started airing again. I remember seeing them early in my quit. Oddly enough- I have friends that work at CDC- even worked on the anti-smoking campaigns. There is a shift in the messaging. If you see the newer anti-smoking ads (the ones for menthol cigs) - the focus is being mad at Big Tobacco. The sleazy marketing Big T used to lure certain demographics. That shift (continuing to expose the lies) will hopefully resonate vs the bad things happen to smokers approach. How many smokers read the warning labels on their packs while opening it, taking out a cigarette and lighting it? Or just plain avoid looking at the label-or don’t look because their talking, watching TV etc. I read the labels. Didn’t stop me. What if the labels listed the annual profits to Big T and/or the annual cost to one person to treat smoking related illness(es). Learning about addiction (Allen Carr)& the corruption of Big T really guided me in my quit… …And the online support! L4L

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Sorry I’m so late in welcoming you aboard, @LoriB. You have done such a great thing for yourself in quitting smoking and vaping. I’m sorry about the upcoming layoff. Scary and stressful I know. It’s great that your brother-in-law referred you to us as this site and it’s great members can help you along in building a good solid foundation. How are you getting along?

Thanks everyone, this milestone means so much. My daughters birthday is Monday and when I asked her what she would like she said this is the best present she could ask for. Time for some snoring.... Goodnight you great bunch of quitters.

You're absolutely correct @Gus! It IS our decision and ours alone that lead all of us to quit. No one and no images ever made a difference in terms of influencing us to quit. That must come from within for whatever reason and at whatever time is right for us as individuals. That's just the way it is. We can't change what we did in our past or the decisions we made but we can celebrate that we found the courage & willpower to quit and that IS important! It's a huge achievement and at least we are no longer adding to the damage we've caused ourselves over our smoking years. That's all we can do and it's critical that we maintain our quit status for the same reason. We can't take back our smoking years and we will always be addicts but we can quite comfortably be non-practicing addicts.

I can't watch the following ad without crying, in large part because the man bears a striking resemblance to my brother, who died a terrible death from lung cancer at age 42. https://www.google.com/search?q=que+sera+sera+smoking+ad&oq=que+sera+sera+smoking+ad&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCDU1ODRqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:24cf3297,vid:8TCS9LbihCQ,st:0