Leaderboard

Nope 🫡

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

NOPE

Nope....

NOPE!

Good morning everyone, I woke up today feeling ok about my quit. It almost feels like a non issue that I am not smoking today or using nicotine patches. Of course this is what normal feels like right? Only a brain that is addicted to nicotine would think that it is normal to be jonsing for nicotine and mentally fighting the urges to put nicotine in your system. I think my real journey is about recovery. I have to start looking at the reasons I started to smoke in the first place. Nobody is born and decides early on in life, gee, I want to become a drug addict that is addicted to smoking or nicotine!!!! Life happens and then we start to develop negative, self defeating coping mechanisms. When I was fourteen, I was a very insecure teenager that was desperate to make friends and be accepted. I really started smoking with my peers because I was feeling lonely, depressed and not loved. Smoking became my pathway to acceptance, friendship, being cool, feeling accepted, coping with situations where i felt socially awkward or anxious. As an adult, I get to find postive coping mechanisms to deal with all of the above. I have to parent the self and support that emotional 14 year old and tell him its all going to be ok! You were always loved and accepted. You just did not know it at the time. Keeping my quit. Not one puff or nicotine patch ever! Gene

Not One Puff or Nicotine Patch Ever! https://i.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExaWpsM2xrZXUzaG1tbnZ1NmVkaDhnY2toaG54ZjdibXk5cTF1M2ppNiZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/IrwH4Vp5codA0HldUh/giphy.gif

Hi Jill, mmm. Had a rough day. I aim for a better one today!

NOPE!!

NOPE!!

NOPE!!

Choosing NOPE

NOPE

NOPE!

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

NOPE!!

NOPE. Not ONE. Not Ever as I look forward to year Twelve. For all you newbies...know it is a beautiful journey that you are capable of.

Addicts and non-addicts are exactly alike - with only a few differences. Quitnet Re-post, March 24, 2007. Author Unknown Addicts have cravings; non-addicts have hunger, thirst, headaches, depression, anxiety, and so on. The feelings are identical, but addicts use the wrong word. Do yourself the favour of honesty and call things by their right names. Perhaps then you can do the right thing about them, and there won’t be anything to fight. Addicts have withdrawal; non-addicts have stress. The sensations and chemical causes are identical, but addicts use the wrong word. Also, the addict takes nicotine, which amplifies the feelings. The addict in recovery often `fights` against these feelings, and so only adds to the stress. Stop the insanity. Address stress the way sane folk do. Don’t think that smoking will help. Don’t think that fighting will help. They can only make it worse. Addicts have urges and desires; non-addicts have memories. Again, same thing, wrong word. I remember my old girlfriend, but that doesn’t mean I want to wreck my life and leave my wife. And while I’m remembering, I’ll remember the hells that wench put me through. While you’re remembering smoking, remember that made you feel good only by taking away some of its own bad, and that bad is gone for good now. Addicts fear consequences, non-addicts fear causes. Stop looking for the `next one`, start seeing through your delusions. Then there won’t be a `next one`. Addicts believe that addiction `makes` them think things; non-addicts know that faulty thinking IS the addiction. You stopped believing in monsters under your bed, stop believing in demons between your ears. You can quit. It can be amazingly easy and permanent. You just have to quit the right things. Quit using the wrong words. Quit lying to yourself. Quit fearing your own imagination. Do it consistently for two months, and I guarantee you will find yourself quoting Dr. King: `Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we’re free at last!` Addiction is not about weakness, Recovery is not about strength. Addiction is about self-deception, Recovery is about self-love.

Nope!

Way to go Gene! Keep it going. good job!

NOPE!

Welcome to the site @Summer You are doing a great thing in quitting smoking. It is great to have you here.

Welcome aboard @Summer, you've come to the right place for all the support you need to get you quit once and for all. Our members range from decades quit to days quit so there's someone who more than likely is or went through anything you may have questions about so be sure to ask us anything to help you reach your goal. If you get a chance summer please introduce yourself to everyone in our Introduction forum. Not everyone does the NOPE thread so this gives everyone a chance to meet you and offer a little tidbit on quitting or using our site. Congratulations on how far you've come on your quit so far 😊

Hi Gene, When I quit smoking last year I started off with the weaning method, eventually smoking 2 cigs a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. Unfortunately, the weaning method didn't work at all because I was in constant withdrawal and always on edge. I joined this board around the time that I was weaning and everyone told me I had to give up the cigs totally. So on May 23, 2023 I went totally smoke free. It was very hard for me in the early months, but, it was much easier than the weaning method. That's why you can't have any more of those patches. You will do it and we are all here for you to help you! Every day that you don't use the patch, your cravings will become less and less. Just take one day/hour/min/sec at a time. YOU CAN DO IT!! 👍😃

Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (Official Music Video)

reckon this would make me full of sheet!!

Not yet, Paul! Too embarassed for messing up, I think. After all the effort many people put in that thread… mmm. You are right though. Thanks for reminding me. Tons of good advice and spirit in there!

Just said goodbye to Tiki before she crossed the rainbow 🌈 bridge. RIP my little troublemaker, Cookie hopefully greeted you on your arrival. I love you xoxo