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Congratulations on 7 years free @notsmokinjo, I hope you stick around for a while because we miss you when you're gone! Have a great day my friend

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Oh my! Happy 7th Somke-Free Anniversary @notsmokinjo

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Well who’d of thunk it number 7 …… lucky for some good on ya Jo

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Good on you Jo! Treat yourself!

Good on ya, Jo!! Congrats on lucky number seven. We love you!

Congratulations @notsmokinjo 7 years is amazing!! All the Best to you!!

You're not wrong. I would much prefer to live in a world where people realized their behavior was negatively impacting those around them and adjusted accordingly, but that rarely happens. I think I may try an awareness campaign first, and see how that works. It might increase support if and when it comes down to actual legislation mandating where people can smoke. Normally I'm a big fan of the greatest amount of freedom for the greatest number of people, and in this case it's a matter of the proper boundary. Smokers have a right to do to themselves as they please, but they don't have the right to negatively impact the health of non-smokers.

During the holidays, it's completely normal to feel the urge for a smoke. Changes in our routine cause stress, which can be good or bad. Humans are creatures of habit and routine, and any time our routines get disrupted for any reason, the result is stress. For all their intelligence, our brains really struggle with differentiating between good stress and bad stress at a chemical level, so even good changes in your life can bring about an urge to smoke. Once you know why you have that sudden urge "out of nowhere" to light up, it may be easier to deal with. You can address the specific stressors instead. Maybe step away from the kitchen, or the family gathering, or the obligations you have. Maybe you need to confide in trusted friends or family that you're feeling the urge to smoke, and you need their support. Instead of jumping straight into satisfying the immediate craving, work through it to resist indulging in tobacco. Personally, I work to avoid even oral fixations or stimming with straws or other cigarette-shaped objects, because that's not something I want to be dependent on. I recommend you do whatever you need to do in order to avoid using nicotine, even if that means satisfying the oral fixation or tactile stimming. If you didn't know, now you do: you're not weird or broken for feeling cravings during the holidays, even if it's been a long time since you quit. Those cravings can pop up for countless reasons. The good news is, every time you win against a craving, your brain takes that experience and catalogs it. Eventually, when those reasons you used to smoke crop up, your brain will look and see that you've dealt with those situations for a long time without tobacco, so the cravings will become less and less powerful over time. It gets really tiring fighting the cravings at first, because they don't ever seem to end, but it's like grief: it's a constant pain at first, and everything reminds you of what you've lost. Eventually, though, the discomfort diminishes. It might help if you give yourself space and permission to be cranky, lazy, or whatever else you need to be. Certainly you don't want to burn bridges in your relationships, but if you can surround yourself with people who will understand why you're irritable and who can help you to process your emotions in a healthy way, that can make dealing with the cravings easier. It's more uncomfortable when you've got to deal with a craving and everyone around you expects you to be joyful and calm and to carry on as though nothing is wrong. I'm a believer that nicotine withdrawal is a medical condition, and it's one for which people should have empathy. Certainly, we chose to smoke, so yes, we've done it to ourselves, but that doesn't mean we don't deserve human dignity. I hope this helps you during the holiday season if you're really struggling. Stay strong, and keep your focus on the calm light at the end of a thorny, uncomfortable tunnel. It will get better!

During my first year quitting I quickly learned there were times where I would be triggered to smoke. As you mentioned, holiday gatherings were certainly one of them but even simple things like racking the leaves in the fall or the first lawn cut in the springtime were all trigger times for me. Learning to anticipate those times was key to being prepared to avaoid the trap of caving to the urge to light up. I also found that once I'd been through one of those trigger events, the next time the same thing rolled around, I no longer felt triggered because I'd already dealt with that once before. The times that almost made me cave were those unexpected moments of stress to something that happened that was not expected or within your control! Those were tough for me.

@Penguin good luck with your endeavor. i do understand where you are coming from and don't really disagree with you, however, the 2 things you cannot legislate without giving power to tyrants is intelligence and morality. In this case, context is everything so be careful for what you wish.

They do disappear, or at least get less & less frequent and weaker each time after the passage of more time

Great post … Keep that precious Quit no matter what

Welcome to Quit Train @Penguin! I've been quit for a few years now and early on in my quit the smell of someone smoking was aluring to me. Made me want to light one up but now ... I find the smell really offputting; disgusting actually so I suppose your reaction to people smoking may change as time goes on as well? Where I live, smoking is very restricted. Basically you can't smoke anywhere other than outdoors as long as you're not on property owned by organizations that ban smoking on their property. No smoking at sports fields or outdoor playgrounds etc. All this legislated by municipalities & eventually by the Provincial Government. How you get there is the question I suppose. Government legislation usually comes from public pressure at both the local & State/Provincial levels. Petitions, using social medial and lobbying whatever politicians you can makes a difference. Encouraging others to join you is key! Good wishes to you in continuing the fight!!

Welcome aboard Congratulations on your fabulous Quit and I’m sorry you have been through a tough illness . Thank your for taking your seat , to help others find their own quit . Here in the UK , folks can still smoke outside away from others , I feel we still have a long way to go .

Welcome aboard! Your story is similar to mine. Took a 8-9 stay in the hospital to cure me. I remember getting home afterwards and taking 2 full packs of cigs and a partial pack and tearing them up and throwing them away, That`s over 8 years ago and I`m still NOPING! Good luck and best wishes with the quit. You seem to have this. Stick around.

Hi @Penguin Welcome aboard the Quit Train!! So glad you found us and congratulations on your 13 month quit journey! That is awesome!! You came to the right place to look for and offer support to others. We are a really great group and I hope you stick around! Check out all the information Quit Train has to offer. There are people on this forum who have been quit a decade or more and some newbies and everything in between. So just take a seat, first class, of course, and enjoy the ride!!

Gday Chris from Brisbane Australia. Goggle smoking laws for Brisbane. You basically can’t smoke in the city of Brisbane any more. The result for me is that I don’t see anyone smoking anymore. Cig butts stand out now cause I hardly see them anymore. Yes I see vapes now I never seen before but never anyone using one. Though I see the funny clouds of steam coming out of car windows.

Good morning. I have decided to start working out again. I was going to the gym pre-covid and I stopped going. I hired a personal trainer and had my first session with him on Tuesday. Not making any grandiose plans, but my modest goal is to show up for weekly personal training sessions, start to swim at least once a week and start to eat healthy snacks in the evening. One more step along the road I go!:) Gene