MarylandQuitter

GR8 job! Right now you're putting in time to distant the craves from your mind. Before you know it, you won't mind. :)

My last text message on my phone from Beth was from January 26th, 2016. It read, "Hey just for laughs can you put a judge judy pic on my post?" She was referring to a .GIF of Judge Judy with her eyes rolling and she wanted it in her signature, where it was but she since removed it.

I was thinking the same thing. :mellow:

Once things calm down and we know more, we'll celebrate Beth's life and make an appropriate tribute to her on QuitTrain. My heart is broken right now.

I honestly don't know what to say. I just found out about this and talked to her daughter-in-law on the phone just a few minutes ago. She passed last night and was found this morning. For those of us who've gotten to know Beth over the years, this is a heartbreaking day for everyone, especially her family. Please keep her family in prayers and for those of us who knew her through our smoking support group, please reach out to one another and this is devastating news. She was such a tough lady who inside, was sweet, loving and would do anything for anybody.

Love it!

Congrats!!!

This video discusses how it is natural to blame all bad feelings, whether or emotional or physical on the fact that you may have recently quit smoking when other factors may very well be at play. http://www.quittrain.com/topic/4753-videos-addressing-issues-early-in-your-quit/?p=168113

NOPE!

Watching Others Smoke Video discussing how to watch others smoke and to use such occasions to reinforce your desire to stay smoke free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEEk5-0kj1A Related articles: -The Palmolive Bottle Demonstration http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/9971 -Another slant on how to watch people smoke http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/11405 Related video: -The Palmolive Bottle Demonstration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbUGp...

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Complacency is any addicts worst enemy. Nobody, and I mean nobody is immune to relapse. http://www.quittrain.com/topic/4754-videos-addressing-relapse-prevention/?p=166975

NOPE!!!

Great thread! In the beginning I clung to the quit smoking recovery timetable and didn't want to undo the milestones that I had made. For example, after 12 hours of not smoking, the carbon monoxide levels dropped to normal and the oxygen levels returned to normal. :) To me, that was a big deal and enough of an incentive for me that I didn't want to undo it. http://whyquit.com/w...Time_Table.html

Michelle, the important thing is that you're not smoking. If the patch is keeping you from lighting up, then by all means follow the course. As you know, the end goal is to get off of nicotine completely and forever but for now, keep going. You've made a decision to quit smoking and you're changing your approach this time so that means that you're sick and tired of being controlled by this horrible drug. Good for you! :)

How's everything going, Katoo?

Great job!!!! :)

I was trying to pick out one that really stood out from the rest that helped me. However, they're all equally as important and each one should be read, re-read and then read again. Maybe even printed out and left on your counter-top, in your car etc. Pin it up next to your calendar and leave a copy on your desk too. Being proactive in your quit gives you a much, much higher success rate when compared to just being reactive when a craving hits. Study! :)

How did it go, Natalie? I hope you didn't smoke but if you did, get your backside back on the train and let's kick the crap out this addiction together, as a group, right now. Make 2016 your year!

Welcome, Katoo! I quit using Wellbutrin XL and let me tell you the dreams, whew, they were something else. It was like watching a movie in full color and being present in dreams like never before. The medication did precisely what I had hoped it would do and while on it, smoking made me want to vomit. Still, the addict in me kept trying to smoke hoping the nausea would go away if I just kept trying to smoke. Didn't work. The Wellbutrin wouldn't budge. Please stay as active as you can on the boards and keep reading and learning about this addiction because knowledge is really the most successful way to beat it...for good!

It's better to simply quit nicotine all at once because when you're still smoking (even cigars) you're keeping yourself in withdrawal. Not fun! I could never advocate smoking for any reason but if you wanted to use a NRT product, that could help. The goal is to get completely off of the drug, nicotine and never go back to it.

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Welcome to QT, Greenowl! Please give us an update on how your quit is going. If you run into any trouble or have any concerns, this is the place to voice them. We don't judge and are only here to help and guide you in the right direction which will lead to you never taking another puff again. :)

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