MarylandQuitter

I'm so sorry for your loss, Toni. You've got a pretty quit to endure that and not smoke. As you know smoking would not have helped a single bit.

GR8 job, Nixter!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe_pj0dXbec

Those hummingbirds are heard to photograph. Great job!

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Welcome to QT!!! :)

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My guess is that you won't won' even like the smell, much less have the desire to smoke. You're well beyond that now, Evelyn. :)

Welcome and congrats on the 1 year without a cigarette which you'll no doubt soon be celebrating. :) Yes, it not only gets better but is it really worth it? Yes!!! I don't think I ever heard anybody say they wished they never quit smoking but everybody at some time or another has said they wished they would have quit smoking the last time they wanted to. :)

NOPE!!

You know, education is a big key to this whole thing but as I get longer into my quit, pledging each day really, really keeps my head in the right place. For some people it's not needed for those like me, I like the idea of taking the NOPE pledge each day because for me, it does something. Now, having said that, I need to take today's pledge as I've been slacking and slackers can get complacent and sometimes find themselves in trouble. :)

Anxiety is a beast that nicotine can only feed, not tame. There is a certain amount of anxiety when someone first quits (levels can vary from person to person) but that is coming from the fear of the unknown and withdrawal. If anxiety/panic was present before quitting, it's going to be there after as well. This is a fascinating topic because the nature of anxiety can come from so many different places but the anxiety and panic is real, very real. No matter what, there is help. That's the good news. Now the other good news is that quitting smoking gets rid of an entire host of anxiety issues all created by smoking. There is no bad news. :)

That's awesome! Driving and smoking went hand in hand for me, literally. I don't remember at what point that I stopped thinking about it while driving but now that you mention it, I can't remember the last time driving triggered a thought about smoking. :)

It's never easy being a father for if it were, mothers would do it. Sometimes it's the father who is the nurturing one who puts their family first. Having said that, Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there who put their families first and honor the commitments made when having children. A good mother is the best gift for any child. A mother can provide certain things that no father can and I've always believed that a child has a special bond with it's mother that it doesn't have with the father; it's the way it's supposed to be. But then there are mothers who are too self-absorbed in their own world and own wants who don't treasure the gift of being a mother.

I'm a lifer. NOPE

Besides, what you've endured and not smoked, fun times on the water isn't going to threaten anything. Easy peasy lemon breezy and chewy Stewy. :)

Avoiding Situations Where You Used To Smoke Video discusses the importance of facing triggers head on as opposed to the natural inclination of many to avoid situations where they used to smoke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M681p2B-8kA Related resources: Avoiding triggers http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12676 Craves and thoughts that occur over time http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/207

No matter what arrows come from others stupid mouths, it can't affect my quit. For the last 1.5 years I've been adding a few bricks around my quit each day. Early on I didn't add any on some days but I never took any away. I have built up a thick wall around my quit which consists of many layers. It's stronger than the most fortified structures in the world. Even if I'm having a bad day (or even a real shitty one), nothing can penetrate those walls. Sometimes I'm not even allowed inside if I am a threat to my quit. NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If smoking helped with anything, it would be on those packs of death. Smoking creates lots of anxiety on many different levels. You're mind is on the right track to beat this addiction to a bloody pulp. :good3:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSfOB8ANdWU

Well? How did it end up? The way I said it would? Of course it did. I was only wrong once in my life and that's when I thought I was wrong. :)

"I've Read So Much About The Dangers Of Smoking The Only Logical Conclusion..." For decades smokers have been assaulted with the message that smoking is deadly. Video discusses how participant in my first clinic finally reached the only logical plan of action after reading so much information about the importance of quitting smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a--lTmnNeYs Related resources: The Consequences of smoking Playlist Other videos related to this clinic participant: "I don't feel any better since I quit smoking" How I started running stop smoking clinics

I think you might surprise yourself and feel just how grounded your quit truly is. NOPE!