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I'll join ya! NOPE! Congrats one year year. Well done. :dirol:

This morning you'll wake up feeling more confident because you're outsmarting the addiction. Great job on handling this! Like others have said, we all went through it and it's normal. Are You Stronger Than Your Cigarettes? This video discusses the importance of understanding that you won't be able to quit smoking and stay free by becoming stronger than cigarettes but rather by becoming smarter than nicotine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxLxDuTOCT0

There's no doubt that quitting cold turkey is the method most used, but it's not the method that I used. My doctor put me on Wellbutrin XL to see if it would work and trust me, it did. After about a week on the stuff I couldn't get past 2 or 3 puffs without feeling nauseous and so I quit. After about 3 weeks on the meds I stopped taking them because they were really screwing with my moods. I couldn't stand to be around myself! I got a glimpse into what others felt around me all these years. :) Anyway, the goal with any NRT is to use it as a tool to quit nicotine completely. That should be the goal because this is the drug that we're addicted to and must rid ourselves of it. But yes, of course you're in the right place. Some videos regarding this issue. Just some food for thought. The Law Of Addiction "Administration of a drug to an addict will cause re-establishment of chemical dependence upon the addictive substance." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2I0NQVAg4I Nicotine Is Nicotine Is Nicotine Video discusses how nicotine delivered by any source via any route of administration has the full potential of causing relapse to any former smoker or user of any nicotine product. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KViTfIfHUv0

Life As A Smoker Is A Balancing Act While quitting may result in a person feeling some discomfort for a few days, smokers face discomfort on a daily basis from having to maintain a constant and comfortable nicotine level. Maintaining this level is a constant balancing act. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfiH2iX_aIU

Life As A Smoker Is A Balancing Act While quitting may result in a person feeling some discomfort for a few days, smokers face discomfort on a daily basis from having to maintain a constant and comfortable nicotine level. Maintaining this level is a constant balancing act. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfiH2iX_aIU

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I didn't experience any kind of fatigue I'm certain others have. You're well past the physical drug withdrawal so perhaps it's just a coincidence? All kinds of strange things can happen as our bodies adjust to not being poisoned every twenty minutes. Check this video out. I just watched it again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUKBBcZ26BQ&app=desktop

John Frusciante from RHCP Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZzSvDNIG_o Studio Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjgdMa-eCrw

Breaking Bad is awesome! I've watched the entire series twice on Netflix. Very, very well written and developed. You seem to be doing quite well! Keep on keeping on. :)

Quitting Is More Doable Than Most People Think The idea that quitting smoking is close to impossible is often perpetuated at Internet quit sites. This video hits home the point that this is a dangerous misconception. Quitting is in fact more doable than most people think. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gtXGwu3uC4&list=PLCDB8BA311D538113&index=6 The Terrible 3's This video discusses why people "may" have problems at three day and three month marks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIr3UEez1w&list=PL4F05C03D0F9B86DB&index=11

I Want One! Video discusses how to stop the internal debate that often occurs after quitting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHvi6dwLanA Good Reasons To Take A Puff On A Cigarette After Having Quit Smoking For people who think that there are no good reasons to take a puff on a cigarette after quitting, and more importantly, for people who think that there might actually be good reasons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHl-zwUdBo

If you ever do, pledge to come here first and we'll get it all sorted it out. Got it? I don't like to think much about the past but the present, that's a different story. It's all we've got right now, Tiffany. We're always here and there is no reason why this time next year we're not celebrating your one year anniversary. No reason at all. :)

When you first quit smoking sometimes you wonder if it ever gets easier and if you'll ever stop thinking about wanting to smoke. It doesn't only get easier but eventually "the want" will slowly go away when you think about smoking. You'll never forget that you were a smoker (at least you better not!) because as like with other drug addictions, we must remember that we cannot ever have a single puff from a cigarette ever again. The day you let your guard down forget this is the day you could very well end up finding yourself starting over with a new quit or worse, fighting to quit. Every day I remember that I used to be a smoker but I have no desire at all to light one up. Did I at the beginning? You bet I did. With time, education and support the thoughts about smoking subside and eventually vanish. Remembering that you were a smoker and wanting to smoke are completely different but early on the two naturally coexist as you learn to live life without the constant need to feed the addiction. I'm curious. Do you currently have any doubts if you'll be able to hang onto this quit? If so, what are they? Let's smooth out the speed bumps before they become road blocks. :)

Do you currently have any doubts if you'll be able to hang onto this quit? If so, what are they? Let's smooth out the speed bumps before they become road blocks. Please click the following link to enter the discussion. http://www.quittrain.com/topic/4721-for-those-who-are-new-in-their-quits-please-enter/

I'd Rather Be A Little Overweight & Not Smoking Than Underweight & Dead! Video discusses the importance of not letting the chance of gaining weight being used as an excuse for not quitting smoking or for relapsing after having quit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3fv5EqTBU

Yes, completely numb nearly every night since around 1998. Even wakes me up from my slumber. The more I use my hands laboriously, the worse it gets not to mention the pain. Sometimes in the middle of the night it will wake me up. When I'm driving and my hand is in the 12 o'clock position, numb. Have to switch back and forth. Then there's my elbow with inflamed tendons. A shot of cortisone helped that, thank God because it was shooting to my wrist and up to my shoulder. Could barely sleep longer than 20 minutes at a time before it woke me up. Went to the doctor, got a shot, months of resting it and voila! Every now and then I can feel the pain in my elbow and I know to quit. If I hit my elbow on the something look out!!!!! The pain almost knocks me down. If I want, I can get one more shot of the juice and if that doesn't work, they have to cut out all of the inflamed tendons and then reattach to my elbow. I think around 2 months of recovery from that one. I'll stick to resting it as I need to because most of the time it's fine and I can live with that. But back to the carpal tunnel, my right hand is going numb now just from typing this and I type close to 100 WPM. Now, I put my arm straight down, let the numbness subside, snap my elbow for good measure and I'll be ready for another thread. :)

Well Meaning Offers For Cigarettes Suggestion on how to deal with individuals who offer you a cigarette after you quit who actually believe they are doing you a favor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72mmwgRvQc Related videos: Offers for cigarettes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvlAP... "No thank you, I can't have a cigarette" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD25Z... "I'm trying to quit smoking" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUOmE... The fear of success https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHhWS... Smoking does not help you overcome stress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buyqv... Why do smokers smoke? https://youtu.be/S9AmZiI3rNI I am climbing the walls because I quit smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUUsA... I'll be a nervous wreck forever if I quit smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJBu7... Smoking does not solve stress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C5eT... Quitting smoking can make you calmer, happier and healthier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K038... I will quit when... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZEiU... How would you deal with the following situations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw4ac... There are no legitimate reasons to relapse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCm_5... Good reasons to take a puff after having quit smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHl-... Life goes on without smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8nBj... Can you help a person who really doesn't want to quit? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEE_R... Helping others quit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Xvx...

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How are you this morning, Mike? My motto that get's me through tough times is FIDO. F*ck it, drive on. Get a crave? F*uck it, keep going. Scared? F*uck it, keep going. Fortitudine Vincimus (By endurance we conquer).--Sir Ernest Shackleton

Monday the 9th is when we'll be moving to our new server. The site will be down from approximately 1:30-4:30 PM EST. In the meantime, I encourage everybody to post on our Facebook page, especially if you're needing some help, advice or a place to just hang out. The QuitTrain® Blog will still be up so there are tons of articles to read, videos to watch etc. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Quit-Smoking-Quit-Train/550498668401231 http://quittrainblog.com/