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Here's another one which goes along nicely with this topic. "It's Inevitable, Some Smokers Are Going To Relapse" If you are a member of any quit smoking support group, whether it be online or a live program, it is likely that some members of your group are going to fail. You should not interpret this fact to mean that it is likely or inevitable that you are going to fail. Video spells out the major difference between people who relapse and those who don't. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ego_dpPmfOk

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I hope that everybody watches the video posted just above this post. I relapsed after the 2013 Washington Navy Yard shootings after my boss was shot in the head. I had been quit for 9 months or so. This was no reason to relapse at all. Smoking did nothing for me and didn't help a single bit with the stress, horror and loss that I was dealing with. Thankfully, my relapse lasted only for one week and ~1 pack of cigarettes as I quickly felt the power of this addiction and I feel that had I not quit when I did, I would have been fighting like hell to quit when I finally would have decided to. Nicotine is what we crave and erroneously believe calms us and helps us cope. I can tell you without hesitation that the notion that smoking somehow relaxes us is a big fat lie. In midst of my nightmare, smoking did not relax me, calm me or even channel my thoughts to other things. It did nothing but wake up the addiction. No need to reintroduce nicotine into your body after you've worked so hard to get rid of it and all of the hazards that it poses. You see, for us, when we willingly put the drug nicotine back into our bodies we wake up the beast and place ourselves at very serious risk of smoking again. Please watch the video posted above because it gives more insight into the video in which Chrysalis is talking about.

There Is No Legitimate Reason To Relapse Video explains how that under any conditions, even those of catastrophic stress or loss, there is no real legitimate reason to take a cigarette. Following are links to several articles and videos that extensively explores this principle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCm_5b144XE Related articles: There is no legitimate reason to relapse http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/24 We understand why you relapsed http://ffn.yuku.com/topic/23027 I have to smoke because of all my stress http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/15534 How would you deal with the following situation http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12463 Related videos: Resources explaining interaction between nicotine and stress Smoking does not help solve stress I am climbing the walls because I quit smoking I'll be a nervous wreck forever if I quit smoking Why do smokers smoke Video referred to in this video: Carrying nicotine replacement products in case of emergency Nicotine is nicotine is nicotine

Here is the follow up to the video which Chrysalis referenced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCm_5b144XE

What Joel is talking about is putting nicotine back into your system after you've quit because of stressful events such as 9/11. If you're carrying nicotine to use in times of stress you're still believing that it will calm you down. This is physically impossible because nicotine raises your BP and courses adrenaline through your body. Once you put nicotine back into your body you're creating dependency on it again and "left unchecked" it will.... Chantix does not have nicotine so you're not introducing it back into your system. Joel is not saying that it's better to relapse than to take NRT. He's saying that it's not a good idea for former smokers to carry NRT because they'll use it, become addicted to nicotine again and we all know the drill from there. He's stating that it's not a good idea for the media and other entities to be telling former smokers to carry some form of NRT "just in case" because you've already quit so why start the dependency/withdrawal cycle all over again? If I was selling NRT I would agree that former smokers should carry NRT because they'll use it but as somebody who wants people to quit for good, I have to agree with Joel. Am I for NRT to quit smoking? Yes! Whatever works to quit, do it. However, NRT should not be used instead of smoking but rather to help you quit. There are stats on which method has the highest success rate and cold turkey is the clear winner but that doesn't mean that other methods don't work which is why Quit Train is open to other methods. Nicotine does not reduce stress but provides the illusion that it does because you go into mild withdrawal when you need a cigarette and once you smoke, you relieve that withdrawal which gives the illusion of relieving stress when in fact the stress was created by the same drug that you're taking to relieve the stress in the first place. Allen Carr was 100% against any form of NRT and he claimed that his clinics had a 90% success rate. Again, Quit Train remains neutral on the subject but each of us are entitled to form our own opinions because what works for one may not work for another. Ava used NRT and I'm thankful that she did because she's been quit for over a year and has a very, very strong quit. :)

Keeping NRT In Case Of Emergency Video addresses the consequences of keeping a supply of any nicotine replacement product in the event of facing major or minor stress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMRj1BlDTRw&app=desktop Related articles: From the string "Carrying cigarettes" http://ffn.yuku.com/reply/425364/Carr... I have to smoke because of all my stress http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/15534 How would you deal with the following situation http://www.ffn.yuku.com/topic/12463 Related videos: Nicotine is nicotine is nicotine Smoking does not help solve stress I am climbing the walls because I quit smoking I'll be a nervous wreck forever if I quit smoking Why do smokers smoke

From one hobo to another, ridin' trains is great isn't it? lol Welcome and great to meet you!

lol 4 AM and this made my head toss back with laughter. :rofl:

You get strike another gutter ball!! I insert a bent spoon.

Welcome, Wendy! Congrats on day 2! :) If your goal is to quit smoking for good then that is all that matters. Different methods work for different people but we as a support group will encourage you to never, ever take a puff on a cigarette again. I used Wellbutrin XL to quit. Ava used gum and Babs used a chicken wing. Doesn't matter. When you're 80 years old it won't matter how you quit, only that you're still quit. There are several members here who've quit with another smoker in the house. I did so many years ago and didn't have any issues with it but my last quit had I been living with a smoker, I can imagine it would have been tough at times. Reach out with any issue or concern that you may have. Post and post as often as you can to stay very proactive in your quit. Start your own blog here to chronicle your quit journey (especially in the early stages), let us know how you're doing (yes, we will check up on you) and enjoy the ride. The coffee is free on Quit Train (or your beverage of choice but coffee is encouraged, lol). Go RAVENS!!! PS, I fixed your ticker for you. :)

I'm sorry, Jimmy. :(

Awesome job!!!!!!! :)

After all, Men Are From...lol All I have to add to this subject is that despite having cable and Netflix and more than enough TV's in this house, nevermind. I don't win the battle at home and certainly won't here either. lol Tonight, if it's anything like the last 8 years, it's Golden Girls DVD's to fall asleep to. No matter how much I plea, Golden Girls and that damn song is forever stuck in my head. But I do get very irritated when I'm trying to watch something and people are making small talk etc. If it wasn't for watching the Orioles and Ravens, cable would be gone in an instant and we'd all be just fine with Netflix. After all, we watch Netflix far more than cable. I think I get the games with some Internet subscription so I may look into that get rid of a cable TV. Way too expensive for what it is anyway.

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Quitting smoking for some people is easy while for others it's terribly difficult. Although the law of addiction is much the same for all of us, our life circumstances, feelings, outlook and other characteristics play such a huge role in our quits which makes it easy, hard and everything else within the scale. These differences are what makes a support group so conducive to success. I know many people who had very easy quits while for others it was torture yet they were no more or less addicted than anybody else. Chances are very high that whatever someone may be going through their are a few members who know exactly what they're going through and are able to reach them on a level where perhaps others cannot. In other words, the more the merrier. :)

I haven't but I'm going to along with a body scan or MRI or whatever they need to do. All my blood work came back normal but I really want to know if there are any other issues that are just starting.

I make it a personal rule to never assume, but I'm starting to break my own rule because I'm seeing a correlation between absence and relapse. I hope you start posting more and tell us what's going on that you keep reaching for the cigarettes. You can quit and be happy in your quit. I remember a time when you were that guy. What happened? We can help but we need to know each day if your struggling and what you're struggling with. 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 One Day At A Time Video discusses how the concept of one day at a time used by most other addiction programs is just as helpful for smokers who are quitting which of course should be obvious considering they are in fact trying to break free from an actual nicotine addiction. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD4dzeQiPlI The Power Of Nicotine Addiction Video explains the full power of the grip that nicotine can take on an individual and the consequences that can be faced if a person does not quit smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpYRrZG5l8A

Welcome to the forum!! Love your quote in your sig. :) "One is one too many and one more is never enough!"

Leanna, I can see the happiness that you both share in one another. Treat your relationship (soon to be marriage) like it's more important than anything else, take care of one another and always put the other one first. Add 50 years and the smiles will be even bigger. :) You guys make a wonderful couple and sometimes when you see two people you can tell that they belong together. This is you and Steve.

lol Well played Action & Bakon. Well played. :shout:

Congratulations, Aine!!! A job well done.