El Bandito

Sounds cool!

You will be fine. You are right alcohol can be dangerous to a quit - but with the right attitude, you will be OK. You seem to have the right attitude. Enjoy the new non-smoking you!

Congratulations Vic! Well done.

Great work Becca!

Welcome Aboard Gio!

Great work! Well done!

Welcome Aboard!

Great work Leanna! Congratulations. In terms of anal Elton - I have put all of that behind me... B)

NOPE

I still tap my pocket every time I have the leash in hand.....

Smooth moves...Jimmy and his posse....

Right o! Feel free to jump onboard a little earlier if you feel like it... Its pretty damn cool here in the no-smoking carriage... :D

Nice work Marti! That's £1,750 or so. A chunk of change! Brilliant to have you around.

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Wow...great work Gem.

Nice reminder Doreen!

NOPE

Hey Chrysalis. I'm sorry to hear about your Mum. I hope that things look up. To answer the question - No, I have not used any radical means to 'keep the faith' as it were. I am led to understand that the cravings beyond a few weeks are entirely a construct of the mind. I concluded from that that I could only defeat them in the mind. I spent a good 30 years teaching myself that a cigarette helped in situations of stress or emotional strain - so it is not unduly surprising that in time of stress or emotional strain, I felt like having a cigarette. Once that thought was in my head, my mind would turn it over, play with it, lend it credibility. At times, I was acting as though I was an addict or something.... :huh: Solutions 1. Bang head against brick wall. 2. Argue with the Sarge's approach (hint, the brick wall is more yielding) 3. Recognise addictive behaviour for what it is, identify the simple and logical trigger mechanism, marvel at the Pavlovian response that we self-trained and then laugh the crave right out of your head. Using some Chantix? I have absolutely no idea if that makes sense or is effective. If it does you no harm and it helps you - crack on. I believe that the point that I, and some others are trying to make is that while triggers are unresolved, they remain live as it were. It seems that there is a part of you that is accepting the 'logic' of "I am emotionally strained - so it is to be expected that I will obsess about a cigarette". You are then bravely 'fighting' that with NOPE - and in extremis with Chantix. Respectfully - I suggest that this sounds like a relapse in waiting. I believe that we cannot 'fight' forever. There will always be a day or a situation that is bigger than our fight. There appears to be a part of you that 'wants' a cigarette, but a greater part of you that rationally argues that you do not wish to be a 'smoker'. There are some quitters who when asked the question below - feel torn or answer yes. "If cigarettes were free and had no negative impact upon your health, would you smoke?" My (very limited) experience indicates that those who can honestly and instantly answer "No" - are the ones that never smoke again. I don't know if that adds anything to your thought process - I hope so. I'm no expert.

Great work Rez! Well done you!

Late as ever... Fantastic work Tracey. Well done you.

Good morning! Dawn is about to break in England and just for today, I pledge to take not one puff ever. Who will join me? And....its Friday! TGIF And....And....I am up early to drive to Wales to play golf with some buddies at Celtic Manor...FORE!!!!!

I did it too. She's right you know. Its not as tough as you might think. I just quit one day at a time.

Ouch... and Petra - LOL

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still here - although offline for a couple of days... the fairways are callin' B)