El Bandito

Welcome Aboard. Praying for dry weather ;)

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Fantastic work. congratulations!

Great work Gabby!

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Lasted 3/4 weeks for me I think.For some people its longer and for others shorter. All normal Evelyn. Doing great!

You can do this Laura. You need a hand - you just shout. Good work.

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Welcome back Laura. Its pretty much all been said above. Commitment is key.

Same old same old.. Stole 'singles' from my smoking Dad or smoking Mum Ironically - I used to whine incessantly about yucky cigarettes in the car....

NOPE

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Happy Birthday!

Oh you self-sufficient, not good at asking for support people.... What is a man in a skirt to do? "I'm not trying to be difficult but how do I make myself accountable to people on the internet, most of em in a different country??" Yes you are. You might be a wrestler from Somalia as far as I know. If we ask Colleen nicely, she might do a poll asking members here whether they had ever thought about smoking but also thought - "I would hate to post on QT that I had relapsed". I know that it has helped me. Ultimately, you are right Wendy. Only you can quit. Posting here, laughing on here etc has helped me and others quit and stay quit. it can help you too.

Treacle - something sweet and yummy. Everyone here is here of their own free will - (except Bakon who can't escape). Some are here to quit, some to help others quit and some to do both. You are not going to be a burden. Read DDs signature - There is no 'Try'. Do. Or do not. Yoda, I think. Make yourself accountable, to a small group, to the whole group but to someone. Chrispy knows of what he speaks - there needs to be accountability.

Wonderful post Chrys. Addiction to smoking is like any relationship - you need to work at it. The more that we addicts romance the notion of smoking, the more we bestow power on the cigarette by imbuing it with relaxing powers that it never had, then the more we feed and nurture the relationship. Sitting on the dock, kicking back, looking wistfully into the middle distance and taking a sip of cool clear water is just as relaxing as smoking the cigarette was...it is the moment of relaxation, of peace that we romance (quite rightly). Where we get it wrong is by believing that it was the sucking in of 10,000 noxious chemicals that 'made' the moment. For me, the key was to see how abusive the relationship was and to actively stop working at it. Smoking is not fun. It never was. The Great Pretender

Handsome Sexy Beast...Great Topic! Bakon has a point. I'll be here. Perhaps not in quite such volume..(in more ways than one ;) )

Great work RWW. Congratulations

Hey Jackie. Sorry to hear that you are struggling. I don't think there is a 'right' way to quit. This is a results business. I am a simpleton - so I keep it very simple. Listen up. 1. Commit that for one day only you will not put a cigarette in your mouth and set fire to it. 2. Repeat That's it. You have carved out a new life together. Now quit. You can absolutely do it Jackie. I know that all your boys believe that you can. Let me leave you with a thought. If you smoke Jackie, your kids will smoke too. You will kill them. It's all about choices Jackie.

Two weeks is brilliant Evelyn. Keep marching. Congratulations

Huge congratulations Nancy! Great work.

Great work Dors! Congratulations

Well done Rooster! Hell week done. That's brilliant. Keep on marching!

Right o Luv. Support o'phobes like you - are special (in so many ways ;) ) Lets change a few things - 1. Going to go down the meds route. Not my bag - but if it feels right, go for it. I care only for the destination in this journey. 2. SOS - maybe something you can't quite bring yourself to do - OK - Send a PM to a person or persons of your choice. 2,3,4 or even more. People that you feel you can trust. COMMIT to those people that you WILL ask for help and support when you need it. That thread becomes your own private mini-support team / vent thread. Do it Wendy. Do something different. You can make this work treacle.