PorkandPancakes

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Damn, I meant to post this in the main quit smoking board. Babs or MQ, is there any chance you could move it please??

There have been a few relapses lately on the train and it's got me to thinking. I read somewhere that the SOS doesn't help. I don't think it's that simple. There seems to be 2 types of SOS. There are those that don't want to smoke. Then there are those that have already decided that they will. The ones that don't want to will post an SOS because they recognise the warning signs but the very fact they posted means they chose not to smoke already. But the ones who don't are in danger. They don't SOS because. They already chose to smoke. For those that have relapsed, I think they would all admit (after some soul searching or honesty) that they lost their quit a while before they smoked. They allowed the addict to start talking. So I urge everyone, any lurkers, newbies, anyone who feels even slightly unstable in their quit to read this and take heed. You are responsible for your quit. You need to examine your attitude towards cigarettes. Remind yourself of how smoking really made you feel. Can you remember the disappointment in yourself when you failed to give up each day? What about the breathlessness? The smell? The way your day is dedicated to the next smoke? Sure, maybe you want that 'hit'. But what is that hit? It's your drug addict self taking a drag on a death stick. It's one step closer to losing your feet. Or getting lung cancer. Or death. I don't want to upset anyone but I would rather shout loud to remind people what you're actually messing with in the hope that maybe just one person will heed the warning and take steps. Romancing the cig will get you nowhere and quite frankly it's bulls**t. It's not romantic. It's just your next hit. It doesn't de-stress you. It creates the stress in the first place. Anytime you get these thoughts. Shut them down. No brain. We don't smoke. We don't WANT to smoke. We CHOOSE not to smoke. I don't know how to be clearer on this. If you continue to fight yourself. If you allow the internal dialogue, then your quit is not safe. You are just a smoker that abstains from smoking. It's you that needs to change. Change those thoughts. Open your eyes and ears to the realities of smoking. It's safe to do this now because you quit. You don't have to keep up the fences that we all put up while we smoke. You don't have to pretend not to care about the effects. You don't need to tell the tale of your 90 year old uncle who smoked his whole life. You can be honest now. Do it to save your life. Please. I don't like watching people jumping off the train. You knows there's nothing down there really! Say it with me....., NOPE!!

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Hi Brittany, welcome to the Quit Train. I see you've done the worst part. Day 4 already? Nicotine is now pretty much out of your system. I think in many ways, quitting vaping may be a little harder than quitting cigs because, in my experience, people tend to puff continuously on the damn things, more so than they did with cigs! Anyway, there's loads you can do to help yourself make this the quit that sticks. Have a look at the newbie information, read some old posts, stick close to the board and post questions or how you're feeling. Something here will resonate with you. Something will help you. The most important thing is to remember to Not One Puff Ever. This is the pledge people here take every day. NOPE. Anyway, there's loads of support here. It's great to meet you Brittany. Welcome aboard.

I assume you meant '0' Joe? -1

0 way to go Indigo!

This stuff is the good stuff. Taking back control of your own life. I just tried to link to your SOS response but I don't know how. But go read it Indigo. You already told yourself why you shouldn't smoke.

Oh Indigo. It's so hard. Come here instead. Talk. Post. Read. Rant. Just don't smoke. Ar you uk based?

I am sat here discussing our quits with my delightful other half. He is a self employed tradesman and he tells me one of the biggest things he and many other workmates have noticed is how they are no longer 'regular'. I'm assured that coffee and a cigarette first thing in the morning would bring on the infamous 'morning poo' (sorry for the graphics). Apparently, not being able to go first thing is a problem as 'you don't poo in other people's houses'. This means he is often left needing to go through the day and forced to find a shop facility or come home. I can't say I've noticed said phenomenon as I work shifts thus don't keep a 'regular schedule!' Is this something others have noticed?!

Agreed. Do what is right for you. Just don't let a blip turn into a lost quit. You can do this. Come back to the quit train and post regularly. Take advantage of the support you can find here.

Much more succinct!

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Indigo. I'm sorry you relapsed but I beg you not to 'wait until Saturday'. You know that is the addict in you talking. So you relapsed. You smoked 1 and a half. Stop it now. Get rid of the tobacco. Be honest with yourself. Acknowledge where the desire to smoke started. Learn from it and move on. There is absolutely no need to smoke until Saturday. It's the addict in you. Please stay with us.

Oh Doreen. Your story breaks my heart. Such wasted opportunity. I'm sorry you and Your husband have to suffer through this.

Have you made a decision Karen? It's great to see you sticking to the board and I saw you bought some gum. Have you thrown away the cigs? It doesn't matter if you choose NRT or chantix or Cold turkey. It just matters that you quit. I can see that you want to because you have stayed here instead of disappearing. Here's to you getting back on the train. X

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-10 cheating as usual Bakon?!

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