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Bakon! You never said you could provide useful informative interesting posts!! (Kidding) Honestly though, I didn't realise the 2 drugs interacted with other - I guess when you think about it, it makes perfect sense.

Ooh, I'm starting! NOPE!

Aw Sgt, i can see how this post may get to you. I can almost hear the steam coming out of your ears and your blood pressure rising. It's almost worth the clicking!!

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So pleased to see you get right back on Karen! You really have got this. As ever the Sgt is controversial but his advice always rings true for me. It really is just you making those choices and I believe eventually every quitter gets there, to that conclusion. Eventually to really conquer smoking, to be free, we let go. We stop fighting and screaming and struggling against ourselves and realise we were doing that to ourselves. However, from being here and watching others tell their tale I realise that everybody gets there in their own time. I've seen Evelyn who battled with so much more than just nicotine yet continues demonstrating such strength and bravery and Doreen who literally left it to the last second. Then there's easier quits with Boo who seems to have just 'got it' so quickly. We all have our tales to tell and own experiences but the one thing which appears to be consistent with us all is 'Never take another puff'. Just today, right now, you don't smoke. The rest will follow. So sit down, get comfy and enjoy the ride. If you can embrace it, relax and tell yourself there is no fight - You just choose not to smoke, I promise it will be easier on yourself. If you want to throw a tantrum, stamp your feet and cry in the shower, I am assured this can also be an effective quitting method. My final word, NRT is used by so many but again, it only takes 3 days to get rid of the nicotine and nicotine withdrawal itself doesn't hurt. At all. It feels a bit icky and you feel a little 'uncomfortable'. But you have felt exactly the same every 20 minutes for the whole of your smoking career, every time the last cig wears off. So, my penny's worth is quit the nicotine now while you have the strength and motivation. The victory is all in your mind anyway. Well done for getting back on. You got this.

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Happy holidays Doreen. X

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Hey Leanna. Cauliflower Mac n cheese sounds interesting. How do you make it? Is it healthier than actual pasta?

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Karen. It's great you're looking to jump straight back on the train but you know the next question.... Why wait? You've done this already. You know how to do it. You have the tools and the support. Throw them cigs away and jump back on the train. Are you based in the uk? Might I suggest a little app that I used? It's basically a condensed version of Allen CARR's method in the format of an audio input, but I found it really good as an eye opener and if I'm honest, it's the only reason I quit (though to be clear, once I got going there are many things I attribute to my success). It's also free with absolutely no hidden extras. The guy who does it lost his mum to lung cancer so he made the app free to help others. I would be happy to direct you to it if you think it could help? Anyway, however you choose to do this, do it as soon as you can. Get excited to start quitting with the knowledge that there really is no romantic side to smoking. It's just plain nasty. X

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Why is smoking synonymous with partying? Why do we want that cig so much when we've had a drink? We had friends over last night for drinks and music. We were having a fab time other that the big breaks they kept taking (I never realised just how annoying they are!!) but I can't lie and say I didn't think about smoking. I didn't and I wouldn't but I did find myself thinking about it. I've woken up today and I'm hungover from the wine but I have that 'throat hangover' too where you knew you'd smoked too much. I wonder what causes it when it isn't smoking! Anyway, six months quit and it gets better and better. Happy Sunday everyone.

R E S P E C T...., find out what it means to me..... Oops, wrong thread....how about a NOPE... Instead?

Ah, the dreaded alcohol. I nearly lost my quit several times through alcohol. I think it was the fourth or maybe fifth time of drinking before I was able to not have a 'smoking crisis'. I'll let the others tell you off for 'keeping a pack to prove I'm stronger'. I am in no position to tell you off for that because I also kept my tobacco. I still have it though it would be unusable now. I kept it because I wanted to know it was there if I needed it. But it's not really very clever is it? Leaving temptation there. Why would we enforce a test on ourselves making something even harder. The reason you (and I) keep the pack is the nicotine junkie told you to. So, well done for confessing. Sorry you gave up your quit. Brilliant dusting off and starting again but don't be fooled. This is the kinda break your junkie needs. Beware the thoughts creeping in.... 'I can smoke when I drink, I did last time' 'I can be a 'social' smoker' Maybe you could, I don't know you....BUT...why the .........would you want to? Smoking is really really bad for you in every single way. You don't WANT to smoke or you wouldn't be here working so damn hard not to. You don't WANT to be a social smoker. You don't WANT to smoke. Ever. Not even with Whiskey. Throw that pack away Carlos (and destroy them so they can't be fished back out again in times of weakness). Be strong. Move on. Keep this quit.

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-1 Nancy, no I'm using the mobile version....but I had got near the end of the pages by the time I realised I could change to full and it saves my place once I've done it once so I kinda got a little competition going on with myself in the end and stopped looking for another way to do it. (I need to get a life!!)

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