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Congratulations on 6 years smoke free @Hope2Nope Great job!

Happy Halloween!

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A couple more cooking YouTube channels..... All Wings Everything - I think this guy is from Alabama (USA) and he has some good, somewhat simple recipes https://www.youtube.com/c/AllWingsEverything Chuds BBQ - All sorts of grilling tips from Texas. https://www.youtube.com/c/ChudsBbq

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Welcome @Jaybird Congrats on 2 weeks smoke free.

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Welcome @Pedro. It is great to have you here.

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Welcome @Pedro Lots of good advice already given. I just wanted to say that you are making a great decision in quitting smoking. Are you doing it right? Well, as long as you don't puff on a cigarette, you are. I know that sounds very scary in the beginning but it is that simple. NOPE - Not One Puff Ever or NTAP - Never Take Another Puff. Don't think of it as ever, early on, just fight through the early tough times and promise yourself that you will not smoke and focus on getting through the early struggles smoke free. Each time you overcome tough craves or struggles, your quit goes stronger. Why are you doing this? With time, you will be a much healthier and stronger person leaving the smokes behind. There are tons of great reasons to quit smoking (they are posted all over this site) but no good reason to keep smoking....all you do by continuing to smoke is to continue to feed an addiction that will only kill you. You did a great thing in posting an SOS. Hopefully the responses you got will help you stay smoke free. Always feel free to reach out if you are struggling. With time, things do get better and you are doing a great thing in quitting smoking. Welcome to the site. It is good to have you here.

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NOPE - Not One Puff Ever Life is much better without cigarettes.

Great to see you around, Sazerac. Thanks for the update and thanks for all the help you have given others over the years. Congratulations on a great and inspiring quit.

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NOPE - Not One Puff Ever. Life is much better without cigarettes.

I'm sorry you are struggling, Kris. You still feel that you are missing out on something by not being able to smoke. I stopped smoking for many short short periods of time but I went back because I felt I was missing something by not smoking. I see now that isn't true. All that smoking gives you is bad....darkness, disease, etc. Life isn't perfect as a non-smoker....crappy stuff will still happen, but you will not continue to have your life center around an addiction that is killing you. That just makes things a lot worse. Without going into detail, my life at my 1 year quit mark was, in many ways, a lot better than it is now. I felt proud and was optimistic for the future. There is a lot more struggles in my life now (nothing special about me, that's just how life is) but I feel much stronger without having to deal with all the BS of continuing to feed my nicotine addiction. All smoking does is make things worse. You are doing a great thing by reaching out about how you are feeling. It is really disappointing to still struggle. But you really need to accept that you are now a non-smoker (a great thing) and put the BS bs of being a smoker behind you. Do what you can to put the lies that you are missing something by not smoking behind you. It is all BS and isn't worth the frustration. Move on from that negativity. I know that is easier said than done but you need to do this.