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Wishing you a speedy recovery, Steven. Glad you are feeling pride in quitting smoking. There are tons of benefits that come along with quitting.

First song that entered my mind when I heard river was the theme. (Apologies for all the smoking in the video)

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^^^ Awesome song, @Nancy

Congratulations on your first month smoke free, @Layla You've made it through the toughest month. Keep up the great work and don't forget to reward yourself.

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Congratulations on 4 years smoke free, @Lust4Life and thanks for all the support you still provide to other quitters. Celebrate big today.

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Welcome aboard, @Shezi and congratulations on 6 weeks smoke free. You are doing a truly great thing. I can't give you any advice on the patch as I did not quit that way but there are many people here who can and I am sure you will hear some great advice about it. I do think it is great that you are noticing positive changes in your overall health and life since quitting. This is very important. Having the mindset and desire to "not be a smoker anymore" is also very important. Quitting is very doable. I smoked for 20 years and towards the end, I noticed that I had fewer and fewer smoking friends. When I was quitting, I didn't have many ex-smokers around me who "got it" when t came to quitting either. I joined an online quitting support forum similar to this one and the support and knowledge I gained really helped me and I'm sure it can help you too. There are a lot of resources here to educate yourself about nicotine addiction and a lot of people who will help support you. Keep reading. Write about your experiences. Reach out for help if needed. Participate. Quitting is a great thing. It is good to have you here.

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Congratulations on 8 years of freedom, Bakon.

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Congratulation on 5 months smoke free, Mona! That is awesome.

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Congratulations Kate! You are doing great!

Happy Birthday MQ! I hope you have a great day!

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Welcome aboard, @Oona First off, you are doing a truly great thing by quitting smoking. I cannot give you advice on Chantix as I did not quit that way but there are a number of people here on this site who did quit successfully with Chantix. I am sure they can give you much better insight about it. Regardless, you are doing a great thing in quitting, regardless of method. This is definitely a safe place to vent. Feel free to post about anything you are struggling with. Post all you want. We have all gone through what you are experiencing and yes, quitting is very doable.....and it is worth the early struggles. Post away, we will respond. Like you, I had multiple attempts at quit smoking. I also felt that I really enjoyed smoking. I'm not going to argue or suggest that you don't enjoy it (everyone is different) but, with time in my quit, smoking did lose a lot of its appeal and now I find it disgusting. I have heard many others go through the same thing where they felt they loved smoking and grew to hate it as their quit progressed. You are doing a great thing in quitting.