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Excellent work, Steven. I agree with @catlover Keeping yourself occupied and distracted early on is a great thing to do when quitting. You are doing great.

Congratulations on 7 years smoke free, Doreen. Celebrate big today!

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I've posted these songs and videos before but I think they're awesome so here is a re-post.

You are doing the right thing, Steven. Keep up the great work!

NOPE - Smoking sucks!

Smoking will not make anything better. It will only make things worse. Nothing good comes from smoking. It is all bad. You are doing great and the feelings you are having are normal for someone who smoked for years and is putting that horrible addiction behind them. You did a great thing by posting about how you are feeling. Just do NOT light up. That is the key.

I'm not sure how to reset your ticker for your phone. I was never able to see tickers on my phone but I do see them on my laptop. The most important thing is that both you and Warbelian are quitting again. Quitting and relapsing over and over again is a hell of a painful cycle to go through. I did that too. It is best to put smoking behind you once and for all. There is a lot of support and knowledge here. Please take advantage of it and absolutely post an SOS before you light up another cigarette. BKP is right, your life is at stake here.

The same with me. I made multiple attempts but finally did quit for good and do not regret it one bit. It can be quite rough early on but you are doing the right thing. Just keep taking it one day, hour, minute, at a time and it will get better. Your early struggles are definitely worth a smoke free life long term.

Great job, Mac. 4 months quit is awesome and you are doing a lot to help others. Celebrate today.

Congratulations Mee! 2 years smoke free is huge and thanks for all the support that you give others in their quits.

Congratulations Wee Fluffy Me! 3 years smoke free is awesome!

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Congratulations Michelle! You are doing great!

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The storm seems to be weakening but I'm still following it since Raleigh is in its path. It was just downgraded to a tropical storm as I posted this. Sometimes, though, strong tropical storms tend to be much bigger flood threats. And, of course, these storms can always get stronger again. Isaias is an interesting name, though. I've been amused by meteorologists pronouncing it several different ways during the same weather segment. Local news network WRAL does some pretty good hurricane coverage. https://www.wral.com/weather/hurricanes/

Congratulations John. You are doing great!

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This sums it up perfectly for me as well. I missed out on a whole lot in life either sneaking out or flat out hiding just to smoke and appease my nicotine fix. It feels great not to have so much of my day centered around worrying about how I can light up my next cigarette.

Congratulations on 4 years smoke free, Andy! Great job!

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Good for you for posting about your struggles. Some days are easier than others early on but you are doing great fighting through this. What am I up to? Working from home and following weather reports of Hurricane Isaias as it appears to be heading in my direction. Like everything else, a cigarette will not change that. Keep the quit - you are doing great Michelle.