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Welcome to Quit Train @Red63

NOPE - Not One Puff Ever

I'm glad to hear this, Albert. "Soon" is the addiction trying to trick you. Glad you see you NOPE. That is the way to go. Realizing that nothing good will come out of taking another puff and resolving to never take another puff is the key.

Congratulations @RoryPlog

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Big congratulations to @Martian5 for 2 years smoke free. Thanks for all the support you give here. Celebrate big today.

I agree with Jillar. Start back as soon as possible.

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NOPE - Happy Friday everybody

NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

Congratulations @abbynormal on 1 year smoke free today! Thank you for all that you do to help others in their quits. I hope you do something to celebrate today. You deserve it.

Congratulations on 6 years smoke free, @Devil Doll You really turned your life around. Thanks for sharing that inspirational post. I hope you celebrate today.

Happy New Year to all here. Wishing you a successful and smoke free 2020.

NOPE - Not One Puff Ever.

NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

Congratulations on 1 year smoke free, @Elaine C. That is a huge accomplishment. I hope you celebrate big today.

I smoked for 20 years and made multiple attempts to quit during those last few years. What finally worked for me was finding a support site like this one, reading up and educating myself on nicotine addiction, and reaching out for help when I was struggling. I would also suggest finding Allen Carr's book "The Easy Way To Quit Smoking." There are online versions and paperback versions of this book available. People have mixed reactions to this book but go into it with an open mind. His book didn't necessarily make quitting easy for me but it did make me realize that smoking did nothing positive for me. Everything smoking did was negative. The turning point for me was realizing that I wasn't missing out on anything positive by quitting smoking. There is nothing positive about smoking. It is all negative. Whatever struggles you may have early on are definitely worth it as life without cigarettes is awesome. It may take you a while to realize that but once you do, quitting becomes a lot easier. Just focus on the positive benefits of quitting instead of focusing on the early negatives. Smoking sucks and life as a non-smoker is so much better.

Welcome to QuitTrain @ekptr Congratulations on 4 months smoke free.

NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.