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Congratulations @Jryan19982 on 3 years smoke free today. That is a huge accomplishment. I hope you celebrate today and check in and let us know how you are doing.

Congratulations on 6 years smoke free, Nicole. That is awesome!

I'm sorry to hear about your struggles, Abby, but am glad you are keeping your quit. Stay strong, Abby. We really care for you.

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Congratulations Parsley!

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Pleasure to meet you too. I ran cross-country and track in high school but picked up smoking at age 19. Eventually I couldn't run like I used to as I started smoking. Quitting will help you get back to living a more healthy lifestyle of running, exercise, etc. There are a lot of long and short term advantages to quitting smoking.

Welcome aboard, Castro. Quitting smoking can be challenging but it is an extremely rewarding lifestyle change that will lead you to living a better life. Keep a positive mindset as you are doing a great thing.

Welcome to QT, Ferimeth. It is great to have you here. Congrats on 12 days smoke free.

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Welcome to QuitTrain, Vice. Congratulations on 72 days smoke free. Stick around, the support and knowledge you will gain here can really help you stay quit for good. And yes, like Reci and Lilly, I am thinking of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas) from Wall Street. That is a stressful job for sure. I'm glad you are committed to keeping the quit. It is good to have you here.

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Towards the end of my time as a smoker, I felt the same way about being ashamed and trying to somewhat hide it from people who knew I was a smoker. I can relate to the whole smoking in "peace" part as well but when you quit and slowly become more comfortable as a non-smoker, you will feel real peace. Getting to that point will take time and effort but believe me, life as a non-smoker is much more peaceful than constantly trying to find ways to hide it from people you know.

You can do this, efficacy. I smoked for 20 years and also had multiple short quit attempts. As time went on, fewer and fewer of my friends smoked so I see where you are coming from in talking about isolating yourself so you could smoke. I did the same thing. Life as a smoker really sucks. Joining a support group like this, learning about nicotine addiction, and reaching out for help was what finally helped me quit for good. There is a lot of support here and we all want to see you succeed. I'm not big on social media either but people here understand what someone trying to quit smoking is going through and can offer great support and advice. We've all been where you are at. Welcome aboard. It is good to have you here.

Congratulations Redemption!

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Welcome to QuitTrain, Jeff. Congratulations on almost 4 months smoke free. You are right about being one smoke away from the addiction again so you need to protect your quit at all costs. Reaching out for support is a great way to keep your quit and there is a lot of support here. It is great to have you here.