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Welcome to QuitTrain, Linda. You have made a great decision to quit smoking. You've been given some great advice already. I can say that for me, things really changed when I started trying to focus on the positives to quitting smoking (which you will see that there are many, with time) as opposed to dwelling on the struggles you might have early on. Those struggles are temporary and you do start to feel much better physically and mentally over time. Smoking really does nothing positive for you whatsoever. You may want to check out Allen Carr's book "The Easyway to Quit Smoking." Granted, quitting isn't easy for most people, but that book really changed my outlook on smoking. It really helped me to see that I was gaining nothing positive from smoking. Sazerac posted a link to the book here. I think it might be the first of several parts. I have the paperback version which I found very useful. https://www.quittrain.com/topic/10780-allen-carr-quit-smoking-book-on-youtube/ Please note, the book is geared strictly towards quitting cold turkey but there is a lot of valuable info there, even if you are quitting by another method. Another great thing to keep you going in your quit is distracting yourself. There are a lot of games and socializing threads on this site that have helped many early on in their quit, especially during slow times when temptation may arise. Anyway, welcome to the site. It is good to have you here. Stick with this quit. You will be glad you did.

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Welcome to QuitTrain, Jim.

Welcome to the Lido Deck, Fluffy. Congratulations on making it to the year mark. Today is a very special day and I hope you celebrate big!

Congratulations on half a year smoke free, Catlover! I'm really happy for you!

Congratulations Tocevo! Great job!

Congratulations Fab! 7 months smoke free is awesome!

Yikes. I'm glad you made it through with your quit in tact but that is scary, Jo. Yes, please reach out the next time you are that much on edge. I think I may have told you this before but after the first couple of months of my quit, I started doing real well for quite some time - hardly any urges or craves to smoke. Then, out of nowhere, I was hit hard by all sorts of thoughts and urges to smoke for a few days roughly around my eighth month. It frustrated me so much because I thought I had put that behind me but nicotine addiction is like that. It will grab you when you least expect it. These moments should become less frequent the further you get in your quit but that time frame varies for each person. The key is to stay smoke free, no matter what. Reach out to us the next time something like this happens. Lighting up a cigarette will do nothing but make you miserable at this point, especially considering how great you are doing in your quit.

Welcome back, Jackie. As you know, there is plenty of support here for you. Congrats on day 3. Keep up the great work. You can do this!

Thanks for the update, Claire. I'm glad you are doing so well in your quit. Freedom from nicotine is great!

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Congratulations Nikki! The first few days are the toughest but it does get better...much better. Just take it one moment at a time. As you said, there's no turning back now. Keep up the great work!

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Congratulations Jack! Welcome to the Lido Deck! 1 year smoke free is a huge accomplishment and I hope you are really proud of yourself and do something big to celebrate.

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Congratulations Albert!

Congratulations Rory! 8 years smoke free is huge. You got my respect.