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I'm sorry to hear about your mom, @DenaliBlues and I am also wishing her a speedy recovery. People's quits definitely can get tested by stressful situations and I really like the list you put together for reasons NOT to relapse. I made several attempts to quit before quitting for good and each relapse I allowed myself to be fooled by the lie of the "ahh" sensation of the chemical craving sensation being satisfied that you described. I also told myself that I would just quit again later. I did make several quit attempts again but each time was harder than the last. After finding a support group similar to this, I realized that I was simply driving myself crazy by going through the cycle of quitting and relapsing, quitting and relapsing, etc. I really did have a tough time with this until I accepted the fact that it was best to stop torturing myself and fight to keep my quit. Whatever life threw my way, I could not allow it to impact my quit. Board member Cristobal has an excellent post entitled "Your Quit & Your Life - The Proper Sequence" which sums up how you should never let the events of life give you an excuse to light back up. Please read the link below. I hope it helps.

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You are doing awesome @Sal Keep up the great work!

How are things going, @Shymaid Please check in with updates. There is a lot of support here for you.

Great job @Sunnyside. Congratulations

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Welcome @Patti Congratulations on over a week smoke free. These first days are the toughest but it does get easier and life as a non-smoker is worth any early struggles you may have. As Jillar posted, there is a lot of education and support you can get here. You are doing a great thing in quitting.

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Congratulations on 6 years smoke free, Jill. Thanks for all that you have done to continue to pay it forward and help others in their quits. I hope you celebrate big today.

Congratulations on 6 years smoke free, Wayne. Fantastic job!

Welcome, @feeling_patchy You are making a great decision in quitting smoking. Prior to quitting smoking for good, I attempted to quit three times by switching from regular tobacco cigarettes to vaping. Each attempt lasted less than 2 weeks and I felt I was vaping more than I was smoking. I started feeling sick, nauseous, and eventually decided vaping was not a good way to quit. I can't speak for the patches as I did quit cold turkey but I do know there are a lot of others on this site who did quit that way and I'm sure they can give you good advice. The most important thing is, you are putting the cigarettes behind you. Use what method you think is best. You are doing a good thing in quitting smoking.

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Welcome @Shymaid You are doing a great thing in quitting smoking. It is great to have you here. Posting about your experiences helps you and others as well who may be reading it. Post away, it does help.

Congratulations @Shymaid That first day is the toughest. You are doing a great thing in quitting smoking. Keep up the awesome work!

8 years smoke free is awesome. Congratulations @Sirius