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Breaking Bad is great, I saw it was on Netflix but still haven't gotten around to watching the latest episodes yet.

I agree, self fullfiling prophecy is a thing. We all experience it in one way or another. There used to be a time where I beieved I don't get ill, not even a cold and I didn't. When I became more of a hypochondria (due to realizing how harmful is smoking), I seemed to get everything that comes my way and more. I think this is mainly the reason why our quits fail. If we are intent on failing, if we believe we will, it inevitably will happen. So technically yes, the faith in yourself that you can quit, the right, positive attitude can make all the difference. That's why for some people the quits are easier than for others, not because they are ''more addicted''.

Post away! It might not be easy in the initial days, but don't let that discourage you. We all here are the proof that it can be done, and it will be one of the best decisions of your life :)

Hey Rob, good to see you here! :D (I can't believe I just said that! o.O)

That ''one cigarette'' in the back of your mind is just your inner junkie trying to trick you. There is no such thing as a ''one cigarette''. Maybe you would have one now, and the next one in 3 months, and then one again in a month, but eventually you would start having them on more occassions and end up being a full-time smoker again. The initial week or two - those are the hardest. For me the second one was more emotionally challenging and the first one was quite a breeze in comparison, we are all different. But there is only one solution for all of us and it's - don't smoke. It will get better, promise. I don't know for how long you have smoked, you are in college still so I'm guessing somewhere under 10 years? For me it was 10 years, the last 4-5 I went 1-2 packs daily (and sometimes even more if I drank anything). I thought, just like everyone else that I am special, that I am born to be a smoker, that the carvings will last forever and life is not worth living without cigarettes. I read stories of others being happy about their quits and told myself they were etiher trolls, delusional or liars covering up their misery. I chose to read the stories of those who still missed smoking after 10 and 20 years of smobriety, found myself equally helpless and justified my smoking by ''not worth it to live a healthy but miserable life''. I also thought that I am going to be constantly stressed if I quit. Well here I am, it is one of the best decisions I ever made and it was much easier than I thought. No, not easy, but it's not even close to the dramatic scenario we all have before we quit and in out initial days of the quit. I am happier and CALMER. You already posted once something that stress and anxiety are one of the reasons why you find it so hard to quit, but really, for so many people quitting also means they have a more even temper and a generally more content outlook on life. Just stick with it, one day at a time.

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Tpam is a very nice lady.

Hi and welcome :)

And you get another even trickier puzzle. I insert mushrooms.

Hi DD! 6th of February for me :)

and needy but

You get a free house by the lake. I insert a pillow.

As for the person who abused her - doing the same to him would be too kind. If only we were allowed to deal with people who abuses animals ourselves, there would be much less of them out there. To this day I don't understand why animal abuse and neglect is not treated equal to children abuse. At least you know she will be safe and will make sure she's a happy kitten :)

Be careful though, once you get one kitten you will not be able to stop! :D I've adopted three already and I'm always ready to take the next "right" kitty home :D

And you get a sunny, fresh but warm evening :) I insert a chimney sweep.

And you should be proud! :)

You get a picnic. I insert the train tracks.

Tpam is adventurous :)

Caramel, Rain or snow?

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Once I had a two week quit going which wasn't much, but I felt great about it and didn't really miss cigarettes, so I got overconfident and decided that me and my partner both could have a "treat" on a weekend trip. Then I started smoking only on weekends, or only when drinking (which of course happened more frequently) for some time and was back to being a full blown 1-2 packs a day smoker. Such overconfidence, feeling too safe is dangerous. But the truth is - we don't want just a test, we just subconsciously find a way we can justify smoking to ourselves. I had the junkie saying those things in my head yesterday, when we went out to the movies and drinks after with some aquintances. I just kept thinking, "just one". Thankfully, I didn't, I know I would have regreted it, but it's always like that. In the morning I wrote a post about me realising all those lies we tell ourselves are such bs. I felt too comfortable with my quit. I have already braved most out the outside world and situations as a non smoker, I thought a movie and a bar wouldn't be a big deal, and I was wrong. And unprepared. And any other time I probably would have made the mistake to have just one.

No persistent cough, wheezing, better health in general, more energy, stamina, lung capacity so you can be more physically active, no stale cigarette smell everywhere, no ciggie burns on clothes, furniture, car seats etc, No constant fear that "it's too late " and that you already have gotten a horrible smoking related disease, no driving to the gas station in the middle of the night, being able to enjoy all kinds of activities without disruption, being less anxious, stressed and angry, more peaceful, an improved life in every way because once you quit you start caring about your health more, and yourself.

Also - those thoughts, words depending on which ones have their own positive or negative vibrations/energy, and the negative attracts more of the negative, positive attracts positive, the law of attraction :)

Welcome :)

Hi there!