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well...my husband still smokes.... :( that is all

now that you mention it.....they did say something about pancreatitis before...but we switched to blue wilderness dog food--i have caught my husband giving him table food though.

LMAO

I am only writing to vent.....well...because this is my group and you're stuck with me Dog 2 was sick 3 months ago...IV fluids and IV antibiotics ....$1,000....he recovered (age 5) Dog 1 a week later...develops the same symptoms..lethargic but also peeing blood, vomiting blood, and excreting blood...many multiple days of IV fluids and antibiotics....and a rug and bed destroyed from the mess....the dog didn't recover....had to put him down. Total cost - $3500. (age 6) Dog 3 new puppy...immediately notice a strange thing growing on his head..surgery indicated as it great at a fast rate. Cancer... 4 months old. Incision on his head is HUGE and keeps filling up with fluid and we have to keep going back to get it drained. another 800 bucks so far. did i also mention he has ear mites?? more treatment...and because he is so young...getting cancer now may indicate it may be genetic and it could pop up somewhere else Dog 1 has been acting "strange" for the past few days and today...diarrhea all over the carpet...vomited on my bed...and he's once again lethargic...just laying there. I don't know how much more I can take. It's heartbreaking and I am sorry to bring money up...but I"m not rich. My house smells like poop...and I had just shampooed my entire house last weekend. Sorry to whine......and thanks for being here

i am done with my stuff and going to finally get my reading in......i will have more to discuss tomorrow...lol

I find this song fitting for the wonderful people at the Quit Train...and I mean ALL of you....thru differences and misundertandings....we are ALL brothers and sisters in the fight against addiction!!!! Love you all!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf2K_MRvB0I

Dogs rule!!!! They are affectionate and loving and wag their tail when you come home. Cats just look at ya like "yea...you're home...big deal...where's my dinner?"

The more the merrier el bandito!! Headjobs everywhere need to unite!! :D

Lol. I may be a headjob.....but in a happy headjob. That's all that matters to me. :D

Not really arguing with myself. When thoughts pop up out of nowhere...whether smoking related or not....I have no control over them. I'll be walking along...minding my own business and BAM... There's the thought. I can't control it...so, how can that really be me?? It's only what I choose to do with that thought in the next second...that's me. Anyway....it's what helped me get where I am and it helps with negative thinking in general. Try to push a thought away and it comes back even stronger....but talk to it...and it goes away. It works. :)

i think once I started having conversations with this voice...I was able to accept it a little better like "oh really asshole? I don't think so" or "nice try dum dum...but I'm not smoking" or "you are stupid" or "i'm smarter than you, you jerk" things like that.....that's why I like calling these thoughts the "nicodemon"...helped me differentiate between these thoughts I had no control over (nicodemon)....versus what I did with those thoughts. (me)

wow! that's some exfoliating.....you look like a totally different person! ;)

Me as a toddler age 4 age 23

I think at first....the sarge missed it too.....but he's gotten used to the

LOVE the sarge's 1 ball!! hahahahahaha!!

Evelyn....your safety and well-being is top priority.....please take care of YOU

6 months is quite a milestone REZ!!! Good for you!!!!!!!!! Woo hoo!!!

good for you Ross! You have quit the actual act of smoking and the non smoking brain is catching up......so happy for you and I hope the stress level quiets down for you now :)

does this help? :) how about this?

this made me Laugh out Loud!! hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

That's what a lot of frustrated quitters feel when they are still young and fresh in their quit......water, deep breaths, walking, distracting, cleaning, exercising, posting, talking to a friend....the list is endless...but each and every one of those things are temporary...and as a new quitter...you get frustrated ya know? Yes...I tried all those things..and it never lasts...I tried the water 20 minutes ago...helped temporarily but it's back full swing now...so what should I do...I'm tired of these cravings....these things mentioned only help for the moment and i'm sick of it...why won't it just go away???????????????????? Sound familiar??? Well....of course the alternatives to smoking a cigarette are only a temporary distraction. 20 minutes later...that craving is back. But guess what? That's what you went through every 20 minutes as a smoker too. The cigarette is also a temporary fix....you smoke..and 20 minutes later...you want another. The difference between the smoker and the one who has quit is this: The Smoker continues this pattern for life. The quitter starts off with the pattern of every 20 minutes..however as the quitter continues to ward off the craving with the alternative choices (ie water, exercise..etc) the time between cravings becomes more and more. 20 minutes today...25 minutes tomorrow...45 minutes by next week....a week later it's like "wow...2 hours went by and I didn't think about smoking once" The smoker...is still feeding his addiction...every 20 minutes. Nothing has changed with that guy.... So.....the craving blocker is temporary? Temporarily it is......but continue to choose alternatives..and you will break free....you will. Choose to smoke..and be prepared for a lifetime of slavery. The only person who continues to suffer with regular cravings is the smoker....ironic isn't it? As smokers...we avoided quitting because we didn't want to suffer....turns out...the smoker is always suffering. which do you choose? Smoker or non-smoker?