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Kate, Please commit to yourself and your quit. It is the only way. Fake it until you make it, kiddo.

Welcome Lillac, Congratulations on quitting smoking ! Please continue your education on nicotine addiction and remember to reward yourself for every crave you beat. Your brain needs a kick start to switch up your pleasure receptors that nicotine stole. Have a look at this post The Significance of Rewards and this one about HALT Riffing On HALT and let us know how we can help oh, this post might be beneficial too, 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum

Oh Latoya ! It is wonderful to hear from you and congratulations on your first YEAR of Freedom ! and congratulate your Mother on her quit too. Thank you for keeping us updated and check in when you can. It is great to know you are free. It really is.

Congratulations, Christa on your FOUR months of Freedom !

Happy 17 years of Freedom, Christian. I hope you are making more music and celebrating.

Quitting smoking facilitated a real and complete honesty with myself. This is one of the great gifts I gave to myself. Complete and current Truth with Myself. Awesome gift. Awesome. S

-3 morning G, surf's up !

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

Hello Zoom and welcome to our merry little band of smoke free/nicotine creatures. Congratulations on your FOUR days of Freedom. As everyone above recommends....EDUCATE yourself. Read til your eyes bleed about nicotine addiction. This is the best tool in your tool box. Education and a commitment to NOPE. You have quit smoking ! You CAN succeed ! at most everything ! This thread may help you navigate around the site and contribute to your successful quit. 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum

National Geo did a nice piece on him and the sanctuary a few years ago N'tl Geo

How are you today ? Remember HALT check this thread out Riffing On H.A.L.T.

Yay ! Sslip has ELEVEN months of freedom and ready for rewards and celebrations !

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

Congratulations on quitting smoking Kate. The voice of the addict is a complete LIE. There is NOTHING, physiological or psychological, that forces us to continue an addiction. There is NOTHING preventing an addict from cleaning up. You always have choice. Always. Please choose LIFE. Commit to yourself, your quit and NOPE. That is IT. NOPE-ly yours, S You might have some things to add on this thread Red Flags

LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing your NOPE, Sparky ! Reward yourself for every crave you beat, rewards are very important, they will retrain your brain receptors. Dig this, The Significance of Rewards

bump and here is a list of Red Flags, more voices of our addict. Stay vigilant, y'all.

My favorite cat names are 'Stir-Fry' and 'Banjo'. They make excellent strings for Violins, too. If I had to personally kill anything other than a broccoli or onion, I would starve to death.

What a beautiful, heartfelt testimonial to all of us ! All of the beautiful smoke free creatures here love you so much and bask in your affection, darling Jo. You have built a wonderful and inspirational quit and we are so proud of you and thankful for all you contribute here. S

Congratulations on your FIVE Months of Freedom, Jayhawk !

I am so happy to hear from you, Parsley. All your comments are very appreciated. It is great that you are having more better days than rugged ones. The good days will get longer and better. To be honest, the first year can be full of surprise triggers. Some are seasonal, some are just the remnants of your brain receptors that didn't get the memo yet, YOU QUIT SMOKING ! Please continue building your beautiful quit and do reward yourself. Thanks for checking in, we do worry and wonder. Hope you have wonderful holidays, Parsley. S

The rush of 2019 resolutions may be swirling around. Quitting smoking and dealing with Nicotine Addiction is a popular one and ultimately do-able. You can quit smoking. We quit smoking and we are not special, just committed. You will gain the gifts of self-confidence and trust in yourself. It is a supreme gift to give your family and loved ones, as well as yourself. Nobody wants to witness or experience a life of nicotine addiction, a smoking related illness or a horrifying death. Nobody. So, consider quitting smoking. If you are a new quitter or an elder, protect your quit. You have won.

Thinking of y'all. Stay safe.

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE and you win again ! Reward yourself for this one especially, you are a hero.

These words are the words I live by. Protect your quit because it IS your life.