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NOPE your way through. "Move A Muscle, Change A Thought" Do not give the crave power. YOU have the power. You Quit Smoking ! Each brain receptor you wrench from nicotine's control will now work for you. Your Brain Beating A Crave

Just in after inspection of courtyard. No snapped rats. No sign of rats for the first time in months ! The restaurant down the street is closed due to the COVID-19 shutdown, removing the rat's major food buffet. Maybe, will get ahead of the rat game, at least temporarily.

Congratulations, @forestgreen on your First Year of Freedom ! Hope you celebrate wildly and continue on your smoke free journey. Life is so much better Free Free Free.

I am so glad you protected your quit, darcy. A blog is a great place to write and see how far you have come, what tools and techniques helped you. The journey of quitting smoking is a fruitful one.

-1 hello, darling nicotine free creatures.

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mokajava, I hope you take advantage of the links provided. Education is so important to a quit. Hope to see you soon as you start your journey to a nicotine free life.

Here are marvelous resources and plans for the first week of quitting smoking. They helped me understand my addiction. Joel's Daily Quitting Lesson Guide Joel Spitzer has helped many, many nicotine addicts quit and build lasting quits.

Welcome @mokajava and it IS exciting to quit for good. Here is a thread to help you amble about the site and build yourself a strong quit. 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine You don't need nicotine. You don't need gum. All you need is a commitment to NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) and you need to stand by that commitment. You don't need a special 'date' to quit. Quit NOW and start your new adventure ! Here is some Cold Turkey Information to start your education about nicotine addiction. Your body will heal, markedly once your quit nicotine. Please, quit now, we'll cheer you on and answer lots of your questions.

The nicotine addict often feels powerless but, they are not. These videos from Joel Spitzer, especially the second part of both, may resonate. I'm Just Too Weak To Quit Smoking Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Reward yourself HUGELY for conquering yesterday ! You Quit Smoking and stuck to your commitment to NOPE. I am SO friggin' proud of you ! I know this wasn't easy but, look ! You have come out a FREE, strong, woman. You don't fail because you want to smoke, this is addiction. You fail when you smoke. You might want to start a blog. Your experience can help many. Eleven days nicotine free. You are a hero to yourself and to all of us. Get some rest. Pamper yourself in some way.

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Congratulations on your quit, SCSailor ! Thanks for checking in. You may be facing seasonal triggers and also new triggers from new experiences on duty. Stay vigilant, protect your quit and please, keep yourself safe. Thank you for your service.

I agree with Jillar. Consult your physician. and it is never a bad idea to turn telly and devices OFF and limit your exposure to the frenzy of the news. Radically limit your exposure. Read a book. Listen to music. Garden. Spend time involved in a hobby. Exercise. Show yourself kindness.

Anxiety can be debilitating. I am glad you have techniques to calm yourself down. There is a lot of cause to be anxious these days and some also feel impressions of our collective anxiety. Everyone is terribly concerned, rightly so. All we can do is keep distance, wash our hands, cover our mouths. Be kind to eachother and ourselves. Congratulations on your quit, @AndrewAsh ! Six weeks ! Reward yourself for every crave and trigger conquered. Things will be better by and by. Appreciate how happy you have made your lungs...your cilia are shaking off all that poisonous tar. You blood circulation is returning to normal and bring nourishment and oxygen to important body parts. Plenty of reason to celebrate. Thank you for checking in. Your experience is a light in the dark for others.

and Autumnal Equinox for our Southern Hemispheric friends !

-1 keep yourself safe, mister b

Happy Spring to all you marvelous smoke free creatures

There is no valid excuse to smoke, although our addict brains will try and invent one. Red Flags Believe in yourself and this marvelous journey you are now on. Craves and triggers will come and go. Remember YOU have the power over craves and acquire more personal power with every one conquered. You are doing GREAT ! Breathe deep and enjoy your newly found freedom. If you have any concerns, please post. We have you in our thoughts.

There is no reason you can't keep your quit, Irene. Stay focused. Keep your commitment to yourself, to your quit. Draw power from that commitment, see how far you have come. Reward yourself for every crave/trigger conquered, this helps stimulate your endorphins, the mechanism that nicotine gangstered. Things are going to get much easier, your hairy moments will start to be few and far between. You will realize that you haven't been thinking about smoking or not smoking for longer and longer periods of time. Think of how long you smoked...healing and recovering from all those years and patterns will take thought and time. You are free now and able to craft your new life, your new life affirming patterns. Have some fun with that.

How are you doing @Irene ? Thinking of you and your fabulous 15 day quit.

hey, @darcy, How are you doing ? Protect your quit, your life is precious.

-1 hello darling nicotine free creatures