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Irritability, anxiousness & restlessness were my least favorite quit symptoms when I was in the early days of my quit. The main thing that I turned to was breaking away from whatever situation that was causing me grief and doing some deep breathing in order to calm myself although, fisting a few peeps in the face may have also felt pretty good - until I was arrested for assault You know it's true though that all quit symptoms eventually disappear completely yet the many benefits you'll receive by quitting remain with you for life!

Pretty sure I have too

It's not just the carcinogens in cigarettes that can kill us and others around us. I've heard of people falling asleep and their smoldering cigarette igniting a fire but I've never heard of this one https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/combustible-potting-materials-to-blame-for-deadly-gravenhurst-blaze-1.5951878

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One of my best quit benefits too Funky!! Travelling is a lot more pleasant as a non-smoker. A year or so before my quit we flew to Istanbul from Toronto - 10 hrs. non-stop. Major nico-withdrawal BIG TIME! Think I almost knocked the wife over trying to get outside to have a smoke once we landed So nice to have those years in the rearview mirror now

Oh WOW! Half a Year already! This is a special celebration as it marks that 1/2 year point. Keep doing what you're doing and before you know it, you'll be relaxing on that Lido Deck in another 6 months

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Glad to see you're finally making it down to see your daughter. Something very special to look forward to for the next few months

9 Years - WOW Huge congrats D! Now there's a reason to dance

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Hey @andyc941! Good to see you again Go Sticks - lol! Nope! Want to see more sunsets! Pic from end of the street - Sunset; Lake Ontario 8/05/22 8:45 PM

I always heard the water swirled in the opposite direction Northern to Southern hemisphere but yeah; who knows? I can tell you from experience though that I (along with 20 or 30 other nutters) stood on the deck of a ship at noon as the ship was crossing the Equator right around March 21st to see if we cast any shadows and we did not! Not sure what that proves but seemed like a cool idea at the time? (May have been alcohol involved in this experiment!)

That 1st month's a big chunk of quitting but you're not done yet. You've proven you can deal with the worst your junkie brain can throw at you but now the question becomes, can you keep it up? I think you've proven you can so just keep doing it OC!

When I was a kid I always thought quicksand would be the biggest problem in my life because 'nobody' could escape from quicksand; right? Then years later, well actually decades later, I realize quicksand is no real threat to me because I've never come across it yet in all my years on this earth, and I've been to some pretty weird places in my time, so chances are .... I'm good for the rest of my days! Now I worry about other stuff like, does water really go down the drain counter clockwise in the southern hemisphere? And if it does, what happens to water in a sink right on the equator? Is there no swirling of water on the equator? Or; is it like this? Switching back and forth between clockwise & counter clockwise I clearly have some serious contemplating to do so I'd better get at it!!

Oh Yum! It's corn on the cob season

Here's another one to consider. Not only do you get an old truck to work on but firewood for this coming winter as well

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Great work Mee! 4 years is something to celebrate and treat yourself to something special in recognition of what you've accomplished. I hope you are well and just going about life as a happy nonsmoker!