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Nope!

That's exactly right! It's the manufacturers of cigarettes that NEED YOU and they are willing to do diabolicle things in order to keep you hooked! Anyone who doubts this or just plain wants to get pis*ed off at Big Tobacco should watch the 3 YouTube videos titled "Tobacco Wars". It's an interesting documentary series about how the tobacco industry grew and what they're willing to do to keep us hooked for life. Clearly they could care less about their customers. It's only about the $$$ - what a surprise! Link to Episode One - for those interested ...

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You're still in the toughest part of quitting but that challenging time will seem miniscule in a year or two from now. I'm not trying to minimize your struggles, we all had them but I simply want to point out how worth it is to just grind through these first few weeks no matter what until you're into smoother waters. That will come to you providing you just don't smoke. Keeping focused on the positives of quitting as you notice them will help you remain focused on protecting your fledgling quit

Do what ya have to do to stay quit @FinalAttempt! That's job 1 for the foreseeable future

Similar down east. Lobster boats get stranded in the sand for several hours every day.

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Damn man! I get how this kind of thing happened ... sadness, alcohol plus the easy availability of a smoke is a real bad combination and you slipped up; I get it! But there's good you can take away from this bad situation. The memory of what happened and what you can do to next time a similar situation may happen so get back on the Quit Train and let's get this done once and for all. It CAN be done ... you just have to want it bad enough to fight through the challening times in order to get there. Don't let go of your quit over one bad situation. Jump back on the train @Keith

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@Cbdave - you must have some serious tides down there! The Bay of Fundy on Canada's east coast is similar in terms of huge tidal swings. up to 35 ft tide in some places. Nope!

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I remember those occasional tough days.Mind keeps thinking about how nice it would be to have that first puff. That's the nicodemon whispering sweet nothings in your head. It's a suggestion, not a command. Keep your goal at the feront of your mind during these early days. Quitting is your desired goal and that's completely within your control. Hey, those days aren't easy but you CAN get through them even tough it might mentally exhausting. Those days won't stick around for long. You'll soon have an iron grip on your quit so hand in there. It's doable! And yes, reading some of the past posts & stories on the forum is a great idea. There's also a bunch of quit smoking videos on the Joel Spitzer's Quit Smoking Video Library page. He's quite a character but his videos make a lot of sense about how completely irrevelant smoking really is.

@FinalAttempt; you'll still have golf, buddies & beers, you're just ditching the cigars & with the money you're saving from not smoking, your wallet won't be taking such a beating Don't let your nicotine addiction or your buddies sway you from your ultimate goal! That goal, quitting the smokes for life, needs to be job 1. I mentioned savings because that's an important positive result of quitting and focusing on those positives helps a lot to keep you on track. Aslo, happy to see you back on the forum. Hadn't seen you for a couple of days and was hoping you weren't bush whacked by the nicodemon! You're at two weeks quit now which is fabulous. Well done!!

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Vent away @Keith. We're always here to listen. Although we can't do it for you, sometimes just speaking with others that have been through similar showdowns with our addiction soon after we've quit is helpful, if only to realize you aren't alone and to get some heartfelt support from others. Hang in there buddy, I promise it will be worth it down the road. Plus you'll be proud as punch that you succeeded!

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Nope!

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