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Things I Couldn't Do Before I Quit
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Congrats on 2 weeks Linda! And yes, it will get better but not magically overnight. It is a very slow process but you can make sure it happens by just sticking with nope! That's the key right there. Are you wearing the patch at night? I didn't use the patch but I have heard it can cause sleep issue for some people. Check with a pharmacist or Dr. perhaps if your sleep issues continue. Temporary sleep issues are also a pretty common quit symptom even for non-patch quitters. It will pass with time.- chicks or sticks
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- Day 7 today
Congrats on day 7 Steven. One whole week! Your struggles aren't over yet but the worst of it is in that you will get more and more "comfortable" days going forward and the benefits of quitting will start becoming more and more evident! It's all good from here on providing you stay committed to nope!- Friday 31st July 2020
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Watering my lawn at the moment cuz it's hot and dry here so I hope that gives you as much excitement as it did for me 😂 You're still pretty early in your quit so it's to be expected that you will still have some very difficult days. It's your junkie brain trying a different way to overpower your logical brain. In the very early days (first couple of weeks or so) your junkie brain tries to get you to smoke again by keeping constant pressure of withdralaw on us, hoping we'll just say screw it, I'm gonna smoke again. Later on (about where you would be now) the tactic changes to, we'll I'm gonna back off for a bit then hit that junkie with a gig shot of crazy withdrawal because they figure they have me beat by now. Both tactics are tough to deal with but at least now you have honed some pretty significant quit tools and know how and when to use them so take these tough cravings in stride and just keep noping! Those challenges will eventually wither and die.- Redneck or Genius.....
Ouchie!!- Day 6 today
Yes! This is absolutely true Stephen but now you can also see many people just like you have broken free from their addiction and this is also possible for you and anyone else who believes in themselves and wants to be a nonsmoker! Soon you will start focusing on the positives you are already seeing (have you checked your wallet lately?)- 12 days smoke free
Congrats Linda! Almost 2 full weeks now! It's a real slog for the first while but you're knocking off those days one at a time which is what we all did! Things will start to turn around soon. It does gradually get better and better all the time so hang in there and keep putting one foot in front of the other. You'll make it by doing that (and noping) every day!- Thursday 30th July 2020
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Welcome aboard Sam You're no different than all the rest of us. We're all nicotine addicts who have found a way to quit. Stick around here for a lot of great support from other quitters and to read all the important information others have contributed over the years about quitting this deadly addiction. Knowledge will empower you more than you might think. There's a lot of us here who have quit cold turkey so yeah, it's doable. Quitting is doable no matter what route you take so jump on the train and lets see what you're made of- Day 5 free of cigarettes
That's how we all built our quits Steven! 1 Day at a time and one struggle at a time. It's doable and .... it does get easier with time- Wednesday 29th July 2020
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- Concerning Hell Week
Quit symptoms and intensities are different for many people. Of course we relate to our own experiences most closely but the one constant in all this is that the more time we put between ourselves and cigarettes, vape, cigars or chewing tobacco, the easier it gets to stay off our chosen delivery device. Just stick with it Up! It's the only road to freedom. It's always your choice of course. All we can do is provide information based on our own experiences and what we have learned in our own quit journey. - chicks or sticks