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Can't say I ever did that but I expect perhaps it's just part of your quitting process to study in some depth that you never did before just what goes on when someone is smoking a cigarette. I bet you never even thought about it before when you were a smoker so now you're curious to examine precisely what happens when someone smokes. I doubt this will last long. Your curiosity will lessen and I expect you'll look at smokers differently in future. I remember my relationship with others smoking went through a couple of phases. Initially, I wasn't around any smokers as I quit in the dead of winter so being outdoors around people smoking h=just wasn't a part of those first two or three months for me. Then came the short phase where I noticed I could smell someone smoking from a distance, which shocked me because I related it to myself and thought ... "Oh my God! Did I really smell that badly to others around me who didn't smoke?" Then, about 7 months into my quit, we went to Vegas for a few days and of course everyone seems to be smoking there. That's when I began looking at smokers around me with pitty and that was the exact moment I KNEW I would never smoke again! It was at that moment I realized what a slave I'd been to my need for nicotine - just like these people I was watching who just had to have a smoke even when they were in the outdoor pool 😲 Now, I look at smokers with some level of distain like ... Oh my, get away from me please. That's so disgusting. I suppose Ive lost all patience with somkers which I shouldn't because I uderstand deep down just what it was like to be an addict completely oblivious to how others around me were affected by my disgusting habit. As I said earlier, I expect what you're going through is part of your divorce from smoking. Examining the whole process in a way you never did before. I think it's probably a good thing overall.

Great achievement @Lars! Be sure to reward yourself today. Rewards for these milestones are important. You're well on your way to being quit for life. Keep up the great work!

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Great news @tocevoD!! You really have seemed to put things in proper perspective this time around and that's a Winning Formula!

Glad you're back at it and clearly you have learned from this latest episode. That knowledge will serve you well down the road! Others have given you great information. I hope you stick around this site. I believe it will benefit you now & in future. There's never any judgement here; only real desire to help others reach their own nicotine freedom

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Big shout out & congratulations to you Beazel on your 9th year somke free anniversary! Time to go celebrate 😺🎉🍹 HAPPY 9th

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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👍