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Congrats on reaching 10 months Jay!

Nice job MD!!

Shame over relapsing, although completely understandable, provides NO positive benefit. Put that aside as quickly as possible and double down on your commitment to quit for good. Learn from whatever happened and expect it to happen again so you can get past it successfully next time. As long as you learn something about yourself and your addiction from a relapse and jump right back into quitting then you are making progress. Remember; this is not a race to the finish it's a journey and as long as you get there eventually then it's worth your while and all the struggle you might face.

Exactly MLMR - hiding behind that veil of smoke is what we all did, telling ourselves it helped us calm down and deal with life - ha, what a lie! We were hiding from life. It's good to just deal with things up front now isn't it? I''m sorry to hear of your mother's issue. A good friend of mine was diagnosed with the same issue about a two years ago and he is now fit as a fiddle, Had one kidney removed and the other treated with chemo for a bit and is cancer free now so take heart and let's hope for the best in your Mom's case

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Congrats on your 3rd year smoke free!

What people knowledgeable about nicotine addiction would call it is a full blown, 5 alarm relapse. The term "slip" minimizes what has taken place. By taking even 1 puff you have awakened your addiction and given it strength that your hard work over a year and a bit had taken away. I'm sure you are feeling that over these past few days - urges to have "just one more" are no doubt stronger than they have been in months. Statements such as "Complete and utter disgraceful failure to mankind" are simply childish - grow up! I'm glad you have reaffirmed to yourself that smoking is nasty. That's something positive. I would be concerned about not knowing the trigger that lead you to make the decision to have that first smoke and YES, that was a conscious decision YOU made - no one else. If it was just "a slip" then why did you have 6 cigarettes over 3 days? Why not just the first one, or maybe two? You have talked a lot over your time here about not wanting to fall victim to some horrible smoking related disease. There's only 1 positive thing you can do to try and avoid that outcome and that is to take quitting seriously. If you don't learn something very significant from this episode then you are bound to repeat it next time something unusual happens. Remember; it was you that said: " I have no clue what the trigger was."

Great Job Linda! 9 Months is a really solid quit. As you get on the home stretch to the Lido deck, be sure to treat yourself to something special in recognition of all that hard work

Congrats on reaching yet another monthly milestone Abby! 4 months already and still building. That's awesome!

Let's see your 6 pack

Imalone, Wisconsin; USA

Getting nicotine out of your body is the last step you will have to take to become truly free!

Story time

I'm going to pack my bags and leave

As addicts we are all 1 puff away from a pack a day! Once you have put in the hard work to establish your quit it becomes an easy matter of daily maintenance. Complacency and your addiction whispering however softly in your ear are our enemies. Forever vigilant folks.

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NOPE!

Actually, Fla lost too and they should not have lost. All the league leading teams were out in the first round. There's plenty of folk hanging their heads this year. Vegas out too although. I do like Marc Andre Fleury - always have. He's the bomb as a goalie but even he is showing his age these days.

5 what's up?? The Sticks score 🐖

3 hey now!!

Sorry you are having additional health issues but at least it has kept you aware of your nicotine addiction and the fact that you really need to tackle that to give yourself the best chance for better health in your future. I'm glad you are seeking help from your medical people. I'm sure your bipolar issue adds a significant complication to the quit process. I wish you the very best in getting some direction from your Dr. on that. Quitting really will be a huge step forward to a better future for you.

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