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Remember that every time you do battle with this addiction that tries to keep you a slave to serving it's needs, you are breaking down your "smoker's brain" and laying the foundation for the rest of your non-smoking life. It does happen ..... a little at a time. Small battles in a big war

Wonderful accomplishment Diane! Way to go

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Oh cool Sslip - Grand Canyon It's a fabulous place to see - enjoy!

I think you'll get answers that are all over the board Christine. Most will have multiple attempts and others manage to get it done first time, but those are in the minority I think. It really doesn't matter in the end as long as you keep trying until you find the right mindset to make it your permanent quit I think that mindset can be different for everyone and there's no one size fits all set of rules to follow to ensure a life long quit. I think education about this addiction is a key aspect along with personal commitment to improve your own life (health, finances, freedom from the slavery of addiction). Most everyone finds the combination and the right mindset eventually as long as they keep trying in earnest to quit. Remember, this quitting thing takes a lot of time and caring maintenance even after the early days of craves are pretty much over. We would all like it to be a much quicker process but it just is not. Years and years of conditioning our minds with smoking takes time to unravel.

Pigs are afraid of heights tho!

^^^^ You see Linda, these kind of responses are what makes this place so great! Jo is bang on here It's very unfortunate you have the issues with your parents that you do but smoking again would not help at all and in fact would make things even worse. My mother is turning 98 this November and lives on her own in a three story house. She should not be there - no question but .......... try and talk her into leaving!! Between my brother and I, we make it work but just barely. When you are quitting, frustration levels are off the charts which makes dealing with other frustrating life situations very difficult - no question, we are under a lot of stress when in our early quit days. Hang on and deal with your other life issues as best you can while protecting that beautiful quit. Maintaining your quit status is Job #1 in the grand scheme of things.

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^^^ Hope things don't get too ugly for ya Johnny! Stay safe my friend

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Yes, doesn't look good for the Carolina's at the moment. Hope it's not too bad when it makes it ashore!

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I agree with what Octain said. Once I quit for some time, I just realized that they did nothing positive for me ever. I feel so much better now that I'm no longer a slave to that addiction

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Great job Sslip! You've achieved eight months of smoke free life by battling hard against this addiction. And, all the while you've been helping others do the same! Take a little time to reward yourself for being two-thirds of the way to that Lido Deck

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