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I'm not getting the FANCY NAME THINGAMAJIGS either . Waiting for someone to enlighten us on this issue

Great Job My Life!! You have reached a big milestone in being 1 month smoke free. You've pulled yourself through the worst of it so take some time today to celebrate and treat yourself to something special. Be proud of how far you've come and all the hard work you've done

Nice Job Roopy! 7 months smoke free is awesome

Congratulations KT for arriving on the Lido Deck today! 1 full year smoke free is something to really celebrate. Hope your day is filled with happiness and pride

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Jo asked me to post for her but since I'm a Stick ....... I have to add one I think? +1

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You have conditioned yourself for how many years to go to the gas station and buy cigs? It takes a while to break free from those old established thought processes. Be patient and just go with the flow until you don't even think about those old, long established thoughts. It's the addiction still talking to you. Don't listen to it because you are now smoke-free!

OO That was easy! Nice job Sticks!!

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Nope! Keep slogging along Newbies. The end result is well worth it!

Get mad at your addiction Kdad! Commit to beating the shite out of it That's the best thing you can do to get even because the addiction thinks it can control YOU! We all know .... that's NOT the case. That has been going on way too long - right?

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Happy Birthday MQ Hope you enjoy your day. Have an extra cup or two!

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I didn't use patches so can't give you direct experience with using them but what I can tell you is that breaking the mental associations your have made during a lifetime of smoking takes the longest time to break down and rebuild new thought processes. Freeing your body of Nicotine only takes around 3 days, or so I have heard. To me, using any form of NRT allows you to work on developing new associations in your day to day life that don't involve smoking - retraining your thought process. Then, once you have at least started that, you are perhaps better equipped to deal with the physical addiction issue and the withdrawal you will go through once you stop introducing nicotine into your body. As others have said, whatever way works best for you is the right way. You will know when you are ready to stop the NRT whether that be patches, or whatever. It will come to you naturally as you progress through the quitting process.

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