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I'm dog tired!

False TNP serves something other than Turkey as the main course for Christmas dinner.

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You've got a ways to go if you plan to challenge us for the "Pain in the Butt" trophy!

You have got some great help tip from Andi above. There really are two parts to the quitting thing, at least in my mind. The physical addiction to Nicotine and the psychological part of smoking (that's the habit part you refer to Kate). If you are using NRT products then you are cutting down o the nicotine intake gradually, which is of benefit to many quitters but, you still have to deal with the psychological part which to me was the most difficult and longest adjustment but .... it's very doable if you put some thought into distracting yourself in order to use up all the spare time you will suddenly have. In the early days, do anything to use that time up. Change up your daily routine in small ways just so you have a NEW routine.Replace morning coffee with juice. Have a morning shower or if you did that before, take it at a slightly different time. Just small changes will help. If you went out for a smoke at a certain time, go for a short walk now even if it;s just around the house once or twice - be creative. Just always remember; quitting smoking won't harm you in any way. Sure, it can be challenging and uncomfortable for a bit but that is just temporary. It does get better for everyone who continues to say NOPE each day! Every person here who has been quit for awhile will tell you the same thing. They just love the new lifestyle they have now as a non-smoker. No longer the slave to their nicotine addiction. Having to service it whenever it demands. And that doesn't mean just smoking but all the preparation work. Making sure you have smokes and lighters and somewhere to go to smoke and on,. and, on and on it goes. Embrace your new freedom! It may such right now but it won;t for long By the way, congrats to both of you new quitters for getting through the early hours of your quits! Not easy in those early days but so worthwhile in the long run!

And something else you will find helpful is staying active posting here. Even if you are just asking a question or bitching and moaning about some quit symptom you are dealing with (and trust me .... we all do that in the early days), other people you don't even know will be reading it and the information in your post just may help them in some way you don't even realize. Just like you did, there are always people lurking out there and reading posts we put up. By helping others in this way you actually end up strengthening your own quit at the same time. It;s a win-win

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Hi Lilac As others said already, education about this addiction really is key in staying quit long term because you need to truly believe and feel in your heart that smoking does nothing good for you. Reading as much as you can not only from posts here but the Joel videos and all the green pinned posts at the top of the quit smoking discussion page will help educate you. It really is the best thing you can do for yourself and your loved ones. Stick around. You might like this place

Nope! No matter how tough you think quitting might be; keep going and you will win in the end!

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Nice job Christa! 4 Months is a fabulous start to your life long quit. Celebrate that great feeling then carry on to even better things ahead

What Linda Thomas said! Stay with us here. It'll help you navigate your way through this journey having other quitters to talk to as you experience new things.

Thanks for the perspective on your quit to date @RoryPlog ! It makes a real positive difference to others who come here and read posts because they are newly quit or just thinking about quitting and don't know what to expect. I'm a little ahead of you in terms of quit date but your story sounds a lot like mine was. I still have yet to notice any earth shattering health improvements but I also know, my health has not declined since quitting so like you, it's all on the plus side. If you're like me, in your second year there,s still some very gradual progress in terms of those moments that hit you out of the blue when you start thinking about a smoke for no particular reason. They are pretty few and far between and almost laughable in terms of dealing with them. As you say though, always vigilant because this nasty addiction is always there in the dark corner just waiting to test us along the way. Pretty easy to just NOPE at it now though

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Yo! Piss-Off!

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Oil never evaporates

I'm socially awkward

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