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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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Oil never evaporates

I'm socially awkward

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Lol - yeah, Good One! Your prize is, 1 Atta-girl! Carl Dean Switzer - AKA Alfalfa in the "Our Gang - Little Rascal" TV Show As with most child stars he never made it as an adult actor and ended up murdered in Jan. 1959.