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Yes Linda, it's not a nice time because your body and brain is in turmoil and that nicotine addiction is screaming to be fed. Time to grit your teeth and just stay true to NOPE! It's tough no doubt but it IS doable. You are in the worst of it now at day 3 so power through it girl I'm sure your hubby understands that you are not yourself at the moment. That quick fuse won't last forever. Things will eventually smooth out for you.

I know that feeling well!

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Hello & welcome to this place for quitters Anywhere people with the common goal of quitting a horrible addiction and stay quit gather must be a good place so stick around and you'll likely get just what you need!

Ah yes Nikki your story is so typical of the early quit symptoms most of us go through. This is one of the reasons I stick around this place to be reminded of the struggle we go through to reach the point I'm at now. I never want to get complacent about the quit I fought so hard to achieve. As others have said, it's all temporary and will slowly improve. I particularly remember that in the early days, time seemed to stand still. A day was like a week! I could barely function those first few days yet somehow I made it through and things did slowly start to improve. It really impacted me a lot going through all those quit symptoms. It made me realize just how totally smoking for all those years had affected not only my body but my mind as well. I mean, experiencing what I went through after quitting was something else. Readjusting to "normal" was a real struggle in the beginning. Now, I wouldn't ever want to go back to what I was as a smoker - never! Keep up the great work Nikki! You are doing everything right ?

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Yes! Shout it Loud!

Oh .... so, that's who you are!

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Great Job Wren! 7 months is a substantial quit you have going there. Celebrate then keep up the good work until you reach that Lido Deck

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I'll throw on over 13,000 ciggies Look at all that smoke & crap I didn't inhale into my lungs!

Love this post from someone who's "been there" JM

Hey Nopester! So looking at the big picture, you know, all those tough days at the beginning of your quit and then now all the benefits you are realizing each and every day you are smoke free, seems a small price to pay for such an improvement in the quality of life right? This is the thing that is hard to understand for new quitters who are going through those tough early days.

Great Job on reaching the 5 month mark Kev! Hope you are still excited about all the benefits you are realizing in your smoke free life. Drop by sometime and let us know

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