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Mine was about like what you describe Saz! It was by far and away the most debilitating and longest lasting quit symptom I experienced. I felt pretty much useless for a month or more ?

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I'm glad you found your way through that dark time Sunny! It is certainly overwhelming at times for most of us particularly in those early days. I don't know if you noticed but there is also a "Pre Respond to your Own SOS" thread on that page that you can utilize as a help tool too. You can post up a meaningful message to yourself that you can read if you're feeling weak at some point. Hope your having a better day today

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The others have given you a lot of great info. to work with lml And, you are right. Those 1st times doing things without smoking are when we are challenged. They say the seasonal changes are the same way. We tend to do different things in different seasons so it can take up to a full year to have met all those challenges head on. Of course, things do get progressively easier as you move forward but there are still new situations right throughout that 1st year.

This addiction is very powerful in ways we just don't expect DV. It will attack us at moments we don;t expect because it figures our guard is down or we just are tired of fighting. These are the times we must rally all of our commitment and fight that son-of-a-bitch!! My guess is these are the last dying, full scale attacks your addiction is rallying against you. It knows you are winning and it won't go away easily. You fight through these days and you will see how much better it gets and how much easier this becomes a little further down the line. It happens that way for ALL of us - it will for YOU too DV; you'll see

Oh boy! You're 1/4 year smoke free today Roopy That's fantastic - congratulations! Be sure to celebrate this special milestone today by treating yourself to something nice ?

Great job Rory 4 months smoke free is a great accomplishment. Celebrate all your hard work today!

WOW! You're half way to the Lido Deck today b.n.e. That's fantastic. You are really building a great quit. Congratulations to you as you push forward to that full year

Great work M5!! 4 months is a really solid quit. Getting there 1 day, 1 NOPE at a time And, I just love the message you have for that Nicodemon ?

Massive congratulations Joe! 1 Year quit today!! All your hard work has paid off in getting you here so lay back on a lounge in the sun and relax a little while your quitter friends come by with their congratulatory messages. Great work Joe! Enjoy

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I'm glad every day I finally "Got It"!! I just wish that I had been honest with myself many years earlier but, you can't change the past - you can only shape the future

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Big congrats Edna! 2 years if fantastic

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There are two separate parts to quitting. The physical addiction to nicotine then there's the mental part of quitting. That is the hardest part I think and it takes the longest to overcome. Just think about how much of your life each and every day revolved around smoking. It's incredible when you think of it. That that's a long time to reverse to the point where you are comfortable with not turning to smokes all the time. The only way to get there is to go through the entire quitting process. Stay active here because it will help not only you but others as well. You are almost at week 2 - congrats!! Sorry, I didn't use patches so I can't help you there. Well, I did for 2 days then just went off them altogether. It worked for me but everyone is different.

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