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Hey Lyn! Make a list of the main reasons you want to quit smoking and keep that with you at all times. That way, you can take it out and read it when ever that little voice inside you head is trying to convince you to smoke "just one". Stay committed to your goal of quitting. If you remain committed, you will win. Every battle you win with the addiction makes you stronger and the addiction weaker. It truly works. It just takes time and hard work on your part. Educate yourself about the addiction too, as others have already said. You CAN do it! It's just up to you and we will be here cheering you on and to lend support along the way :)

^^^ I know. I was thinking that very thing as I posted that; Bakon's gonna kill me!! - lol. 1

Nice going Lone Goose! You're in the back half of your first year not smoking so take a little time today and celebrate with us :)

Hey beazel! 1/4 year without smoking is fantastic. Treat yourself to something nice to commemorate this milestone then get back in the ring and keep fighting that crafty nicodemon. You're doing great!!

Hold on here ............. back at post #47851 DD entered 5 when it should have been 3 so we are 2 too many. I'll make it 3 and now we are back on track :)

Do what you need to so you are not tempted to smoke, especially during the early part of your quit. After your sniffer comes back to normal, you will be able to smell smoke a long way away. Also, you'll be amazed at how stinky people who smoke really are to non smokers. I think you will actually like that part. We call what you are feeling "romancing the cigarette". You remember all the really good one's you smoked. You know, first one in the morning, after a meal, after going without one in a movie or on a flight. Those ones. Not all the ones that you smoked just to feed the addiction. You know, all those ones every day about every 1/2 hour or so? Once you are addicted, you are only feeding that addiction. All those smokes do nothing to help you or fix anything in your life. It's just shortening your life.

Hi helpneeded! As Doreen mentioned in her reply, read all you can about this addiction and watch all the Joel videos you can stand to watch. They are informative and gradually you will begin to understand the addiction and that it does nothing for you. Once this realization is made, quitting will be a lot easier. Start out on the Introductions & About Us Page. At the top, there's some "Pinned" thread topics. They have a green Pinned Bar beside them. I would start with the one titled: 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Help Yourself and Others to Quit Smoking. There is a lt of stuff there that you can start with. The other thing that seems to do a lot of good is to stay here on this board and participate as much as you can. Ask questions, rant and rave as needed, read others posts and offer your opinion. People that stay here seem to be much more successful. There's a lot of support here from people doing the exact same thing you are.

OK NOPE!

Yet another reason I'm not on Face-Plant!

I think the vast majority of us are in your camp nn! It certainly wasn't "easy" for me and I suspect most of the people on this board who have substantial quits under their belts yet remain here doing what they can to nurture new quitters. It's that understanding of just how difficult it can be and our sincere appreciation for the support we all had coming through the process that keeps them here giving to others. If it was easy for any of these wonderful people, they would just get through their quit and be gone, assuming it would be just as easy for everyone coming up behind them.

It all about the incentive on the far shoreline!

Andy ..... sleep in today?

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Stay with it B57! It will be worth it and yes, it's not easy but you CAN make it through. The bad days (lot of carves) are unpredictable through the first while and yes, it will be up and down but it WILL smooth out at some point. Different timing for all of us but it for sure will get easier - then, a lot easier. And yes, we all have those "life situations" that crop up and threaten to kill our quits - NOPE, just NOPE! Our brains have been tricked into thinking smoking relieves stress when in reality, smoking only feeds the addiction which when it isn't fed, creates a whole other level of stress. No, you solve your own stress as I do and as everyone does. It's much easier to deal with life stress when we don't have to worry about the stress that the unfed addiction creates. Carry on - you're doing great!

We never know, individually, what will "tweak" our interest as we read or watch videos about this addiction but when something does catch YOUR interest; stay with it! Believe in it and live it. Whatever helps you to make sense of this addiction will do wonders for your quit. Once you truly understand that smoking does NOTHING for you, quitting will be much easier because you will know you are now on the road to freedom!

^^^ Hey .... what? I had nothing to do with this. It was Boo & Joe!

You're a keeper Pearlie - stick around!

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Hope they improve your time slot - 12 days seems a little extreme. Let us know what happens and what you intend to do. We'll be here for you when you need us. We're not going anywhere :) In the meantime, please have a look around the site and read as much as you can. Some of it may have been available on the other site you were on too but never hurts to have a look around. Don't be too concerned about some of the socializing stuff you might come across. We love to give each other the gears from time to time. It's all in fun though. We are just one happy family around here. Quitting doesn't have to be all doom & gloom. Having some fun along the way really helps too :)

Hope you can get checked out soon also. Having peace of mind about your health going into your quit will allow you to focus all your intention on the quit. As I'm sure you already know, quitting required your full attention for some time :) Please let us know how it's going.

^^^ My oh my, you do keep a nice garden :lol: