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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:

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Hi and welcome nervousnellie :) I too struggled a lot with being very short tempered, feeling anxious to the point of just pacing around because I couldn't keep still in the early part of my quit too. I think it's just part of the price we have to pay to get ourselves rid of this deadly addiction. There are things you can do though to minimize some of these affects from quitting. Drinking fruit juice and keeping well hydrated. Eating as healthy a diet as possible. Seeing a doc up front may not be a bad idea. I didn't do that but having your blood levels checked up front might be good. Then they could check them again later to see if there's been any changes. Stay close to this site and read, read, read. Watch the Joel videos too. The better educated you are about the addiction, the better off you'll be. I too quit cold turkey so it's very doable. It's not pretty but you just have to want to quit more than you want to smoke. Take the daily NOPE pledge here too. Gets you day started off on the right foot. Coming to a place like this is also a great tool. I didn't even imagine it until I stumbled across this site. Have unconditional support from others who really "get it" it an amazing tool. Stay with us and participate. You'll see. The more you get involved, the more committed you'll become to your quit :)

^^^ This is the key to you finding freedom. 100% commitment to NOPE (Not One Puff Ever). Look at this first week as a celebration of sorts. Yes it's tough and you feel you're in a different world and nothing will ever be the same but IT WILL BE. That first week you will find ways to distract yourself. You'll make small changes in your routine that help avoid some triggers. Practice deep breathing when the craves hit and you get anxious. Drink more fluids than you normally do. Come here are read all you can. Study this addiction and learn what it really does for you (nothing). If you want it badly enough, you can do it just like others are doing it. Please go to the Daily Nope page and join us in pledging your Nope - just for today. That's all we do. Take it one day at a time and in our early quit; even 1 hour at a time.

It's true! We all think those other people are stronger than we are. Their quit was easier. They didn't have other stressful stuff going on in their lives when they tried to quit. None of this is true. We are all the same and each one of us is capable of making it. You just have to want it badly enough to fight for it! You new quitters stay at it! It's tough but you're already doing it wonderfully. Just keep at it and you WILL get there :)

I love not having to deal with this!!!

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Wow! You are the 3rd person on the board that has managed to drag themselves through that 1st week of quitting. What we lovingly refer to as hell week. I'm sure no explanation is required :) You feel like your whole world has been turned upside down! You're through that worst week now, Use the tools you have developed during that 1st week and carry on to week 2. Keep pushing and stay committed and you will make it :)

Congrats B57!! That was one hell of a week I bet and you're probably exhausted about now but now you are through it and will never have to do that one again. You still have a long journey ahead but you have proven to yourself and us you can do it. Hang in there and keep reminding yourself why you are doing this :)

Congratulations J! 9 months is awesome and you are not far from reaching the Lido Deck now. What they didn't tell you is that you have to row the boat for the next few months to get there :)