Reciprocity

I'll give up smokes but not beer!

Hahaha ... I thought you were talking about Stompin' Tom - Lol. You guys both probably never heard of him - lol!

There. Fixed it for you :P

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Jules, I have the same concerns MQ just spoke to. Continuing to go through the motions of smoking is tempting fate the way I see it. I have also read a lot of articles about how vaping is helping people to get off cigarettes and away from nicotine by adjusting their nicotine content down until they reach zero content at least according to who ever is mixing the stuff. I look at my own quit and what really surprises me is the length of time the whole process takes. Most of that time line is not getting off the nicotine, it's rewiring my brain to not pick up something, stick it in my mouth and draw on it in any number of daily life situations. My concern is that if I took up vaping in some manner that I would then rely on that form of smoking to replace the times I used to rely on cigarettes, regardless of whether there was nicotine in the device or not. I know you said you only vaped to take the edge off the quit smoking process. Just be careful that it doesn't lead you back to smoking cigarettes at some point because you haven't re-programed your brain to live live without smoking something under certain circumstances. You are right that everyone is different and quits are different too. We are all here to support you in your quit journey and we just want to pass on what we have experienced in our collective quits so that you can have the best chance possible to quit and remain quit for life :)

Our Turn .... (finally!)

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Great to hear you're keeping your quit. Everyone is different so you just do what YOU need to do to remain quit. In the end, that's what it's all about. You know where we are if you need us.

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Hey Raidermom! Nice to see you again :)

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Base jumping with wing suit!

I rafted there a few years ago. Was great!!

Ottawa River south of Pembrooke Ont. (Can). gets super gnarley at times and we've had nothing but train this year so far!

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-2 This page has become the place I go to when I want to punish myself :(

Yes, trip to the doc is in order to see if they can recommend something to relieve your issue. They will be thrilled that you are quit smoking so I'm sure will do all they can to make you as comfortable as possible. And yes, don't undo all that hard work you have done. Very proud to call you "A Quitter" :)

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Congratulations Carsmummy on reaching the 2 month milestone! Give yourself a reward then onward to a quarter year!!

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^^^ Ummmm .... yeah, missed that one. You are simply not committed fully to the extent you need to be for a permanent quit if you have smoking material at the ready. Sooner or later, you will light that one up and then, many more after it. Do what you like but we are just passing on what we know to be true from our own quits and others who have gone before us. There's no short-cut; no skipping any steps and no cheating. It's just you against a very powerful addiction. Choose your methods carefully if you're serious about quitting.