Reciprocity

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-11 coming on strong now - D's down for the count by now :)

Looking forward to your Lido Deck arrival Stewie :) It's gonna be a blow-out party. Gotta get D to clean the place up from Boo's party first though.

Glad you had a good time :D It was worth us remaining sticks getting slapped silly all week :P You missed a hell of a party for Boo's 1 year mark but don't worry ..... we have another one coming in a couple of weeks for Stewie's Lido Deck arrival. Get ready to get your drink on :o Welcome back! It's colder where I am today than it's been all winter. Kind of sucks .........................

-9 Yup, definitely losing ground .................

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-8 Have a feeling, I'm losing ground .......................................

Good decision Joybella. Think about what you learned from having just relapsed. Why you did and how bad you felt after you had that first cig. Be stronger than the urge next time. Educate yourself about the addiction because as you do, you will understand the lies we tell ourselves about smoking. Smoking solves nothing and only adds to your problems. Stay close here and post your daily pledge in the NOPE thread every day. It will help remind you each day what you need to do for yourself. Let us know how you're doing too :)

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I know Stewie ............ we're hurtin' bad in the Chicks or sticks game LOL

How you doing Kiwilee - still pushing forward?

Still not feelin it yet ...........................

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-7 Joe's back soon, I got a nice slappin saved up :)

Smoking is off the table so I guess it's NOPE for me.

-7 I just know D is gonna wake up early and Hit This Thing :(

Welcome (again) Stwine! You can commit any time you like. Your commitment is a good thing as it's really a promise to yourself that you will stay close to the community for the support you will no doubt need along the way. Actually, the people who do commit here and stay with the board along the way are much more successful than those that do not make the commitment so; welcome aboard!!

Hello Stwine and welcome to a very safe and supportive place :D There are not a lot of active members here but that can be a good thing as you will get ALL the attention you need. I'm sorry you are feeling overwhelmed at the moment. You sound like you have a good attitude about quitting smoking and that is a good thing. Please read as much as you can about this addiction as you come to your quit date. There's a lot of resources here and you may want to get Allan Carr's book on quitting smoking. Many people have found his book very helpful. As long as you are committed to quitting and a strong person, you will make it. Look at it this way; quitting won't kill you but not quitting might. The only thing you have to do is Never that another puff, As you educate yourself about this addiction you'll understand why this is very important. I urge you to go to the daily NOPE pledge thread here and participate there. It will keep you focused for the day. Don't be concerned about the quit. Embrace it because you are doing something great for yourself and the only rough part is the first bit. It gets better pretty soon and, you get to enjoy better health as a reward along with so many other things as well. Don't be afraid of this, look forward to it. You deserve to be the best person you can be. I quit not that long ago under similar circumstances to you - very bad lung infection. I can't tell you how much better I feel now after only 5 weeks of not smoking. I still get the urge once in a while but it's getting a lot easier to just push those aside now because I know how much better life without smoking is now. I also know that if I think I can smoke just 1, I will be back to a pack a day in no time. That's why NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) is critical to your long term success. Sorry for the long reply -Lol but, just wanted to try and relax some of your concerns. Welcome again and come see us often :D

-6 Yeah; It's been a long week.

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Yes Joybella, what these others have said is true and yes, we are all here to support you but I think you know that you alone are the final deciding factor in quitting successfully. All of us were once in the same position as you are in now. The only way through is to just put up with the crummy feelings that come along with the early quit. They won't kill you and they won't last forever. It gets better as time goes on. As others have said. Read as much as you can about this addiction. Watch the videos available right here on this site. Know what you are fighting for and why. Realize you CAN do it and commit to the quit! You can do it - believe in yourself :D