Still winning

I want to help, I really do, but it's tough. Maybe read the blue room post in quit smoking for my thoughts. x

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If you're gonna fight - fight for freedom and better health. Sound!

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Aww Wendy, I'm sorry you had to go through that...and then I'm pleased. With every bit of treacling shiz we face we get stronger! It doesn't stop, that strength - it keeps growing. So we can cope with more and more and we are ok! Then we are stronger then we started this stupid treacling journey and it's amazing! I mean that, keep breathing, breathing sounds obvious but it really works!! So pleased youmoved through that in minutes. So sorry your boy had some trouble. My godson is on the spectrum and some of what he has to deal with hurts my heart, it can be hard. Pleased you are scoring victories!! x

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Big sticks...awww, c'mon now. Chest bumping yada yada 0

Ah the eternal quit, I remember it well. I did a stint from July through to March before I got it, ya know all those practices made the real deal a done deal. If it helps the way I did it is this: -Snot/Nope - I could remember these, no fancy sayings, just one of these two when a thought arose. -I read up on whyquit.com on the journals/stories of people who had died. One a day until they were all read. Every time I imagined it was me and I had to tell my loved ones I had xyz illness and it was caused by me smoking. I cried a lot but became too scared to smoke - finally the health bit kicked in doing this. -I posted, sometimes tripe. I responded so much that sometimes the whole board had my name written next to it, normally in the mornings :) They are my tops tips. Gum is fine, cigarettes are not fine. So if it's working like that then all good really. Not for everyone but you do what feels right. Fake it till you make it - solid quitting advice. Hate cigarettes with a passion. They are taking your money, stealing your very breath, how bloody dare they, you will not give them the time of day!! Yeah that can defo work! Remember every tough time is a battle faced and the more battles you win - the closer the victory is! On a really bad trigger or crave, face it down, stare it in the proverbial eye and dare it to think it can have you. Every bad day/crave/trigger/moment is a big leap forward in your quitting journey. Welcome back Rowly. x

Cool, gives an idea of price too, that helps. Cheers guys. x

I may have mentioned I'm going on holidays!!! Huzzah!! Trying to work out who to speak to in America is a nightmare though. My mum is registered disabled here and as such has a parking badge that we display in the window to use special disabled parking spots. Any idea who we'd ask for a temporary pass over in Florida?

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Awww Sandy, they may be strong but they watched you and it inspired them!! You're starting a domino effect of quitters from holding your own - brilliant news, pleased as punch for you. x

Learn to crochet, I have no idea (you tube?) how but my mate is making a killing selling blankets on a facebook page for £15 a pop and she's apparently underpriced! You tube is my go to when I'm bored. Just put in a search of something interesting and I can bustle and clean while it chats on the computer :) Exercise is pretty good as a hobby :)

In England, valet parking = car jacking lol. Stu, can't believe my buddy could be " a bum in a beamer" Noooooo!! heehee Looks nice, like the idea of smiles...do the thing that makes you smile :) And who care if you look elegant getting in and out if you love it!!

I spent loads on everything, or at least it feels like it :) Having a brilliant time! Disney trip now theme parks many ice creams for the kids taking their mates out too clothes shoes treats for me, mostly food dinner out quite often The thing that stuns me most is money can spend a week in my purse and I'm not always planning a shop visit!!

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Sounding like a powerful march you have going there Sonic. Lots of right noises (and some wrong in the chicks and stick, really, so wrong, don't get dragged in to gloating lol). Massive congrats on 2 weeks of freedom. Worse bit is done for sure and it's one foot in front of the other now. Head down, keep marching, we'll march with you. x

Fabulous work!! I hope the packing (or now unpacking?) is going well and that you geta chance to check in soon. Really happy for you, two weeks of freedom and still marching, massive congrats!! x

I hope you come on and see the celebration thread! 1 year of smobriety is a fantastic acheivement. I am utterly delighted for you, massive congrats. x

I added my experience and what the post made me think of and although the support is lovely and thank you, I told it because it might help someone to quit, or stay quit. x

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