Jeffrey

Congrats on One-Month !!! :)

DD- Congrats...9 Months is Awesome! On my first day here, you were right there with a post/reply and that says so much. Enjoy ! :)

......Ya got the new guy blushing :o and laughing out loud. Some of my first belly-laughs since I quit smoking...feels good! I'll refrain from a humorous irreverent retort, though very tempted :rolleyes:. So glad I found all of you !

Count me in for NOPE !

NOPE...NO WAY !

SUE-CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 0NE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY ! THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT ! LIKE THE OTHERS SUGGESTED, HOPE YOU GO AND DO OR BUY SOMETHING FANCY AND SOMETHING SPECIAL. GREAT MILESTONE ! :P

Colleen- Thanks. I am keeping a much more open mind this quit and using all the resources available. There is something inside of me that really wants it this time. I smoked for many years and am probably on my 4th or 5th try. I didn't want to quit many of the years, plain and simple. A lot of good information in the video. Just a few examples that resonated with me: 1-I will need to change more than just not smoking. (Wow am I learning so much about myself...I hate all that goes with early quitting, but this has become a fantastic adventure/journey and I want the Freedom) ! 2-Smoking is a relationship. (Didn't quite look at it that way before, but it's true. I allowed smoking to enter every fiber of my being [Yuk]....a day at a time...NO MORE) ! 3-I had to admit and say I was a Nicotine Addict. (Who me, the nice guy I am, with all that PRIDE...Hmmm, I wasn't in denial I was deluding myself so I could have another fix to deal with life's problems). Thanks again, Colleen, for an informative and thoughtful post. Paul

Hello Laura- I too, love what everybody said, and when El Bandito mentioned, "...the desperate attempts by your addiction to get you to smoke," it hit me between the eyes! Yes, the addiction is desperate, because I am in charge....I have the power of choice....I have the power to say no to smoking a cigarette. Maybe it's not so easily done as said by us new guys and girls, but it's right there. I'm hardly different or no better than you when it comes to this addiction, and it have had some crappy hours the past few days; but I am beginning to see the facts and the truth the people before me are passing on. I said NOPE today and I meant it. For me, I have to stay away from my head and it's attempts at super-analyses and rationalization. This Forum and all the tools suggested as well as getting in touch with the Power inside me is working for today, so far. That's all I have, and come to think of it, that's all I NEED today! Sending thoughts your way. Jeffrey

NOPE for me today !!!

MISS: And I went on this forum last night and started a topic about my Anger, but hit the"backspace" key by mistake and said, Frick it ! I've had big problems with anger before in other quits and it drove me back to smoking. I can't take meications, so please don't mention Chantix or Wellbutrin or Therapy. I went off the deep end on trying those. I have been on the patch but it just helps a little. I got into a decent sized altercation last night and it was no doubt because of the nicotine withdrawal. This time, however, I chose not to smoke. I feel a little better today, but am really still hurting about that incident. I am so frickin disgusted. Thank you all, you have been great, at least an hour at a time today, I say NOPE! Jeffrey PS-I just posted this on , "HIT AND MISS" topic but figured I put this out there about my Anger. I had smoked for many, many years and always lose my quit to Anger, before I lose my job or all my friends. Having trouble copying and pasting on the Forum. Sorry.

HIT: Had a few days this week where I realized after the fact that the urges were minimal; not just that but with a lot of practicing information I have learned here and everywhere, I was able to just notice the urges and, "lean into" them. Some days are better than others. MISS: And I went on this forum last night and started a topic about my Anger, but hit the "backspace" key by mistake and said, Frick it ! I've had big problems with anger before in other quits and it drove me back to smoking. I can't take medications, so please don't mention Chantix or Wellbutrin or Therapy. I went off the deep end on trying those things. I have been on the patch but it just helps a little. I got into a decent sized altercation last night and it was no doubt because of the nicotine withdrawal. This time, however, I chose not to smoke. I feel a little better today, but am really still hurting about that incident. I am so frickin disgusted. Thank you all, you have been great, at least an hour at a time today, I say NOPE! Jeffrey

Congrats on 8 months....that's Big ! :)

NOPE !

NOPE, NOPE, NOPE !

Absolutely NOPE !!!

Nope for me, too ! :)

REZ- Congrats on 11 Months. Just Fantastic ! Thanks for your support. Jeffrey

Sandar- Congrats on 2 Months. Thanks for your support. Jeffrey

Bakon-Congrats on 2 Years. Let me echo the post of Sazerac about. "being an influence." In my short time you have certainly helped me feel part of and identify. What an accomplishment! I hope you go and but something for yourself that's real expensive. La douceur de vivre est a' vous ! The sweet life is yours !

NOPE for me, too !!!

Jules- Welcome. Hey I'm still wet behind the ears with 7 weeks and every day I stay quit has made the coping and the experience easier. There is so much great information posted before me by all the knowledgeable and caring people. These are the same people who reached out to me and told me the truth. As it is, everyone's quit is different but Sazerac sums it up well saying, "Some days will be hard, some will be easy...just like life." I just didn't, "read," I "studied" all the posts before me....the people here today helped you, me and themselves. I won't find this care and support in a pack of cigs. All My Best, Jeffrey

NOPE for Me, Too ! Yaaaaay for us !!! :)

Congrats Tracey on 10 Months !!! :) Following up what Natalie said: You are great inspiration to us, and so caring ! Happy Day !

NOPE !!!

NOPE !