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I love podcasts. I listened to Serial. I listen to: this American Life, planet money, Freakonomics, revolutions, the history of English, the history of england, etc I can recommend if you like history, The history of rome by Mike Duncan and the history of the world in 1000 objects by bbc. Orvwhat do you like?

CPK, how true! When I notice nonsmokers in their first year having pain, struggling, even prickly, I always understand.

I want to live in Georgia where apparently lots of pandas live!

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When I joined the boards, and became friends or known to others, the commitment to quitting grew. So many times I have thought about how it would feel to smoke and then have to admit it here, or disappear and have you wonder. I hate when people relapse here especially people I feel connected to.

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Thanks CPK. Nice

I knew about statistics when I quit smoking but I would think, this is not me. I will be in the percent that can quit the first time out. Why bother relapsing if I had to quit again. If people can hold on I Swear the urge goes away. I

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Gemma, Happy Birthday! :)

CPK, there is no need to apologize. A quit is a journey. I went through a huge mourning period where all I thought about was being a social smoker. I was bery careful not to drink too much for the first several months because of this

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My mind has a voice that some times whispers that I can smoke one or two as a social smoker, when I drink, on vacation. Same voice who thinks I can buy some sweets and have a small amount and not eat the whole bag. I have been trying to kill this voice all my life. Nothing but trouble.

Good for you Rob. :)

For me there were wobbles throughout the first year. As time went by although sometimes the desire was there I willed myself not to give in . What a shame to through away all of that time I would say. I would imagine my good health going into reverse, the good color fading, senses dulling, my teeth yellowing, coughing again. And for what? What good thing, what one good thing does smoking do? I have never found that one good thing. Because after physical withdraw even the cigarette that I relapsed with would not be good, would not be the relief that I was thinking it would give me. Instead I imagine my heart sinking as I would smoke, the pride I had in quitting going away, feeling like I failed .

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Rob. I need to see you here as a nonsmoker . Did you through the cigs out already? No more smoking with other smokers. Lessons learned. I am an addict. I can never smoke again, ever, not one, or that would be it.

Honey 1 more day and you are 1 month free. I will celebrate with you on the lido deck soon. You remain strong.

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