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Great news. I had a quit buddy in real life too and it helped me

I will join you. NOPE

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Good job for resisting. On the other hand, didn't you feel a little good when you said, no I don't smoke, thank you. I think part of quitting is becoming a nonsmoker in your own mind. In the beginning I thought of myself as a new quitter and then for a long time I felt like a faker at being a nonsmoker. At the store I would buy gum instead of a pack of cigs and I would snicker to myself and think how I was pretending to be a nonsmoker. I noticed everyone smoking every where and I used to tell everyone that I had just quit. If I was offered a smoke, I had to tell them my quitting story and I must admit I made several blow hard speeches to my old smoking friends about how I quit and they should too. Over time this changed and I am a nonsmoker now. It is a different mind set and I only feel sorry for the people who still smoke as I know they are going to have to quit too and go through it, or worse, keep smoking and get sick. I agree vigilance is the key and I know that NOPE keeps my as a nonsmoker.

Welcome Brandy! I am glad you came here to get support. When I first quit, because I was active on a stop smoking forum, I felt stronger when I was tempted to smoke . I would think about the people online who had quit and know that I was no different than them and could quit too. I know that when I smoked and my friends would quit, I would get secretly scared and think about quitting too but I would put it off . I would actually be happy if they relapsed and came back to the group, i.e. the more the merrier. Junkie thinking. So, maybe your quit will inspire your mom and others to quit too, once they see you get over the initial craves and become free.

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I TRIED TO CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN TODAY. I tried to climb the mountain today. As I inched my way up the path, I felt overwhelmed, so I had to turn back. I tried to climb the mountain today. On my journey, darkness started to fall, and I was full of fear, so I had to return to a safe place. I was ready to climb the mountain today. But it was so hot outside, I thought I better stay in my nice air-conditioned house and rest up for tomorrow’s attempt. I was about to climb the mountain today. But I had so many other things to do, so instead of climbing the mountain I took care of much more important tasks. I washed my car, mowed the grass and watched the big game. Today the mountain will just have to wait. I was going to climb the mountain today. But as I stared at the mountain in it’s majestic beauty, I knew I stood no chance of making it to the top, so I figured why even bother trying. I have forgotten about climbing the mountain today; until a friend came by and asked me what I was up to lately. I told him I was thinking about climbing that mountain some day. I went on and on about how I was going to accomplish this task. Finally, he said, “I just got back from climbing the mountain. For the longest time I told myself I was trying to climb the mountain but never made any progress. I almost let the dream of making it to the top die. I came up with every excuse of why I could not make it up the mountain, but never once did I give myself a reason why I could. One day as I stared at the mountain and pondered, I realized that if I didn’t make an attempt at this dream all my dreams will eventually die.” “The next morning, I started my climb.” He continued, “It was not easy, and at times I wanted to quit. But no matter what I faced, I placed one foot in front of the other, keeping a steady pace. When the wind tried to blow me over the edge, I kept walking. When the voices inside my head screamed “stop!” I focused on my goal never letting it out of sight, and I kept moving forward. At times, I was ready to quit, but I knew I had come too far. Time and time again, I reassured myself that I was going to finish this journey. I struggled to make it to the top, but I climbed the mountain!” “I have to be going,” my friend said. “Tomorrow is a new day to accomplish more dreams. By the way, what are you going to do tomorrow?” I looked at him, with intensity and confidence in my eyes, and said, “I have a mountain to climb.” – Gary Barnes

Here is a good article on the subject http://whyquit.com/whyquit/joelcigfriend.html Also good: https://www.verywell.com/the-psychology-of-a-smoking-relapse-2825223

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I just read all this and I am so happy you stayed on the train! :)

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i agree. NOPE

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