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NOPE/ Happy Mother's Day!

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I should not browse this thread ! yummy

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I'll point out that once you quit, smoking again will not be the same. After a few days the physical addiction is gone and the mental craves and habits take over. So, if you smoke, it will not feel good. It will taste gross and will not scratch the mental itch. Instead you will feel disappointed that you have crushed your own spirit, the real inner you who knows that you are better than someone who is addicted to a plant treated with cancer causing chemicals.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/science/fda-rules-electronic-cigarettes.html?ref=health

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HI welcome and congratulations! It's normal to feel like crap when you first quit. I felt so strange after smoking for 30 plus years that I felt like my arm was missing or something. Smoking was such a part of me that I had to slowly relearn how to do things without smoking. One book that helped me right in the beginning to feel happy that I had quit was The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr.

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I definitely don't miss that panic that I am in a place where I can't break free to smoke. For example, I would try to smoke as much as possible before getting on a plane and I would dread the thought of a long flight to Europe. It is so nice to be relaxed and not have another reason to feel anxious about something.

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All the advice is great here. Personally I did whatever I could, including jumping jacks around the house. I tried to keep busy and stay out of the house. I also tried to like tea so I would have something to do at work during breaks. When I was around people, I would talk to them about how I was feeling. I even discussed quitting smoking with the people working in the stores that I frequented. I knew all of the bad feelings were temporary. I looked at all the people I knew who had quit and they seemed to be walking around enjoying life without smoking. Rationally, I knew that if they felt normal, I would feel normal too.

It's raining here in Miami and hot! NOPE

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Hi Jess, choose a photo too ! Welcome back. Did you take the NOPE pledge today? When I first did this everyday, I was so proud to write "NOPE" for another day as the time added up. Creating new habits.

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