Martian5

Welcome aboard Lily, I recently quit also and I am finding things so much better now. As said take one hour, one day at a time. Come here often to research and reach out to others, knowledge and support are key and both are found here. It is somewhat difficult but now as hard as you may think, quitting is doable. Remember to pledge NOPE each day, heck hourly if needed. Do some deep breathing techniques and drink plenty of cold water and you will get there.

Welcome aboard Jo glad you found us and congrats on your quit so far you have done well. As to Bakon -- good luck understanding so of those post

Glad you found your way notsmokinjo, we hope you enjoy the journey with us

Congrats on your quit Jane, you are doing awesome.

As I have said before that is the same where I live in the Northwest. With increases this year over $9.00 a pack. I cannot how much people will pay to do this to themselves (me included). My bank account is actually in the black at the end of each month now. Can't wait to see what that 1 year reward I am saving for will be.

Yipper NOPE for today

Well the evening before here in the West but I can always come back and say NOPE again tomorrow if need be -- Anyway NOPE!!!!!!!!

You are doing good and the right things just keep going the way you are. I know what you are talking about with the feet, I was the same way though it took about a week for my feeling to totally come back. Truth be told I had not known how bad the foot feeling thing was until I quit. Keep on going you are doing GREAT!!!

Again welcome RoryPlog. Yes I have found this board to be very important in my quit. There is so much knowledge and material here to help with my quit. Also the people here are so helpful if not a little out there -- but hey it helps. Seriously the people have helped me greatly during my quit. Sorry about the other site but we are here ready and willing to share and help. And by the way from the quit date that you posted we quit on the same date -- great job on your quit so far.

Welcome RoryPlog and yes we are here

This is great, that first day down is fantastic and now you see it can be done, one day at time. Remember deep breathing techniques and drink lots of cold water and come back frequently on this site and read -- You Can Do This --

Welcome aboard Fab and hopefully your buddy will find their way over here, in the meantime look around and make yourself comfortable. Enjoy the journey with rest of us.

Welcome aboard Huntressd there are many good folk here that makes journey so much better.

Welcome aboard Roopy, glad to have you along for the ride.

NOPE!!!!!!!! Has worked so far so don't fix what is not broken

Welcome aboard Joe, glad to have you here, great place to be.

Welcome here nice to see you, feel free to look around and get to know us and the site. You have a great quit going on, congrats on that.

Great job on the 4 months GITW, you have this now

Katie, way to go, congrats

Everyone is different to some extent. I would recommend that you check on some of the videos and written material on this sight about withdrawals. I too had anxiety and it is tough but it really does start to go away after just a few days. I was really fatigued and kind of run down with some of the brain fog. As reciprocity stated it get better and they do not last and once through it you will find again though that it is kind of tough it will be easier than you thought. I would take slow deep breaths and exhale slowly, as drinking cold water really helps. I also had straw around to chew on or suck through. And once I found this page I came here a lot and did research and read others stories and made my NOPE pledge. This site can really help. Again as said above the quit symptoms do not last forever, what you get in return will amaze you.

KrisTx -- the one thing I can say at this time is to go ahead and make the jump. I smoked for over 44 years and quit 7 1/2 weeks ago. Yes it is a little tough at first but as the days go by it does get better. The one thing I found so far during this quit is that yes it is difficult but I am finding not as hard as my mind made it out to be. This can be done, research here -- read and gather as much knowledge as you can about this addiction, it will better prepare you. The one thing that can really help is to come here and make the daily "NOPE" pledge, it may not seem like much but it has really help me, also you can reach out to us and we would be more than glad to help. When you are ready make the jump and we will be here to help.

Welcome LizQuit an congratulations on taking the step to quit. I smoked for well over 40 years and had some of the same problems that you had. I took the jump and joined this train first of the year. Best train ride I have ever taken. It can be tough at firs but it gets better. Come here often and take the NOPE pledge each day (it really has helped me), to research and learn, and to reach out to others here for help and fun. You have a great attitude and it does get better in so many ways.

Welcome Jane, the more the merrier and your knowledge and experience will be helpful. I am glad you are enjoying yourself on this quit and see you are not too far from the 1 year mark, I hope I can say this when I reach your time mark.

Dante and Alani

Spend more time with my grandchildren and work more on my photography. Also to try and enjoy my retirement and not where I am going to get my next pack.