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Everyday a little progress! Education and mindset were a big part of gaining control for me. The more educated I became about my addiction, the more I understood the head games of addiction and could confront junkie thoughts head on instead of cowering. It's a good feeling, take pride, stand on your front porch and scream to the world "I QUIT SMOKING!" because that's how good you should feel!!

Some of y'all waking up is like yikes!!!

Oh, the sleep! How I missed it! I couldn't force it and standard OTC pills made me...weird: sick, brain fog, worse than quitting did. I just rode it out and would take a couple of 2hr naps at night if that's what it took. You will find your groove Pumpkin! ETQ!

Cheat brain is the worst!! I'm glad you stuck with it! Even one day is more than most still smokers...it will get easier and the constant thoughts do stop; I promise. Just keep redirecting your thoughts to NOPE. Take care of yourself and make time for breaks so you do not get overwhelmed.

Is there a Kmom? Kfriendwithbenefits? Drive out somewhere with an open sky and watch the sunset... Getting frisky is good cheap fun? One reward at my house was moving a 2nd tv to the living room so me and husband could co-op on xbox one games. I regret it to this day but I do love the time we spend together. Milk shakes? My motto is: "Try something new"

Congratulations on your decision to quut smoking for good! It's the best thing you could ever do for yourself! If you've been reading around here then you know I'm going to tell you to learn all you can about nicotine addiction; there is lots of good info pinned at the top of each board. These first few days are tricky, but do-able! Be prepared for "cravings" and down time associated with quitting--these pass but are hell on wheels the first week! Happy you are here!! And, if you get a chance pop by the celebrations board, it's the site creators 5 years smoke free party today and every one is invited!!

Yea! Kdad!! Remember to reward your hard work: fancy beer, new socks doesn't have to be something big but know you ARE worth it!

***Congrats MQ!! Thank you!***

Good morning! For me the easiest part was the "click" and understanding that everything I thought smoking was doing for me was a placebo effect caused by excited nicotine receptors anticipating my drug use. The dopamine dump at the first inhale is what most smokers are "craving" (If you remember, the rest of it tasted like butt) You have to get that dopamine from something else...so, REWARDS are the easiest part?

Please do not be hard on yourself because a quit will never work if it comes from a dark place. I live around a few cronic quitters and it seems defeating and exausting but...everyone makes their own choices, you know? You have to change your mindset and figure out what hole smoking is filling up for you. (Most smokers are trying to fill depression/ anxiety) and fill it in another way. You have to separate your quit from all of that. Your quit is your baby so no matter how you *feel*: you don't feed a baby cigarettes.

Looking good!! When's the party?

You just don't want to...smoke?? anymore? Of course you have emotions!! You are finally able to have feelings without numbing them, how exciting! 3 days, 3 weeks, and the 3 month mark are times in the quit when junkie thinking starts creeping in because you can "justify" quitting your quit at this point. "Oh, it hasn't even been a month yet?" "No one really cares if I quit." "Well, I can try again soon." These are lies, lies, lies that dying receptors will tell you so you will feed them drugs again. These moment make your quit...do you want it bad enough to fight for it? It's your life in the gamble.

I don't even know how you got this pic!! Man, I look GOOD in green!!

I'm sure before her next dr. appt she will try (in vain) to cover her stink and tell him she only smokes 2 a day? That's crazy!! I would have never thought?!

Trust me, you will know what it feels like!! There is something, maybe something here, in Allan Carr videos, on google, a mantra...something will click @christine 12 and it will be your "ta-da" moment. Mine was a very wise man on a quit smoking forum told me the "only way I'd ever quit smoking is to stop putting cigarettes in my mouth" --duh. You just keep trying. What is smoking doing for you? Education is important because the only answer is killing you.

Comitting

If our paths actually crossed outside I might have told her(kind of jokingly because that's how I am) something like "Hey, if you really want to quit you have to stop putting them in your mouth" (inset smoking motion) she might laugh so it would open the door to telling her I quit and maybe she would be receptive (or not.) I'm sure in the hospital LOTS of very important people told her to quit but maybe it would take a stranger caring enough to say so to click for her. I remember being a smoke and that "I don't give a shixx" attitude so maybe she wouldn't have cared at all, ya know?

I think so too! Receptors have to wait for the subconscious to attack. Take a minute to really enjoy your quit today Albert! You are working hard for it!

Does anyone still know the guy that does that thing with his horse??? You know, for the after party?

Be still my beating heart!! It already sounds wonderful, Parsley! Get some rest and glad you made it home safe.

Soooo, how was it? Tell me more, tell me more so I can vacation vicariously thru you?

How's the quit going @time4change?? Remember cravings are not commands! Hope all is well

Welcome Pumpkin!! Anyone who smokes is ALWAYS in the "perfect" or even the "right" place in there life to quit! Why waste even another second sucking on butts? There is so much more in life to do!! You have to commit to your quit!