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abbynormal Quit Date: 1/1/2019 Posted December 5, 2019 The Smoker's Vow by Joel Spitzer To be said just before taking your first puff after having quit for any appreciable period of time. With this puff I enslave myself to a lifetime of addiction. While I can't promise to always love you, I do promise to obey every craving and support my addiction to you no matter how expensive you become. I will let no husband or wife, no family member or friend, no doctor or any other health professional, no employer or government policy, no burns or no stench, no cough or raspy voice, no cancer or emphysema, no heart attack or stroke, no threat of loss of life or limbs, come between us. I will smoke you forever from this day forth, for better or worse, whether richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part! "You may now light the cigarette." "I now pronounce you a full-fledged smoker." https://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_04_11_Smokers_Vow.html Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/13316-the-smokers-vow/

Apparently brunch is just lunch that doesn't believe in itself....

Woohoo @Stewbum, this is it stew, last monthaversary before your awesome quit turns one! Great job!!!

... Posted July 22, 2014 Sometimes I do charity work for a homeless shelter. A really good friend of mine runs it and I help her out whenever she needs it. In the last 2 weeks, she has called me in twice. Seems she is getting an influx of abscesses from IV drug abuse. The first one I saw was from heroin abuse. 23 years old with a 4 year old little boy that she doesn't have custody of any more. The second one I saw last night. She has already lost one arm in an infection from an infected meth injection and now has another abscess in her remaining arm from the same thing. And she has an 8 year old little boy that she does have custody of. And this morning, I get another call from her. She has another one in there that I will see tonight. I've been thinking, more in awe, at how much people will put their poor bodies through to get that next fix. I have listened patiently and not said anything as people have announced on here and other places calling themselves nicotine addicts. I haven't ever agreed with that term. To me, these people are addicts. Me, personally, have always felt that I have developed a habit that's really hard to break. I have never thought of myself as an addict. Which has led me to think.......are we doing this much damage to our bodies and it's just not as evident. I would NEVER EVER let anything come before my children. I don't understand that. But one day, I made my son go to the neighbors and get me cigarettes. She knew I was trying to quit and I knew she wouldn't not give them to my son if he asked. Is that manipulation or addiction talking ? It's a fine line there. And then I thought about Doreen's husband and about all the patients I see that are on borrowed time and how they sneak smoking. Knowing that is what got them there in the first place. Does that define addiction ? One loses an arm and I call it addiction. One loses his life and I call it a habit. I have a really hard time with the word "addict".....but seeing these people and knowing what I would have done for a cigarette at times has got me wondering. What if cigarettes, today, became immediately illegal ? What lengths people would go to to smoke.....would I have been one of those people ? What is the only form nicotine could be taken was IV ? Would people still do it to the extent they do today in inhalation form ? Just me wondering and being angry. Angry that someone could actually want to hurt themselves and their kids by just getting a good feeling. There are so many good things about life and they just seem to be short changing themselves. It's sad. And wondering if I'm the same as them. I don't want to be. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/2043-addiction-or-habit/

Safe travels @Reciprocity, I'm glad so many of your family members could be together to say goodbye to the family matriarch. I'm a lobster lover too. Unfortunately though the prices are ridiculous.

Hi @LoriB, welcome aboard our train full of quitters. Congratulations on being done with your nicotine addiction once and for all ☺. We have a ton of information to educate yourself including a forum on vaping so be sure to take a look around. Most people start with the pinned threads.

I think we all feel the same denali! And many of us would gladly chip in if @MarylandQuitter needed it but he's always said no need to. We are truly blessed by his generosity....

Hey @despair not, this did bring back nightmares of qsmb imploding and luckily Nancy told us about this site who took us all in. I don't know of another site like ours but MQ has assured us that the site isn't going anywhere. That said it never hurts to have a backup plan. I know @beazel is on another site but I can't remember the name of it. I had checked it out years ago and didn't like it but if that's all there is its better than nothing.

Yea, it was a longer outage than anyone thought it would be but we're back now and I'm very happy to hear your still going strong with your awesome quit ☺

Hey @Dejvis93, just checking on you to let you know the site is back up and hoping you kept your awesome quit....

Hey everyone, looks like our awesome train conductor and his crew have got us back on the tracks Hopefully everyone has their great quits still intact and reached out to their quit buddy if they needed to. No quit buddy? This is a great example of why we have quit buddies so consider it another tool in your arsenal like I do mine ☺ and now back to our regularly scheduled program.................

Soberjulie Posted April 10, 2014 Stop Waiting Author: Unknown. Last sentence: Mine So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to quit smoking. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/483-stop-waiting/#elControls_9518_menu

Glad you're feeling better @Dejvis93, you're doing really well As far as beating this addiction goes you're beating it every day you don't smoke. But like any other addiction you need to refrain from using it because as any member who has relapsed will tell you, they thought they could have just one, you can't. You will only awaken the addiction but like reciprocity said it gets easier and easier the longer you stay quit

Great post Stew, you should be very proud of yourself for overcoming all those hurdles that got in the way of your awesome smoke free life I hope you feel better and they get you fixed up once and for all! xoxo

Good job @Dejvis93!

How are you doing @Dejvis93?

Hey @Dejvis93, glad your blogs are helping you keep your awesome quit. You're doing GREAT!

Congratulations @Rajag, that's awesome!

Welcome back my dear , xoxco

I'm so glad you're doing so well @Dejvis93. The headaches are normal and should go away soon enough. Try eating something sweet.

Gus Quit Date: 3-17-21 Posted 1 hour ago -(edited) Sorry to hear @Breath-of-Power. This addiction is real. It is powerful. I don’t know how much time you’ve spent reviewing the information about nicotine and the additives that cigarettes contain, but the stuff literally rewires your brain. Your brain. That organ that controls everything about you. After the nicotine withdrawal it’s what you will be fighting against. Of course it’s going to fight against reconditioning. You try again. Again and again. You write down why you are quitting. The truth. The ugly part of it. Carry that around with you. Read it every time you want a smoke. We all have something that we want more than that cigarette and one day if we allow ourselves the liberty to do so, we just smash a link in that chain of addiction and crawl out from the unbearable weight of it and in time we find ourselves standing against it and some day dancing on it’s grave. There are good times to be had. For years you’ve had to base decisions around your ability to indulge in your habit. Being able to enjoy a smoke. Lies. Smoking puts so many constraints on so many aspects of your life. Step back and realize that it’s not only affecting you, but those you love most. Not in the second hand smoke way, but just being able to 100% be there for someone. It’s hard. Conquering this addiction is so hard, but doable. I hope that you hop back on the train. I hope that you take advantage of this thread you created. Post, post, post. Just writing down all of your thoughts helps so much. Everyone here has gone through what you are going through. No judgment here. Just encouragement and support. I hope that you will try again. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/25067-smokeless-thoughts/

You're doing great @Dejvis93, it normally takes three days for the nicotine to leave your body so stay on guard because you may get stronger craves as the addiction throws a tantrum and tries to get its way. Just say NOPE!

I can move this for you and merge the two if you like?