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Glad to see you back @tocevoD, you know you can do this because you already have. When Sunday night comes and your son goes home is the time you need the most support it sounds like so come here so we can help you! Also remember your clues, have you tried my JAC air cigarette or sucking on candies? Would your ex let you have your son an extra day to break up the habit? I stopped smoking in places I normally smoked so I wouldn't associate them with smoking after I quit. Maybe that would work for your Sundays?

I agree with @Reciprocity everyday quit is worth celebrating. Congratulations @Dane

We need to charge $28.00 for a pack here in the US!

Welcome to quittrain @Dejvis93, what a great gift you're giving yourself to take back your freedom The beginners manual as you call it is a great place to start. All of the pinned posts at the top of the forums are great to educate yourself on our addiction. Feel free to ask the board any questions along the way. We have a great group here in all phases of quitting so more than likely someone can help You can do this, we are all proof. Stay close, post often. Read threads of watch videos if that's more your thing, we have a ton of them

Oh no @Stewbum, I'm sorry you're dealing with all that. Hopefully the surgeon can resubmit with the proper info without it taking too long. And sick on top of all that . I hope you get feeling better soon. It must be very sad for your family, especially DJ and Shelby, and I'm sorry my friend. I had a friend who miscarried and her Dr told her it was pretty common the first time pregnant but it still doesn't make it any easier. The only thing positive I could say is trouble comes in threes so you're good there Rest up, drink lots of Gatorade and I'll keep you in my thoughts.......

It's different for everyone @Dane, try sucking on something sweet. A lollipop works great because you can't smoke while you're sucking on that. Also distraction, distraction, distraction. Get your mind focused on something else so that you're not dwelling on your misery. I had a really bad first few months too and it was because I was dwelling on it so trust me. Hang in there, we're all proof it can be done

It's all part of the quit @Dane, just hang tight and get through this rocky patch. The first few weeks are the roughest that's why we call them hell week, heck week and wtf week.

I've given you a couple clues @Dane, you can also distract your mind from thinking about it by focusing on something else. We have a fun games section that a lot of use as a distraction and works pretty good. plus it's fun. I also like the superhard sudoku puzzles. Maybe try something like that. It's all about getting your mind to stop having tantrums from not getting it's fix... I use to repeat over and over again, "this too shall pass". lol and it did

@Dane, I hear you but you'll only have to deal with it for a short time and once you're past it it'll be much better, i promise When you get a chance why don't you start an introductory thread in our Intro forum and let everyone meet you? We have a great group here in all stages of their quits who have great tips of their own to offer you

Welcome to quittrain @Dane, the nicotine gum has nicotine in it. The same chemical we are addicted too so if you've been nicotine free for five months then you are taking a step back. The crave will pass and you will get through it if you believe in yourself that you can. I used an air cigarette when the craves got bad for me. I just pretended I was holding a cigarette in my fingers and then went through the motions of "smoking" it. It worked great at tricking my mind into thinking it was getting the real thing. You can also do stuff that you never smoked while doing like taking a long hot bath or even just going to bed early, whatever works you can do it!

Sazerac Quit Date: October 23, 2013, A Good Day to be Free. Posted May 1, 2018 I have confidence in my quit and estimate my chance of relapse is low still...addiction is a wily condition and I am human. Here are my four maneuvers to avert relapse, ( Think again, Get right with yourself, Contact an ally, Post an SOS ) and a slew of red flags... When you know better yet, are purposefully leading yourself astray ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you have tiny tempting smokey thoughts that you are nuturing by not dismissing immediately and aggressively ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ I won't get addicted this time ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Whenever you start to 'romance smoking' ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you seriously entertain the idea that smoking looks attractive or makes you feel carefree and part of the fun ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you are having silly thoughts like, my smoking friends are having a great time and I'm missing out ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you really wonder, what it would it taste like now, ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Will I still get that, 'ahhhh' feeling ? ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ When you start to think that you are 'different' and that you can handle just one. ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Do you think you can quit again without much effort? ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you want to give yourself permission for just one, once in a while, just this once ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you feel too secure in your quit and start to act cocky ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you propose to test your quit ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Are you starting to believe, you've been quit long enough to handle a puff or two? ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you know too much to get addicted again ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Whever you are doubting your commitment to your quit ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you ignore the reality that smoking is a terrifying choice with significant consequences ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ If you are dismissive of the fact that you can Never Take Another Puff, Not One Puff Ever. ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ I forgot the major red flag, I am not an addict ! ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ I'm an adult and I'll do wtf I want ! ~ think again, get right with yourself, contact an ally, post an SOS ~ Have you more red flags to add ? Different manuevers ? link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/10297-red-flags/

@Christian99, i'm sorry you're going through bad times and glad you haven't had to deal with urges on top of it. i felt the same way you do when i went through a couple awful years myself and am so thankful i had this place and time quit to keep me from having urges too. I hope your year gets better my friend...

Memorial weekend eight years ago today I decided I wasn't going to buy anymore cigarettes and quit. I had a pretty rough first year and I googled a lot of my symptoms the first three weeks and each time I did it led me to my first forum. I couldn't believe all the people willing to give their time to help another person succeed. It was truly awe inspiring so I signed up. It was the best decision I could have made to win the battle with this addiction. Now I get to offer my support along with the many others. I've made great friends from all over the world and have had some great laughs along the way.

Congratulations @Wayne045 on eight years quit! That's awesome and something worth celebrating so treat yourself special today

Congratulations my friend @Stewbum!

Welcome @StellaBlue, congrats on your quit, you're doing great We can all relate for how you're feeling and I promise you it won't always be like this but unfortunately the only way out of it is to go through it I used an air cigarette when I had bad craves. I just pretended I was holding an actual cigarette in my fingers and then went through the motions of "smoking" it. It did wonders at tricking my mind into thinking it was getting the real thing, maybe it would work for you too

jillar Quit Date: May 29, 2016 Posted October 18, 2019 Are your hands and feet always cold? Mine were. Until I quit smoking. I knew smoking affected my lungs and blood pressure. I've been on blood pressure medicine since my late 30's and instead of quitting smoking I chose to have tubal ligation surgery because my Dr wouldn't prescribe birth control after 40 years old IF I WAS A SMOKER. But I never contributed my cold feet and hands to smoking until I quit. When you lose circulation to your extremities you risk the loss of limb. I wish I remembered just how far into my quit I was before I noticed it but at the time I was too concerned about my bleeding gums to even notice. Turned out this too was the new flow of blood due to quitting and within a month or so my gums had color back to them. Many of our members have had tens of thousands of work done to restore their teeth after quitting. As far as my hands and feet are concerned, they've never been warmer. So why am I bringing this up three years after quitting? Because I don't want to ever forget where I came from. So for anyone still on the fence about quitting, all you need to do is search our forum with the keyword circulation and you'll find many former smokers who had these issues too. And you'll also see how much better they got after they quit smoking. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/13153-smoking-and-circulation/

@kenzie_peyton, the answer is time quit. And educating yourself on our addiction. Most of us thought we enjoyed smoking until we had some time quit and found how free that feels. I used to repeat over and over "all good(?) things must come to an end." But I was dumb and didn't stop until my breathing got so bad that I had to.

Woohoo @Stewbum, congratulations on your double digit quit my friend You are doing awesome this time and I'm so happy and proud of you. Have a great day and I'll have a beer for you, hee, hee

Woo-hoo @QuittingGirl, you old pharte! Congratulations!!! You had some real struggles in the beginning and you held on and now you're free. You should be so proud of yourself. I hope you celebrate this huge accomplishment today ☺

@kenzie_peyton, if it was like magic quitting there wouldn't be support forums or NRTs right? You can quit but you have to stand your ground and just let the tears or tantrums happen knowing it's normal and won't last forever.

@kenzie_peyton, I didn't read the book so I can't comment on what it says but I had a really hard quit. It sucks but the only way past it is through so you're going to have to be uncomfortable, crabby, teary and all the other emotions that come up with quitting. But I promise you if you just hang in there and hold on to that precious quit it will get so much better. Everyone can quit and most of us were just like you when we first quit and now we're free. I want that same thing for you too ☺

I'm heading there with a bunch of dry goods so we're all set there

Mee Quit Date: 08/01/2018 Posted August 31, 2019 I used to think I did not have the willpower to quit smoking. Every attempt, my thoughts would drift back to needing that cigarette and the excuses of why I could not quit. Last night, as I lay in bed, I could not get this word out of my mind. I realized that, over the past year, this word has really changed meaning for me. I always had the willpower to quit smoking, I just did not know how to do it. Stumbling across this forum was a life changer for me. We all have the power to change our lives for the better, but many times we do not feel we have the strength or "will" to do so. That has a lot to do with our self esteem. How can we not feel lowly about ourselves, when we are addicted to a behavior that is destroying ourselves. Know that you can change your life and , in my case, the meaning of this word. Now that I have quit smoking, I have the willpower to do anything I want. I have the willpower to stay in control of my life. What a wonderful feeling. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/12930-willpower/