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Congratulations @Gus on another year quit! We're so lucky and thankful that you've stuck around to support everyone be it newbie or old pharte. Your posts always help 😊 I hope you spoil yourself today and have a great day!

You can get past this @Breath-of-Power and after you do it will lose power the next time this trigger happens. I used to tell myself over and over that "tis too shall pass" and use my air cigarette until it did pass. You can also try sucking on a candy

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4. Replace all the clothes you burned a hole in

1. Take a trip

Sirius Quit Date: May 27, 2014 Posted July 12, 2016 The following was some of the more weird things I did while going through the stress of decompress. Sharpen knifes. Oh Vay! scrape, scrape, scrape.... Take your time with it. Focus on getting the sharpest edge. All my knifes are very sharp. Emptied out my ashtray into a glass jar (with lid). Added a bit of water to the mix. When I feel the need I take a good long look at this stuff. If I still feel the need I unscrew the lid and take a long deep whiff. Really brings back the whole smoking experience - to include the gagging, retching, and full body coughing. If the time and place allows for it; a good stiff drink. One shot only! Purely for medicinal purposes. Bonus points for Barcardi 151. A personal favorite. Chopping Wood. Nothing like swinging an axe to work out the aggression and utter unfairness that constant denial piles onto my little psyche. Plus, I'm doing something constructive! Hold your breath until the desire to breath meets and exceeds the desire to smoke. While holding your breath contemplate how each cigarette you consume brings you closer to holding your breath involuntarily. Breathing is far more satisfying then smoking. Enjoy a fresh Jalapeño. Pop the whole thing in your mouth and chew slowly. mmmmmm... Bonus points for not having water near at hand. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/7287-the-weird-things-i-did-to-quit-smoking/

How are you doing @chime?

9. Write about something

Congratulations @Boo, for your awesome 8 year quit! I hope you're doing well and hopefully will stop in to let us know how you and your family are doing.

6. Suck on candy

3. Take a shower long bath

1. Play online games

9. Get investors for it

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Hey @QuittingGirl, sorry you had a bad day. Hopefully yore feeling better today. I agree with intoxicated yoda, it's totally normal and to be expected for the reasons he said. Luckily you're far enough along to know this to shall pass so hang in there. You're doing great!

Since that's the case, you can help prepare yourself by not s.oking in the areas that you normally do. This will help you disassociate those areas with smoking so you don't (hopefully) get triggered by them ☺

Welcome @Arnolder, congratulations on deciding to quit. Why wait when you're here now? ☺

Welcome aboard the train @JustQuit83 and congratulations on getting your freedom back You'll find all the support you want here from members in all phases of quitting from newbies like you to us old phartes who have a year or more so between us all you should be able to find any answers to any questions you may have while going through this tough first year. I'm glad you're checking out the various boards, lots of good info there as well as a fun Social Section for getting your mind off quitting while still staying close to your support. I'm glad the NRT's are working for you, please be careful while using them that you don't over use them. It can be really dangerous. I think it's safer to choose either patches or lozenges or take the patch off while using the lozenges and then put it back on if you need to. I'm going to move this thread to our Introduction forum so more members will see it

5. Make it happen

3. Sell it

I have that sign, I put it above the door in my garage that leads inside 😂

Well done @ammj, one day at a time smile ☺ Another thing that was very inspirational in the early days is our tickers for your signature. You'll be able to watch the money saved, time since and cigarettes NOT smoked since you quit. I LOVED logging on ech morning to see mine. You can find the tab for them at the top of the forum ☺

1. Patent it

cpk Quit Date: 02/04/2015 Posted March 3, 2015 I've been doing some research online - various sites - and one thing I've noticed is that all those into new quits are extremely impatient, including me. All the newbies are asking, "When will this fatigue get better?" "I feel like crap...when will it go away? "My sleep is all off..." and I won't even go into the weight thing. The general sense I have is newly quits are a pretty impatient lot. I think part of it is what I'll call the "freak out" --- There are so many changes going on, good and bad. It's almost like being a teenager. It's just a general freak out, at not having a handle on what's going on with the body, the mind, the emotions, one's responses and reactions to the outside world. As well, teens have more social pressures, increasing responsibilities, heavier workloads... When my son was a teen he'd open the refrigerator door and just stand there... I'd say, what are you doing?, if you want something, get it and close the door...why are you standing there...? He'd act like he was just waking up, would say, I don't know what I want...and he'd close the door, but would be back 20 minutes later and do the same thing all over again. That about sums up this experience for me. I'm like a teenager. I don't know what I want. I think patience would help me see this isn't a bad thing. I'm freaked out because it's all new. I'm uncomfortable a lot. Like a teenager. But hey, being teenager-like at my age is okay for now. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/4664-patiencei/

Welcome aboard the train @chime and congratulations for taking back your freedom 😊 I agree with intoxicated yoda, using NRT'S is not a cop out so get that out of your head. As far as the patch goes we have quite a few members who used them at the start of their quits. I didn't so I'll let them give you any clues. I have read on several different posts that as their quits progressed they forgot to put one on in the morning and that's how they stopped using them. I'm glad you've been reading the forums. There's a lot of good info there starting with the pinned posts. I'm looking forward to your success 😊