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Good on you for posting Steven, you sure don't want to keep doing those first couple of weeks over again! Have you tried distracting yourself with our Social threads? Maybe play a game or two or watch some funny videos? Sometimes just sucking on a candy works good too. I was stuck on soft peppermint puffs my whole first year lol. And of course there's always my JAC if all else fails! Hang tough, you got this!

Welcome aboard graciegirl and congratulations on quitting! Its good to see you already taking advantage of our video forum. A lot of members have found them extremely helpful

Welcome @Kris, Congratulations on four days quit! The first few days/weeks/months might suck but once past them you never have to repeat them again! We can offer you all the support to help you past them. We have members in all phases of quitting from newbies in their first year quit to old phartes who've been quit for over a year. We also have tons of great info about our addiction as well as a video library if that's more your thing.

Something I could use?

I know I said I want this topic focused on COPD and not me but you guys were all so kind in telling me I shouldn't be embarrassed to go out in public that I wanted you to know I took it all to heart. I also discovered oxy glasses! They're glasses that can be fitted with a prescription lens and have a cannula built into them! So no more oxygen hose across my face I really think this may be a game changer for me and part of my researching it further is thanks to all of you P.S. anyone still on the fence about quitting, this could be your future problem too.........

There are just as many mean people too!

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What kind of advice is that?

Should I give it more time?

So many things are made in China because of how cheaply they can be made

Is it fair that if it doesn't catch my interest in the first five minutes I can change the channel?

I wasn't made in China

Heck yea Linda, Maybe googling possible destinations will keep your mind focused on something else?

Geez woman, look at all that money you've saved from not smoking!! Over thirteen hundred dollars! Are you thinking of ways to use it or at least some of it? That'll help take your mind off your crave

Rant away @Linda, get it off your chest! You are doing great and I'm so glad that getting past these bad days is getting easier. That's what happens every time you get through it until pretty soon these bad days are just bad days. Smoking won't even enter your mind

I agree @Doreensfree!

@Doreensfree, I guess those people must be thinking something is better then nothing? I did read too that even after the first shot you're about 70-80% protected

I read yesterday that we about 28,000 people in our county who never showed up for their second shot

I think they said it originated in China but not sure if it was by the batenders

A thank you also to @Devil Doll, for monitoring our facebook page and posting about the outage. We appreciate it!

Still winning Posted September 29, 2014 · IP I have spent a lot of my time over the last 6 months watching quit videos, reading stories, blogs, googling. I have read about nicotine addiction and health implications and self worth. I would like to think I am a reformed addict. So rewind..... I want to quit smoking but -I'm told it's so hard -I will feel lousy for months -I can't see a world where I can't smoke again -Forever is too big Then I joined a forum and took a sigh of relief. I don't have to contemplate forever, I just have to not smoke today. Phew! That I can do. This is what we/I offer you. Don't over think it. Tell yourself Smoking is not on the table (SNOT)for today. Not One Puff Ever (NOPE) just for today. Because tomorrow is another day! So many quits, (so many of my quits! were/) are lost through chronic over thinking - before the addiction message really has a chance to hit home. We are told "you will know"...really? I never knew, did you? This feels like the elusive message. The one we don't talk of but why not?? We are afraid to quit, afraid to fail at the quit and can't contemplate a life where we can't smoke. This feeling doesn't last. Nor should you cosy up with it and spend quality time together as you will just panic yourself. The truth is this, forever, at anything!, is far too overwhelming as a starting point and that's really real. So deciding to quit is great, do that! Not smoking today is great, do that! Go to sleep and wake up, not smoking today is great, do that!! Literally take one day at a time. All we have is "now" and tomorrow is not promised to anyone. Fear is no reason to not try, nor is it a reason to hurtle over the proverbial cliff edge. Baby steps, like you are protecting something very precious and take each day as it comes. Fear kills too many great choices. Don't smoke today. This day, this hour, this minute. Whatever that takes. We will carry you when it feels hard, for today. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/2878-feel-the-fear-and-do-it-anyway/

In California we call them bartenders and not batenders

Bump, for the dad's who need it....