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@tocevoD, you relapsed again?! Getting back is only part of it tocevod, you also need to stick around and reach out to us when you need the extra support. We can help you think rational when you start wanting to cave to a crave. We are here to support you and hold your hand through the hard parts so that you too can be successful like the rest of us. You deserve it and so does your son!

Yay Gene, you're doing AWESOME!

^^I LOVE this @Genecanuck, thanks for sharing

Boo Quit Date: March 9, 2016 Posted November 29, 2018 Did I smoke today? It is the one and only question that matters when quitting. I've seen some recent posts in which people call themselves "bad quitters" because they craved and/or romanced the cigarette during their quit. There is no such thing as a "bad quitter." There are only successful quitters and smokers. If you craved a cigarette but didn't smoke, you are a successful quitter. If it took you a while to rewire your brain about the realities of cigarettes but you didn't smoke, you are a successful quitter. Smoking is an addiction. Cigarettes are something we conditioned ourselves with for years. Quitting is a process. If the process was a bit more difficult for you than others. If it took you a little while longer to turn the corner than others. If you really, really, really wanted to smoke a cigarette. If you were grouchy, bordering on homicidal, during parts of your quit...If any of these conditions applied and you stayed true to your commitment and did not smoke, congratulations. Your quit is every bit as much of a successful quit as anyone else's. To smoke or not to smoke...it is the only question that matters when quitting. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/11517-one-question/

Breaking unless they allow all forms of dance to compete in their categories. The sport I'd like to see is

Congratulations again @JustSomeGuy on your AWESOME quit!

I was lucky, I coughed so much while smoking that the cough was the first thing to stop when I quit. I'm sure it's cleaning your lungs up Gene but if you're concerned then it's never a bad idea to get yourself a checkup. If anything, it'll relieve your mind, and you'll get lots of kudos for quitting smoking Keep drinking lots of fluids too!

Congratulations my fellow Butt Kicker @Lust4Life2016 on eight years quit! That's fantastic and what's also just as great is you sticking around paying it forward and supporting everyone, so thank you for that

4. Move

Congratulations @JustSomeGuy on your awesome quit and thanks for dropping in ☺

I agree, you're doing great Gene ☺

2. Go 4-wheelin

Congratulations @bakon on your 12th year quit! Hopefully you check in and tell us all how you've been

10. Tattoo A pickup truck

Raya Quit Date: June 30 / 2011 Posted April 14, 2015 Its late and I am awake , and I got thinking how this quitting process has truly has been a roller coaster . Remember the first days quitting smoking are much like a roller coaster so if an hour from now you don't feel so good; RIDE IT OUT . There may be bit of a turn, and you feel queezy and wonder if you made the right decision ; RIDE IT OUT. There may be a hill , and you are filled with fear where you don't know whats on the other side ; RIDE IT OUT. Then you overlook that fall ahead of you ; and it takes your breathe away ; RIDE IT OUT . You may feel fear and panic and tears ; you may feel like screaming , shouting and you are just hanging on for dear life ; RIDE IT OUT. There are smooth patches and straightaways and the roller coaster does come to a stop, but in the beginning of quitting smoking just as in a real roller coaster ride , we don't quite know what to expect . It looks big and it looks scary . We step on with little faith and with little hope only protected by a buckle ; for the RIDE OF OUR LIFE. Oops! ( think I lost myself there and all of you LOL) Lets get back to quitting smoking and lets just sit at the top of this rollercoaster and think about things a bit shall we . Yup we have stopped at the top, and we are rocking back and forth . la ta da ta da back and forth. Ok so this is my thinking : If we were to ride the same roller coaster everyday then we would know what to expect and we are not as fearful when we know what to expect . Our fear and anxiety slowly subsides . The ride is still exciting and becomes rather enjoyable and even comfortable. We find the next turn won't scare us and the next hill won't take our breathe away , and roller coasters won't scare us anymore . And at the end of the day we get off excited and thrilled that we accomplished the uncertain and the unknown . Thats why "ONE day at a tIme works . Do it over and over and over ; at the end of each day be a winner . Some day you will tell this story to your grandkids, the story about the smokers rollercoaster quit ride . Perhaps someday you will go on a roller coaster ride with your kids and grandchildren to the county fair ; you will eat cotton candy ; ride on the ferris wheel ; or just watch ; but please if you do please share with them all the dangers of smoking and help them to understand that listening to advertisements about smoking and other smoking methods. may look appealing ; but they are preying on your young ; killers of your health ; your families health ; thieves of your money , and your life time. Smoking will never bring you happiness . Teach them that happiness is free ; you create it. There is no charge . OH by the way ? Are you still rocking back and forth up there on that roller coaster ? Move forward . You have a lot of friends cheering you on and waiting for you below . C YA ALL TOMORROW Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/5103-ride-it-out/

Hi @DebbieS, I've moved your thread to the appropriate forum, our Introductions and About us forum since this isn't an SOS for help from a bad crave. The SOS board is for when you're at risk of losing your precious quit and you need extra support to get through it. Post there and we'll come running!

Congratulations on your 1st month quit @Genecanuck and thank you for all your contributions to the board. Have a great day!

Hi @DebbieS, congratulations on deciding to quit vaping! Tackle it just like you did when you quit smoking. Get yourself some sweets to suck on, stay hydrated and we'll give you all the support you could need or want. We have a great vaping forum that will educate you on just how bad vaping is and the long-range dangers are still to be determined.............

Welcome aboard @Asphodelian and congratulations on choosing to take your life back! We can give you all the support you need as well as a ton of information about our addiction so be sure to check out all the various forums. We even have Social forums to help take your mind off smoking while still being close to your support. And by all means if you feel yourself caving to a crave come on and post in our SOS forum that you need extra support BEFORE you smoke so we can help you past it ☺ PS. I've moved your thread to our Introduction forum ☺

babs609 Quit Date: 07/13/2012 Posted September 28, 2015 As a young child and early in my teens, I was very confident. I wasn't the prettiest, smartest, most athletic, or funniest girl (well..I did win class clown in the 8th grade) as a matter of fact, I was an average teenager...but I was okay with that and pretty comfortable in my own skin. Somewhere along the line....in my teens...there was a decline in that confidence. It wasn't sudden. It was so gradual that I didn't even know it was happening. Years and years went by and I still thought inside I was this confident person I used to be but I wasn't. I was playing the role of the person I used to be. The person I wanted to be again. I didn't know how I lost it...I only know I wanted it back. Fast forward 25 years later and I quit smoking. It wasn't until then that I realized how much smoking had destroyed my confidence in myself. I didn't make the connection until I was free from the addiction. Today, more than ever. I realize how really damaging smoking is for not only physical health but mental health as well. I can honestly say that I am worthy, I am healthy, I am loveable, and I can achieve absolutely anything I want to in this life. Amazing! It wasn't even something I had to do....all I had to do was STOP. Stop putting things in my mouth and lighting them on fire...sounds simple enough, right?? LOL...the funny and ironic thing..is that it really is that simple. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/6028-smoking-turned-me-into-a-total-coward/

Boo @tocevoD, what a bummer you smoked, you were doing so well. Maybe you should try letting us help you through a bad crave? Its worked for many of us including myself so its worth a try.......

Congratulations @garry mhudson on eight years quit my fellow Butt Kicker! And thank you for sticking around to support those coming behind you

Welcome aboard @I can do it and congratulations on deciding to take your life back. You can do it and we're all proof of it so lets get you past day three. First off its going to take a commitment from you to yourself that you won't cave to a crave. What I did when a had a bad crave was to go or do something that I never smoked at. Get some candies to suck on instead. I was hooked on soft peppermint puffs my whole first year quit. Can't smoke and eat at the same time right? I also used my JAC aka jillars air cigarette. I simply pretended I was holding an actual cigarette in my fingers and went through the motions of "smoking" it. It tricked my mind into thinking it was getting the real thing every time. Some people use cut straws, pens even licorice. I preferred my invisible one so I wouldn't have to remember where I put it lol. Its going to take some self discipline but you can do it!

No I'm sorry I don't. If you feel you can reach more people by posting the link then by all means do that it just can't be here. But our members have now been made aware of it by you so could search it out if they really wanted to. I would also ask them to report the channel in hopes of having it removed.