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Glad your daughter was there for you @Kate18, have a nice sleep and I hope you feel better once you're refreshed. Good job posting and saving your awesome quit!

@Kate18, you know in your rational mind that smoking won't work that's why you posted. Can you try using one of your tools you used when you first quit to help you past the craves?

Yay!!! Happy two weeks @robin0212. Yes, I had that something's missing feeling when I first quit. I think we all do because smoking takes up so much time. Quitting can also feel like the death of a friend and you could be going through the phases of grief. I highlighted a great post in my Pick of the Week that you may be interested in: https://www.quittrain.com/blogs/entry/1025-the-grief-cycle/

reciprocity Posted June 30, 2017 Over the next week we have Canada Day on July 1st and Independence Day in the U.S., July 4th. That means lots of parties with friends and relatives. Time to celebrate summer and rightly so! Just have a plan in advance for how you will handle these get together occasions if they are your first since quitting. You deserve to have a good time but you need to think about what the dangers might be to you so you can avoid them. There will be drinking and some people will be smoking so just give it some thought before hand so you know what you need to do to maintain your quit. Myself; I look forward to these occasions so I can tactfully work into conversation that I have quit smoking. I'm proud of what I've done and I know some smokers will envy what I've been able to do because they haven't taken the first step yet like we have. A few beers doesn't effect me negatively but it does for some. You have to know what YOUR triggers are and plan around them. There's been more than a few quits lost due to alcohol and smokers unexpectedly offering up a cigarette. Just think about it in advance and have a plan on what YOU need to do to maintain your quit. I sincerely hope you all enjoy your smokeless holidays!!. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/8791-summers-here-have-a-plan/

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2. Spray paint your house numbers on the curb

Yep, by going through it a few times. That's it. And after you get past that first one it gets easier the next time. Surprisingly enough it was the easiest crave to get past for a lot of us. I used my air cigarette a lot and it worked so good at tricking my mind into thinking it was getting the real thing. Treat it exactly like you would an actual cigarette, taking nice deep inhales (air).

Close but I'm thinking your addiction is grasping at straws to remain a smoker! Why not try what your user name implies?...................

When vaping first came out it was thought to be a safer alternative to smoking however since then they've found that it is just as dangerous as smoking cigarettes. And the long term studies are yet to be seen on just how dangerous it is. Furthermore there's no way of regulating how much nicotine you're consuming so many end up with more nicotine than they would have by smoking cigarettes. I encourage you to look at our vaping forum to educate yourself on it before deciding to do this. It is not an acceptable form of NRT.

I killed a spider last night for the first time in years. Normally I catch and release them outside or give them a chance to get away but it was 2:30 in the morning and he was just dangling from a picture frame right above my night stand turning in circles AND he was big!

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Yay @Sandi149, Congratulations on a month quit! That's GREAT!! Maybe you can reward yourself with some good walking shoes?

Congratulations @Brioski on four months quit, that's fantastic! I love seeing how supportive you are and I'm sure you've already helped many see that they can quit too

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Soberjulie Posted April 16, 2014 How do you feel about a friend who has to go everywhere with you? Not only does he tag along all the time, but since he is so offensive and vulgar, you become unwelcome when with him. He has a peculiar odor that sticks to you wherever you go. Others think both of you stink. He controls you totally. When he says jump, you jump. Sometimes in the middle of a blizzard or storm, he wants you to come to the store and pick him up. You would give your spouse hell if he or she did that to you all the time, but you can't argue with your friend. Sometimes, when you are out at a movie or play he says he wants you to go stand in the lobby with him and miss important scenes. Since he calls all the shots in your life, you go. Your friend doesn't like your choice of clothing either. Instead of politely telling you that you have lousy taste, he burns little holes in these items so you will want to throw them out. Sometimes, he tires of the furniture and gets rid of it too. Occasionally, he gets really nasty and decides the whole house must go. He gets pretty expensive to support. Not only is his knack of property destruction costly, but you must pay to keep him with you. In fact, he will cost you thousands of dollars over your lifetime. And you can count on one thing, he will never pay you a penny in return. Often at picnics you watch others playing vigorous activities and having lots of fun doing them. But your friend won't let you. He doesn't believe in physical activity. In his opinion, you are too old to have that kind of fun. So he kind of sits on your chest and makes it difficult for you to breathe. Now you don't want to go off and play with other people when you can't breathe, do you? Your friend does not believe in being healthy. He is really repulsed by the thought of you living a long and productive life. So, every chance he gets he makes you sick. He helps you catch colds and flu. Not just by running out in the middle of the lousy weather to pick him up at the store. He is more creative than that. He carries thousands of poisons with him which he constantly blows in your face. When you inhale some of them, they wipe out cilia in your lungs which would have helped you prevent these diseases. But colds and flu are just his form of child's play. He especially likes diseases that slowly cripple you - like emphysema. He considers this disease great. Once he gets you to have this, you will give up all your other friends, family, career goals, activities - everything. You will just sit home and caress him, telling him what a great friend he is while you desperately gasp for air. But eventually your friend tires of you. He decides he no longer wishes to have your company. Instead of letting you go your separate ways, he decides to kill you. He has a wonderful arsenal of weapons behind him. In fact, he has been plotting your death since the day you met him. He picked all the top killers in society and did everything in his power to ensure you would get one of them. He overworked your heart and lungs. He clogged up the arteries to your heart, brain, and every other part of your body. In case you were too strong to succumb to this, he constantly exposed you to cancer causing agents. He knew he would get you sooner or later. Well, this is the story of your "friend," your cigarette. No real friend would do all this to you. Cigarettes are the worst possible enemies you ever had. They are expensive, addictive, socially unacceptable, and deadly. Consider all this and - NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF! Joel © Joel Spitzer 1990 Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/709-my-cigarette-my-friend/

Hey @robin0212, don't forget to update your profile with your new quit date since you relapsed. Part of the quit process is owning your relapses too. Maybe even get a ticker so you can see how much you're giving up by relapsing. They are a great tool at keeping our quits just to watch those numbers add up!

Hope you guys have a great day!

Congratulations!

I don't see any tickers in your signature @robin0212. Here's the directions with screenshots to help you https://www.quittrain.com/topic/15042-creating-a-ticker/

I LOVE banana Laffy taffy @robin0212

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Good job @robin0212

@LeapOfFaith, you can ask your Dr for a temporary anxiety med if you don't already take one if youre worried about it but most people find that their anxiety actually gets better over time Now for some tough love. STOP ALL THIS PROCRASTINATION AND QUIT ALREADY!!! You've got a train full of support here to help you through the tough spots. I promise you that once you get through I don't know your first week probably, then you'll see just how much you were letting your addiction rule your life. Take your freedom back like all the rest of us have!

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Just got my blood test done at home and waiting for my morning coffee Loving that I found a mobile phlebotomist, its so much easier than having to go to a lab