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It shows me how strong YOU are brioski we just reminded you of it Have a great night and be proud of yourself!!! Xoxo

@Brioski, just the fact that you posted tells you that you want to save your quit! This first holiday will be the toughest because you haven't dealt with one smoke free yet but once you're past it it will get easier. Use your tools, use your BAC, suck on sweets. Anything you need to do to keep that awesome quit!

Call the customer service number of Advantage to see if that would work on them or we could just

I swear I'm losing my mind! I've screwed up more celebrations than I've gotten right this year lol. Sorry about that mac!

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she trapped herself in it somehow. To make matters worse

1. put one under a wobble table leg

Congratulations @Mac#23 on your 2nd year quit! Your support and the fun you bring to our social forums is so AWESOME. I hope you have a great day celebrating you!

Congratulations @overcome on another month down! You're doing great and I hope you have a great day and do something special for yourself

Repost by Sherry Posted 07 April 2009 - 11:31 PM Dear ___________, I am about to try and change my life for the better. I have quit smoking. I just wanted to write this letter to you so you know what to expect for the next couple of weeks, since the process of withdrawal can be very challenging for me, and for those around me. (Most people do not realize it, but nicotine addiction is literally one of the hardest drugs to kick, even harder than heroin). Everyone reacts to the withdrawal symptoms differently, but in general, during the first two weeks (Hell Week and Heck Week), I will most likely not be my normal self. My attention will literally be taken up with fighting the physical and mental urges to smoke. I may cry, I may yell, I may ignore you. Worst of all, I may say hurtful things to you, but I want you to know that this is the nicotine talking, not my heart. I WILL apologize afterwards, once the nicotine has left my body and my mind has cleared, but for the moment, please, PLEASE remember that I care about you, and let it roll off your back. You need to know that when a smoker quits, the body and the mind will try almost anything to trick the user into taking another puff. I may rationalize that "now is not a good time" I may talk about feeling a sense of emptiness and loss. My body may develop aches and pains. I may not be able to sleep. I may act like the pain I am experiencing. But be aware that I am doing this for ME, not for you. In this one important way, I have to be selfish, so that I cannot give the nicotine a reason to put the blame on anyone else. Here are 10 things you CAN do to help: • Be there when I need a hug, but don't be hurt when I push you away. • If I tell you to leave me alone, give me space, but don't go too far...I need to know you are near no matter what the nicotine says. • Don't try to argue with me when I start to rationalize...silence is a more powerful message. • Avoid the topic of cigarettes (because I'm trying to get them off my mind), unless I bring it up first. • Do the best you can to act as if everything is normal. The more "normal" you act, the faster I will get there. • Consciously try to avoid letting me get into stressful situations...if something stressful can be put off for a couple of weeks, please try to do so. If not, please try to cushion me. • Just keep telling me it will get better and that this effort is worth it. • Tell me I am strong. Tell me you are proud of me. But also, tell me you will be there no matter what I say or do. I just wanted to prepare you because the first two weeks are usually the worst, but be aware that it doesn't suddenly get better...it will be a gradual process. Also, please be aware that while I am doing this quit for me, you and those around me will benefit as well. I will be free from the shackles of needing to know where the closest cigarette store is. I will be free of the smell. I will be free of an early death. And I will be free to spend more quality time with those I love. Thank you in advance for being strong enough to care about me, and help me through this. Love, Me Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/12217-add-this-to-your-toolboxa-Letter-to-loved-ones/

I'm here!

Keep reminding yourself Darcy that you're feeling like that because of SMOKING and NOT because of quittting. And give yourself a break! It's ok to feel like that, it won't be forever and the weight gain is temporary too. What you're doing is far more important than a few extra pounds. You are doing AWESOME so don't forget it!!!

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Helping others realize it isn't as hard as we have it in our heads it will be to quit puts a smile on my face.

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Great update @Brioski, I'm glad this week is better for you and I LOVE that you're able to take nice deep breaths Hopefully this is the beginning of everyday being a good one but you're still early in your quit so don't be surprised if you get some bad days still. There's a lot of triggers to get past still but you've got the tools and support to do it As far as weather goes we're having a rainy day! Yay!!! Probably our last one of the season and clearing tomorrow with lots of sunshine to come

My bad @Mac#23 Lemon's super sour

Took a bath Every kitchen should

Groceries got delivered

Welcome back @Steven Drojensky, sorry to read you gave up your awesome quit. Just glad you're back and ready to get your forever quit. Don't forget to update your quit date and ticker. For the ticker you'll need to delete your existing one before making a new one or else it'll keep reverting back.

In honor of Quit Train's anniversary the first post written by our founder MarylandQuitter...... MarylandQuitter Administrators Quit Date: 10/07/2013 Posted March 28, 2014 Remove the desire to smoke and you will never smoke again. Practice on removing the desire to smoke until you firmly believe that you get nothing from it. Until then, use your smoking addiction to help you quit smoking. That’s right, you read correctly. You, me and millions more rationalized smoking even though we knew the consequences. Use those same veteran rationalization skills to rationalize quitting smoking. Think about that for a minute. If we could rationalize smoking knowing full well the damaging effects it had on our health, why can’t we rationalize quitting smoking knowing full well the health benefits of quitting? Based from my experience, the most important attribute to a successful quit, which is a non burdensome quit, is to remove the desire to smoke by understanding and believing that the cigarette has nothing to offer. This and only this will allow for a lifetime of freedom and never leave you feeling like you’re giving something up or missing out by living life as a non-smoker. So many have relapsed and so many more are too afraid to quit smoking because of all the horror stories they’ve heard about nicotine withdrawal when you quit. That horror only exists in our minds, if we let it. Of course we’ll have mild withdrawal and mental triggers that may cause cravings, but they’re far from horrific and certainly nothing more than we’ve already experienced. Quitting smoking is not hard. In fact, the whole process is quite enjoyable if we only focus on the benefits of being a non-smoker. There is no need to focus on anything else because we’re not giving anything up. We’re not missing out. The cravings come and go and soon will be gone forever. Even while we were smoking, the unwavering loyalty of our body was trying to heal itself while we kept poisoning it. It never gave up on us despite that we were putting things in our mouths and setting them on fire to feed our addiction. Once we quit smoking, our bodies take a huge sigh of relief and work overtime to make up for lost time and starts healing and repairing the damage that we caused it. The easy part for some is the initial quit while for others it’s staying quit. Ask 10 people and the answers will vary. The reality is that everyone can quit smoking and stay that way. If you’re finding it difficult to stay quit it’s because you think the cigarette still has something to offer you. This is why I relapsed. This is why others’ invariably relapse. Never give up and just continue to remove the desire to smoke by knowing with every ounce of who you are that the cigarette offers you nothing. It can’t do a thing for you. It’s impossible that it can relieve stress, doesn’t taste good and certainly is no reward. Some get this right away. Others, like myself, it took a little longer. But now that I know this, the desire to smoke has been successfully removed and although I still get a trigger here and there (just part of being a nicotine addict), I know it won’t do a damn thing for me. You can get there too. Never, ever stop striving to get there. Never smoke again. Not one puff, ever (N.O.P.E.).

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