jillar

7. Buy a new pair

I'm here!

5. Mend them

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3. Throw them away

Congratulations @BAT on your ninth year quit, that's AWESOME!! I hope you have a great day and celebrate!

Tink Quit Date: 22/11/2013 Posted April 13, 2014 I am not a social media buff, I only have facebook where its my family and friends, people I have known most my life or who I trust and feel comfortable around (I only have about 150 friends added) I was not good on computers, I can be a bit of a technology phobic - so why did I join a quit smoking forum? I really wanted to quit smoking is the answer and I did not feel that I could do it alone, I was looking for support, my whole family smoked and I needed support away from that environment, some place where I could just concentrate on me and my quit, no judgement, no keeping quiet about it and if I needed to moan or was going through a hard time, there was going to be someone looking out for me and keeping me on the straight and narrow when the going got tough because those people supporting had the same goal as me or had walked the path before me. As soon as I joined I was warmly welcomed and I felt apart of the place straight away I quickly learned that education, support and understanding played a huge part in me quitting smoking being around ex smokers who have no other interest but to help you quit smoking, no monies are to be made here, no corporate fog, no quit smoking tea is being sold here, its just truth and experiences and support and that gave me confidence and trust. Its just us ex smokers here, helping each other, educating each other and the thing I love the most is this forum is run by ex smokers I hope that if you are thinking about quitting or have quit and are looking for what I was to help you then please consider joining - I have not regretted one single second of my experience here on QuitTrain. Kind Regards Tracey Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/595-why-did-i-join-a-quit-smoking-forum/

Just got done downloading and then uninstalling a game on my smartphone because the privacy agreement pretty much says that they're going to sell my information to anyone they can as well as collect any data they can from any account of mine they can access. And if that wasn't bad enough the policy was the size of a book with links to links to read about whatever. California even had our own link so of course I clicked on that thinking ok this is where it says they don't sell any of my info because California doesn't allow it. Nope, just more detailed explanation of what and how exactly they are going to do it lol. I generally look over the privacy policies but rarely read them word for word and this ones you would literally need a week to go through as each link had its own drawn out description. It was the weirdest privacy policy I have ever read but I have to hand it to their honesty lol.

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1. Laugh

I slept in which I rarely do and have a very busy day of Solitaire, Woodoku and googling things....

This is a HUGE accomplishment Kerry and we all know it so congratulations, you are doing GREAT!

8. Throw a temper tantrum

6. Phone a friend

Sounds horrrible @catlover, I'm so sorry you and hubby are still sick. I hope you feel better soon, xoxo

3. Cry

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@Linda, don't feel bad, its normal. I used to want to smoke when I was sick too. I could tell if it was in my lungs by the way it tasted I'm so glad those days are over. I suggest just going with the craves and accepting that they're going to be around for a while just like the last time you quit. Hopefully that'll help. I'm glad you're posting these moments because you'll be able to go back and read them when you're feeling weak and remember you don't want to go through this again! Hope you feel better soon

That's fantastic news @Kerry!!! Well done

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1. Punch a pillow

You're doing great @Kerry and I agree with denaliblues to bring mints or gum to suck on. We also have an SOS board you can post to if you feel yourself caving to a crave. Members will know you need extra support if you post there and will help you through it

Woohoo @DenaliBlues, you're just one short month away from one year quit! Fantastic job!!!

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Welcome aboard @Kerry, of course your welcome here. We are all nicotine addicts be it cigarettes or vaping. We have a great forum with info on vaping and a forum dedicated to it here: https://www.quittrain.com/forum/18-vaping-juuling-unquestionable-addiction-reckless-aftermath/ I encourage you to read the threads there to educate yourself on just how bad vaping is proving to be. In some regards worse than smoking. We also have great threads on the main board I encourage you to read. As far as how your feeling, it's pretty normal in this stage of your quit. Just hang tight it will get better as long as you don't vape!