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Another thing that helped me, especially with really bad craves, was my JAC (jillars air cigarette). I just pretended I was holding an actual cigarette in my fingers and then went through the motions of "smoking" it. Some use cut straws, pens, etc.

Rooster tail The dirt that shoots up from the back of a dirt bike

Why the long face?

Old lady I gotta ask my old lady Old lady=spouse or partner

Finding a forum with people who understood what I was going through was instrumental in helping me. Doing the NOPE pledge daily and continually telling myself that all good(?) things must come to an end really helped keep my mind on the prize.

Nothing like an awesome thunderstorm. I miss them the most since moving out to California. We rarely get one

Looks like I stumped you so let's go again 1. In 12th grade I had as many cuts from school as I had days I attended 2. I have a felony on my record which gets me out of jury duty 3. I won $6, 972.00 on a nickel slot machine at the indian casino

Love your posts eighttoeJoe, you gave me quite the giggle although I have to disagree with unicorns having course and stiff hair. Every unicorn I've ever seen, and I've seen a bunch back in the day if you know what I mean , had long flowing hair that I could only imagine was soft as silk. But seriously, you're doing so good, I love the attitude and I do agree that oscillating is a pretty cool word.

Hi Kate, glad you're back to quitting. And glad you came back to qt. I think one huge thing you haven't tried yet is staying glued to this site. I'm not joking when I tell you that it worked great for me. I was on any and every time I could be and found that keeping my mind busy with reading and responding to all the various threads really did help silent the constant thoughts of smoking. And if I did feel like I was getting ready to cave to a crave I posted about it and people came running to get me through it. I REALLY do think you should try it this time. Who knows, it just may be the trick

Lol @Linda Thomas, I'm pretty modest so no naked dancing for me Buck dancing is also known as clogging. We just call it buck dancing in the south. 1 is the lie. I did enter a buck dancing contest but didn't win. And yes @notsmokinjo I was accepted into the National Honor Society in eighth grade. I still have the invite tucked away. Unfortunately I finished my last half of eighth grade in Florida so didn't get to fully enjoy all the perks of the club Same with why we didn't peruse the ESP more, because we moved

Ok here we go again.... 1. I won a national buck dancing contest at a bluegrass festival in Tennessee 2. I was inducted into the National Honor Society in middle school 3. I was tested for ESP and found to have that ability to a small degree

Oh yea it is, how did I forget that one?

Sometimes my pasta catches up with me too babs

No, this time I went cold turkey. My attitude wasn't very good on the chantix lol

@Diane R, years ago I quit for three weeks using chantix and quit taking it after a month and almost instantly started smoking again. So I would really recommend staying on it for the suggested three months. I'm just speaking from experience.....

I'll say 3 is the lie because Linda already guessed 2 lol

I didn't read Easy Way peepers but I can tell you that mindset plays a big part in how your quit goes. My first few months were pretty hard but I also dwelled on how hard it was. Others who were just done smoking had a much easier time. I quit because my health was suffering and had to. It wasn't so much wanting to as it was being ready to, if that makes sense. Maybe someone who's read the book will comment to your question. I don't see though how anyone gets away from cigarettes without some sort of withdrawal/recovery symptoms...

Long ago and far away

Congratulations on four months DizzyD, you're doing AWESOME!

You're doing awesome Diane, I had a bunch of quit withdrawals too including fatigue, extreme shortness of breath, bleeding gums and my tongue was so sore lol. But I still remember the morning I woke up in the best mood I had been in in years and realized all that misery was worth it

Welcome peepers, like the others I didn't have an aha moment either but knew I needed to quit. First thing to do: THROW OUT ANY CIGARETTES!!! You can't smoke what you don't have! Also, being with others who knew what I was going through and could offer insight helps unbelievable well. Stick close, we can help you through those tough moments

Yay Edy, congrats on day 1

Nice ticker eighttoeJoe

@MarylandQuitter and @Rixcz Is there a way to add instructions to the ticker tab so members know how to put one in their signature?