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@kenzie_peyton, the answer is time quit. And educating yourself on our addiction. Most of us thought we enjoyed smoking until we had some time quit and found how free that feels. I used to repeat over and over "all good(?) things must come to an end." But I was dumb and didn't stop until my breathing got so bad that I had to.

Woohoo @Stewbum, congratulations on your double digit quit my friend You are doing awesome this time and I'm so happy and proud of you. Have a great day and I'll have a beer for you, hee, hee

Woo-hoo @QuittingGirl, you old pharte! Congratulations!!! You had some real struggles in the beginning and you held on and now you're free. You should be so proud of yourself. I hope you celebrate this huge accomplishment today ☺

@kenzie_peyton, if it was like magic quitting there wouldn't be support forums or NRTs right? You can quit but you have to stand your ground and just let the tears or tantrums happen knowing it's normal and won't last forever.

@kenzie_peyton, I didn't read the book so I can't comment on what it says but I had a really hard quit. It sucks but the only way past it is through so you're going to have to be uncomfortable, crabby, teary and all the other emotions that come up with quitting. But I promise you if you just hang in there and hold on to that precious quit it will get so much better. Everyone can quit and most of us were just like you when we first quit and now we're free. I want that same thing for you too ☺

I'm heading there with a bunch of dry goods so we're all set there

Mee Quit Date: 08/01/2018 Posted August 31, 2019 I used to think I did not have the willpower to quit smoking. Every attempt, my thoughts would drift back to needing that cigarette and the excuses of why I could not quit. Last night, as I lay in bed, I could not get this word out of my mind. I realized that, over the past year, this word has really changed meaning for me. I always had the willpower to quit smoking, I just did not know how to do it. Stumbling across this forum was a life changer for me. We all have the power to change our lives for the better, but many times we do not feel we have the strength or "will" to do so. That has a lot to do with our self esteem. How can we not feel lowly about ourselves, when we are addicted to a behavior that is destroying ourselves. Know that you can change your life and , in my case, the meaning of this word. Now that I have quit smoking, I have the willpower to do anything I want. I have the willpower to stay in control of my life. What a wonderful feeling. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/12930-willpower/

@Doreensfree, it looked like you could use a hand so I got Mr. Clean to help you: I'll be vacuuming the rooms if anyone needs me

@MichelleDoesntSmokeAnymore, our tickers stopped working with the last update so for now we are using tickerfactory.com for our tickers. As far as your profile information, click on the three bars at the top right of the page and you'll see account, Click on account and you'll see where you can change your quit date as well as the signature tab on the left side. If you are on a computer you would click on the little arrow next to your profile pic on the top right.

Happy anniversary @c9jane29, I hope you have a great day and spoil yourself today! Hopefully you'll stop by and say hi

Poprini Posted 20 June 2014 No I'm not trying to hypnotise you or play Jedi mind tricks. I'm talking about relapsers or quitters who continue to have smoking thoughts and desires. Nobody WANTS to go back to smoking. They quit because they want to quit (for whatever reason). What they want from time to time is to smoke. And what that means is something else. It means all of the things that people "like" about smoking: A break in the day Stress relief Bonding time with buddies Anxiety relief Thinking time Reward for finishing a job etc And it also means not having to THINK about not smoking all the time. Gawd I remember that. I remember thinking - "When will it ever end?...I just want to stop thinking about not smoking!" I see people saying it here all the time "I don't want to fight with myself any more! When will it end?!" But it's not that you want to be a smoker again. I reckon most smokers don't want to be smokers! If you gave someone a choice between being a smoker (with all the expense and smell and health fears and social shaming etc that goes with it) and being a happy non-smoker - of course they would choose the latter. But most smokers simply don't believe they can be happy without smoking. They believe they LOVE and need their cigarettes too much to live without them. And when we quit it (generally) takes a lot of retraining for the brain to dismiss all of that addiction thinking and learn that we can actually get all of those good things in other ways without all the bad stuff you get with smoking. Some people are lucky and once they make the decision to quit, they are solid in it. Easy peasy. But lots of people struggle. And that's OK. The struggle is part of the process. Embrace it as part of the process. Look at it as the price of freedom. That's basically how I did it. I wanted freedom most of all. Freedom from smoking addiction and everything that went with it. The price became easier to pay over time. It took less. Every now and then I have a "want" to smoke but it's fleeting and easy to dismiss. Because I KNOW I do not want to be a smoker. No way. Make a commitment to yourself. A promise. Promise yourself that you will never be a smoker again. And don't worry if you want to smoke from time to time. That's fine, because you know that it's really about something else and you definitely don't want to be a smoker again. No way. Ewgh Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/10483-you-know-what-you-dont-want-to-be-a-smoker-repost-by-poprini/

I used the EZ Code and copied the last half of that box from the second www. down and pasted it no problem

@QuittingGirl, I just copied that one to the first time and it didn't work so I finally figured out that you actually only copy and paste the last part of the code from the www. That copied no problem and I'll watch it for a day to make sure it works

Couldn't decide which one to use @QuittingGirl? Lol. Very nice picks

I have found two sites with tickers, tickerclub.com and Tickerfactory.com that can be used as a replacement for ours. I'm just making sure they'll update. An example of each is in my signature

according to your profile, your quit date is 9/13/2019

We may all need to make new ones for our signatures but I'm not sure about that so we'll have to wait and see.... There's also a chance that they won't work anymore with the new update so we're looking for substitute tickers but I'm not having much luck

@Sunshine59, we had a site update and they will have to be rewritten so unfortunately we won't have them for a bit..............

Sazerac Quit Date: October 23, 2013, A Good Day to be Free. Posted July 10, 2018 Some quit on a whim, others quit making a sensible plan and map it all out as best they can. There are many successful quits between the extremes. The important bit is the seminal moment in your life when you say, 'I quit smoking'. I spontaneously said, 'I've quit. If I don't feel better in a few days, I can always smoke but, let's see your mettle and give this an honest try' I had no idea the process took a lot longer than a few days. I had no concept at all about nicotine addiction. I was supremely ignorant. To be honest, it actually takes nicotine a lot longer than a few days to completely leave your body. Think about it...we have nicotine infested tar in our lungs clinging to our cilia. Tar, ffs. This doesn't disapate in a few days. Ever have tar on your feet ? It takes a solvent like gasoline to remove it. The miracle is that our bodies do purge themselves of most. Still, remnants remain. Remants remain forever in our DNA. A sobering fact. After a few days, gathering more knowledge about addiction, I extended the premise of starting smoking again 'if I don't feel better in ...days...weeks...' Some days, I thought, if I don't feel better in five minutes I can always smoke. There were many times when acknowledging the choice saved my quit. My decision to quit smoking held and my resolve to commit to this choice grew minute by minute. It grew by quantumn leaps every damn crave I beat. I'm sharing this thinking about new quitters and smokers on the fence, before the choice to quit becomes clear and non negotiable. You may not have a serious dose of resolve about your decision to quit. Do not worry about this, resolve grows with knowledge and time. After a while there should be no turning back, you will know too much and will have a deeper power committing to your decision. This decision to quit smoking is one of the best decisions you can make in your life. It teaches you about commitment. It nurtures your self respect, self confidence. It saves your life. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/10704-decisionsresolve/

Good to see you Jim, thanks for your encouraging post

Wow @MarylandQuitter, , it's held up well for being 10 years old, the guy who wrote it.sure knew what he was doing.

I just tried and it said the page isn't working right now.....

Our ticker tab appears to be gone and I can't find a temporary one to use on here yet either

Yea, there does appear to be something going on, it happens from time to time. @MarylandQuitter will have it back up to 100% though in no time I'm sure