Kate18

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You are a rock, Doreen. It means so much that you continue to support those of us who are still new in our quits. You are like a beacon of light that shows us the possibility of longer, life long quits. Thank you, and congratulations!

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NOPE I'm craving a smoke right now, which is odd, because it's been weeks since that last happened. Stress, I imagine, and frustration with stock analysis. However, NOPE, because one doesn't just throw away an almost 6 month quit over company valuation analysis overwhelm. Think I'll have a cold beer, instead.

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NOPE I've put all of the money that I've saved by not smoking into stocks. I started it about two months ago. My portfolio is up 30%. Much better than smoking.

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Well, it's almost August, so I'm casting my vote for "Freedom Force." It makes me think of Yoda, "Do or do not, there is no 'try'." How many times did I say that I was "trying" to quit smoking?

May the Force be with you I like it

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Nice! Congrats on 2 Weeks!

Congratulations Mona, three months is a significant accomplishment! It feels so good, right?

Just realized when I posted on the pledge page that my ticker said 5 months and 11 hours. If the ticker says it, it must be true. Wow! It's a good feeling. It gets easier and easier, and only a couple of times a day do I think of a cigarette--most of the time, only when I smell smoke or see one stomped out on the ground. Have a great day, everyone

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NOPE Craving a cigarette, so good time to pledge for a new day. Going to bed to sleep it off. There's always a way around or through or over or under a craving, if one just looks hard enough, and wants to find a way enough.

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I'm at 4 months or so. Just now watching YouTubes and trying to wrap my mind around bitcoins, miners, and cryptocurrency. Brain is fried and I started craving a cigarette. Time to make a cup of green tea (for all of those antioxidants). It's been a little while since my last craving. This one caught me off guard. I think stress was building because of the work of thinking hard about a new subject. My mind went to the old habit of smoking to destress. Really, the destress was moving away from the stressor, but of course the association was to smoking being the relief agent. So about four and a half months, and it's pretty easy to stick with it.

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Just now I posted a NOPE on the pledge page for Friday, although for me, in Pacific Daylight Time, it's only 2:30 pm on Thursday. It occurred to me that it's such a happy thought to be able to post the day before that I won't be smoking, that I know that I won't be smoking the following day. I can trust my own word now. Distance from the quit date gives confidence. Every day quit is a bit more confident about staying quit. Although at this point, I'm virtually 100% I will remain a nonsmoker for the rest of my life. Happy thought.