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So true!

Hey guys Was wondering if anyone knows the success rate for cold turkey quitting? I’ve seen 7% up to some portion of 50%. I’m confused.

Still no smoking! Been over a month. I have been chewing plain sugar free gum though. Plan is to stop that at some point. I feel that this is a new quit still so I am cobbling together all kinds of ideas into a quit smoking philosophy of sorts. I came across a video for the CBQ method. It states that willpower won’t work in the long term. We need to no longer DESIRE cigarettes. What do you guys think? Joel says we always want a cigarette for long term nonsmokers, is he right?

Thanks for your support. I really feel that this is my forever quit!

Still smoke free! I haven’t been having cravings right now. Watching all the documentaries again and the Joel videos. I am trying to deprogram. I feel that I am finally seeing that cigarettes do nothing for me.

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Yep, I thought the reason to quit was obvious. They really are more about encouragement than learning facts. Lot of people quitting with NRTs and vaping.

No ground rules that I saw. My comment did resonate with some but I guess it upset others. I took it down.

I have been posting on Smoke Free lately and it seems pretty good. I got into an argument on the forum today. I posted that 1 out of 2 long term smokers will die from smoking. It is on ALA website and Joel also says it. I was met with anger that I would post something so negative. Was I out of line?

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Doing good. 20 days smoke free. I stopped using the nicotine free gum. My plan is to have it on hand and if I have a bad crave I will reach for the gum first. We will see. Not one puff ever!

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Thanks for the comments! It’s a little rocky right now but I feel positive that this is my forever quilt. I’m definitely more informed than in the past. Watched almost all of the Joel videos. Not one puff. Easy Peasy.

I did read the Easy Way a few years ago. Helped me quit for a while.

Made it through. One day at a time.

Was chewing plain gum but decided to stop. Now I’m definitely having thoughts of smoking. It’s weird because I have been watching all Joel’s videos to get my mind right. Do you guys know he has never smoked. Anyway I think his videos are good and positive. Just having a hard time after 2 weeks not one puff.

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Made it through the intense crave!

Help!! I want to go buy a pack but I’m posting here first. I had a real panic when a text message came on my phone. It said that MAGA wants to defund SS. I assume that means disability which I am on. Can they really do that? Boy it makes me want to smoke.

Has anyone heard of the Smoke Free app?

Committing to one year sounds good to me!!!

I want to describe what I experience in my quit journey. I’m not sure what to call this but it’s not a physical craving. In fact the first few days of my quit had no physical symptoms. I sure missed smoking, but it wasn’t a drug withdrawal. I am chewing plain gum and that works for me in this regard. It replaces smokes in the cycle of desire and satisfaction. This cycle is a main part of what I miss. I want a cigarette, I have a cigarette. That in itself, the wanting and the having, is the addiction. Just wondering if anyone one can relate to this.