Rick92

not one puff ever!!! edit: oops this was meant to be for 8th Jan!

NOPE again!! Yesterday I had some stronger than usual cravings (currently at the 2week mark) but the daily ritual of nope-ing really helped me get through it without too much fuss.

Not one puff ever again!!!

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The puff is the enemy! NOPE!!

Not one puff EVER - NOPE

1) Learn the actual stats behind smoking related illnesses and what actually happens to you... this was a huge eye opener for me. Illnesses were way worse than what I initially thought and the road to recovery was a lot longer than I thought. 2) Join a quitters community like this one... I can't really articulate it but something about quitting with the support of other quitters makes a huge difference.

last day of the year NOPE!!!

Not one puff ever!!!!!!

not one puff ever!!!!!

Thanks everyone, reading your responses helped me reflect and reframe the good memories I mentioned in my initial post... I realised I've been unfairly differentiating my initial cigarettes (which I had fond memories of) to the final ones (the ones I hated)... when in fact they are the same, just at different stages of addiction (experimentation vs. full addiction). Once I started to accept them as being the same, I'm now able to reframe the initially romanticised beginners stage of smoking in a more negative light - i.e. instead of seeing it as a time of freedom & experimenting, what I see now is my naive younger self falling into a trap. A mistake. Something undesirable. I believe this sets me up for a stronger quit - so thank you everyone

Your story of holding ground in the face of so many craving temptations gives me both inspiration and hope as a new quitter. I appreciate you sharing that story, and when intense cravings come at me I'll remember it. Keep it up!

I've got a question for my quitfamily. Context I regret almost all the cigarettes I've ever smoked in my 4 years as a smoker. Almost all. The ones I regret are the ones I took out of junkie-like dependency which is 99.9999%. The ones I don't truly regret were the initial few. In fact I still often think about how amazing they were - I was young, listening to music, sun shining on my face and experimenting with cigarettes (without withdrawal effects), it honestly felt wonderful. I loved the feeling, I loved the smell and I loved that moment. Part of the reason I got addicted in a chemical sense was trying to get back there... and this is where the good memory deforms and warps into the standard junkie scenario. Question for you How do you reconcile happy memories of your initial cigarettes as a quitter? In my head there are 2 broad options: 1) Accept they were amazing times, and that you'll likely never get that same feeling again 2) Reframe them as actually negative - find a way to convince yourself those weren't good times at all so you don't romanticise memories that may risk relapse Looking forward to hearing your thoughts! Thanks

Not one puff ever... NOPE!

Hi everyone, I thought I'd introduce myself as a good first step in getting involved in this forum. A little bit about me I've been a smoker for 4 years now - I initially used smoking to numb the anxious moments in life (work stress, the "what am I doing with my life" moments etc.) but before I even realised, I was an addict. I tried many attempts to quit this year... but reflecting back, I don't think I really gave it my all. Two areas where I feel I should have paid more attention was : Getting educated on the specifics of smoking health issues (https://www.quittrain.com/topic/4836-can-you-spare-about-an-hour-and-a-half-to-help-to-save-your-life was eye-opening), and Getting involved with a network of quitters (like you guys) That being said, I'm ready to give quitting another go and I'm excited to do it this time together with you guys. I'm 3 days into my quit and I'm going to take it one day at a time. Thanks for running this forum, it's a godsend for those who don't have any quitters in their networks. Thanks, Rick