JohnQ

Sorry to see this. I guess this is a good lesson to us newbies: Never let your guard down, take your own personal pledge of NOPE every morning when you wake up. Hope you jumped back on this train @Sirius

For me, I look back from time to time to remind myself how pathetic of an addict I was, how it actually took a lot of enjoyment out of my life. It really helps me to get over those cravings easily when I reflect back. This nasty addiction had controlled my life for almost 40 years. Anywhere I went I had to worry about where/when I can smoke, it took a lot of enjoyment out of all those family vacations, celebrations, events, parties, even business trips, etc. Not only that, my wife and kids hate smoking, I'm sure they were disappointed every time I sneaked away for a smoke, sadly addicts have no dignity! Yes, Smoking was extremely costly for me (much more than just the money). Now I'm really looking forward to my next family vacation where I can enjoy spending the entire time with my family without worrying about where/when to smoke, but we won't be able to go anywhere for awhile due to the pandemic...

Steven, good to see you get right back on the train. For me, the major difference in this quit is learning about the addiction by spending tremendous amount of time going through the various materials on this site. I used to think the same "want to be a non smoker", now I look at it differently "I no longer want to be a pathetic addict", treasure your freedom, protect your quit! You can do this!

You win @jillar , I have 2 sons and a daughter, the other 2 are true.

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Congratulations @Angeleek on your 8 wonderful months of smoke free! Well Done!

Congratulations @Kdad ! 2 years of freedom is awesome!

NOPE!!!

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I don't think your friends are lying, they probably don't know don't know any better. Most smokers think it's a habit, that's why it's so hard for most people to quit because they don't know that they're actually addicts. Why do you you think you need anti depressant? I smoked for nearly 40 years, more than just 4 a day, but didn't need any medication to quit cold turkey. For me the Nicotine withdrawals was not difficult to get over (after I learned about the addiction), the mental ones are more difficult to deal with; however everyone's body reacts differently to the Nicotine withdrawals, some (like me) have no physical issues, but others do, just quit cold turkey and see how your body reacts to it. IMHO, the best medication for quit smoking is the education about the Nicotine addiction, so do yourself a favor and go through the materials in the static posts in this forum to learn about the addiction.

NOPE!!!

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NOPE!!!

Yummy appertizer: Escagot

I'm just in time for this!!!

Fun fact: my wife has 4 brothers, 6 sisters and 18 nephews & nieces, a family gathering always looked like a big party. Needless to say, there hasn't been a family gathering since Covid started.

This is all that matters. I was at a backyard BBQ during the long weekend, I saw a couple of friend in a group of men at 1 corner of the yard so I went over and joined them. One guy pulled out a pack of cig, and the thought immediately crossed my mind. He saw me looking at the pack so he offered me one but I immediately replied "No thanks, I'm good". I noticed how some people tried to finish their dinner quickly so they can smoke, and I felt sorry for them because that was me not too long ago, all my activities used to revolve around the next cigarette, pathetic! Kate, I wouldn't worry about having the smoking thought, it's from almost 40 years of the addiction. I don't mind the thought because I know I won't smoke, I love my freedom from Nicotine! I'm FREE!

Ok, here it goes: - I have 3 sons - I have 3 brothers - I have 3 nieces

I thought she was only kidding

Ok, I'll take #2 because it's the only one left

Kimchi!

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Congratulations on your 4 awesome years of freedom @garry mhudson! And thanks for the continuous support! Cheers!

Congratulations @Sunshine59 on this great milestone! 1 Year smoke free is awesome!

Congratulations @ekptr on your First Anniversary! Well Done!