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Set. It. In. Stone.

Amazing and Congratulations!!!

Hi Janice! I’m pretty new here too. 6 weeks quit! Girl, this is the place to be for help. All of us here are not only here for ourselves but for each other! The most important thing to do right now is to watch the videos and read all of these posts from over the years from people who have gone through what you will. Every story is different and every quit unique. But what they did have in common was this site!!! Reach out when you need support and keep us updated on your journey. Your story will help someone else one day! I hope that you will make the decision to start your quit soon!

3. Meatballs! you know, on top of spaghetti? all covered with cheese?

This is awesome @Dianne! One hour, one day, one week at a time. You’ll be at a month in no time! I am 6 weeks into my quit and this morning was the first morning that I’ve awakened without my first thought being, “Time for a smoke and then put the coffee on.” Yeah, I was so bad that I couldn’t put the coffee on and smoke while it was brewing. I suffer from anxiety also. Quitting smoking enhanced the anxiety exponentially and I’ve had more panic attacks in 6 weeks than I’ve had in 10 years. But it is getting better. Every minute, every hour, every day and every month. It is getting better. I am hoping and praying that when I am truly done with the initial quit that my regular anxiety will just disappear or become more easily managed. Stay true to your quit! I promise that it gets better! And stay on here as much as possible! We are here for each other!!! And I am proof positive that PRAYER WORKS!

6 weeks QUIT! This support forum! I honestly don’t think I would have made it this far without you all. All of the advice and information on here?! All of the personal testimonies of trials, losses, and wins?! Thank you! Aside from the aforementioned? Let those tears flow. Drink, drink, drink plenty of cranberry juice and water. Can’t sleep? Take something. And breathe! Deep wonderful cleansing breaths! Interact with some members on here. Take into account the advice given by those who’ve succeeded and don’t be shy about putting your stories out there. It helps others to know what we go through. WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER!!!

So true. And it is hard. It requires thought, work, and circumspection. But, with success the reward is so worth it!

Right you are @Doreensfree!! I do hope that all of us newbies take advantage of all the content available on this site! Beyond helpful!!! AND you can access it over and over again! Whatever it takes to keep that quit!

Thanks! @Boo

Truth. Speak it.

You are. We are. We have to be. Please keep talking to us. We are here for you. Your thoughts for today have helped me so much. Please keep your quit.

@jillar That’s fantastic! It would be so nice to find out that I am just a naturally peppy person without caffeine! It seems that I do remember a girl that was like that long ago. Cigarettes suck!!

Oh no. I’m so sad for you and your dear friend. I’m sorry that you are hurting. Losing loved ones is the worst. My husband was diagnosed with cancer and even though it was stage IV he lived for two more years. I understand the desire to put yourself into a nicotine laden stupor but please be true to your quit. Please show your friend that you will be strong when she can’t be. Please show your friend that she will be leaving behind someone who is a fighter, someone who is capable to live life to it’s fullest without chains. Let her know that it will be a tribute to her. You can and will do this for yourself but in her name.

I’ve figured out that I have to cut the caffeine! I’ve reduced my coffee down to a practically tasteless and colorless cup of hot water and it’s too much! The little bit of jitters I get from it is enough to tell my brain that I am having an anxiety attack even though I’m not, but this has triggered one. I would have never thought that I was such a weak and feeble minded person. The caffeine will go though because I am determined to overcome my physical and mental addiction to cigarettes! God, I will miss my Cokes though.

Hello Robbie! I’m a newbie also! 6 weeks into my quit this Wednesday! I only have one in me. I don’t think I would survive another hell week. I must and will prevail. I have suffered with depression and anxiety my whole life. Hell week brought me further down than I’d ever been in my life. I survived hell week! I only suffer depression sporadically now. It goes away as fast as the craving for a cigarette does. I still struggle with anxiety. Over quitting smoking and everything else that has always triggered it. Now I’m in a constant state of jitteriness ever since I quit smoking. It just intensifies when I crave a cigarette. It’s horrible. I see that you are doing well with your quit by your last post. There are those on hear that seem to have had an easier time with their quit, but their are also those that have had it harder. I guess what I want to say to you is that YOU. CAN. DO. THIS. Please get on here and post to your hearts content. We will see you. We will hear you. We are here to be helped and to help. Wishing you the best and I am looking forward to following your quit.

Congratulations!!! Not too far behind you on this milestone!!!

I’m a newbie here @Kdad. I’m 5 weeks in on what I am determined will be my one and only quit. I can’t imagine having to go through all of this pain and suffering again. Horror of horrors!!! I realized that I AM AN ADDICT! I was a bonafide hard core user. I will never smoke again. I can’t allow myself to be controlled by everything that is in a cigarette ever again. I will not allow a cigarette to cause me to huddle in tears of anguish ever again. You can do this! You’ve beat it once before and you can do it again! Wishing you all the best in this quit.

Thanks @Doreensfree! This! I’m glad that I threw my best friend out before he decided to kill me! Doubling down on my resolve to never take another puff!!! This makes me want to go burn down a cigarette manufacturing plant or burn up some tobacco fields. HaHa

I have night sweats. I could attribute them to menopause but they have increased since I quit smoking. They are horrible. Sleeping cool doesn’t help either. I will suffer through them because all the bad needs to come out. I wonder if night sweats take the place of coughing in my case. I don’t cough. At all. I can’t even make myself cough anything up. Sometimes this worries me. But regardless, while you are up changing sheets or just a pillowcase make sure to drink plenty of water before lying back down. Replace the fluids. No need to become dehydrated.

Stay. With. Us. I’m new here. I’m a little over 5 weeks in on my quit. I’m pretty sure that I would already be smoking again if I hadn’t found this site. If I hadn’t decided to pin this page for one-click access. I don’t ever want to smoke another cigarette. I don’t ever want to have to go through quitting again. Don’t feel ashamed, frustrated, or sad. Just get back on the quit and stay on it. Last week I had to confront myself and admit that I was the same as an alcoholic or junkie in detox. The withdrawal was that bad. I can NEVER smoke again. I just can’t and I will not. I hope that you can see yourself in this way now because I think it is the truth and if we don’t admit it this truth to ourselves, our quit will never last. I’m thankful that you knew where to come. This place is great!

Thank you @reciprocity! Everyone I’ve had contact with on here has been so encouraging and helpful! I can’t say how thankful I am that I found this site and that the people here are THE BEST EVER enough!

Thanks for reposting this. I hadn’t seen this one, but I have now and am so thankful I did! Very encouraging to say the least!

Excellent! And thanks!! Everyone here is so helpful in their consideration of others!

I knew I was addicted, but to realize well into your quit as you are huddled under a blanket with tears streaming from your eyes, uncontrollable body shakes, erratic heart rate, and depressive anxiety that you are really one of ‘those’ addicts is one cold hard bit of truth that must be confronted to make our quit successful. I will not forget I had to go through that. I will not forget that I allowed something that wanted to kill me to control every aspect of my life. I’m still waiting on the anger to erupt. I realized that I’m actually going through the stages of grief and well I’m doing everything I can to prevail and just spit on smokings grave and be free of its mental chains!