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Hi @Sal. So great that you've come back. This is 100% the right place to get support and ditch those smokes once and for all! I quit using patches and the occasional lozenge to help me get through the initial withdrawal phase. That approach can definitely work if you combine it with a true commitment to quitting. The next time you have the urge to smoke, try popping a lozenge and doing something different to distract yourself. I did a LOT of wall push-ups and house-cleaning chores for those first few weeks, to stay busy and keep my mind off of the cravings. It's tough at first, but it gets easier. You can do this! Let us know how it goes.

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Thanks so much @MarylandQuitter and @Rixcz for all the spiffy site upgrades! I think I'm seeing the same thing @QuittingGirl is. On the regular laptop/desktop version of the site, the main menu nav bar at the top of the page appears to have disappeared - the menu where you can link to various activity streams (All Activity, Content I Started, etc.) as well as your user login, message notifications, etc. Those options are still all appearing at the bottom of the mobile "App" version. And they were present on the laptop/desktop version as of yesterday evening. But they're gone now.

Hey @Pilgrim. Good on you for being accountable for the relapse and coming back here to resume your quit. We've all been there. Glad you're back! I agree with those who have observed that the reason for your relapse is not especially mysterious. We smoke - and we relapse - because we are ADDICTS. Once we truly reckon with that fact we realize that there is no alternative but to take smoking/vaping 100% off the table. It is not easy, especially for those of us who were heavy users. But, at the same time, it can become deceptively "simple." In the words of some wise quitters here on the Train: When cravings strike, there are 1,000,000 things you can do in that moment. There is only one thing you cannot do - stick something in your face and light it on fire. Once your latest nicotine binge clears your system and you come into acceptance of these facts, the struggle does not magically disappear. But it does fade into a kind of background noise. No more dreadful withdrawal symptoms. No more shame from failed quits. No more roulette with your health. No more killing yourself so that others might profit. Won't that be nice? You can do this. Time to grab that freedom with both hands!

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Well done @intoxicated yoda! Congrats on your anniversary and thanks for all your help in the early days of my quit.

Glad you are on the countdown to being done @Reciprocity.Hang in there. The fatigue side-effects are no joke, but they are thankfully transient. Hope you get the spring back in your step soon!

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^^^ Absolutely agree with this @johnny5. I lost many quits before this one by treating quitting as if it was purely an abstinence issue. Which of course it is at the beginning. But the addiction has deep emotional and psychological tap roots. Abstinence by itself, with no other understanding or healing, becomes brittle with time. Breakable. For me, becoming a permanent nonsmoker requires not just abstinence, but deep recovery work - to heal and build resilience, to understand that triggers and cravings may always be there, but I am not controlled by them any longer, because have tools and choices and a supportive community here. Your post is timely @QuittingGirl because just this evening I was watching a move where the protagonist sat on a log outside in the forest and smoked a cigarette. It looked so good. I wanted a smoke too, even after 4+ years of being quit. But I’m not in real danger… because I can recognize that feeling as nostalgia (not a command), and because I have this forum to come share things on. Plus I never ever EVER want to go thru withdrawal again! KTQ friends.

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Yeah, quitting is kinda messy @JoJo. All the yearnings, anger, sorrows and hopes pile up in a big jumble. Things do settle down. Till then, stay busy, dance in your living room, punch a pillow, howl at the moon, whatever it takes to protect that precious quit!

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Welcome to the Train @ParturMadcap! Glad you found us. Participating in a forum like this absolutely increases the odds of having a successful quit. Addiction likes to isolate us, to create an echo chamber for "stinkin thinkin" that calls us back to smoking. Engaging with fellow quitters is a fantastic antidote... it helps us thru rough times, give us insights, keeps us accountable. And this group will also make you laugh out loud, which is a beautiful thing. Six weeks is fantastic! How long had you been smoking, and what's motivating you to find your forever quit now? Looking forward to seeing you around!!!

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