DenaliBlues

Hooray for one month! That’s a great foundation for your Forever Quit, and a tough achievement to be proud of. Well done!

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Hi, @j3nny3lf! I’m coming up on 3 years quit and I still have big “crave waves” from time to time. As others have said, I took smoking off the table. Period. No negotiating, no increments. Just NOPE. But cravings still happen. So very aggravating! For me, 2 things help. The first is mentally “reclassifying” the cravings as nostalgia, not anything I have the option to act on today. The second is not to focus on them. Don’t give them the power of my attention. I wouldn’t chase a noisy, smelly trash truck rumbling down the street… I’d let it pass on by. Same with the cravings. Just a trash truck… a noisy commercial for junk I don’t need. Change the mental channel. Focus on something else. You have nearly 2 years of proof that you don’t need to act on the urges. Good on you for keeping your precious quit intact!!

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Congrats, Jo!! 8 years is a milestone to be mighty proud of.

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Way to go!

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Way to go! Happy anniversary, and congrats on joining the Decade Club!

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