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Congrats on 9 months, @intoxicated yoda! If we breathe in something like 18 times per minute... and if there are 43800 minutes in each month... that means you've had more than 7 million smoke-free breaths so far. That's a whole lotta good air!

Way to go, Kdad! I hope you're feeling good. 17 days proves that you can beat the urge to smoke. We're cheering you on!

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Hi, @intoxicated yoda. I am sorry to hear that things have been tough for you. On top of quitting I remember that you're coping with the recent loss of your father. Your head and heart are processing a lot right now. So it double-sucks that smoking haunted your sleep last night. Using dreams are common with addiction recovery. I've had some smoking dreams since I quit, and when she got sober 17 years ago, my partner had lots of using dreams. The brain is a complicated thing, and detaching from the chemical + psychological dependency of smoking is gonna cause some havoc with the subconscious for a while. Even though I understand this intellectually, I still find the dreams pretty disturbing. But it's what we do when we're AWAKE that counts, right? We guard our quits, even when we feel lousy. Hang in there and take good care, Yoda - I'm wishing you ease.

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Way to go, @Sal. I am so happy for you to have found your forever quit. Keep going strong - and keep us posted on how you're doing!

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I, too, have this challenge, Loren. Smoking is SUCH a ritualized activity. I think you are smart to find other ways to engage yourself. For 40+ years I used smoking to punctuate my life. Wake up, have a smoke. Complete a task, have a smoke. Need to think, have a smoke. etc. 3+ months into my quit and the initial withdrawal cravings are done, but I often still feel a deep "pull" to smoke. Instead, I'm (still) doing a lot of wall pushups. Like you, I am finding new things to drink. (Sugar free Power Ade on ice is my latest.) I come here to the Train to reply to the daily NOPE pledge or play a game. When when the pull gets really strong, I "speed-weed." Dash outside to a flower bed, pull as many weeds as I can in 8 minutes, dash inside, wash my hands, and be back at my desk to resume work in under 10 minutes. It's a little silly and somewhat sweaty, but it's not smoking - and that's what counts!