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Ohh I'm sorry @Muddled Quince Yup, that's all it will do is get you dizzy and give you a dry mouth. First thing, you must get rid of ALL smoking paraphernalia!! That is a given! No lighters, matches, cigarettes, ashtrays around at all. You must do that because otherwise you are going to be even more tempted. You will get through it! The beginning is really really hard, I know, I was climbing the walls, but if you stick with it, I promise you that the withdrawal symptoms go away!! They really do and everyone on this board will tell you the same thing. This is my 2nd time quitting, first time I quit for 6 years. This time is my forever quit because quite frankly, I do not want to go through those withdrawal symptoms again!!! I know you can do this, just take our advice and you will get through this!!

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We all know exactly what you are going through, but time will definitely take care of the horrible withdrawal. Why don't you give the cinnamon sticks or the straws a try? They really helped me. The longer you stay quit, the less of the withdrawal you will get. I promise you, it does go away, you just have to give it time. When you get an urge drink a big glass of water, go for a walk, do anything but smoke!! I know you can do this! Stay close to the board because we can give you the support you need!

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Congratulations @Stewbum on 2 years smoke free!! That is fantastic and you have done really great! I hope to see you back on here soon.

Congratulations @Kdad on a half a year smoke free!!! You are doing great! We hope you come back on to celebrate. Onward to 7 months!!

That is too funny Doreen!!! Swat, Swat Dave!!! -19 Take it home Doreen, don't go to sleep yet!!!

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You should be very proud of yourself! I guess I am not at the stage yet where I don't miss it anymore. I honestly do miss it sometimes, especially when I smell it. I can't go back, but I'm hoping that eventually I won't miss it ever again. Although, when I am around smokers, I don't go nuts and I can stay in a room with them. Sorry about the groundhog eating your veggies. Do you put cages around them to keep the groundhogs out? Enjoy your ham and congratulations again!

Congratulations @Paul723 on 12 years smoke free!! That is truly amazing and you are certainly an inspiration to all of us! Treat yourself to something special today. All the best!!

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Welcome @Muddled Quince to the Train! So glad you found us, we are a really great group and can help you succeed. As you know quitting smoking is very difficult, BUT it is also very doable, as all of our members can attest to. We have members here from newbies such as yourself, 10+ year quitters, one of our members is quit 20 years, and everyone in between. The beginning few months are the worst as we all know. I have been quit for over 2 years and what helped me in the beginning was to take cinnamon sticks and pretend they were cigarettes. I would suck the air in and pretend I'm blowing it out. They tasted really good, so much better than an actual cigarette. If you don't like cinnamon, you can use cut up straws. I used the cinnamon for about 3 months or so. I had many many moments where I thought I was gonna go nuts from the withdrawal symptoms, but I got through it. Read everything you can on here as there is a lot of information and videos. There is a games section to help keep your mind off of smoking and if you really get a bad craving, there is an SOS section. Since our members are from all over the world, someone is usually on at all times. Take this one day at a time, on minute at a time, if you have to. Also do the daily NOPE pledge, you will see the section on the main board. I do it every day as I find it helps to keep me focused. Stay close to this forum as we can really give you the support you need. You can definitely do this!! I hope to see you again! P.S. "Crazy Train" in your subject line, how appropriate since the passing of Ozzy yesterday.

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