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Yea! We sure had some good times!!! :)

OMG! That is so disgusting!

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Hey Delta! Congrats on 3+ years!!! Great to hear you are happy and healthy! Like Babs said, Keep in touch! :)

Get through the craving without smoking, and they will get weaker and weaker. As long as you stay quit, they will eventually stop. Other suggestions: Take deep breaths, call someone, send a message to someone here, post an SOS, spend some time with your pet, clean out the fridge, take a walk around the building (if you are at work), do some jumping jacks, punch a pillow, take a shower, cook something, eat shelled peanuts, don't smoke. One more: Put it off, tell yourself maybe you can have one in an hour, then put it off again. One time, I really wanted a smoke. I was driving and wanted to stop at the gas station and buy a pack. I told myself to go to the next gas station to buy it, then the next one, then the next one. I drove into my neighborhood and was still craving pretty badly. I pulled over and logged on to the quit forum from my phone, just to check in and say hi. That worked - distracted me long enough to say, "Ok, I can go home now and not go to the gas station to buy smokes." That was one of my toughest moments, and I got through it. At a party do the same thing, tell yourself you can have one after the next glass of water, then after you go to the restroom, then after you say hi to your friend, then after another glass of water..... Try not to drink too much alcohol. A drink has killed many a fine quit, but at the same time, lots of peeps here have gotten smashed and still kept their quit and were pretty darn happy about it in the morning! Welcome, by the way!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Doreen!!! :)

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Babs. She was so close to coming out to visit me!!! We were gonna go get a massage at a fancy dancy spa! I was really bummed when she told me she couldn't make it. Next time, Babbles!

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Congrats Doreen!!! :) You're such a huge contributor here! We're happy to have you as one of our moderators!!!!! :)

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Tiffany, We're so sorry you are struggling, and happy that you kept your quit. Those are such tough questions and life seems so unfair sometimes. Best we can do is take care of ourselves and live as best and happy as we can. Please don't let one word from one person take you away from the rest of us. Above all, please keep your quit. Thinking of you.

Beacon Stu Just had a sweet baby girl....

All y'all! Cuz you rock!. :) Today, I'll specifically name BAT (even though Rez beat me to it), so he can take me for a ride on his train ;). And to see him in person cuz we've never actually seen his face.

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Prayers.

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Hello and Welcome!!! I too was a secret smoker - only those close to me knew. It was exhausting!!! Once I quit for a period of time, then re-started. I hid my smoking from everyone! It was such a drag! Hiding to smoke, covering the smell, having to wait til I got home, then be angry that I couldn't sneak away for my fix because my kids needed me or something. Ugh! It was awful! I had the guilt & shame too, so I understand about that. The absolute best thing about quitting is all the freedom we get back in life! It is so refreshing and relieving, so very worth any of those tough moments when I wanted to cave. During previous quit attempts when I failed, I found myself getting into those arguments with myself - I want/I don't want, etc. When I became successful is when I wouldn't allow myself to have those inner arguments. I'm not smoking anymore. Period. End of discussion. I can get angry, cry, punch a pillow, tell the dog to screw off, whatever, but I was not going to smoke. When I felt the urge creeping up, I would distract myself - come here and play a game or start a new thread, shower, pet the dog, eat some peanuts. You can do it! :)

Welcome!!! Take a look around our little train, lots of info to help you along your new smoke-free life and lots of awesome people here to support you along the way! Remember NOPE! Let us know how you are doing! Think of something positive about being a non-smoker today!