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buMbLeB is a smart Duck. Listen to him. :) I think social smokers probably want to smoke all the time and smoke more than they admit, but there may be a few exceptions. Smoking sucks. I'm so happy I don't smoke any more. Stay quit, Goat!. keep posting and if you need to, send a bunch of PM's to Duck. Just kidding. send a PM to anyone. We love helping!

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My thoughts go to you too and your family, Chrispy. How sad. :( I'm so sorry he is in pain like that. This is a reminder to try to take better care of ourselves and live and love everyday.

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Maybe try to go into Friday night with an attitude of excitement about being free. Look around at the people smoking and know that they are still trapped and you aren't. You will see in their faces that they aren't really enjoying it, and really it looks kinda silly, right? Dragging the smoke in, blowing it out. Crazy! Aren't you happy you're done with that? I sure am! I also wouldn't overdo the drinking. The temptation may be a little too strong if you are in a surrounding like that so early in your quit and you have a good buzz going. Also the first two weeks really are the hardest as your body adjusts. We all promise that it will get easier. Great job ditching the e-cig. Those things are useless and just keep us addicted and add a nice mix of harmful chemicals (even though they say there aren't any!). We'd love to hear how your night is going. Check in with us! :)

Hello! Welcome to our little home on the web. It's great here!!! You're gonna love your smoke free self! I experienced a 2 year relapse after a solid 4 year quit. I was so mad, but fell into the, "I can smoke for one night, then go back to not smoking" trap once. Was very disappointed after I learned that indeed, one night of smoking took me right back to where I was before I quit. Had to quit all over again, which was a little harder the second time around. The first quit was very easy, I was so excited about becoming a non-smoker and happy to be free. The second time it wasn't awful, but I did have a few episodes of intense cravings. It was those moments that I came to the forum and got the support I needed. I have been smoke free for 2.5 years now and am very confident that I will never smoke again. I know how easy it is to slip back into it, and I never want to be a smoker again. One thing that helped me through intense cravings was to visualize smoking. I would close my eyes are really imagine myself smoking and I would try to remember and really FEEL it, the burn on my lips, the awful taste in my mouth, the smoke burning my eyes, the scratchiness in my throat, the smoke filling my lungs. All the gross, disgusting feelings I hated about smoking. This helped me a lot - reminded me of how badly I wanted to stay quit. Not sure if anyone else ever did this. Anyway, welcome!!!! Read a lot, post often, stay close, play games (except the Chicks and Sticks game, that one is boring and dumb, you don't need to play that one).

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Lookin Beautiful!!! Pretty colors. :)

BAT is FU!cking AWESOME1!!!

I Am SuperMan!!!! https://youtu.be/IxQS6lfn0yU

This one is affecting me. I think because it was a more "natural" death. Not depression or addiction. He got a disease and passed. So sad. :(

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Hello and WELCOME!!! There are so many great articles you can find here. Also, many people found The Easy Way to Quit Smoking by Allen Carr a helpful read. Helps your head get into the positive mind set of being happy to be free instead of dreading having to give something up. You truly are gaining everything and losing nothing! Any struggles are TOTALLY worth being rid of the addiction. Post often about anything - if you're happy, mad, bored, celebrating. We are all here to support you and celebrate your successes!!!

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In case you were wondering, this game has been going since January 1. Some one needs to win. I think it should be me! :)

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YAY Chrispy!!! Our favorite dog!!! You Rock!!

YAY Nancy!!!!

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