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This is just brilliant Humbled well done xx

Over the moon for you what an achievement, life is good for you Rez and I for one am happy for you, thanks for all you do and celebrate in style xxx

Hi Beacon I recognise these thoughts, and I am so sorry you are going through this at the moment, please believe me when I say its the addict in you, its trying to get back inside your head and take over, this happened to me and I listened, I romanced the cigarette for days and weeks on end and I finally caved in I was so so stupid, please do not give up your wonderful quit for this smelly, nasty, killing, addiction, you will deeply regret it the minute you light up, try to remember how proud and healthy you feel, and you have achieved so much and come so far, these thoughts will pass. My neighbour after 12 months of quitting went back to smoking because of the weight he put on, do you know something he is still overweight and he is having to be referred to the hospital due to a lingering cough. Think about it Beacon, tough love on yourself works wonders. xxx

Rowly so happy to see this, one step at a time, one NOPE at a time, we are all here, all the support you need is right here, xxx

Im tired, Im emotional, Im stressed, Im running from place to place, I shake my fist up to the sky and say Please enough already, I plod, I'm not at work, I'm not doing my exercises, I'm not sleeping, I'm not eating, but the most important thing through all these I'm nots is I AM NOT SMOKING, I thought I would crumble, after my relapse, I honestly thought that at the next part of high stress I would just smoke, but I didn't, have I finally realised and accepted that smoking really is not an option, the thought of lighting a cigarette honestly makes me feel sick, yes the thought is there, but its not welcome, the door is not fully open to allow it access into the deeper recesses of my brain, I am not holding my hand out to welcome it back in. If the nicotine demon tries to get in any further, I am shutting the door in its face. I recently read a wee comment on facebook which I loved and I think is appropriate at this time (Marti my lovely a wee nod in your direction xxx) Nicotine please accept my middle finger salute to you......

Hi Sweetie the Zits will go and your skin will be lovely, you will see a fresher look to your face, the thoughts will come and go, its remembering not to allow them any room to grow, its just the addiction testing you, I romanced the cigarette and deeply regret my lapse, I am still having the craves and thoughts but keep in touch with reality and remind myself the thought will go, the feeling of missing something will pass, lighting and smoking really is not an option because I like the newer healthier me, do I really want to go back to being that smelly, lethargic person again, NOPE, keep posting and questioning all you need to it really helps to know that there are lots of us here who understand exactly how you feel and reach out and hug you to help you through, xxx

I never listened when someone tried to give me advice, I would just nod at all the right points and smile politely all the while thinking "yeah yeah wateva, nothing will ever happen I'm young, there is plenty of time", I can see the same look in my son's face. xxx

Tracey you done did it, you got to 11 not far to go till you can say BINGO you've got through it all with humour and a big smile on your lovely face, and all the while taking time to make sure we are all alright too, luv ya, xxx

one whole year you are a super STAR big hugs and do something simply super to celebrate my lovely xxx

Nay absolutely fantastic 5 months is amazing xxx

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Hahah they seek them here they seek them there lol xx

Wendy Same here I sign out every night but when I come back to the site Im still signed in !!!

I think the realisation that life will not suddenly stop just because I quit smoking, there is life after nicotine and a much better, healthier, richer life to be lived, its like living on the fence too scared to go left, too scared to go right, once you jump down, and you claim back who you are its amazing, I hold onto that thought each day now, I took back the control xx

Well Done Jess the hardest week is over, onwards and upwards my lovely xx

Whenever a smoker feels down, depressed, lost, angry, bitter I could go on with the many emotions that we feel in life, but a smoker will always turn to that one thing "crutch" (excuse as we now know it to be) to make them feel better. Yes Im talking about the nicotine fix, the cigarette, one cigarette will make everything better. We all know that one thing that stops many people from finally quitting or attempting to quit is the loss of this "crutch". How will I cope without it. I thought it might be really good idea to write down what we replaced our crutch with, As our quit progresses it will be really good to see how our replacements improve. I didnt stop to think of it until today. Been a stressful few days with my dad and my future mother in law being admitted to hospital and today I reached a point where that thought popped into my head. I am so stressed out I could really do with a cigarette. OMG!! luckily for me at that precise moment in time I was dealing with phone calls, arranging for someone to take my son to Football practice, trying to move money, so that thought did not grow and I did not allow it to grow. Keeping myself very busy replaced my desire or need for a cigarette. Can we share for all those thinking about quitting or afraid of quitting how easy it is to replace the Nicotine Crutch. A CrutchThink about it : Over the years, you’ve learned to manage your life with a crutch... This crutch will follow you wherever you go, but will reduce the length and quality of your life by poisoning you slowly, while you watch a small fortune go up in smoke… So what’s the point of smoking? Do you really believe you can’t experience life without a paper tube stuffed with bits of a plant? Most people don’t smoke, and yet they also know how to have fun and deal with hard or boring times. So... The sooner you decide to take action, the better your chance of learning how to breathe again without a crutch

Happy Burfday Chrispy xx

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Brilliant news xx