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Touching post Tyme. Don't think anyone would blame you for continuing to smoke after that either, because I think we all realise how powerful the addiction is and how it alters our thinking. Glad you're enjoying life now smoke free! :)

Hi Laura Sorry the addiction feeling is doing this to you, I remember the first week post-nicotine feeling all too well... that stressy anxious itching irritable feeling I guess you have at the moment. A month later and I still get the feeling every so often but not half as bad or as constant as it used to be. Today I was in a pretty bad mood and I was quite close to going 'fck it, I can't be bothered with this non-smoking pish anymore. I was so much happier as a smoker, let's just abandon this now...', but after shower and inhaling of eucalyptus steam, and some vanilla chai tea, I feel super relaxed again, and releaved I'm still a non-snoker. The point is (and I'm only speaking from my own experience) that one minute we can feel a certain way (eg. I want to smoke now!!) and half an hour later we can feel the completely opposite again. Rested, relaxed, and proud to be a successful non-smoker. Like Doreen says, the bumps get fewer. Every mental battle we win makes us stronger.

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Morning Evelyn - hope you have a confident day today :) NOPE!

What a horrible day. Hope you feel better now.

Awesome, hardest part completed successfully :)

Aww thank you. Not a sympathy post, I promise. But yes, it does feel marvellous to be free from smoking!!

... Because I have a cold, worst one in ages. Feel faint, fireworks in my head, sore sinuses.... ... BUT the good news is the desire to smoke is a ga-zillion jillion miles away. It's the last thing I want to do, the very thought of it is so horrible and unappealing right now. Thought that was worth a post, because the point is: When I smoked I was not one of those people that stopped smoking if I felt ill, hungover etc. I was a fighter, I told myself. However bad I would feel, I'd still have the strength to get my fix. I thought that's what I wanted (actually, at the time it was) but honestly, why would anyone in their right mind want to stand outside in the freezing cold for 10 minutes when you're feeling awful? Isn't it crazy how smoking changes the way we think. And isn't it amazing when we realise we're free-thinking now. The end.

Wow, powerful posts. We're so blind when we're addicted.

HI there, thanks everyone!! :D

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Hi Tyme. Glad to hear from you and see that you're doing so well. Quite right to feel proud as well - it's not often we make such a positive and life changing decision. You're doing great. Are you beginning to feel any health benefits as well yet?

Awesome post Babs, enjoyed reading it.

Morning everyone. Today is office move/hell day. After today, I'll be able to survive anything and everything :) NOPE!!!!....

Brilliant.

That sounds amazing :) Self satisfactions and fufillment is definitely the best celebration we can hope for. Congrats!

Congratulations Jess :) Tyme, congrats to you too! Hope you're feeling well :)

Congrats Marti!!! So pleased I can finally say that to you :) Congratulations on your super-quit and thank you for all the wonderful help and advice you're always prepared to offer.

Welcome Julie, wishing you an awesome quit! We're all on this journey to success together. I think it's awesome we have people from all over the place. UK, US and other places in Europe... I think it would be cool to have a thread where we can all write a thing or two about where we live.

Well done Jess, 4 months is no mean feat, I bet you're feeling great :)

Thanks guys :)

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Welcome :D

Doreen, I can relate to how your friend felt.Socialising with non-smokers was always a chore... In the back of my mind, this is one of the reasons I resented being a smoker.

Thanks Marti, appreciate the great message :) I will definitely pre-respond to my SOS, that looks like a good thread. I'm glad the the days where not smoking seam like hard work get easier. I'll definitely use SOS in the future of things ever get that bad, and would be happy to PM you for advice then too. I'm grateful for everyones kind words and I'm also very happy that you have all achieved such long and successful quits. This is quite personal but I'll go ahead and share... When I smoked my last cigerette, I wrote down a diary entry which helps. For anyone starting a quit, it's a great idea to really analyse your last cigerette.... 14JAN15: "Literally *just* stopped so no cravings yet... My last fag: outside, freezing cold, felt dirty, lasted longer than was enjoyable, after taste wasn't nice at all. It was a reminder of one of the many reasons I wanted to quit and a reminder that it's the chemicals I'm addicted to that make me want to smoke, not the physical enjoyment. I hope I can recall how I feel now tomorrow when I have a craving. I'm committed now, no going back. Looking forward to throwing out any remaining smoking related stuff tomorrow." ... this reminds me that most of the cigerettes were actually like this, not like the glorified picture addodtion begins to paint in the head!