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Relapse: I Just Can't Do It Right Now. I Know I'll Quit Again..., Back In The Saddle?

MarylandQuitter Quit Date: 10/07/2013   Posted August 1, 2014   I Know I'll Quit Again Video discusses the risk of allowing yourself to relapse using the logic that you can always simply just quit again.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHp8yFnHbZQ     Get Right Back In The Saddle? Still quit right away but figure out what went wrong and what happened so it doesn't happen again.    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcEzzFM6c7A
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Simple Guide to Freedom

Sazerac Quit Date: October 23, 2013, A Good Day to be Free.   Posted October 22, 2019    In celebration of my Six Years of Freedom, I wrote this little piece,     Sazerac's Simple Guide To Freedom   Desire:   You must want to quit more than you want to smoke   Decision:  Make the decision to live life without Nicotine.    Commitment:  Commit wholeheartedly to live without Nicotine  and intend on standing by your resolve.  
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The Perfect Quit-Repost by jwg

jillar Quit Date: May 29, 2016   Posted May 20, 2018    the perfect quit by jwg1763 » Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:03 pm   Welcome come right in ,, how can I help you today? Umm yes I would like to see about buying a quit Well sir you have certainly come into the right store Let me show you some of our newer and maybe are best Ok ,, that would be great,, are they expensive? Lets just look and then we can talk price Umm , umm ok.. Now
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Acknowledging the addiction

Irene Quit Date: 19 June 2020   Posted March 14, 2020    Before I even entertained the thought of quitting, I always looked at drug users or addicts with pity, thinking how lucky I am not to have fallen into that trap. Ironic huh? Now I have empathy.   I'm not a person who bares her soul, wears her heart  on on her sleeve, nor starting a thread about something she doesn't  know much about....lol I know I'm not the type of person to join a group therap
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Perception Shift

Boo Quit Date: March 9, 2016   Posted March 28, 2016    For much of the last couple of weeks, I hit a mental wall of sorts.  It wasn't that I was craving a cigarette so much as I was finding it difficult to identify myself as a nonsmoker.  Nagging, insecure thoughts were persistent.  I began to doubt if I was really done with smoking for good.  My policy to this point had been to "fight like hell."  What am I fighting?   The fight is with addiction of course, b
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Quitting Smoking Blues

Sazerac Quit Date: October 23, 2013, A Good Day to be Free.   Posted August 30, 2018    Here is an article I found googling around dealing with the Quitting Smoking Blues. This is from the Very Well Mind website   Depression Related to Quitting Smoking How to Deal With the Temporary Mood Changes By Terry Martin | Reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Updated August 29, 2018   Quitting smoking is difficult enough when you're feeling happy.
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Don't EVER Let Your Guard Down-Repost by Craig

Repost by Craig     I get sad whenever I read about someone that relapses after rocking an awesome quit for weeks or months. I quit smoking 290 days ago and I'm extremely confident I'll never smoke again. Things were a little different on day 142 though. That's the day I almost smoked a cigarette.....   Quote   Day 142.   I have been romanticizing the cigarette for about a week now. I've been daydreaming about the simple joy of holding a cigarette bet
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A Message from your Body

Nancy Quit Date: 07/07/2013   Posted September 17, 2014    I found this online, here.   A message from your body. (Repost)   By tahoehal  on November 03 2007 at 4:39 pm      Insert your own name ......... and days of being smoke free x. Dear .......... It has been x days since you have quit smoking. You probably don't recognize me since you have been real busy for about x years.  I am your body and I wanted to have a conversati
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Same-same but different

notsmokinjo Quit Date: 28/11/2017   Posted March 3, 2020    I know there are a few threads already about the unexpected gains we got from quitting BUT I'm too lazy to go hunting, besides when ya do you tend to fall down a rabbit hole of rereading some bloody good posts...well I do..anywho ..was reading an old post and it got me thinking (no it did not hurt)...   Did quitting change who I am? Has it opened life opportunities that weren't there previously? 
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Cigarette Butt Emissions

Sazerac Members  14.3k Quit Date: October 23, 2013, A Good Day to be Free. Posted February 6, 2020    Butt Emissions: Study Finds Even Extinguished Cigarettes Give Off Toxins   January 29, 2020   This specially built smoking machine was used by NIST scientists to measure the emissions that come off cigarette butts long after they've been extinguished. Cigarette butts pile up in parks, beaches, streets and bus stops, places where all typ
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"The Smoker's Vow"

abbynormal Quit Date: 1/1/2019   Posted December 5, 2019    The Smoker's Vow by Joel Spitzer   To be said just before taking your first puff after having quit for any appreciable period of time.   With this puff I enslave myself to a lifetime of addiction. While I can't promise to always love you, I do promise to obey every craving and support my addiction to you no matter how expensive you become.   I will let no husband or
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addiction or habit ?

...   Posted July 22, 2014    Sometimes I do charity work for a homeless shelter. A really good friend of mine runs it and I help her out whenever she needs it. In the last 2 weeks, she has called me in twice. Seems she is getting an influx of abscesses from IV drug abuse. The first one I saw was from heroin abuse. 23 years old with a 4 year old little boy that she doesn't have custody of any more. The second one I saw last night. She has already lost one arm in an infection
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My path to freedom

Day 10-16

Hey everyone,   The site was down, but I didn't quit. Although I must say, it was and still is quite difficult at times.   However, it has now been nearly 17 days since June 6, 2024, when I finally succeeded in quitting. I feel amazing. I mean, I sleep less, I am more confident, I do lots of things, and I believe the addiction is getting weaker day by day. It still requires some struggling and inner discussions from time to time. But convincing myself to go and buy a smoke af
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Stop Waiting

Soberjulie   Posted April 10, 2014    Stop Waiting  Author: Unknown. Last sentence: Mine  So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until
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Day 8,9 - Energy is back

Hey, so energy and mood got much better. Feels like I flew through some turbulences of finishing 1 week but now the sky is much brighter currently finishing 9 days and feeling very good. So nothing to say much really, just keep going   Guys, when do you think I can consider this addiction as beaten? 2week, 1year, never?   Thanks.  
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Day 7 - One week done!

Hello, I finished my first clean week. This is an incredible achievement for me.   Energy Level Changes:   First 5 Days: I was full of energy. I could read all the news, go to the gym, run, work, sleep for only 4 hours, and talk all the time.   Day 6: I experienced huge cravings and spent the whole day thinking I might fail. However, I still went to the gym and replaced the craving with some burgers and a good night's sleep.   Day 7: My energy crashed. The
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Day 6 - Craving turbulence

Hey! I am getting through very difficult period in my job, having season right now, busy asf. Well that does not help very much, but I am steadily reaching 6 clean days in 6 hours from now. Morning run, cold shower is already an automatic routind and seemes to help me.    Overall, mornings are very powerful, positive and full of energy. I dont sleep too much, but feel very energetic, which is always being felt afternoon where energy going a bit down acravings are quite strong yesterday
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Day 5 - Stress in work, thoughts about nicotine

I must say, today is very difficult. As yesterday seemed easier. But it would be kind of stupid to fail again, so I dont have much a choice. I am trying to focus on all those positives, that I wake up with energy and motivation, my brain is functioning better. So lets keep going.   Some chocolate and food helped me today to go through. Mood is not the best, but closing 5 days in around 4 hours and that gives me a good prospect. 
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Day 4 - Running, Donating Plasma, and Forgetting the Count

Hello there, it is currently 12pm lunch time and very busy day. I was running in the morning, cold shower and donatet blood plasma as I do every 2 weeks. Also it is monday so my mailbox is crazy. However, I can happily say that it is now 3 days and 16 hours clean and going for 4 days with confidence   Also, evenings in general are very difficult, Huge headache yesterday before sleep. But mornings are now very positive and easy, sleep is better and I didnt even realize this mornin
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The Addiction is Real

Gus Quit Date: 3-17-21   Posted 1 hour ago -(edited)   Sorry to hear @Breath-of-Power. This addiction is real. It is powerful. I don’t know how much time you’ve spent reviewing the information about nicotine and the additives that cigarettes contain, but the stuff literally rewires your brain. Your brain. That organ that controls everything about you. After the nicotine withdrawal it’s what you will be fighting against. Of course it’s going to fight against reconditionin
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Day 3 - Dreams and morning wood

Hello hello hello, it is currently sunday 7:13am time in Prague, Czechia. I am about to go through another 12 hours shift, today I forget my chewing gums home, but I did not take any money with me so I cannot buy any kind of vape or nicotine  So I should be fine today and get through day 3 smoothly, hope so! Yesterday evening my mood was pretty down. Mornings seem to be better with quitting, more optimistic.   About this night, I did have a really deep sleep from 9pm to 3:33am and then
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Day 2 - It is not getting easier (obviously)

Well good morning to you all. I did manage my first real craving yesterday after gym and sauna. I did not want to sleep, I think I slept like 3-4 hours only and my mind is racing but..I feel more energy than if I slept 8-9 hours. So at this moment we have 8:30am in Czechia, I am in work today since 7am and clean from nicotine currently 1.5 day to be precise it is 36.5 hours.   Today I work 12 hours, have some things to do and also watching finals of WTA French open, something to look f
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Day 1 - First challenge

Hello, today is my first whole clean day ahead. I am now 13 hours clean and finished my morning running with cold shower, getting into work and got my sugarfree gums ready to get through this day. Even getting through 1 day for me is something almost unachievable before, I almost never did the whole 24 hours. So if you see me here after that, I guess we are on a good way and I already gave my promise today...so I think I will make it.   Anyway, will keep it active and share my thoughts
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