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MarylandQuitter's Blog

Does Nicotine Withdrawal Really Last For Months Or Years?

http://www.quittrain.com/topic/4753-videos-addressing-issues-early-in-your-quit/?p=162845 At some Internet sites there are people who try to give all readers the impression that nicotine withdrawal or what they refer to as post acute withdrawal symptoms can last for months or even years after quitting smoking. This video addresses the inaccuracy and the dangers of perpetuating this belief.
Sazerac

Sazerac's Second Annual Soiree

Darling, Darling, Nicotine Free Creatures !   You may remember, back in January... I stopped posting after falling backwards off my stoop, waking in hospital stitched and concussed. All has been well for a while now (I won't be needing any more head wounds, fgs) although, it did take longer to recover than expected, reading was especially tricky. "...old age is no place for sissies" (B. Davis) However, here we are together again and I am delighted... ney, jubilant, to announce a fete.  
MarylandQuitter's Blog

Documentary: Death In The West – The Marlboro Story

Death in the West” is considered to be one of the finest documentaries ever made. It was originally produced for British television and vigorously suppressed by tobacco interests....revealing interviews with the stark reality of six smoking cowboys, all dying of smoking-induced illnesses. http://quittrainblog.com/video/the-marlboro-story/
Donotwannasmoke's Blog

Camping Trip

Hello campers,   I more than survived my camping weekend away, it was more relaxing than I ever imagined. There were 'breaks' in the bar during bingo for those that needed it, I happily kept the children entertained whilst others took their 'break', infact, I spent every minute with them, no hiding behind the tent (how sad!), no extra long toilet trips, no passive smoking for them, just a simple, fun weekend away!   I do feel a little disappointed that I felt like I needed the vapour in th
Donotwannasmoke's Blog

Here we go again!

Decided to log everything, I'm writing a food diary, a gym diary, a smoking diary......rather productive actually, only takes 5 mins a day but I'm learning a lot through it.   I have become obsessed by the gym, doing weights for the first time in my life, seriously, in two weeks (I'm going every day) cannot believe the change in my body, I have back problems so i have a mobility programme, I feel quite strong. Normally I would do a 30 mile bike ride, or train for half marathon without spendin
Donotwannasmoke's Blog

Sausage & Beer Festival

I've been to a festival today with family and friends, I didn't mind the smell of smoke from others wafting my way but all in all it was no problem, I drove so I wouldn't drink which was helpful. I'm noticing people smoking so much now, first I think "ooh that looks nice" then I think "but I won't poison myself today!" Feeling rather chuffed today.   I'm also concentrating at looking at the non-smokers, are they enjoying themselves any less because they are not smoking? Of course not.   Tod
MarylandQuitter's Blog

The Isolation of a Widowed Smoker

Almost nothing seemed to bring her joy anymore. But this day was starting differently. After breakfast her phone rang. She ran for a cigarette. On the fourth ring she made it to the phone and picked up the receiver. It was her daughter... http://www.quittrain.com/topic/2168-isolation-of-a-widowed-smoker/?hl=%2Bisolation+%2Bwidowed+%2Bsmoker
Donotwannasmoke's Blog

Mind consuming!

Hello,   So far, so good! By the way I have not yet fallen into temptation, why did I type 'yet" hmmmm - dislike! re-type, I have not fallen into temptation. However, my thoughts are constantly on smoking, which isn't completely abnormal as I have realised they always were, I never really smoked in the day due to the nature of my job, once home my daughter needs me so I would usually have to wait until the evening anyway, by which time it would feel like taking off a very tight, uncomfortable
Beth B's Blog

Day1

I'll be 50 next year. i don't want to think about how many dreams I couldn't afford over the years, while I continued to buy cigerettes.   It's so suductive. It's only a few dollars at a time. I'm always going to quit tomorrow, next week, soon.   Enough! I am currently doing a nutritional program where I cannot enjoy even a glass of wine - and wine and smoking was always unquestionably linked for me.   So, this is it. We are a go. I am keeping on my nutritional program via a check i
NOPE

No One Ever Said It Would Be Easy

A short blog, a few words, I just want to pen a quick thought.   The past week I have hit a low spot in my quit. I'm not really sure what has triggered it, have I lowered my guard? I don't know. I have just past my 4 month quit mark and all of a sudden i'm getting waves of urges to smoke.   The one thing that has kept my resilience, stubbornness and downright refusal to give in, is the fact that I have read about how people have faced the same struggle; even after months into a quit, just li
CPK's Wild Quit Ride

Reaching Escape Velocity...

"INTELLIGENCE IS THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO CHANGE" Stephen Hawking   For me, quitting smoking was not an end, but a beginning. I wanted to do some new things in my life and I felt smoking was an obstacle. I didn't want to meet new people as a smoker. I wanted to move beyond some old, stale situations, and create change.   Sometimes I get a little stuck, and maybe even fearful, of new experiences.   Now I am trying to expand and want to keep a blog about this creative process.   I want ev
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flokatia's Blog

Being a newbie.

I always thought I had an addictive personality. When I was little I was addicted to sucking my thumb whenever I could even at school. My addiction led to three years of braces and a lot of discomfort, but I stopped sucking my thumb and got really straight teeth at the end.I replaced that addiction with another one, bitting my nails. My mum took take of that addiction coating my nails with a really nasty tasting polish. I now have the luxury to spend hours painting them and feeling pretty. My
TinaT's Blog

So It Begins

So it begins!   I am finally ready to quit smoking and face this thing head on! After nearly twenty years of being a slave to cigarettes, I'm going to do what ever it takes to free myself from these damn things!   I know that many people have tried different approached to becoming smoke-free.   Some have been successful with nicotene gum and patches.   Some have been successful with shots and prescriptions.   Some have quit cold turkey and never looked back.   I know I need help, so
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NOPE

Nothing Exploded

Nothing exploded. I gave up smoking and stuff carried on as normal, the world didn't blow up nor did I fall over and curl into a ball - things carried on.   Stuff still happened that annoyed me, stuff still happened that made me happy and I dealt with that stuff - stuff is easy without smoke, you find a way in the end.   It's almost 3 months for me after 25 years of smoking, the most annoying thing about the quit is that I didn't do it sooner. I'm not talking about those half arsed quits, y
Marti's Blog

New life 14 months "ish"

I love to write, it is one of my passions and sometimes, it get's the mental neurons firing and course correcting. That's why there is power on these boards because as we help someone else up, or write down a ton of confusing feelings, or acknowledge that today is hard but yesterday was good, we start to straighten out our thought processes.   Because some of you know but others don't, my life was somewhat complicated 14/15 months ago when I quit smoking. I had many pressures and few answers a

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