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Love my new Life

Had a great day, got so much done in the garden, a lot more than I used to and feel great.   Never realized how out of breath I used to get, it just became the normal for me I think.   Loving all the energy, feeling and overall happiness that I am feeling now that I have quit.   Planning new projects to do now that we can afford them as I am no longer just burning our cash.   Feeling great looking forward to the rest of my new smoke free life.
doingitthistime

doingitthistime

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YOU are in control; chose either NOPE without the lies or lie and die...

'No More' truth or dare: final quitdate 15 September 2016   We wrote this on a blog about quit smoking, the members know we have DID.   No more cigarettes. No more deceiving, no more lies. Oh boy have I fall for lies and deceivement, oh boy. Who lied most. The people who should have been my safe haven, they lied, hurt, abused, drank and lied again... they lied to blame ME, for what THEY did. I was the failure. I didn't do good enough. I was a bad girl (...) I no longer believe lies. I chos
Evelyn

Evelyn

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The continuation of the journey

It's all about choice. We can create the drama, or not. Create the fear, or not. It really is very simple. As simple as stepping into the life we want and not being chained to the past. The rains may fall and the droughts may happen but we simply move forward step by step when it feels too hard to run. Accept support when it is offered, accept gratitude for what you have and what you have accomplished without ego. Some will travel with you on different parts of the journey but don't be afrai
Still winning

Still winning

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Starting my life again

Well managed to get to day 2, feeling good and proud. Went to my local shops today and when I went to the checkout was asked if I wanted 10 of my usual (never realized how well the staff knew my routine), I told them no thank you I don't smoke anymore. I think that I left the shop with a massive grin on my face as I felt so good and proud of myself.   Just finished my tea and normally I would have a smoke then do the dishes, tonight I did the dishes and made a cup of coffee and logged on to do
doingitthistime

doingitthistime

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NEW VIDEO: When Did I Actually Quit Smoking?

Many long-term former smokers have a difficult time remembering the date or even the year when they actually stopped. This video explains an important underlying message of their inability to recall what many people would think is an unforgettable date. http://www.quittrain.com/topic/2096-video-introduction-to-joel-misc-educational-videos-by-joel/?p=187101
MarylandQuitter

MarylandQuitter

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I am so sick and tired

... of this pain, hurt, anger, tears. Sjeesh waiting for 4 hours now before my dinner meals will be delivered. I am done, pissed off. I crave a smoke and a booze. I won't I WILL NOT DO THAT!   Okay afer sleeping in bed 2 hours and waking in midst of cravings I asked myself WHY?   It's about hiding, not feeling; a natural response for your brain!!! To get out of it I had to realise I'm allowed to feel, crave but it won't help a silly thing if put myself back on day zero. So feel, jump, scream
Evelyn

Evelyn

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still stuck

o ego the shoulds , could'ves and wants illusions firmly projected becoming life .... un real really   o Source in here locked away buried and glimpsed soaring in the tiny cage built of darkly schooled ego ...     dying to release and to find to BE  
Kendra

Kendra

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day 5

Evenings are unbearably hard! I don't know how else to find completion with the day. there's a raving psychopath inside my head and I almost believe the things she says... Like I will never feel completely satisfied again. And I feel I'm being punished when I know that actually the opposite is true.
peaceanjel

peaceanjel

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New chapter ~ kick-off week 2

I decide to choose 'love life' and here and now. My therapist let me chose a 'here and now stone' which I can grab, feel, touch when I drift off to older, bad days. Hadn't seen him in 5 weeks... dreadfull weeks. He was awsome and guess what so was I!!! How close was I of exploding today, with my SOS; luckily I did it. That SOS saved my quit. I SAVED MY QUIT> my life!!!   I am free to make my own choices, not every man is like the bad ones from my past. That person is gone, dust, a shadow n
Evelyn

Evelyn

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4 sticky days feeling good - reflecting on one week

I just woke up. I'm pretty wakey wakey, going out for a social meeting thingy; dunno how to translate (hey it's 8in the morning huh!) and they will be puffing anf smoking and drinking strong coffee. I promissed myself one bottem of strong coffee and smoking wasn't even on my mind ;)   Booze is NOT a good upper, Saz is right finally after a week I stabalise again. NO booze EVER again. Same rules with cigarettes; they have the same shitty affect....   I have a cool dance music one, but I expec
Evelyn

Evelyn

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Love yourself, embrace life!

When you smoke, you don't care as long as you get your fix: but you do not care for your well being. In fact most smokers hate 'their habbit' but don't have a clue how to throw it out the window. There's a few things: 1- fear of quiting (withdrawls) 2- low self esteem and 3- no real commitment to stick with your decision to quit. You can get tons of advice about this on the forums and / or fwatch the video's from Joel Spitzer: https://www.youtube.com/user/joelspitz/videos and read, read on the
Evelyn

Evelyn

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Almost 3 days; Alegria

I am pleased. And I'm also going to be open, not for my sake but for those who struggle with mental health problems, various from anxiety to depression to borderline... I a proud. I am proud standing here with my almost 3 days on my ticker. Not that the quitng is a huge accomplishment... but quiting when you have to deal with anxiety, or in my case dissociation: I lost almost 2 months of time, variating from a day to 2 weeks. Finding myself smoking, on the ER, another hospitalisation on the ment
Evelyn

Evelyn

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Day 1

Hmmmm a blog , never had one , and not completely sure how it works , but i'm probably just gonna use it as a Diary because it would be fun seeing how i'm feeling over the first few days of stopping to smoke     Day 1   14:00 --Woke up around that time   14:40 --Took a shower for an hour after waking up   16:00 -- just got back from the grocery store , completely forgot to buy food yesterday because i only bought soda and a lot of cranberry juice xD Small victory i did no
Bday

Bday

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Craves strong today

Day 18, third day on the step 2 patch. I'm craving bad today. I don't know what it is. But I'm home alone and don't know what to do. I'm deep breathing right now, watching Scrubs, and drinking ice water. I went for a walk and felt peaceful during it, with no cravings, but as soon as I got home I got anxious. I figure writing all this down is a good thing and helping to remind myself that I'm not always going to face easy days.   One thing I'm doing is reminding myself that if I quit for five y
IndigoChilde

IndigoChilde

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No craves first thing in the morning!

So I woke up at 4:00 this morning with the realization I still had the patch on. So it took it off and went back to bed. But then I was too hot and couldn't get back to sleep, so I went downstairs to the living room to cool off. Stayed up for an hour and a half and didn't even think of having a smoke. Then realized I was up for good and went to go put the patch on. Not sure if I need it anymore, but I'd rather ween off according to the schedule. Heard movement upstairs so I went to go make coffe
IndigoChilde

IndigoChilde

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Father's Day

Father's Day BBQ was amazing! Once people started arriving I forgot all about smoking, which kinda reinforces that being alone triggers some of my craves. And especially once my sons arrived, I was ALL about them. I didn't care what anyone else was talking about, I was spending time with my boys. And my younger son, Alex, is a cuddle bug. My older son, Devin, isn't even too fond of kisses anymore. Soon he'll be too old for hugs! OMG! Anyway, we had Family Feud on, and since some answers involve
IndigoChilde

IndigoChilde

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Confession Time: Telling All by Sherri L.

TELLING ALL . ( caps are emphasis only)   OUT OF SIGHT , OUT OF MIND ? I Hid cigarettes in my coat pocket and convinced myself I didn't know how they got there. That was CRAFTY , SLY , UNDERHANDED , INTENTIONAL and I AM GUILTY . It never did help me quit .   The DELIBERATE ACTION : I Kept lighters ... threw away the smokes, and the ashtrays, but convinced myself that the lighter was still a necessity to have in the home. They arebut my thinking was much different . It was a DELIBERATE cours
MarylandQuitter

MarylandQuitter

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9 (now10) Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Help Yourself and Others Quit Smoking

9 (now 10) Ways To Use This Forum To Help Yourself and Others Quit Smoking ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~   1. Learn about Nicotine Addiction ~Watch Joel Spitzer Videos HERE ~Read Allan Carr's, 'Easy Way To Quit Smoking' HERE ~Browse through THESE pinned QTrain threads and other threads filled with our quitting testimonies ~Watch THESE Big Tobacco Documentaries   2. Know You Are Not Alone In Fighting Nicotine Addiction.   3. Start a thread
Sazerac

Sazerac

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New Quit

So, quitting today was like a nightmare this morning. I woke up at 5am, stayed in bed until the urge to smoke got to me at 5:17, then went downstairs and put on the patch, then went about the rest of my normal routine until the patch kicked in. I'm finding out of HALT, Loneliness tends to be my reason to smoke. So after dad got up, had a cup of coffee, and went back to bed, I went and cuddled with him and mom in bed until about 7 when we all got up, then it was all cleaning the house and putting
IndigoChilde

IndigoChilde

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Yosemite

So, a while ago, back as a non-smoker, I went to Yosemite. It was beautiful out, even though it was cold at night. This time I brought warm pajamas and extra blankets. This was the last week in April. Unlike last year when we went there, I was actually able to hike up partway the mist trail. I didn't even get tired, we had to turn back because my dad's knee was giving out (there were a lot of slippery steps on the way up and puddles along the way) and my mom couldn't carry her bag up the steps,
IndigoChilde

IndigoChilde

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My anger issues + new fresh quit = explossive??

I'm blowing up so angry. Dunno why. I'm angry at the anger... Hold on, rewind: Fresh start, new STICKY quit and so friggin irritated, angry, Joel says it's normal... Is it? Am I finally feeling? Am I human enough, no longer the weirdo-- the mental health 'one'.   No, it's hormones, mix them with new medication, stick a new sticky quit in it: poof there's one big load of energy that needs to be out.   I'll be here, often this time :) Angry or happy or sad, just to let of steam
Evelyn

Evelyn

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Restarting my quit

This time I'm using the patch. I know there's mixed feeling about using NRT, but this morning I woke up and first thing I did was put on the patch. And I'm doing fantastic. My quit's never been easier. It helps my depression was figured out and I'm awake and alert now instead of down in the dumps. I don't miss cigarettes at all. I have small craves here and there, but they're horribly manageable for now. This is the best first day of a quit I've had. I feel marvelous. I even took two walks today
IndigoChilde

IndigoChilde

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