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What a great milestone @Gus! I hope you celebrated somehow or at least did something nice for yourself to mark the occasion.

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nice job @Gus hope you are still celebrating the milestones.

very interesting that you would notice that. maybe you should try comparing that to how you smoked. the way you held the cigarette, the inhale, the exhale, the relaxation after the exhale ended. then do everything just without the cigarette in your hand. you might come to see that your subconscious is giving you the insight that you never needed the cigarettes. you just needed to learn to relax by taking a few breaths in that manner. also i could just be full of shit. hhahah. seriously, i never paid attention to how anybody else smoked, but I did come to the realization that I could get most of the relaxation of a cigarette by going through the motions without the cigarette. Some here called it JACs. Jillars Air Cigarettes.

I hope it means for you that you are "outside yourself" looking at others doing what you used to do with no want, need, or jealousy that they "get to smoke" and you don't. Hopefully it is a sign of transition from the old smoker you to the non-smoker you are now. Fast forward to the future and see them if they continue smoking and you staying smoke free. This week when I was entering a grocery store I observed a "very" elderly woman standing with a walker just outside the front entrance under a overhang to protect herself from the weather. She was bent over to keep both hands on the walker while taking a deep inhaling breath on a cigarette that was in one hand. She was clearly dependent on others & waiting to be picked up. I felt so sorry for her still being in the grip of active nicotine addiction at her age and in her health. One of my big quit reasons was not being put in a care situation and expecting others to help me continue my addiction so I didn't go into withdrawal. Too late for her but not for you to change your future. Best Wishes.

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Congratulations on 5 years smoke free @Gus Great job!

Congratulations on 2 months smoke free @Lars Great job!

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0000 I almost feel sorry for the sticks.. They are a sad bunch

Huge Congratulations Gus 5 years is Wonderful… Don’t forget to Reward yourself for all your hard work

You can look and observe As long as keep your Quit … It takes time to rewire our brains I struggled so much in the early days Having fights with my addict brain I would say it’s just a part of your journey everyone is different Your doing great

Congratulations!! 5 years smoke free is amazing.

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@ReciprocityAt lot of what you've said makes sense thank you, especially the part where I'm probably trying understand the process itself. The most prominent thought I get is the hit you have when you inhale, the exhale part is just the thin line of smoke lol I don't always want to smoke when I see it, it doesn't make me feel like I must have one, just curious I guess, weird as it is! Oh yes I mostly don't like the smell of smoke! I say mostly because yes a few times I do but mostly no! I haven't gotten to the pity them or look at them in disdain yet, hopefully soon though! Thanks @QuittingGirl those delightful emotions huh! For anger/irritability I play music very loud and exercise which certainly helps as I don't want to feel anger as anger to me equals crying, Maybe I look at them and wish I was smoking subconsciously, don't know. It won't make me smoke though and I guess that's what counts! @GonSo Yeah keeping away from smokers in the early days helps and I was able to in January but things are different now. I'll manage though, if I wasn't focusing on how others smoke maybe I'd do better! Thanks all!