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N.O.P.E. 🙏

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NOPE!!

NOPE!

NOPE for today!

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NOPE…….

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I needed this. I messed up but I just finished my last cigarette again but this will be my forever quit. Thank you @Reciprocity

NOPE

I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

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I agree, it's very philosophical. I believe that as long as we have the will to control and resist it, and understand its addictive mechanism, we can gradually reduce the amount of tobacco consumption. When cravings arise, we should exercise self-control and not become its slave every time. This is the key to success.

Yes, I wouldn't do that either. I know it's tough to control the craving for cigarettes. You have to constantly resist and fight it. Of course, many times before, I lost and still smoked a cigarette. But I believe that as long as I keep reducing the amount and overcome it more times, then I am strong.

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Gday I don’t smoke….. and I certainly don’t resist urges to smoke for 30 times till it “made” me smoke. Fighting smoking urges till I finally have one…. Over that. I DONT HAVE URGES. I’ll shout it from the roof tops. I’m FREE. It’s not about the money. It’s not about the smell. It’s not about the health. It’s the freedom. I hate smoking with a passion. I love smokers cause I was one. I’ll never give them a hard time cause it didn’t help me when I was a smoker. I’ll let them come to me and ask. Till then

Gday “the slip matters, but the previous progress still happened.” No it doesn’t. I spent 40 years as a smoker. Giving up, relapsing. Still a smoker. Stop smoking and you’re not a smoker till you do. Smoking again is not a bump on a path it’s smoking…..

I have tried to quit smoking many times, but I couldn't resist having a silp one day. I get where you’re coming from, and I agree that one cigarette can pull you right back into the addiction loop. I’m not saying the smoke doesn’t count. I’m just not sure it means every bit of progress before it becomes worthless. If someone rode out 30 cravings and slipped on one, those 30 still happened. The slip matters. The progress does too. And 11 years smoke-free — respect. NOPE clearly works.

I am a relapsed smoker, has tried to quit several times but failed. Fair point — and I totally get the NOPE mindset. I’m not saying one cigarette “doesn’t count” or that it’s harmless. It absolutely matters, and yeah, it can pull you straight back into the addiction loop. What I’m questioning is whether everything before that moment has to count as zero too. If someone got through 30 cravings without smoking, then slipped once, I’d still say those 30 moments were real. They practiced not acting on the urge 30 times. So for me it’s not “the smoke doesn’t matter.” It’s more: the slip matters, but the previous progress still happened. And honestly, 11 years smoke-free is huge. Respect.