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I don't have that experience. In the beginning I really avoided smokers. Not always possible. I don't observe them but tell myself that I had good reasons to quit and feeling mostly fine now without smoking. And then the smell coming out of their mouth when they talk to me. Horrible. Don't want that to come out of my mouth ever!

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In those beginning months I had all sorts of weird feelings. Besides being nasty, impatient (more than I would normally be...LOL), anger, etc, you name it, I had it. In the beginning I think I had envy and glad that I quit, mixed together. I was glad I quit, but envious that I had to quit. It was a very emotional time for me as it is for many of us ex smokers, so any sort of emotion is normal as everyone is different. I still get a small urge every so often when I have a glass of wine or a drink, but I can quickly disregard it, because I know it will go away, and I'm not gonna smoke, because I will regret it and be back right in the beginning in the spot you are at today. I definitely don't want to go back to those early months, because it would be a thousand times worse than the couple urges I get very infrequently. You are doing great @SD2026 Keep it up!! You can do this!!

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Congratulations Lars!! Two months is awesome.

Can't say I ever did that but I expect perhaps it's just part of your quitting process to study in some depth that you never did before just what goes on when someone is smoking a cigarette. I bet you never even thought about it before when you were a smoker so now you're curious to examine precisely what happens when someone smokes. I doubt this will last long. Your curiosity will lessen and I expect you'll look at smokers differently in future. I remember my relationship with others smoking went through a couple of phases. Initially, I wasn't around any smokers as I quit in the dead of winter so being outdoors around people smoking h=just wasn't a part of those first two or three months for me. Then came the short phase where I noticed I could smell someone smoking from a distance, which shocked me because I related it to myself and thought ... "Oh my God! Did I really smell that badly to others around me who didn't smoke?" Then, about 7 months into my quit, we went to Vegas for a few days and of course everyone seems to be smoking there. That's when I began looking at smokers around me with pitty and that was the exact moment I KNEW I would never smoke again! It was at that moment I realized what a slave I'd been to my need for nicotine - just like these people I was watching who just had to have a smoke even when they were in the outdoor pool Now, I look at smokers with some level of distain like ... Oh my, get away from me please. That's so disgusting. I suppose Ive lost all patience with somkers which I shouldn't because I uderstand deep down just what it was like to be an addict completely oblivious to how others around me were affected by my disgusting habit. As I said earlier, I expect what you're going through is part of your divorce from smoking. Examining the whole process in a way you never did before. I think it's probably a good thing overall.

Great achievement @Lars! Be sure to reward yourself today. Rewards for these milestones are important. You're well on your way to being quit for life. Keep up the great work!

Congratulations @Lars!! Another month done and dusted! You're doing really well and I hope you're going to treat yourself today. Keep up the great work!

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Congratulations @Lars on 2 months smoke free! You are doing very well getting through the toughest months of your quit. Keep up the good work!! Onward to month 3.

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