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Some people go about life as usual when they quit because that is what works best for them. For my quit there was a lot of avoidance - I avoid situations or people or anything else that worried me. My husband and I play music at nursing homes, we play really old country music from the 30's 40's & 50's. (Ok, not my style of music, but the residents love it!!!) When I decided to quit smoking I told my husband I wanted to put playing out on the back burner for at least a year. He would do anything to help my quit, so he was on board and supportive of my decision. Well March rolled around this year & after a huge ship party, I got to thinking I needed to book some shows. I continued to drag my feet for a couple more months, but finally kicked myself in the butt and got out the schedule planner. We did a program last Saturday and it was great - we had a wonderful group of folks, they sang along to every song - it was a blast! I felt normal. I'm getting there. I just needed to share...thanks. KTQ

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Nope! Keep marching you newbies, even when it seems that you can't continue. You WILL get there as long as you keep going!

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Hello @Imfree and welcome.. Yep, I can't recommend enough the power of a daily NOPE to start your day off.? And here's mine.. NOPE ???

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Morning lovely fellow NOPErs... still on my men's health week band wagon... so we have touched the balls and reminded you about the importance of health and prostrate checks and they are important people (chicks you should be naggin ya fellas) but we also need to touch on emotional and mental health... for some stupid reason society tells blokes to man up and that real men don't ask for help, or say somethings wrong.. 1 in 4 men experience depression and male depression is on the rise. Depression is not a weakness. So here is my first message on this important mens health issue...Real Men Cry and Real Men Ask For Help. So to a world where men can't express their feeling or ask for help and lungs full of smoke and tar I say: NOPE ... not today, not tomorrow, not ever - forever! Topic of the day: Cover Songs (for now)

Like most people quitting my first morning thought was to smoke. Instead of smoking I would log into the quit smoking website and Pledge NOPE just for that day. This I’m sure helped me not to obsess about having a smoke in the morning since it firmly set my intention in place. This has gone the same way for me morning after morning, month after month. Although this week I noticed I’m forgetting to Pledge first thing in the morning. I do usually log in at some point and Pledge but finally after so long I don’t wake up and think of smoking. This is no big deal to the average person but to a newbie it may be the ultimate victory. If we have any newbies thinking things will never get better, please believe they will given enough time. The trick is to just NOPE one day at a time until they do. As boring as that sounds.

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So fella's its still your health week, I'm gunna nag you every day cos obviously clearly you probably don't have enough nagging chicks in your lives but do yourselves a favour and book in for a routine check up and if your over 40 get your prostrate checked while your at it. So during International Men's Health Week I say NOPE ... cos smoke free is the only way to be... Topic of the Day: Cover Songs.

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Hi Imfree! the NOPE pledge has been a big help for me so I hope it works for you too. NOPE!!!

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NOPE! The most ridiculous thing in the world is to tell someone not to cry, to get over it, build a bridge, toughen up, forget it, forgive, don’t be a baby, be the better person, be grateful.

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I love the old country music. You and your hubby must make a lot of people happy doing that Its great to see you my friend

I haven't been back here since my SOS because I'm not good at letting myself feel vulnerable and face the feelings that were coming up that night. I don't know how you all feel about this here, but I smoke marijuana pretty regularly. I'm not starting my quit over because I didn't smoke a cigarette. But that night I put a pinch of tobacco in my pipe to mix with my weed. It was probably the equivalent of a puff of a cigarette. Smoking weed doesn't make me crave cigarettes. I just wanted a cigarette so bad that I guess that was my compromise. I know there's no such thing as a compromise when it comes to smoking. But I'm not beating myself up over it. I'm trying to figure out where my self-harming impulses come from so I can get some control over them. When I get stressed out and I feel like I'm not doing my best, I get stuck doing even worse and self-sabotaging every habit I've ever tried to break...procrastinating, wanting to drink and smoke pot too much, overeating, sometimes even purging (I used to be bulimic), picking at my cuticles, pimple popping...I think because I was always acutely aware of the danger of cigarettes even while I was smoking them, smoking was more of a form of self-harm for me than an ignorant habit. Huh. I guess I have another layer of addiction to deal with.

Congratulations @Seren for being smoke free for 3 months. You should be very proud of your all your work and being 25% of the way to the Lido Deck. You are travelling well. Pop in and let us know how you celebrated your quitaversary. Make sure you do something to spoil yourself.

Congratulations @barry for being 8 months smoke free. well done Barry on an awesome quit, you are going so well, 8 months is so strong. I know life and work keep you very busy but please make sure to do something special to celebrate and spoil yourself, if anyone deserves it you do.

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Ren, Really glad to see you here. I have no opinion on what you have done, only what you're aiming to achieve. You're with us, that's good. You're committed, that's good. You posted a SOS at the time, that's good. So the next bit is just advice, take it or leave it it's up to you. You talk about self harming in the context of not looking after yourself properly. That is something you do not have to work out for yourself if you don't want to. Talking therapies are very effective if you can be open and honest. I don't know whether the relationship you have with other recreational drugs hinders your ability to stay quit, but it's something that you may want to consider. Final piece of advice is if you can spot where you are a little earlier in the cycle, get the SOS out sooner, when it's a little less frantic. It may help and not be such a distance to come back from the edge. Anyway, whatever, here for you when you need and proud of your progress and your strength both in the SOS and coming back here today. Be kind to yourself.

Thanks for posting, Ren. I smoke the blessed herb, Ren, and I would never dream of adulterating it with the poison of tobacco not that smoking anything is good for our lungs. In my not so humble opinion, you need to get a lot more serious about nicotine addiction, Ren. You did start the shit up again. See your brain after one puff ? I think that the most important and useful thing about dealing with nicotine addiction is the opportunity to be brutally honest with ourselves. There is no shame or any bullsiht like that, it is just truth. Here, we are addicts putting our addiction to sleep. You can quit smoking, Ren, if you want to, no matter what else is going on inside. You can put this addiction to rest. I guarantee you, the personal power you will amass will inevitably help you in many, many other ways. Please be kind to yourself and stay in touch. We give a fcuk. S

I wouldn't reset the quit after the pinch of tobacco BUT I really would refrain from doing it again as it could be a slippery slope. Good to see you and happy you are still with us Ren.

That is so cool.... cos I'm a music girl, what do you play, what does hubby play, do you sing too..... that is an awesome way to give back and sounds like so much fun. So @beazel you sly devil with the hidden talents, you say its not your sort of music... what is your sort of music?? My little one goes to one of our nursing homes once a week and has a little old lady read to her... but really they just gossip about all the other little old ladies and gents and listen to dean martin and frank sinatra cds and the kid smuggles her mills and boons book.

OK.... first not my place to judge... and while I don't use weed now (and its not legal in Aus, so if metadata gathering law enforcement types are screening this I wouldn't do that) I have in the past. When I did smoke it I never cut it so its not something I'd be tempted to do now BUT most of my mates who do smoke it do cut it so for me and my quit its a no no.... but that is me and mine... not you and yours... read what jillar said above. I firmly believe in horses for courses... if that worked for you and you are happy with it then that is it. I know we have some members here who smoke dope, and some why use it as a favoured cooking herb... as long as its not making you a bad person i'm ambivalent.... do it, don't do it.... all good to me, doesn't change my opinion of you.

Good to see you back @Ren, it doesn't matter what we think, it's your quit. If you don't think smoking a pinch of tobacco on top of your bowl of weed is enough to reset your quit than that's entirely your decision. And imo smoking weed isn't relapsing. My ticker says since my last cigarette and so does yours....

You have to use your imagination... Horney toads and goats never tell....

Perfect GITW, boring or not, it is a powerful tool. State your intention and stick with it for 24 hours. That can't be that much of a massive deal can it?

Well done Barry!!!! Hurry up back we miss you in the games

Viva La NOPE !!! Great post Givvy... and we have welcomed lots of newbies and re-ups in the past couple of days so this post is perfectly timed. For everyone just starting out, as bad as it might seem it is going to get so much better. I've clawed my way to the 6 month mark with a daily NOPE and a daily promise to myself and to everyone here who has held my hand and propped me up and pushed me along when I have needed it that for the next 24hours I will not smoke... i only have to focus on the next 24 hours... nothing beyond that. NOPE isn't for everyone, some of us don't need or use it but for those of us who do it is a vital tool in our arsenal to be rid of this addiction. So every morning I quit for 24hours... that's it... I quit for just 24 hours, no more, no less... and every day those 24 hours have got easier and easier than the one before. So just NOPE and promise yourself you wont smoke for the day... then in the morning NOPE again... and repeat.... it is amazing how powerful that little promise to yourself made infront of and with all your peers can be... You can do this.