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I have bin lurking abit for 2 days. 29 december witch just started is my quitdate. I am 30 years old smoked for 13 years.

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Thx all for the quick response. I feel welcome already.

Welcome kitano and congratulations for taking back your life You are very smart to quit at your age, I wish I had of been as smart

Great decision to quit while you are still young and your body can rehabilitate itself from the damage smoking does. Dig in and remain steadfast in your resolve to quit and stay quit. Arm yourself with as much knowledge about nicotine addiction as you can - plenty of stuff here to help you in that regard. Read old posts and the pinned stuff at the top of the Quit Smoking discussion page. There's even a games page here to help keep you distracted when those cravings come calling. Stay close to this site because there's lots of other quitters just like you that can help you along.

Welcome, Kitano ! Congratulations on quitting smoking ! Please avail yourself to all the information here regarding Nicotine Addiction and hang out for some diversion and fun. This post may help you navigate around 10 Ways to Effectively Use This Forum To Help Yourself Quit Smoking

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I won't smoke today.

Nope. Smoking is not an option.

Excuse me Mr EZPZ Barney but not all of us has it as EZPZ as you and since I am still feeling under the weather, I kind of resent your inference that my pledge is bullshit and a lie (otherwise, I might be able to ignore you) Maybe what is good for you is not always the same as it is for someone else. The pledge was a strong help to me during my quit. My goal is to always help others achieve, what I once felt impossible and found difficult to do.

The Daily Nope can for many be a powerful tool....and can make the difference between smoking or not .... Anything that helps us along has got to be good thing ..... Everyone is different ...every quit is different .... I pledged myself for a long time ... As long as you keep the promise you pledged ....I say ...go for it ....

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G,day N.O.P.E. Not One Puff Ever! ( beat the end of year rush and give away today) Chris

Welcome to the forum Kitano. Glad you lurked and decided to join. Good job quitting before the 1st of the year. Most would have used it as an excuse to smoke a few more days. This is a wonderful place for information and support. I had many failed attempts at quitting until I found this forum. Keep us posted and let us know how you are doing. We are here to help you on this journey.

Welcome aboard Kitano, glad that you haven taken the leap of faith and decided to quit -- stick with it and the rewards will come 10 fold. Come here often for education and some fun. Like I have said to others before --- drink plenty of cold water, learn deep breathing techniques and it does not hurt to pledge NOPE daily, it really can help!!!!

Welcome Kitano. Congratulations on deciding to quit smoking. Quitting is a truly great thing to do and will benefit you in so many ways. Education about nicotine addiction and support from fellow quitters can really help you quit for good. You can find both here so stick close to this website. It is great to have you here.

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I don't pledge nope therefore it's certainly not all it takes to quit!! But I wouldn't scoff at those who pledge nope or those who do not. Just do what ever works for you.

I practiced NOPE by starting each day with a pledge on the NOPE thread my whole first year quit. It was very important to me to not only affirm to myself that I wasn't going to smoke that day but also to stand with my fellow NOPers as united in beating this addiction.

^^^ I agree that the physical and mental process of actually making that pledge daily, even if it's just silently to yourself, is what sets up the motivation to stay smoke free for that day with many folks. Of course it doesn't mean anything if a person doesn't follow though on it but it's like making a promise to someone else about something. Those don't mean anything either if they aren't kept but speaking the words to start off with defines what kind of a person you are based on the end results and I think most folk want to be seen as decent people who are true to their word. Making the pledge daily certainly doesn't hurt anyone but the person making it if it isn't followed up on.

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...but thought I would take a chance. I tried to bump one of his threads that was brought from QSMB and posted here, but was unable to locate them. I was reminded on Facebook today by a close friend of it being 5 years December 28 since the passing of jwg. I don't know how many remember his inspiring and funny well written posts. If you do, you would know what a special person he was. He was not only special to the members that read them, but even more special as a personal friend to some of us that kept in closer contact with him up until the very end. I just thought I would bring this up in case anyone that was touched by his writings would like to remember him once again. For me, it seems like only yesterday he was diagnosed with cancer at such a young age and the day he passed is still fresh in my mind. I will always miss him.

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You know it sounds silly to do that but it does help somehow. Even just breathing a couple breaths in the same manner as if smoking a cigarette somehow takes the edge off. I have had to do that a few times. If nothing else, roll up an ordinary piece of paper and use that to "smoke" a couple breaths. Of course do not light it.

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Thank you Linda! Is it not fun now? Not that there is not a crave from time to to time but it is a hell of a lot easier now than a month ago!

Welcome Kitano! There are great people here to share their experiences and wisdom with you. Listen and take note of all the help available to you. I'm glad to see you doing this at such an early age. 40 years here and I do wish I would have done it 26 years ago! Go for it and stay with it.

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NOPE, as a concept and NOPE, as a personal commitment were v. helpful to me in my quit. Now, the commitment holds and for me, it is a sense of joyful camaraderie that continues to encourage me in the NOPE thread.

As silly as this may sound... I just found out that there is (enjoyable!) life after quitting. For the first time in well over 4 months Ive had a quiet, all-by-myself evening with wine and a movie and knitting and a cat. Not one second did I feel a void or the need to fix something. Everything was ok, just the way it was. Including me. Awesome. Ticker says Im nearing 70% of half-a-lido-deck. Bank account states I saved over 800 euro's. Calender tells me it's only four days to 2019. After what I would like to call Uhm (Unexpected Hell Month) I'm even steadier in my quit. My non smoking didn't cause any of the events, so it would have been silly to light up. No causal link there.. just associations I continued to break. Concidering a forever quit ...? Take the leap. Like many people here I dare say.. if I can quit, you can too.

Way to go Wantsit. Each new day brings more power and self esteem. You sure got this handled!