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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required).

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Thanks everyone, and to @Reciprocity about the needed reminder about the lies of addiction. There are times I just literally cry rather than smoke. Did anyone do this? Just cry?? Like I'm frustrated, I'm not smoking, I have no coping skills, so I'll just cry lol. Yes better than smoking... reality smacks me in the face each time I realize that for 35 plus years smoking was coping .

Yep, craves are gonna happen. That’s the thing with addiction, it keeps trying to mess with us. The key is to not give those stinky thoughts the power to dominate your mind. Smack em away and move on with your day. This gets easier with time…. You are SO on the right track!

At 4 months, although that is a major achievement, your quit is still in it's infancy. As Jillar pointed out, things will keep getting better and better as time passes. Your battle now is a mental one, focusing on the benefits you've realized since quitting and seeing the lies that you told yourself as a nicotine addict when you smoked. Back then it was your addiction talking and now YOU are in charge, giving that addition thinking the boot. Seriously, the more you realize the benefits of quitting vs the lies of addiction the easier it will be to remain smoke free forever while actually enjoying it!

Congrats on the BIG 4.

Way to go Robin.. When that addiction tells you to say F**k it, just make sure you tell it to F**K off... : ) Cheers and be Happy. Stew.

@robin0212 It's certainly better to cry than light up a smoke - like 1,000 times better! These episodes will reduce in frequency & intensity with time. All us longer term quitters will tell you the same thing cuz it's true! We all went through it in some form or other. Learning not to rely on a smoke to cope with life's sh*t doesn't come easy and it certainly takes longer than any of us would like! Hang in ... you'll get there!

A little late big congrats @robin0212 you are doing great, so happy for you!

By the way.... is that an undercover Bunny tracking you Robin or is it that close to Halloween. Look out that Jillar is a quick change artist.

Believe it or not @robin0212 you're doing great and going through what a lot of us did at that stage so I can tell you with certainty that it will get better soon enough so hang in there, you got this!

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@robin0212, there's been lots of members who cried a lot during their first months quit so this too is normal. Some of us get really irritable and some really emotional. Remember our bodies are adjusting to not only the nicotine but the 1000's of chemicals we consumed all those years of smoking so crying is an outlet for that and is a good thing.

Thanks everyone for thinking of me! I can't believe it's been 4 months! I've had some random cravings but I try to really think back to when I felt short of breath. That is what stops me from caving. It's so frustrating. Like I'm stuck. At times I want to say f**k it and just smoke, because I'm so stressed out. But then I'd be choosing to be more miserable. So, it feels like either way there's suffering. I know it sounds so crazy. Ugh this is so hard!

Hi, friends. I'm back online now, after a much needed stretch of being unplugged. My time away was wonderful. There were definitely many moments of temptation... I still associate "relishing the moment" with smoking, and I still want to pickle my feelings with smoke when I feel sad or mad. But I was able to "NOPE" my way through those times. Evoking all of you in my mind really helped... as did the idea that I've worked really hard for this quit, and I don't want to throw it away and have to start all over again. So I'm back - still on the Train - still gratefully smoke free. Thanks again for helping me stay on track!

Thank you so much, 10 months left to the celebration I am anxious for...