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Susie,hello again .. I’ve always said ….All roads lead to Rome …a old saying .. This means ..Rome is Freedom …and you have to do anything to get there .. NRT has helped a lot of folk arrive at Freedom… As long as you follow the plan ..this is important … Your lungs are probably still developing…once they are damaged there is no going back .. Most of us here have sad horror stories of watching or suffering from the damage cigarettes have done .. You can quit …xx

Good to hear that you're still committed to a smoke free future, Susie! The one thing I'll note is to be careful about placing too much emphasis on a "better" time to quit: most of us have found that any time one chooses has its (sometimes profound) challenges, and waiting for the right time can sometimes be an unconscious avoidance strategy. It will suck whenever you do it (and it will probably still suck with NRTs), but it will be so worth it. C99

Congratulations on the 7 year quit and thank you for all you do. Best wishes.

Well done Recip a great example and encouragement to others

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I know it's very difficult, the cravings are terrible, we all know exactly what you are going through!! What I found that helped me is taking a cinnamon stick and holding it like a cigarette and sucking on it, making believe I was smoking plus the taste of the cinnamon was nice. You can also use cut up straws. Even if you need NRT's then why don't you use them? You have to use whatever will help you. The urges will get less and less as time goes on, I can promise you that. I was a basket case the first couple of months. I was acting absolutely horrible to my husband and family that I was insane! It was a terrible time but I got through it and you can too, you really can!! Just keep coming on here and vent to us, we are here to help you! Whatever your triggers are for smoking, try and get away from them. For example, after I would eat, I would go outside and light up a cigarette. In the beginning of my quit, I would do something else, anything that is different from what I would do when I did smoke. After a while you won't even remember that you wanted a cigarette. You can definitely do this Susie!!!

Hi Susie, So glad you decided to quit! I know it's not an easy decision and it's quite scary with all sorts of emotions going through your head. I am a relative newbie here as I am only 8 months quit, although this is my 2nd and last time that I quit smoking. The last time I was quit for 6 years. Anyway, the people on this forum are amazing and will help you get through it so just ask for help when you need it. They helped me tremendously and I am very happy to call them my friends! They will listen to you complain about the urges and just about anything else because they have all been through it. So keep close to the "train" and it's "riders" and you will do just fine!!

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Congratulations! 7 years is amazing and yes, upon reflection: I hope that you celebrated well yesterday!

Great Job Reci! Freedom is wonderful! Congratulations on SEVEN!

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Big congrats @Reciprocity , so happy for you!

Way to go @Reciprocity!! A truly inspiring achievement. Congratulations and thanks for all the encouragement.

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

Nope! Hope you're starting to feel a little better Chris.

Congratulations Reci, on such and incredible quit. You deserve to reward yourself today.

Thank you Reciprocity for the help and the wise comments you shared with myself and others along the quit path. Congratulations on an amazing 7 years clean. .

You know today I was reflecting on smoking and quitting and it dawned on me that 7 years ago today I could not imagine not lighting up upon awakening in the morning, after a meal or after finishing any task yet today, after 7 years being smoke free I can not for the life of me fathom why I ever smoked those damn things. They did absolutely nothing positive for me! Quitting brings about a complete metamorphosis in your life! You come out the other side as a completely different person free from the chains of addiction and able to live your life to the fullest.

Ok, I'm gonna give it a whirl now.

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Congrats Reci on hitting 7 years. Thanks for being around and showing others the way.

Yaay!!! Congratulations!

Congratulations Reci!!! Quite an accomplishment. And thank you for all the fun and laughs you bring here Go ahead and take some time off of chicks and sticks….you deserve it

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Chicks take away one; sticks add 1. When the score gets to 20 Sticks win. When the score gets to -20 chicks win. You can only post one post at a time. You have to wait for another person to post a number before you can post again. Tip - when you post a number, scroll back at least one post to ensure your number is correct. Many times, if two people post at once, your number may be wrong because the other person's number was recorded first before yours. The other thing to watch for; if you haven't posted in a while, make sure you are posting on the last page and not looking at numbers posted two pages ago. In any case, people will correct you (with a friendly slap down lol) if you screw up Having said that. Chicks must be a member of the board for 10 years before they can play that game

You cant play I keeeeed .... read to 1st post of the thread chicks are - sticks are + .... first to 20 wins.

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Yup, politicians like to tell us every single lie in the book, that's all they are good for!! That's great that you don't have any issues...hope it stays that way!!

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Thank you @Gus. I think from reading what you said that you think I'm still not smoking. But unfortunately I am. I felt so horrible by day 3 and started again. There is no way I could have gone to school today feeling how I did. But I'm not going to stop trying. I learnt a lot about myself and I'm going to try again. I didn't use any NRTs. I think I either need to use them or have more time when I don't have to go to school. But if I do use them I don't want to use them for long. I'm still thinking about what to do and when I will do it but I am determined to quit. The help here is amazing and I know I can do it!

My oh my how time flies! Big congratulations on 7 years! May there be many many more!!!

Yup! 7 years today. I remember that day like it was yesterday. So glad I managed to make it through the quit process and prevent further damage to my health. When people ask me how if feels to be a non-smoker, I say this: Then I do my Happy Quitter's dance:

When I was working I had supplimentary medical insurance coverage. That would pay for stuff not covered under our public medical coverage. Stuff like if you wanted a private room in hospital, physical theropy, massage service, Chiropractic Servises, Homopathy Services as well as basic dental coverage. I could buy suplimental insurance coverage myself now that I'm retired but I've decided not to so far as I'm pretty healthy with zero chronic pain issues (knock on wood). For sure healthcare issues are now a major election issue. Politicians love to bang on about how they'll fix things - lol; yeah, right!

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Huge Congratulations Mr Piggy on your wonderful 7 years . So happy your here , you are a massive part of this place . Proud to call you my buddy . This calls for a day off counting XXX

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