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The only people who can't are those who give up. You have to be willing to go through the bad days to get to the good days. We all had to.......

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You have been putting nicotine and a heap of other crap in your body for decades . If course your going to be thrown into turmoil for a little while , but the end result is so worth it. I call it the Nico Monster , it trying to get you back in the trap . We say you can do it , because we know you can .you just need it bad enough . I smoked 52 years , I thought I would die a smoker How wrong was I , every smoker can quit , your no different , Don’t throw away that wonderful Quit , hold on to it for your life …

I think anyone who's attempted to quit has felt the same way as you are feeling right now. Unsure at times if we could actually do it or not. The answer to that lies within you and you alone. The question is always the same; do you want to quit more than you want to smoke? You have a couple weeks invested in your quit now. Two of the toughest weeks you'll go through. Wouldn't it be a shame to waste those by throwing in the towel at this point? The more time you invest in quitting, the more reason there is to continue on with it because of that emotional investment. You don't know what's going on with you because your whole daily life as a smoker has been turned upside down by quitting. Smoking was tied to everything you did day to day so of course you feel lost now; anxious, angry and just plain uncomfortable. You're going through the process of learning to live your life without cigarettes at every turn. Doesn't it make sense to continue with that now that you've started the process? That's how you solidify your own quit by continuing to go through your daily routine without smoking. After awhile, that will become your normal state of being and you'll even wonder why oh why you ever smoked in the first place because it will seem so un-natural to you. The only way to get to that point is to carry on doing whay you're doing right now. All the quit symptoms you are feeling right now will slowly fade away as you become more and more established as a non-smoker. That process IS the same for all of us and that's why people are often moved to say; "If I can quit, anyone can!" The only reason any person would have to say that can't quit is if they choose not to. The ability to quit is within all of us unless we consciously choose not to. You've done much of the heavy lifting already in these first couple of weeks. Make that count for something and carry on!

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This book has helped millions Quit, what have you got to lose in reading , you can gain so much , I read it , and so have many here x

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

Its not that i want a cigarette. I just dont know whats going on with me. My quit is a though one, i dont know about others and i dont want to hear "if i can do it, you can" brcause that is a fallacy. It rather works "I can do it, and so can you" everyone can? I dont know. Maybe some people cant. As you can see, it is/seems hard but thnks for this forum.

Hi everyone, I'm a member, but, I'm not here often and most of you don't know me. But I'm here today for a quick thought (okay, maybe not quick, I tend to ramble) I was recently hospitalized with a rare condition called Guillain-Barre Syndrome. After a month in the hospital, I came home 1 week ago. It was scary and very painful, and my recovery will require months of therapy. I am doing so much better and I work hard every day to regain my strength. I'm sure many folks here have gone through serious medical conditions also. I do know that I thought about how happy I was to have quit smoking. I can't imagine for a minute how being a smoker would have effected me. Not just feening for a cigarette, but the severity of my illness, also the recovery being so much more difficult and lengthy. If you are in the beginning of your quit, please stay strong and committed. For your health. KTQ

Hi beazel Sorry to hear you were unwell.I missed the original post.hope your well on the way to tecovery

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This is my first day after 20 years of smoking . ....

Welcome @Icandoit Glad you found our train. Read all you can about quitting smoking. I know it's not easy at all in the beginning with the constant urges, but they do get less and less the longer you stay quit. What I used in the beginning was a cinnamon stick as a pretend cigarette. I would suck the air through the hole and make believe I was smoking, plus it tasted really nice. If you don't like cinnamon, you can use cut up straws. Go for walks, drink lots of water, take naps, whatever will help you not to smoke! And come on here and vent to us when it gets rough. We have all been in your shoes as everyone goes through withdrawal. Good luck to you and have a great day!

Start reading as soon as you get up to learn about nicotine addiction.

Hello and Welcome . This Wonderful Train will,take you all the way to Freedom ..all you need is the desire to get there badly enough . We have so much information ,video,s to help you along .. Join out daily nope thread ..this is a huge help each day ..where days turn into weeks Stay seated and buckle up … Looking forward to getting to know you better … You count the hours you’re asleep ..hey why not ..you’re still Quit ..every hour counts that you don’t smoke .

beazel - how are you doing? I was sad to read of your health issues. Great gift you gave yourself talking smoking off the table! Makes more room to focus on important stuff- like recovery & getting stronger. I hope you are well in to both. L4L

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Sorry to hear that you have this medical issue to deal with. Be diligent and work hard on your physical therapy. You’ll do fine. I do believe most of what you’ve advised here will apply to your recovery.

Sorry to hear of your health stuff, beazel… although we never “online met”, I’ve read some of your past posts when I was glued to QT early in my quit. Believe me, you’ve helped many

I remember you well Sweetheart. im sorry to hear you have not been well and your now on the road to Recovery . smoking I’m sure would have hindered getting you back to health I’m sure Take Care x

So very sorry that you have been ill, @beazel. I am thankful you didn’t have the complications of smoking on top of everything else. Best wishes for your recovery. A healing haiku: Big love in few words for our dear Quit Train poet.

Of course many of us remember you @beazel! I'm so sorry to hear you have had to go though this issue but as you noted, the whole issue would have been much worse if you were still relying on smoking to get you through tough situations! Now you can simply concentrate on reaching full recovery by working hard on physical therapy without worrying about when you have to have your next smoke! Best wishes for a timely & full recovery

Sorry to hear this Beazel. Had not heard of this before. I hope the therapy and your recovery give you more comfort than what you have been experiencing. During the QSMB days, I lost my quit a couple months after you joined the group. Happy to be back but sorry to say losing my quit, and ignoring the known risk's has caused some serious health issues. We can only hope someone gain's that forever quit from some information they find here. I wish you the best. Stew.

I'm sorry to read you've been so sick @beazel, but I'm glad you're now on the road to recovery. Thank you for sharing yet another perk of quitting smoking. I too experienced the same relief when I was hospitalized a few years ago. In Florida they gave my parents nicotine patches whenever they were hospitalized!