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

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So you want an EASY quit. Quitnet Re-post, March 3, , 2011 Good morning. Some tough love in this old quitnet re-post. KTQ. Gene REPOST: So you want an EASY quit? From: CarlyKicksButts Date: 2011-03-03 23:12:39 Cool. I wanted that too. BADLY. I didn't want to go through withdrawal, discomfort, the UNKNOWN. I didn't want head fog and hot flashes and quitzits and a bad chantix reaction. I didn't want insomnia or days when I was so tired and drained that I didn't even want to stand up. I didn't want to be thinking about cravings round the clock. And I didn't want to have to sit through the whole process without the one thing that would make me feel better...a sickarette! But as the saying goes, the only way out is THROUGH. I'm here to tell you that it is NOT as bad as you think. The first few days are hard. SO WHAT???? So you pay your dues in hell week and heck week, weak week, and eventually....you are not only fine, you are EXCITED about your quit and HAPPY about it! It doesn't take long to get to that point, and you kind of forget the roughness of those first few days. In the scheme of life, this is a SHORT price to pay for FREEDOM. So you want an EASY quit? Too bad. Suck it up, brace yourself, hold on to the Q, and get ready for a roller coaster ride you will be THRILLED you went on!!!! REALLY! Carly

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

NOPE!!

NOPE!

NOPE

NOPE!

I agree with all the advice given on this thread @tocevoD You really must come on here at least once a day or more, if you can. It is very important to be on this forum to get the support that you need. This is my 2nd time quit and the first time I went back after 6 years because I didn't have the support that I have now by being a member of this group. They helped me through some really difficult times in the beginning of my quit. We can definitely help you, if you are struggling! So please come on here as much as you can. You will see how much it helps!

@tocevoD Reread all the green pinned posts on the Main Smoking Board . There is so much help there … You can do it … you just need the right tools to help you along

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@tocevoD, you relapsed again?! Getting back is only part of it tocevod, you also need to stick around and reach out to us when you need the extra support. We can help you think rational when you start wanting to cave to a crave. We are here to support you and hold your hand through the hard parts so that you too can be successful like the rest of us. You deserve it and so does your son!

Nope... For him.

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Also Struggling Here, My Quitnet Re-post, November 3, 2008 Good morning, Yes, this is me over 15 years ago. I am determined that this is my LAST QUIT. Not one puff ever! Gene Also struggling here From Gym_Genecanuck on 3/11/2008 4:51:57 PM Greetings, I want this quit to be MY LAST!!!! I came here a few days ago, when I was on day four of my last quit... here I go again. I feel like I am sliding sliding sliding and ramping up my smoking to the level it was a few years ago. I was a pack a day smoker; quit in 2004; have had several slips; never really got right off the patch. Have a partner that smokes at home. Today, I is my new Day 1. I am determined not to smoke for the rest of the day. I am heading home and I know that my partner will have cigarettes in the house. He can smoke four cigs a day and keep it at this level. If I have one cigarette, I know that I will be chain smoking. That is my pattern. Once I finish abusing my body, I will go back to a patch and suffer to get the ciggies out of my thoughts and body for a few weeks. This cycle of abuse is insane. Ok, I am finished my rant. I hope to get to know members of this club because I want to make March 2008 the month when I REALLY STOP SMOKING. Big sigh... thanks for listening.....

Identifying Triggers: Quitnet Re-post, May 12, 2023 RE: Identifying triggers.... From MutinyFever on 5/12/2003 6:43:46 PM ~ 219 dayz Anything can be a trigger. An ashtray, snow, a pack of cigs, a good dinner, a movie, waiting for a bus, getting off the bus, a fight, a birth, a victory, a joy, sex, drinking, dancing, singing, asthma, winning a bet, losing a bet, work, stress, bedtime, waking up, a commercial, a baby crying, seeing an old friend, losing an old friend, breathing... The thing is no one can really control triggers. They happen. People say, stay out of the situation, but that is not the trick to quitting. That is just a way to make it easier. The trick to quitting is enduring cravings, one after another, one at a time, FOREVER. If that sounds hard, it should because it is. Thankfully cravings don`t keep coming forever, or they get spaced very far apart at least, eventually. But don`t count on that time. Don`t think about that time. Don`t wish that time were here. Experience what is now. There`s a good reason to. It is because if you experience the pain of this moment, you will realize that smoking caused this. If you really let yourself realize that, you will never want to do this to yourself again. There`s another good reason. It is that if you are really honest, you will realize this is not that bad. Chemo would be a good deal worse than this craving. Admit it. You can handle this. Commit to handling this craving each and every time it comes. Face it. The monster has blunt teeth. I am sorry you are craving. I totally sympathize, because I have been craving pretty hard myself from time to time. I can only say, this is the way our lives are now. I don`t avoid smokers. I don`t avoid triggers. Cigarettes and the triggers to smoke are just everywhere. I am simply committed to enduring all my cravings, one at a time, without ever smoking. I wish for everyone, the strength to endure. Long and long from now, you will realize you haven`t had a craving for as long as you can remember. Be happy now. Michael

Good morning @tocevoD. I remember how discouraging it felt when I lost a previous quit because of drinking. I know how strong that pull is to want to smoke when you are drinking and having fun with friends. That one got me last time. I live with a partner that smokes and I find myself having to actively practice relapse prevention thinking when I know I am going to have a few drinks with him. I avoid going outside when he goes to smoke. I am aware when that stinking thinking creeps in that I can have just one puff. I know that when I feel fuzzy headed, I will have thoughts that its just ok to smoke. I challenge my stinking thinking when I have that false belief that smoking will enhance any pleasure I am feeling. Smoking never enhances any pleasure or fun. When I put nicotine back into my body, I know that the brain starts to scream that it wants more, more more and more nicotine. And then I am back into smoking madness fight or flight mode. I decided that I won't stop living. I will be around smokers. I will have a few drinks. BUT, I can re-wire my brain by acknowledging that having cigarettes during these life events has nothing to do with enhancing pleasure, satisfaction or reducing any stress. It just activates the need for more nicotine. Recently, I found that I can go into situations where others are smoking and choose not to smoke. And the more I experience those situations as a non smoker, the more that stinking thinking goes away. The urge to smoke only lasts about three to five minutes and it passes. And for me, this is part of my road to recovery. You have some really good self awareness @tocevoD. Just get right back on your smoke free path and keep your quit.

@tocevoD the most important thing is that you re-started your quit. Let the relapse reinforce your understanding of the slippery slope… the Stinkin Thinkin that lures you into lighting up again. Smack it down with a big NOPE!

Boo @tocevoD, what a bummer you smoked, you were doing so well. Maybe you should try letting us help you through a bad crave? Its worked for many of us including myself so its worth a try.......

Sorry you decided to smoke again , Resetting your tracker is the right thing to do . Knowing your danger signs is a good start, you can make plans and have some tools ready to use.. Many of us stayed away from Alcohol until we felt stronger . Ive seen countless of quits list due to drinking Msybe this is something that may help in the future