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Nope.. 2nd winter storm coming through tonight. Looking for at least another foot of snow by morning.

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Gday Maryb It’s all about freedom from nicotine. Regardless of the delivery system. I lived as a smoker for over 50 years. Now I’m really alive for rest of my existence. It’s so…so worth it. Read watch the videos. Start getting your mind around actually living nicotine free. Then take that first step. Forward not backward or sideways. Foward. You don’t look back

Back off the boat and home bringing my NOPE!! with me...

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

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

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Welcome Mary, I smoked till I was 66 years old. Spent 9 days in the hospital and finally got off and it has stuck for over 8 years. Keep strong and keep trying. You have it in you to do this. Lots of help here and information. Post an S.O. S. if necessary. Hang in there and best wishes.

Congratulations Christian, 23 years is absolutely amazing!!! All the best to you!!!

Great job Christian here's to the next 23 years.

Hi, @maryb - welcome to the Quit Train. You’re right that nicotine is a powerful chemical addiction, just like heroin or any other drug. I smoked for over 40 years and found this forum to be an important source of info and encouragement to help me quit. There also are 12-step programs for nicotine recovery if that’s your jam. You can find them by searching online. In my time here I have found that people will offer “tough love” and say things I don’t necessarily wanna hear. But that doesn’t mean anyone is judging me. Just offering a different perspective, which is helpful because the addicted brain is susceptible to false logic sometimes. Read all you can and don’t hesitate to ask questions. We’re glad you found us!

Gday To any thinking of giving the smokes away and thinking that Chris still gets craves at 9 years……. Forget that junky thoughts. Ive had that reminder…. Wouldn’t give it the name of crave, makes you Think it’s got power. As a smoker yes I’ll never forget and frankly that my strength not a weekness. As a smoker I’d have 20 craves a day and gave into most of them! Now I’ve had one little pissy reminder in so many years not hours. I’ll give you a promise! You know those craves Yes those ones you thought were impossible to ignore. The first cig off the day , the post meal one. Etc Well because you face them more they are the first to weaken and disappear. You ignore and wait out a crave and in 5 mins it’s gone and guess what you’ll still be here. If it comes back you’ll be stronger and it will be weaker…. And weaker. I’m not scared of a crave. I don’t fight them I just ignore them…..

Congratulations on 23 years clean!

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Gday 23 years that mind blowing ….. congrats you deserve this!

A robber entered the bank shouting to everyone: "Nobody move, the money is not yours, your life belongs to you." Everyone on the bench, silently and slowly, threw themselves to the floor. This is called: "CONCEPTS TO CHANGE MENTALITIES" "Change the conventional way of thinking about the world." At that point, a woman lay down provocatively on one of the desks, but the thief shouted at her: "Please behave, this is a robbery, not a rape" This is called: "BE PROFESSIONAL" Focus on what you are specialized in doing" As the robbers were escaping, the younger robber (with an MBA degree) said to the older robber (who barely finished primary school): "Hey old man, let's count how much we took." The old thief, obviously angry, replied: "Don't be stupid, it's too much money to count, let's wait for the news to tell us how much the bank lost." This is called: "EXPERIENCE" Experience is more important than a role from an academic institution. Once the robbers left, the bank manager told the supervisor to call the police immediately. The supervisor said: "Stop, stop, let's first consider the 5 million we are missing from last month's embezzlement and report it as if the thieves had also taken it." The Manager said: "Correct" This is called: "STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT" "Take advantage of an unfavorable situation." The next day, the television news reported that 100 million had been stolen from the bank, but the robbers were only able to count 20 million. The thieves, very angry, reflected: "We risked our lives for a measly 20 million while the bank manager stole 80 million in the blink of an eye" Apparently it is better to study and know the system than to be a common thief. This is: "KNOWLEDGE IS AS VALUABLE AS GOLD" *The bank manager, happy and smiling, felt satisfied as his losses in the foreign exchange market were covered by the robbery. This is called: "TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES" MORAL GIVE A MAN A GUN AND HE CAN ROB A BANK. GIVE A MAN A BANK AND HE CAN ROB THE WHOLE WORLD.

Welcome Mary Glad your quitting congratulations check out the site there's lots of good advice around.. It's not smoking that's a problem stopping it's the nicotine addiction that causes issues.If you can rid your body of nicotine the whole process of quitting gets easier.After a week of quitting your body is rid of nicotine but your brain is still addicted anf will try to get u to have another fix.If you succumb your back where you started. Good luck on your journey.

Gday I light a mozzie coil ever night from here on in till winter on our back verandah. My bbq lighter a gas lighter with a long flexable neck had died on me. Kept forgetting to buy another and was getting bored of pulling the grates out of the Grill and lighting the burners with the built in clicker then lighting the mozzie coil then reassembling the bbq. Forgot to buy one again! Stopped at the servo ( gas station) and bought an old school box of match’s to cover me. Well lighting a match was interesting. Woow that little Nico monster sprang up trying to remind me that was the smell when you light a cigarette. I’ve not light a match in years and I was shocked at first but I just said “really?” And refused to argue the point with trigger Never give a crave any power by taking it seriously. Tonight used a match again to light the mozzie coil and …. Nothing really. Yes I like that old school sulphur smell. It’s a comfortable smell from the past but cigarette smoke No that’s not what I’d think of as anything nice. Im not worried about not having a bbq lighter now. I’m just going to enjoy that matches smell for a few days more. I rather like sticking it too that little Nico monster thinking it could ambush me……

Hi @maryb, our site offers probably the most well rounded support for beating our addiction to nicotine there is. We offer discussions like you mentioned but more importantly we offer you the tools to freedom through education and support from people all over the world in all phases of quitting. We even have a video forum if that's more your thing. I would start in our vape forum so you can educate yourself on the dangers of vaping. Welcome aboard the train 🚉

Welcome to the forum. I'm fairly new myself, though I've been on my quit for a little over a year. I understand the feeling of desperation. Congratulations on quitting tobacco! That's a step in the right direction, and while I will say vaping isn't safe, at least you're not lighting up, and you can receive help here to succeed in your quit entirely. You'll receive a lot of strong opinions here, though in my experience it's well-intended, because the folks here do want to see you free from it all.

Gday I've got a secret spy who’s going to infiltrate Santa’s hideout and find out what we are getting for Christmas ……

Congratulations on 23 years smoke free @Christian99 and thanks for still working to help others. Great job!

This is Mega Massive Congratulations . Thank you for coming here and helping those on their journey Celebrate in Style 🐸

23 years! That’s so inspiring! Cheers to you, @Christian99… and thanks so much for your support. There were some rocky moments early in my quit where your words really helped to keep me on track. So grateful for you. Happy anniversary!!

Congratulations @Christian99 on 23 years quit! And thank you for sticking around and paying it forward all these years. I hope you're doing well and do something special for yourself today 😊

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Posted here about 9 days ago. Haven't had a cigarette but I think about it every 10 minutes! I started vaping and it is my salvation. I don't know if that's acceptable but it has been the beginning of my way out after 50+ years of smoking.

Here’s one for @despair not. (Who appears to be a Wallace snd Gromit fan!)

I am disappointed that there is no site that I can find besides this one dedicated to discussions on how to deal with this. Alcoholics have support. Drug users have support. However, the addiction I am dealing with does not. So many reasons why if one is as cynical as I am.

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We will always have to be on our guard I suppose … We smoked a long time … Well done Dave . You stayed strong 🐸

Me too @Cbdave. Thanks for sharing this experience. Certain smells and sounds are really evocative of smoking for me, also. What gets me most is the smell of wet leaves and rivers. The longer my quit becomes, the more these things hit me as powerful body memories - not actual temptations to smoke again. It’s nice to be able to differentiate between the two feelings… which I couldn’t do early in my quit.

Chrissy music in Aus can be a little... different....

For you Doreen! Here are a bunch of Christmas flowers for you and a big box of Belgian chocolate truffles!

Back off the boat for a couple days and think I'll take a nap....

Thank you, Penguin. I'm not interested in being judged but if others think I'm not quitting right, well, that's ok too. I'm way too old to give a thought about what anyone thinks. Personally, I will be supportive of anyone who finds a way out! I'm truly working on it and I really appreciate your support.

Thanks, friend.

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Hello @Cbdave.... It's amazing how deep seated those nicotine craving triggers can emerge out of nowhere eh? Good for you for just allowing that nasty old trigger and craving to just be without giving it any power or control. That nico Monster no longer has any power over you becasue you are shining the light of awareness on it. You are absolutely right that the thought of smoking and a craving for smoking is not a command to smoke. Many thanks for sharing your story. Good for you for keeping the quit. Warm Regards, Gene

No, but I will mention it to him Thanks @QuittingGirl We will sort it out:) Thanks @Doreensfree

It’s amazing G the way our noses come alive when we quit … Your poor partner is still nose blind I agree with the Febreeze… That and maybe he can launder his clothes with a nice softener . Hope you can sort this out between you both 🐸

Did you mention this to him? Have you tried spraying his clothes in the closet with Febreeze?

Good morning. My partner works out of town a lot so I see him at home every second week. One thing that I've found very annoying is the smell of cigarette smokes on his cloths. I notice it more acutely when he is gone for a week.I start feeling angry inside that I have to be subjected to the nasty smell of cigarette smoke on his cloths. I love him BUT......