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

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Gday See this every day johnys got it at the bottom of his post every day in the NOPE pledge If you have just one you will be right back where you started, and where you started was desperately wishing you were where you are right now. - Marvitta How true is this!

In my smoking career ,as I got older the concerns started creeping in , and then I was always trying to quit , think I tried every way known to man , fail after fail … The one thing that did work for me is being told .. Quit or you probably will lose both feet … amputation… This scared the crap out of me .. Fear … yep … that did it … Smoking catches up on you eventually Dont even look back @Kdad quit while your ahead This is your life … don’t even question it

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It certainly may feel like a battle right now…. I was there 100 times, myself. But the battle itself is an illusion. Because smoking is not our friend… it will not make is less lonely. Smoking is not comforting… it will not make us less anxious, or angry, or bored. Smoking is not even gratifying… it only leads to more cravings. 1 smoke is too many and 1,000 is never enough. Every tug of war requires two opposing forces to make it a battle. The thing with quitting is that you win when you drop your end of the rope. Change the channel, walk away, take smoking off the table. Then the battle fizzles out. As others have said, every time you do this and persevere through a bad moment or day, it makes your quitting muscles stronger. Your quit gets easier. Come on @Kdad… you can make it!

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I understand that! It's a good way to put it. In those times, it may help to make a list of all the reasons to quit apart from yourself. Remind yourself of why you quit in the first place, and the good that's come from it. "Count your blessings" is a bit trite, but there's some truth to it. Write it down, if you need to.

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@Kdad One thing that I can tell you that will definitely happen the cravings will become less and less the longer you stay quit. It's only been a couple weeks since you quit so the cravings will be strong. Everyone is different, but for me the cravings started to subside a bit after about a month and then got less and less after that. Now, after 19 months of being quit, I can honestly say that I barely get any craving at all. Just please hang in there. Take one day at a time, one hour at a time or even one minute at a time, if you have to. I know you can do this because so many of us have! It's not easy, that's for sure, but it's definitely doable. Do you have any hobbies that you like to do? If so, get involved with that. Anything to keep your mind off of smoking!

Thanks so much for the comments. My rational mind understands all the advice. But there is a dark side that wants to say screw it and throw everything out the window. It really does seem like a battle between good and evil.

In the early days/weeks of our quit it's easy to become weak of mind at times and that's when our addiction takes over. That voice in your head trying to make you believe it would be very easy and really nice to just go buy a pack and light up. Problem is; if you do you're immediately deflated once you've taken those first few puffs, knowing you've just thrown away all you've worked for. Yep! Right back to square one and often, you're reluctant to take that first step again so it's imperative that you hold on to what you have now! Don't buy that pack - don't light one up - don't take that first puff - don't throw away the fledgling quit you've built! You'll be happy & proud you didn't do it.

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When others are stuck at ten, BAT goes to eleven! Congratulations!

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Remember, you have permission to do anything else you need to do to get through your stress, just nothing that involves smoking. Those sudden cravings that nag at you are rough, but you can get through them. Just think, every moment you resist, you're reinforcing your quit.

@Kdad Please don't go out and buy a pack and give up your quit! You won't be happy after you do it, and I think you will probably regret it. Nothing good can come out of that. I know how you feel, I have been in your position early in my quit where I wanted to buy and pack and just give in. But, then my rational side took over and I thought it all through, and I was so glad that I didn't smoke. Go for a walk, drink lots of water, talk to family/friends, but DON'T SMOKE! You can do this and we are here to help you every step of the way!!!

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Gday we can all dream……..

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Hope you had a fabulous day reflecting about how much better your life is since you committed to the quit @BAT Congrats on 11 years ... FABULOUS!

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Congratulations on 11 years smoke free BAT! Great job

Congratulations!! 11 years is amazing! All the best to you!

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Congratulations @BAT, I hope you have a great day and celebrate

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Well done our Batman you are a inspiration Spoil yourself today

Congratulations on 11 smokefree years @BAT!!