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NOPE……..

NOPE

NOPE

Nope!

NOPE…

NOPE for today!

Nope not today!

Nope!

NOPE…

NOPE

Nope...

NOPE!

NOPE!!

Congratulations Kdad, I am not only proud of you but I know you can do it. I have the utmost faith in you to kick the nicotine Monsters ass.

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

They even had Dr.'s smokin back then!

@Kdad.... nice to see you keeping your quit. Congrats

NOPE!

Huge Congratulations @Kdad 2 months smoke free Feel the love in the room , we are so proud of you

Way to go Kdad! Stay strong and best wishes.

Great news Kdad

Congratulations @Kdad!

Congratulations on 2 months smoke free @Kdad Great job!

Congratulations @Kdad two months is awesome, it should definitely start to get a bit easier from here. Onward to month three!!

This is my forever quit!

It's doable for you to remain smoke free long term. None of us long timers are just "special" people. We have the same time as you & everybody else who hasn't smoked today ... one day. I changed how I saw smoking in order to remain smoke free without having an ongoing struggle with it or to keep relapse/slips as an open option for myself. I educated myself on nicotine addiction (it is not just a bad habit) to learn how addiction(s) work. I needed to understand what smoking did to my brain/mind/thought process and to my body systems. I needed to find my willingness and free choice to not smoke no matter how I felt, what I thought, or what happened to me in life going forward. The ongoing recovery process can include a bunch of self-discovery & personal changes (if you are open to it). Best Wishes.

4 weeks completed. Had my weekly phone call today. She said there won't be a call next week so she's giving me a double prescription. 2 weeks of patches, fine I said. Then she said I'll give you 80 lozenges to cover the full 2 weeks. I had to be a bit persuasive with her explaining I've had 80 a week so I want 160 for the 2 weeks. After a little umming and ahing she agreed. They're probably after trying to not lay out as much money now. I actually asked her when we can start lowering the dosage of the patches and she said give it a few more weeks, maybe week 6 or 8 she said. I had to explain that the lozenges are the big help at the moment so thats why I want the full weekly quota again. I find that sucking a lozenge for about 45 mins is a great substitute for a ciggie. I think I'm becoming addicted to lozenges. I'll have to find some zero sugar lozenges for when I ween off the nico lozenges. I know when Johan Cruyff the Ex Holland and Barcelona player packed in he became addicted to lollipops.

Great job Mac 5 years is a greatly achievement. Well done.

Wow Mac …. 5 Years Huge Congratulations , treat yourself Thank you for all you bring to the Train

Unfortunately @Ray1198, you're going to have to go through them to get past them BUT each one you do get past makes it weaker and weaker until it's just an annoyance. I kept tellinh myself this too shall pass and of course using my JAC. I still to this day highly recommend the air cigarette in the beginning of a quit to get you past the withdrawal and as long as you need it after. Then it's all about the habit

Welcome back @Ray1198 You are doing a great thing in quitting again. Stick around, you can do this!

Congratulations Mac! 5 years is really amazing! All the best to you and thanks so much for all your help in those difficult days in the beginning of my quit!!

Keep going

Congratulations @Kdad! Great start to your forever quit! Carry on to month 3!

Gday Happy to hear that. Lots of folk have disappointed themselves in the past. So, saying forever is a big step. “My Forever Quit” … got a bit of a ring to it don’t it! Use it often, you earn it!

We're all rooting for you Kdad!

Keep up the great work @tocevoD Maintain your focus on quitting and keep that as your number one priority in life! You can do it and you;re well on your way now!

Keep up the great work @tocevoD

You're doing great @tocevoD

2 weeks now. Still on patches and gone back on the lozenges. The lozenge lasts a good 40-50 minutes to waste away in your mouth whereas the spray was too quick. I find using the lozenge substitutes for a ciggie quite well. Haven't had many cravings at all. They come and go, mostly in stressful situations. I'm using my time well though. That time not spent sitting on the couch waiting to go for a ciggie. Feel more energetic to get stuff done around the house. Ciggies really did drain me of any energy to get anything done.

Nancy Quit Date: 07/07/2013 Posted March 23, 2018 · By tahoehal on May 13 2008 I seldom start a post, unless it is to honor someone's anniversary. But I feel compelled to share something that I seem to be sharing a lot of lately... and that is my thoughts on 'No Man's Land'. No Man's Land is a dangerous and scary place... and it is a lonely time during a quit. I call No Man's Land that period of time between about 1 month and 3 or 4 months into your quit, or about the time from the end of your first month.. This is a time when many people slip and go into a full relapse and have to start over... if they can start over, that is. I have some observations that may help some of you who are literally hanging on by your fingernails... or who may find yourself there tomorrow. The first month is an exhausting but exhilirating experience... you are locked in nearly daily struggles and you get the satisfaction of successfully beating your addiction that day. You go to bed a WINNER each night (as Troutnut would say), and you are justifiably proud of yourself. Your friends and family are also supportive as they see you struggling each day to maintain your quit. And you are being constantly supported here, whether or not you post... just being here is good for your quit. And so, the battles are won and it actually becomes easier and the battles occur less often as you finish 30 days or so. Around 60 days, you're starting to have some really good days, with very few craves and some nice insights about yourself... but then again, you still have some bad days. Those bad days can really be depressing... you begin to wonder if you're ever gonna be able to relax. Your junkie is whispering to you, telling you that 'just one' won't hurt. You've conquered your daily triggers, but now you start trippiing over the occasional ones... a death in the family, unexpectedly bad news, money problems, health problems, going on a long car ride, a trip to the bar, or whatever. You have a strong crave and you begin to doubt your ability to keep your quit. In addition, the 3D support that you used to get is pretty much gone... non-smokers figure you should be 'over it' by now, smokers don't like to hang around you much because they feel guilty and addicted (remember that feeling?), and people who have quit may not remember just how much love and support you need well into the first few months. They all think you should be 'over it', you think you should be 'over it'... and the temptation is to have 'just one' to see if you ARE over it. But of course you're not over it, are you? That 'just one' whisper becomes much much louder and becomes 'just one more'... and each time you give in to that whisper, the craves come harder and sooner. The one way to guarantee that your craves will never go away is to light up, to slide that old cigarette needle into your arm and shoot up. Those craves will be back and keep coming back. But if you protect your quit, your craves will eventually weaken and become even fewer and farther between. As you get to around 100 days or so (some will be a bit longer)... you will begin to really get a healthy perspective on your addiction. You will see the huge role that smoking played in your life, you will see clearly what that addiction really cost you. And you will understand that it was a very high price to pay... the loss of your confidence, your emotions, your self-control... your SELF. All enslaved to your addiction. And you will begin to see that you can look forward to a non-smoking future without romanticizing your addiction. You see it clearly for the life-stealing evil it was... and is. You see a much different future for yourself than your past has been. And it no longer scares the crap out of you to think that you are done smoking... in fact, you embrace that thought with joy every day. But you have to get out of No Man's Land first. How can you help yourself? And how can those of us who have been through it help you? First of all, you need to understand that you aren't alone. If you haven't already done so, make a pinky-finger promise with 2 or 3 good quitbuds and exchange phone numbers with them. Promise to call them if you're ever in trouble, and make them promise the same. These are your 'life and death' quitbuddies... you are literally trusting each other with your lives. Then call them... often. Just to see how they are doing, and to tell them you're doing well too. Be totally honest with them, this is life and death. Second, understand that you're going to have some unexpectedly bad days... but they are going to be further apart. Shrug them off, laugh your way through them, call your quitbuddies... whatever it takes to get through them without smoking. Some battles will be easy, some will be hard. Come here and post, send qmail, exercise, learn to cook, take up a new hobby. Whatever it takes, keep going to bed a WINNER each night. Third, ask some of the older qsters to keep an eye on you... to contact you to see how you're doing. I have been asked to do that for several of you recently and I am happy to do that, as I am sure that others are too. We know that you just need to hold on a little bit longer and change your focus just a little to make that breakthrough. And then you will OWN your quit, and it will be a very comfortable thing. Last, take a deep and honest look at your past life... your life as a smoker and compare it to what your life is like now... and what it will be like in the future. You have to develop that vision of your future, of the person that you are going to BECOME now that you have freed yourself. You have to believe in yourself. You have to love yourself enough to deny yourself your addiction. No Man's Land doesn't have to be so lonely and scary and dangerous. You need some company and some courage and some faith in yourself. And when you emerge from it, you will not be the same person that entered it. Never never never question your decision to quit! This is the most loving thing that you will ever do for yourself. A few days of discomfort in exchange for a lifetime of freedom. You will never find another deal like it. Protect your quit. Don't smoke, no matter what. Hal 08-20-2004 A puff is too much, a thousand cartons are not enough. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/10000-no-mans-land/

Just over a week in now. Had my second consultation. To be fair the consultations are absolutely nothing. Just some woman trying to speak without being spoken to. Probably just trying to get as many calls in as she can in the day to get her wage. I understand that. The conversation went along the lines of "So how you doing. That's great. Right I'll sort another prescription out for patches and lozenges." I cut her short and basically said jib the lozenges I want the mouth spray. She sorted it and I picked them up straight away. Will get on the spray sometime today. Patches must be doing their job during the day, administering the nicotine.

Great to hear your trying again if you can get over 3 weeks quit the whole quitting thing gets a lot easier and your body starts to recover from the damage smoking has caused. Good luck keep at it.

Great to see you back, I also had those consultations each week when I started, it does help a lot, to know someone is helping you, and it makes you more determined. keep with it stay determined.

I need to introduce our newest little girl… meet JoJo! that’s the name she came with! we consider her a rescue.she came from a breeding program. She is trained VERY well! Except she hasn’t been socialized. Whenever anyone gets near her, she starts shaking and hides behind one of us. we think maybe she was kept in a room with the little ones and never around people. She only had 2 litters but the last one there was 10 in the litter! . she has come a long way and is a very affectionate pup (to us) all she wants to do is sit on a lap and snuggle!