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

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Thanks all. Still chugging along and off to do some more reading.

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Good morning @tocevoD Noticing that you have more energy is a nice benefit of not smoking. You are probably entering the phase of your quit where you have to work on relapse prevention. What are the little triggers in your world that you have to be aware of that might catch you off guard? An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! You have an awesome quit. Keep it going. Here is a handy checklist regarding relapse symptoms that I picked up in Quitnet back in 2005. Following is a checklist of relapse symptoms we can watch for: Exhaustion - Allowing oneself to become overly tired, usually associated with work addiction as an excuse for not facing personal frustrations. Dishonesty - Begins with a pattern of little lies; escalated to self-delusion and making excuses for not doing what's called for. Impatience - I want what I want NOW. Others aren't doing what I think they should or living the way I know is right. Argumentative - No point is too small or insignificant not to be debated to the point of anger and submission. Depression - All unreasonable, unaccountable despair should be exposed and discussed, not repressed: what is the "exact nature" of those feelings? Frustration - Controlled anger/resentment when things don't go according to our plans. A lack of acceptance. See #3. Self-pity - Feeling victimized, put-upon, used, unappreciated: convinced we are being singled out for bad luck. Cockiness - Got it made. Know all there is to know. Can go anywhere, including frequent visits just to hang out at places that allow drinking\using. Complacency - Like #8, no longer sees value of daily program, contact with other alcoholics\addicts, feels healthy, on top of the world, things are going well. Heck may even be cured! Expecting too much of others - Why can't they read my mind? I've changed, what's holding them up? If they just do what I know is best for them? Leads to feeling misunderstood, unappreciated. See #6. Letting up on disciplines - Allowing established habits of recovery slip out of our routines, allowing recovery to get boring and no longer stimulating for growth. Why bother? Wanting too much - Setting unrealistic goals: not providing for short-term successes; placing too much value on material success, not enough on value of spiritual growth. Forgetting gratitude - Because of several listed above, may lose sight of the abundant blessings in our everyday lives. "It can't happen to me." - Feeling immune; forgetting what we know about the addiction and its progressive nature. Omnipotence - A combination of several attitudes listed above; leads to ignoring danger signs, disregarding warnings and advice from fellow members

Im not going to post durations anymore, just check in every so often and update that I'm still going strong. I think if I keep updating like a 1 week, 2 week, 3 week etc. etc. It is like I'm counting the days, whereas I'm not anymore. Anyway, no phone consultation this week. As I said last time I got 2 weeks worth of patches and lozenges to see me through the 2 weeks. I'm still on the patches daily, but the lozenge use is down. I find I don't need to be eating them as much as I was. I think it's about 3.or 4 lozenges a day now. I may at some point just buy a packet of non nicotine fruit lozenges and give them a go as I think it's the fruity taste I like more than the nicotine within. That's a plan for the next few days. Things are going well. I've got more energy now. I noticed when having a football kick around with my son. I had to walk up 10 flights of stairs in a block of flats yesterday with a smoker work colleague. He was puffing and panting at the top and I wasn't even out of breath. All noticeable things for me that are evidence of the progress made. I still haven't been back the gym. I need to get myself back in there but that's more of me finding the time than actually avoiding it. I have my son around a lot so squeezing gym sessions in around work and my son is hard at the moment. I've got a little exercise bike in the house so may try and fit in half an hour a day on that to start my fitness adventure and the gym can follow that. Small steps at the moment. One thing I have noticed with every quit, and moreso with this. When I was a smoker I would bite my nails a lot. Now Ive got proper finger nails. The biting of the nails is a nervous smoker thing. The anxiety of the wait for the next ciggie making you go for the nails.

Perfect! Keep at it @Jane and you'll get there for sure. Never give up, no matter what the Nicodemon throws at you.

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Well done @tocevoD…Your doing great …upwards and onwards

Hi I’m probably using more than I should. I don’t know maybe it’s a side effect for me. Another reason to stop these. I know how addictive they can be.

Welcome @Jane! Good on you for quitting. Yep, the first coupla weeks are tough, but it gets better. The awesome part is that if you stay determined and stick to this quit, you NEVER have to go thru withdrawal pains again! Quitting does throw our systems for a loop temporarily, as our bodies reorient. Headaches, digestive issues, blood sugar crashes, insomnia and sleepiness (whatta combination!) and a strong sense if loss or anxiety are all pretty common. Things settle down eventually. I, too, used NRT for a while to support my initial quit. The heartburn got a lot better when I quit NRT, FYI. Learn all you can about addiction and keep us posted on your experiences. We’ve got your back!

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Hi Jane Welcome Great decisions there quitting and joining quit train. Stay close to the site especially early in your quit there's lots of good advice here and support when you need it. Good luck.

Thanks for the clarification.

Hi @Minnie Mouse, yes this is the right place to ask this. The blogs are a great place to have all your thoughts in one place. Not everyone looks at the blogs so if you post something you're looking for replies on you should post on the main forums. The blog that looks like reposts is just that. I created the Pick of the Week blog for members who haven't dug deep into the board posts and may have missed great information.

@Genecanuck It was a thing for me & many others. Knowledge IS power! Congrats on almost 8 months. Keep it up!

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I definitely know how you feel, we all do. I really does get easier the longer you don't smoke! In my early days of quitting I also had anxiety and just a horrible sense of doom. It's still only been a few days for you so just please hang in there, it will get easier. I promise!!!

I feel you - been there. Hang tough. It feels wretched for a while, but this worst part DOES pass… and then you never have to go through withdrawal again! If you hang on till you make it to the other side, you’ll be glad you did. This early phase is a combo of physical and emotional withdrawal. Your addiction is putting up a fuss. Be kind to yourself, cry as needed, mourn the loss… that’s all part of letting your new free self emerge. Stay busy and keep the quit!