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

Your doing great Muddled Just a reminder , you can post a daily NOPE while your on NRT… Its a powerful tool , that will help you along each day

Great job @Paul723!! 12 Years quit is fabulous. Your words of wisdom ring true to me as I had a similar experience that brought me to the point of quitting and yes, it was right out of the blue one day. I just decided that I needed to quit!

Well that is good to know then. Post for one's own S.O.S, is like sometimes I will journal, then go back and read as needed to remind myself. My day is just beginning KTQ and have almost 10 hours of no smoking. It already feels like it is going to be a long day, but I know, that I will not give in today. But will keep busy with Farmtown, movies and I picked up a really pretty shade of crochet yarn to try, as it has been years since I have made anything.

The June/July post is from this year. I tell you from personal experience, the SOS works. I posted an SOS over 8 years ago and it was like people had alarms go off is their houses! Not only did several people immediately respond, but they stayed with me until I reassured them that I was okay. The first year of my journey was on a different site and I was a mess. I wish I could go back and read my threads/posts from that time but they are gone forever. How is your day going? KTQ

I gather you're referring to the Pre-Respond to your own SOS Thread? I suppose no new members thought it important to post one for themselves. It is a really good idea though to post one up for yourself to read immediately if you feel you are losing focus on your reason(s) to quit. Urges to light up in the early days/weeks can be strong at times, cloudingyourlogicalthinking.It's good to set out in writing somewhere exactly why you are quitting and why it's important to you. Can act as a wake-up call should your mind starts to wander. Posting to the SOS section when you find yourself in trouble with your quit is always a good idea! It lets others know you're struggling and people can jump in to offer a life line to you; talk you off the ledge so to speak. Too many have not bothered to ask for help and have allowed the nicodemon to sweet talk them into lighting up again. Always remember ... there's no such thing as 'just one'!

-17..dam !….I went to bed …I was shattered …sorry chicks

Welcome aboard the Quit Train @Muddled Quince! I won't add musg more to what other wise quitters have already talked about. YES, you can do it if it's really important to you, which it now should be if you've been diagnosed with early stages of emphysema. Nothing but fresh air should enter your lungs from this day forward. It's not just a nice idea; it's now imperative and we can and will be most happy to help you achieve your ultimte goal Stick around and post often no matter how you're feeling. We can help you put this fight and the challenges along the way into perspective. The turbulant times of quitting don't last all that long in the grand scheme of things and there is a whole world of benefits that will be yours aside from health improvements and money saved - like Freedom from being a daily slave to nicotine for instance - that's a biggie!! Anyway, welcome and be sure to stick around!

Thank you all for the warm welcome!! I ended up going to the eye doctor and yes, the withdrawal is affecting my eyes, which reminds me of my last chest cold, when they put me on a big antibiotic and big steroids and I walked around all day like a zombie and felt half asleep, lol....so in my mind, at this point...it is....Suck It Up Buttercup and let's get this done. I will pledge the N.O.P.E. once I do a walk around here and get rid of the NRT's and all of the other stuff. And thank you again for being here, as I know full well, come morning, it will not be pleasant!!

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Decide. That I think is the first step in quitting. When I decided to quit, I was trying to have my first morning cigarette. With each drag, I would go into a coughing fit. When the coughing stopped and I could catch my breath, I would try again with the same result. My cough was keeping me from enjoying my cigarette. My body had rebelled and fought smoking to a draw. Some would see a solution to this problem quicker than I. It dawned on me that smoking was going to kill me. Smoking was playing for keeps and would give no quarter. I had a deadly adversary. I of course had heard this many times before and ignored it. How could something I enjoyed so much be bad for me (the lies smokers tell themselves are unbelievable). But as I struggled that morning with smokers’ hack, I did something I hadn’t done before, I decided to quit. Now after twelve years it seems so obvious and simple (easy peasy). Some have the decision to quit forced on them while others quit on a whim. It doesn’t matter how you reach this point, as long as you do. If you haven’t quit, decide to do it. If you have quit, stand by your decision with pride. It’s one of the best ones I’ve ever made. I have dry cured and aged a country ham for 18 months, which I’ll have on my birthday. My garden was attacked by a groundhog and I lost the lettuce, kale, parsley and green beans. It doesn’t seem to like eggplant, peppers, zucchini or cherry tomatoes. null

Get in !!!!.....Chicks have scored.... The smutt sisters win for the chicks !!!

Congratulations @Kdad on a half a year smoke free!!! You are doing great! We hope you come back on to celebrate. Onward to 7 months!!

Congratulations @Stewbum on 2 years smoke free!! That is fantastic and you have done really great! I hope to see you back on here soon.

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

Hello....newbie here, but lurking for a week or so. I am a 66 year old female that has been smoking for around 50 years and have no desire to quit, but it is time, due to early stages of emphysema and do not even want to be hooked up to an oxygen tank said amount of years down the road here. Since March, I have attempted, many times to quit smoking and even tho, I have finally made it to 18 hours several times, just could not do so. I am well able to get past the 3 to 5 minute cravings, but what I thought was brain fog, eyes half shut and some dizziness, was what I thought the withdrawal was and it was unbearable and I would cave and get a smoke. I have figured out in the last couple of days, that it is due to dry eyes, which I will elaborate maybe down the way on another post. Anyway.....for this day....I deduced....smoke what I want and come tomorrow, around 2:00....I will water down whatever smokes I have and I will do this and not cave...this I know. It is a little scary tho....but, I will not fail tomorrow. So I do thank all of you for the posts that I have read that have helped me!! And I do believe, at the moment, that what I think I enjoy about smoking, will cease to exist....but....it is...a letting go of the past and time for something new.

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-20 !!! The Chicks have this 1 ….off to slappp

12 Years is Fabulous. Big Congrats..

-16 Wakie-Wakie D!!

Why is there no posts from this year on the S.o.S board?

I think D's day is done and she's off to sleepy land ... -18

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Welcome @Muddled Quince and congratulations on deciding to quit smoking. Yes, it can be a tough decision and can be tough early on but it is very doable, as lots of people here can attest. I hope you stick around. Read a lot of posts from the Quit Smoking Discussions section of our post, pledge NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) in the Daily NOPE section of the site once you feel comfortable, and feel free to reach out for help as you need it. It is great to have you here.

Congratulations on 12 years smoke free @Paul723 Great job!

Hello and massive Congratulations to my Quit buddy Paul , I carnt believe it’s 12 years since you fired up that Barby and kept the sausages going Enjoy the ham it does sound delicious maybe throw in a sausage for me Well done Dear Friend xx

You should be very proud of yourself! I guess I am not at the stage yet where I don't miss it anymore. I honestly do miss it sometimes, especially when I smell it. I can't go back, but I'm hoping that eventually I won't miss it ever again. Although, when I am around smokers, I don't go nuts and I can stay in a room with them. Sorry about the groundhog eating your veggies. Do you put cages around them to keep the groundhogs out? Enjoy your ham and congratulations again!

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