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

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We all know exactly what you are going through, but time will definitely take care of the horrible withdrawal. Why don't you give the cinnamon sticks or the straws a try? They really helped me. The longer you stay quit, the less of the withdrawal you will get. I promise you, it does go away, you just have to give it time. When you get an urge drink a big glass of water, go for a walk, do anything but smoke!! I know you can do this! Stay close to the board because we can give you the support you need!

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You're doing great @Muddled Quince! The first week is the worst of it. Your entire body & mental chemistry has been thrown for a complete loop! It's not wonder we feel like we've been hit in the haed with a hammer and our body is also rebelling. Goes to show just how damaging all the crap in cigs is!! Weaning of all that crap is no picnic but we all get through it by sheer determination at times. Keep looking for and forcing yourself to think about the positives you're already seeing (saved $$ from not buying smokes!!). Soon you'll start to notice other things. The toughest part is having to keep saying NO to those withdrawal cravings in the early days and even weeks. The craving do eventually go away and they get fewer and fewer as time goes on and they become less strong and are eventually just fleeting thoughts. Hang in there and stay strong! No matter what you have to deal with, quitting won't kill you whereas the alternative has a much darker ending. You CAN do this. Remember to treat yourself along the way as you get over hurdles; day 1 done; Yay! that's worth a small treat for yourself. Be kind to yourself because you deserve it

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Ohh I'm sorry @Muddled Quince Yup, that's all it will do is get you dizzy and give you a dry mouth. First thing, you must get rid of ALL smoking paraphernalia!! That is a given! No lighters, matches, cigarettes, ashtrays around at all. You must do that because otherwise you are going to be even more tempted. You will get through it! The beginning is really really hard, I know, I was climbing the walls, but if you stick with it, I promise you that the withdrawal symptoms go away!! They really do and everyone on this board will tell you the same thing. This is my 2nd time quitting, first time I quit for 6 years. This time is my forever quit because quite frankly, I do not want to go through those withdrawal symptoms again!!! I know you can do this, just take our advice and you will get through this!!

Feel sorry for your body right now … it’s been so used to having hundreds of chemicals administered so many times a day … it’s confused … It has to adjust to the …New You . This is why we call it a Roller Coaster Ride It all in the healing … Stay strong and remember it’s all Temporary …

12 Years NOT a slave!

This, ladies and gents, is an OMG post, as I almost done the S.O.S about 5 times today, but did not. I made it and I am close to 24 hours on smoke free and I am soooo craving a smoke. Been in contact with my daughter and my daughter in law, so doing good. Just took Melatonin, so will be in bed soon, but I tell ya.....I got up at close to 7:00 a.m., southern Illinois time and the dizzy plus eyes feel half shut have been there all day and still, even now. Now mind you, I can handle those 3 to 20 minute cravings and get through them, but this dizzy thing, is gonna be the undoing on me here. I did check with my eye doc and my primary doc and they both said....this is WITHDRAWAL. I did cave around 3 today and had a piece of nictine gum and felt like I was cheating, but it did keep me from going to town and spending $13.26 on a pack of smokes. So.....hoping in the morning, that the dizzy part is gone and I can do my daily day!! I did break down and used a few nicotine gums......and that helped but dam...

Dear All, I just realized I completely forgot to track my smoke-free days! I'm very happy to share that I’ve now been smoke-free for 10 years, 2 months, and 7 days. Quitting smoking has been one of the most rewarding decisions of my life, and I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone who’s trying to quit the very best of luck. You all can do it! Warm regards, Raj

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You can do this @Muddled Quince Jus follow what we tell you to do. Yes, you will dream of smoking, I still do after 2 years, but thankfully they are only dreams!! YOU CAN DO THIS @Muddled Quince!! If I can do it, and I was a total cigarette addict, anyone can!! Please don't give up!!! PLEASE!!! Read all the info on here, watch the videos, play the games, do the NOPE pledge EVERY DAY!!! You can do this!!! I know you can, I did it, and I was so addicted. Go into my profile and look at my posts from May of 2023 and look how I was insane from the withdrawal...I was going nuts. Go look at it. You will see that you are not the only person to go through this. You will get through it. I know you can do it!!!

I will keep trying but I am reaching a point that the dizziness is driving me bonkers. The dizzy will let up some if I chew a piece of 4 mg. gum, which I did this afternoon, but that is still nicotine, which I am fighting, so...... What I do know, is once this heat wave here lets up, I can go out and walk farther and work in my flowerbeds. We are in the 100 heat index stage with high humidity, so few more days of that, I hope!! Cinnamon stick did not work. So I read a lot on here today.

Yaa Stewpot Huge Congratulations 2 years done and dusted

Great Work! On to three!

I did so today and almost at 24 hours and just posted on another post. If the dizzyness was not present on withdrawalll, but soooo much easier, but no, in my life, I have to do things the hard way!

You have a good strategy there @Muddled Quince! Keep yourself busy and distracted from the withdrawal symptoms. Those are just temporary anyway so do what ever you can to stay distracted and doing things not part of your daily routines or at least do things in a different order so your routine seems different. Doing that will keep your mind engaged on what you're trying to do. Remember, if you find yourself with nothing to focus on go to the games page and get involved there. It's just a bunch of word games mostly but they are at least time passers and once you get involved in some of them, you'll also get to know other site members better on a personal level. It's all good fun and the objective is the same ... to help get you quit!!

Congratulations on 2 years smoke free @Stewbum Great job!

Congratulations on 6 months smoke free @Kdad Keep up the great work!

12 Years is Fabulous. Big Congrats..

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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

As an NRT quitter....I do suspect a certain (most) degree of the feelings of the pressure to go cold turkey or that cold turkey is better than our method comes from within rather than the words of others. There are a minority who take cruel to be kind to the nth degree but the reality is as a whole the negativity to NRT and feeling inferior is more an internal thing than external. Trust me I've been thinkin about this in depth and looking at it from all angles... See the longer we hang here the more we learn and we don't even need to hunt all the info is here...and we are not stupid, while we are proud to be smoke free we know, in our heart of hearts while using NRT we aren't really free, just dancing on the edges. We know we are still feeding our addiction and the shame and insecurities we feel are because we know this. We know we are tempting fate each time we use. Honestly, after thinking about it those feelings of guilt or inequality or whatever associated with NRT are more about being ready on one level to leave it behind and being too scared to take that final step. So those feelings aren't necessarily a bad thing...they show a growth in knowledge and awareness and are the final sign that nrt is on its way out...those feelings are really a bit of a positive, a sign that the end is near. I'd rather see a fellow quitter using NRT longer and not smoking than falling off the train...and I'm torn on starting NRT 3 days in ... I kinda think if it's the difference between having a smoke and not having a smoke is it really so bad...3 weeks in I'd be waving my hands no, stop, don't.

One of the many things I learned on my post smoking journey...is that putting them damn cancer sticks down has made me stronger than I ever thought I could be. I do believe, now more than ever, that being a smoker weakens you. Horribly. More than I ever realized. Seriously drags you down and beats the crap out of you every single day while smoking and the longer you smoke...the weaker you become...the stronger the addiction...the more important the cigarette becomes in your life...can't live without it...can't ever see myself enjoying a day or a moment without my trusty "friend" What BS!!!!!! It truly is like a very dysfunctional, abusive relationship but you don't really see it until you are able to look back at it and say WHAT THE **** WAS I THINKING?????????????????????? Crazy crazy stuff. I still can't believe it. I can't believe I was a smoker but most of all..I can't believe how much of a slave I was to that damn addiction....that bully...that manipulator. It's amazing...really AMAZING how powerful the mind is and you really can convince yourself that something is true for you...when it isn't. Makes me question all my thoughts and all my beliefs and everything I ever learned in my 47 years of living because lets face it....just because I learned it...doesn't make it true.... Geez...I have a lot of inquiry to do....gonna take some time. Good thing I quit smoking because I have a better chance now of being around long enough to do all this questioning and searching. :) Big WOW moment for me today....BIG!!

This is by far the most I have ever gone without smokkng in 52 years.... I now find my self being angry at myself....for believing all the lies that involves around smoking... Believing I wasn't strong enough to quit.... I tell myself every day ...how proud I am....I beat this dam awful addiction... Every new person that climbs on the train....is one more person that the tabasco company,s has lost ...