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Hi @VeeVee Welcome to the Train. Yes, I found it difficult in the 4th month. The first year is the hardest IMO. Visit this site very often and read as much of the info as you can. It does get easier. Take it one day at a time, if you have to but being quit for 4 months is great! Good luck and I look forward to seeing you on here again.

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Just wondering if there’s anyone out there who also struggled during month four. I am on day 135 and seems like I’ve plateaued. I’m not dealing with cravings it’s more the mental aspect.

Welcome @VeeVee It does get easier with time as Quitting Girl said, but there will be ups and downs, especially over the first year. Keep the quit and keep up the great work, 4 months smoke free is awesome.

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Just checked in the other day after a multi-year hiatus. Very sad to see this news. Jill was so passionate and dedicated to helping others overcome this merciless addiction. Aside from her stalwart support for people going through rough patches, she also liked a good time. Her jokes and socializing lifted the spirits of many around here. She'll be sorely missed and fondly remembered.

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Welcome aboard @VeeVee.. We know exactly how you feel , we have all been there. Congratulations on your fabulous 4 months That’s a Quit to be proud of . Your body is going through some major changes just now , it used to being fed hundreds of deadly chemicals every day , It has to adjust . Come here daily , post a pledge read all you can , knowledge is power We are here to help you on your travels to Freedom

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Congrats on 4 fabulous months , hope your celebrating.

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DenaliBlues Quit Date: 2/10/2022 Posted February 27, 2022 I’m a newcomer pinging in to say hello. I’ve been lurking on the site for a while, but I set up a profile today so that I could participate. Thanks for the experiences and the compassionate, nonjudgmental encouragement shared here. Reading the info and comments has helped me through some white-knuckle moments. My last smoke was 17 days ago. It was not a planned quit. I was having oral surgery, and at midnight the night before I learned that smoking through the post-op was a really bad idea. (As if all the other harms of smoking for the last 40 years were somehow a really good idea?! Yeah, go figure.) Anyway, I slammed into this quit bass ackwards… unprepared mentally, emotionally or physically. I didn’t have any tools to hand, and hadn’t thought through how to be intentional to set myself up to succeed. Just boom. But I’m trying hard to make it work. There’s more than just a dental emergency at play. I want this quit and the suffering it entails to count for something. I’ve been ambivalent about smoking for some time, have been living in denial about the consequences, and have let smoking control my life for too long. Cold turkey was not an option for me, personally. (Did that before, didn’t stick.) So I’m using the patch on a step-down system. I’m constantly fiddling with silly putty. Trying to stay busy. Doing a lot of wall pushups. Attempting to stay positive. Getting a grip on my triggers. Making lists of alternative things to do in those moments. Re-reading the science. Doing more wall push-ups. I’m struggling with feelings of despair and intense physical discomfort as my body adjusts to a lot less nicotine. But this week, on average, was a bit easier than the last. So maybe that’s progress? I think addiction likes to hide in the dark. It feeds on shame and distortions, and whispers false justifications to us. So I guess part of why I am joining this QT community is to fend off those shadows by reaching out for reinforcement, to try to fill my brain with something different. I need to banish that voice from the dark that says nicotine is my best friend (it’s not) and says that I can’t exist without my smokes (I can, and I have 17 days of evidence to prove it). Today I am grateful for having your voices in my head, instead. You are helping me to rewire. Thanks for listening and bearing witness in return. DenaliBlues Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/17632-newcomer-check-in/