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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

Nope for today!

NOPE!!

Nope

I am not going to smoke today. NOPE.

NOPE!!

NOPE

N.O.P.E.

I am saying NOPE to smoking for today.

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Thanks!! Last week I had to spend a whole day in the hospital. As a smoker that would have been an absolute nightmare. Now that was not an issue at all. Also to answer the question 'do you smoke?' with no instead of the embarrassing yes, made me proud. Spring has started and are causing triggers but they will disappear.

N.O.P.E.

NOPE!

Congratulations @GonSo on 4 months smoke free! You are doing really well and should be very proud of yourself. Treat yourself today! Thank you for being a part of this forum and giving support to others! Onward to month 5.

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NOPE for today!

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very much so!!

Whoohoo Look at @GonSo go.., 4 months smoke free is fabulous You are already a massive part of our family Keep Going

Yes I bet when answering No you don't smoke your face was like...

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

NOPE!

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Nimrodel

I'd forgotten about this one, probably one of his most popular songs,

Such a fast paced song and another I haven't heard of before! I can also confirm that no smoking occurred when listening to this lol

Congratulations on 2 months smoke free @SD2026 You are doing great

Lovebirds

Welcome aboard @FinalAttempt. We’re glad you are here! I lost several quits, myself, before things finally clicked - thanks in large measure to the good souls and quitting wisdom on this forum. You, too, can be free. It’s your birthright. No more being controlled by a chemical that has hijacked your reward centers. No more regret after a moment of madness leads to a relapse. No more emptying your pockets for other people’s profits. No more ransoming your health. And face it - withdrawal sux. So why go thru it ever again? Just nope! When things get tough, come here and read, ask for help, play games, etc. You can do this!!

Happy belated 3 year smoke free anniversary, @Brioski Its grreat to see you back and glad you are doing well.

That was probably the most embarrassing thing to me ... After quitting for awhile I suddenly realized how I smelled to other people after I'd had a smoke When we're smoking, we simply can't smell that stale smoke stink on us that every non-smoker can smell. It's so gross As a smoker, I just assumed no one could smell smoke on me once I finished smoking a cig, washed my hands and popped a mint into my mouth;

Never take another puff Even if your arse is on fire

This is a fantastic reminder of the slippery slope, @dvs51. One is too many and 10,000 is never enough. The ONLY thing smoking does for us is make us want to smoke more. Keep the quit!

Don't be stupid,. You don't want to smoke. You just don't want to not smoke, and you know exactly what I mean by that. You won't smoke a cigarette. You'll go back to smoking full-time. You know that, and you've never believed otherwise. Let's remember a few things: 1. Let's start with logic. Money isn't everything, but $21 a day since you stopped smoking adds up. You saved over $600 your first month. That's higher than your car payment and car insurance combined. By quitting smoking, you've made your car free. 2. Let's talk emotions, since that's likely the reason you're thinking about doing something stupid. If you think you're depressed/anxious/stressed right now, imagine how you're going to feel later. No, not when you light up. I know you... you'll push the bad feelings down, you'll promise yourself to try again, but it's just not the right time right now, and you'll be back to smoking full-time by the next day, like this quit never happened. But in six months, you're going to be right back where you were - worried sick about how, when, and IF you'll ever be able to quit again. Is it really worth it? 3. Let's talk about how you feel physically. You are breathing much better than you did the day you quit smoking. Your insistent fear that an inevitable heart attack is right around the corner has disappeared. You have more energy now. You're on the path to improving your health and fitness. You got through the grogginess and disorientation and messed up sleep schedule that plagued your first few weeks of quitting. 4. Let's talk about the social aspect. Do you remember sneaking off at parties to some secluded corner of the property alone to have a cigarette? Do you remember the anxiety about how to tell new potential dates about your nasty habit? Do you remember feeling like an outcast constantly? Do you remember how embarrassingly bad your car smelled? Do you remember the yellow stains on your fingers? Do you really want to go through all of that again? You HATED being a smoker. Why would you want to step back into that club that you fought so hard to get out of? Calm down, relax, and do whatever you need to do to NOT use nicotine. This, too, shall pass.

Dear Molly, your Mum died suddenly on 10th February 2013, you were not smoking at the time, it was during your 9 month quit. You quit because your mum was a heavy smoker all of your life as well as an alcoholic. You were so worried about her, even though you were going down the same path. She was self destructive, so were you. You made a decision to stop smoking as the first step down a road of showing both of you that you could change. It wasn’t in time. You should have done it sooner, she might still be here if you had. You started smoking again, you fool. You looked after your Dad, remember? He had stopped in 1998 when he had his leg amputated because of smoking but you carried on. You watched him die from clogged up lungs despite having been quit for 20 years. He was in hospital in 2021. It took 7 days in hospital and 7 minutes in the end. You have scared your brother so much since then, he has lost his parents to smoking too. He didn’t say a word to you at the time but you saw the look in his eyes, you knew how scared he was of losing you too. You know how proud he is of you, how relieved he is that he doesn’t have to watch you kill yourself too. I know that you feel so alone sometimes, I know that on bad days you miss people so much that you feel like you don’t care if you die. I know that life feels empty a lot of the time but just think a minute, remember. You have had so many beautiful times lately, you have played with your nephews. You are loved, and you love. You will ALWAYS feel better in the morning, and you ALWAYS will. Remember that every day has the potential for something good: of a smile, of a laugh, of a special kind of happiness. Of a perfect beauty. Of nature, a song, a comedy show, a story, of a new friend, of so many things. There is so much to look forward to, even if you can’t always see it. There are days when you don’t even see the “good” until you go to bed and think, or when you wake up the next morning and recall. Promise yourself that you will always wait until tomorrow before you do anything silly and regretful yours Molly

So, Shymaid, I know you either really REALLY want one, or you have become too relaxed on the quitting. You might think 'It is just one', but that leads to another and another and another. I know you have problems seeing a bright future now, but no amounts of cigarettes will make that any brighter. On the contrary, it will only make the future bleaker and darker. You hate being a smoker, you start hating and despising yourself for being one, and using that as an excuse to continue instead of doing something about it isn't an option; not anymore! The withdrawal might seem endless, but it isn't. It doesn't really last that long, and when you think it does, it's only in your head. You can do this! Just feel how your body feels now compared when it was drenched in nicotine! Stay the course!

Welcome to the forum @mediahoundhope day one is going OK for you.

@mediahoundJust saw your post, looks like you just joined the board. Do you need help? We are here. Everything you have written is true! You have all of us here to help you. If you are having a crave, just breath through it. I know it is hard, the first days and weeks will pass before you know it.

You want to smoke, I get it. But the cold hard truth is that if you smoke you will no longer be an ex-smoker. The reason you want to smoke is because you are romancing the cigarette. You think that it will make you feel better about something, it won't, you will feel exactly the same only as a smoker instead of an ex-smoker. So to combat your addict within try some things before you go through with your plan to smoke. 1. Remember that smoking is a lie, it always takes and never gives anything good. 2. Distract yourself with anything handy until the nagging thoughts subside. 3. Go to QuitTrain and read for inspiration and resolve. 4. Make a plan to recommit your quit and remember how you felt on day 1. 5. Remind yourself why you quit, it was a good reason then and it's still a good reason now. 6. Take a nice deep breath and be proud of being an ex-smoker. 7. Going forward can be difficult and scary, but going backward is pathetic and sorrowful. 8. Take some time to respond to others on QuitTrain, get involved in your quit. 9. Realize how lucky you are that you stopped smoking before your body gave out on you. 10. If you get this far and still want to smoke post an SOS on QuitTrain and respond to each person who tries to talk you down. There is no way that you still want to smoke, so congratulations you made it through an urge an remained an ex-smoker!

OPAH over a year now and you still letting Nic challenge you. Remember Physical addiction is gone all the Nic receptors are gone! So it is all in your Mind now, Be the mental magnificent you are and tell Nic to hit the road, beat feet, Don't let the door hit him on the ass on his way out. You have the control, you are in charge. Get up and get busy, If you do not have your hard candies, go get a ding dong and a pop. By the way we really need to avoid the real sugars Bud, but for the now it is OK. Lets do what you need to do, I am here for you, we shatter the silence with our words and our thoughts, Nic has nothing on us, we are in command, send Nic walking off of the POOP deck and give him a big long flush. We are free of Nic now act like it.

Before you take that one puff and throw your quit away, remember that everything you've gone through so far will have to be repeated. Please make a new thread in this board so we can respond and help you keep your quit. Whatever you're feeling is only temporary and nothing is worth giving up your quit over. Not one puff ever. Myself and the moderators are immediately alerted each time a post is created in this forum. Please do not smoke! "If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

Pedro thinking of smoking when getting back home town, are we? You have not smoked for six hours, it's your first day, remember? Yes you had a little anxiety attack but you also know you felt relieved after it subsided, like an orgasm. One day at a time. You know you proved something to you when you get back to bed at night. One day different from the all others. Remember how positive this day was, your thoughts were more at peace and you felt protected, no one disturbed your peace like they do so usually bc of the bad vibes because of the bad vice. More energetic, talked to a friend for 22 minutes on cell phone. It's actually kind of fun to be struggling, to be fighting, to be learning (you know, those things...) But you ain't learning if you ain't winning so not a puff for the rest of the day.

Dear Nicotine in all forms: I’ve wanted to get rid of you for years. You’ve caused a rift in my family. They knew I was using you but it was like this big elephant in the room that no one wanted to tackle. I thought I was hiding you but of course, they knew. You’ve caused me to be embarrassed and feel judged because in just about every social or work circle I'm in, I'm usually the only one using you. Remember when I hid you from everyone? Even doctors and coworkers? Then when someone would remark that I or the room smelled like cigs I was humiliated because them knowing I was smoking was better than them knowing I’d been lying to them. Now I live with people who don’t smoke, in a neighborhood where I rarely see people smoke. In fact when I am sitting outside vaping I’d see tons of people jogging, walking etc and just know to the core of my soul that I wanted to be healthy and that I’m hurting myself because of you. People at least ten years older than me, speed walking and cycling and I'd think about how if I didn't give you up I would probably never get to that point, I'd spend the last years of my life a fat old lady in a wheelchair with an oxygen tank. I don't want to go down like that When my chest started to hurt when I walked up hills or stairs I knew it was time to quit. I’ve been paying a lot of money to use you while you are causing damage to my body, and possibly even be killing me. The test results I just got back say I am prediabetic and my cholesorol is up. I know that without you my cholestorol should come down. I'm not sure about the prediabetes will resolve especially with the other lifestyle changes I'm making. I don't want to be my mother, smoking and not taking care of herself and dying at 62. You have such a hold on me that its been 40 years of letting you rule my life because every time I tried to give you up the cravings would be too much to bear, I thought. Even now, ten days without you, and even though I’m taking Chantix, you are screaming at me to come back. I almost have, a few times but if I do that, I will be back at square one. I’ve proven to myself countless times that there is no such thing as one dose of you, no matter how sure I am that there is. I need to think of you like I think of alcohol; be afraid to actually pick you up because I know I won’t stop. I'm in solid recovery now, free of everything addictive except you, at least 11 days ago.Oh, and coffee but I'm not tackling that one just yet...but Its time for you to go. So I say goodbye to you. I've been quit for ten days; I don’t need you anymore. I never needed you in the first place. I just thought I did. I’m not spending incomprehensible amounts of money on you. I’m not going to put myself at risk of death for you. I'm not going to let you make my children have to lose their mother young. You aren’t worth it. Nothing is worth risking my life. Yes its hard to let you go, but if I developed a life threatening illness just because continuing to use you was easier than quitting…well how awful would that be? Or I could say letting you go is easier than dealing with cancer or heart disease will be. Letting go of you is easier than dying, thats for sure. Despite being DETERMINED to let you go, I definitely miss you already, esp in the form of vaping. Vaping is delicious and feels good going into my lungs but how crazy is that. I don’t want you In my lungs. I’m done with you. You aren’t going to kill me, embarrass me, make me sick, none of that ever again, just for today. One day at a time. Goodbye, idontsmoke

REMEMBER WHY YOU ARE DOING THIS . . . QUITTING !!! IF YOU HAVE A CIG, FAG, TAB, SMOKE YOU'LL BE BACK IN THIS SAME PLACE TOMORROW.. GUARANTEED & BELIEVE ME YOU WILL! DO IT FOR YOUR KIDS. IT WILL BE HARD YOU KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE HARD AT TIMES BUT YOU CAN, REPEAT CAN QUIT & WILL DO IT NOW... THIS TIME ROUND. IT IS ALL TEMPORARY AND DOESN'T LAST LONG . . ITS YOUR TURN NOW. SMOKING IS A VISCIOUS CIRCLE & WILL BE FOREVER UNTIL YOU DIE . . UNLESS YOU DO IT NOW . . ANYWAY ITS YOUR TURN NOW. YOU ONLY HAVE TO DO IT ONCE . . . THEN ITS GONE, THAT'S IT . . DONE! . . ITS YOUR TURN NOW AND OH . . YOU'VE QIUT