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You're the boss, Jillar--warmest congratulations! I so admire your commitment to this site and the support you give day after day. Cheers!! Christian99

Congratulations Jillar You are a rock star to so many - thank you for the passion you possess to help others on their quit journey Love ya

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I’m late to the party but here I am wishing @jillar the most happiest smobriety anniversary!!!! 6 years!!!! Woo-hoo!! The days of peppermint puffs and a pack of JAC seem like forever ago now!!! Thanks for keeping your support so strong after all these years!! You’ve undoubtedly saved many quits & lives! Your fellow Butt-kicker, L4L

Huge congrats Jillar! 6 years quit is fabulous! You should be just as proud that you have helped so many others with their battles to quit and remain quit!

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I know a rabbit Quit smoking six years ago She's a friend to all

Sorry guys for getting back to you all so late. It's 150 Days now!! Doing just fine but struggle almost everyday. Thanks all for the encouragement!!

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Woohoo, six years quit today!!! I couldn't have done it without all the support I received, especially my first year quit. I've been fortunate to be able to be here to pay it forward and have made great friendships with people all over the world and for that I feel so grateful

Congratulations @Sunnyside on five months quit! That's awesome and you're awesome and I hope you spoil yourself a little extra today, you deserve it

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

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

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You're doing great @Sal, just hang in there. It won't always be that way

Wow 6 years! That's amazing @jillar. Congratulations! So happy for you.

Congratulation and well deserved!

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Hello everyone@! Just stopping by to report. I'm currently at 140 days smoke free. Only having an occasional craving now. Not bad either. I just want Thank you to everyone who has been there for me during difficult times. It hasn't been easy. My wife, on the other hand, has started back up again. I don't seriously think that she ever quit. Oh well, alone I go. It really doesn't bother me knowing and seeing her smoke. Maybe, it will be her time just like this is my time. See you at 150 days!!!!!

It’s great to hear from you Sal! You really are doing a great job fighting this addiction. You’ve come so far. Remember how every hour was a constant battle to not light up? It gets easier and easier and easier. I promise it does. Hang in there! I look forward to hearing from you soon!

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Well done Sal...It will get better ,we can promise you this ... Some things are worth fighting for ...Keep Going .... Don't forget your Rewards for all your hard work ...these are so important ...

Great job @Sunnyside!

Way to go! Happy 5 months!!

Good job Sunnyside. High Five!

Congratulations Sunnyside ... You have a great quit going ....you should feel very proud .... I'll drink to that !!!!

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@jillar, congratulations on your 6 year anniversary! You contribute so much to the community here. It's wonderful to be able to congratulate you on your achievement.

Congratulation, @Wayne045! You're accumulating a serous number of years!

Retired few days ago. Still quit. Now to enjoy some of that fresh air. Won’t say extra time, cause who know when we will be needed somewhere in Heaven. if you read this far, your going to be alright. if I can quit this long, all you can too and help even more to do same.

Great job, Yoda!!! Your quit is growing up nicely.

So sorry I'm late to the big party!!!!! I am so proud of my best wabbit buddy for your fabulous 6-year-old quit and even more impressive dedication to helping other quitters (new and old) make their way to the finish line. You're the best! This board is so lucky to have you and Doreen keeping things on track, and always including a kind word and a smile in your posts.

Hello! I'm Shymaid, and I've been a Nicotine Addict for over 25 years. On 05/26/2022 I lighted up my last cigarette at 05:40 PM CET. A Cold Turkey quit. The road to this point in time has been long, as you all can see, and with uncounted attempts of quitting behind me. This time it will be different, though! Why? Because I've started to work with where the problem really lies: in my head! I am an addict, and I have to admit that. Being an addict makes the NicoMonster seem like a huge thing, when in reality it really fairly small. I might just have 24 hours under my belt so far, but for the first time I haven't been climbing the walls for those hours! So how did I come to this final point? Well, that's a long story; and while I made several attempts on and off over these long years, they became more and more serious over the last 5-10 years. Two years ago I decided I really did want to quit. Well, I didn't really want to quit, as picturing a future without nicotine was impossible. So while I've been constantly trying to free myself for two years (!!!), I didn't manage it for several reasons. In October I had my last serious try; a week at a family cabin, alone, without cigarettes or any other form of nicotine. No car of bike, so getting to a store was not possible. I did survive that week. I didn't fall over dead for any reason, the world didn't collapse etc. You probably know the doomsday thoughts going through your head when you try to pick up the nerve for yet another try. However, when departure time came, I had known for hours that I would start again that night. And I did. While I was disappointed in my self to the point of self-loathing, I had also learned a very important lesson: now I KNEW the physical addiction wasn't as bad as I had thought. The main hurdle was in my head. At the cabin I wasn't going up the walls because of the withdrawal pangs, as it did when at home. When I didn't have any access at all to nicotine, the monster was also much smaller compared to when I do. One attempt some years back I controlled myself for about 6 weeks, and those weeks were pure hell where I couldn't even go shopping food. If I did, I knew I would get a new pack and start up again. And I did. With a few months of 'trying to cut back, so the final quite becomes easier' BS, I had stumbled upon a few resources that made today possible. Some times the YouTube algorithm works in mysterious ways. Last spring it recommended a yoga channel to me, right at the point where I was so claustrophobic that I couldn't breathe. With 9 months on and off I finally continued a daily practice from 1 January this year - Day 147 today! This has helped me prepare for this moment more than I probably know. In January I was recommended a meditation music video, which in the end led to a channel called Minds in Unison. It is run by a hypnotherapist, Thomas Hall, and has various kinds of methods to help people with various problems. I went for some subliminal, and unlike many other channels, he actually includes what subliminals he puts in there. A very important point! So I figured I'd try it out, for various problems, and have been listening on and off since. Not all related to smoking, but then everything is connected. For this time my smoking has been bothering me more and more, and almost driving me as far up the walls ans the withdrawal pangs has done! So the other day I decided to check out Mr. Hall's website, and he has a blog there. One recent post was on how to stop smoking, with one recommended resource was forums. Which led me here. While lurking I saw the praise of Allen Carr and his book, so I did a search and found a pdf version. As this is somewhat of a confession time, I will admit it was put up for free. I just hope one day I will be able to pay it forward somehow. Stolen or not, I started reading it on Tuesday, continuing into Wednesday. As I was overripe for putting this filthy thing behind me, I tried to quit from Thursday morning. Problem was I had 10 more left in my packed, and it had not been hidden while I spelt as promised... So I lasted for a whole hour when I got up yesterday. Not the other person's fault for forgetting, as it was all down to my own weakness! Open packets have been too hard for me to resist, in particular my own packet. So I smoked these 10 cigarettes while starting to type up Mr. Carr's book. At the same time I played 9,5 hours of subliminal music for self-forgiveness. And I felt the fear of a nicotine-free life starting to lift. When that was done I switched to stop smoking music, and have been playing that almost constantly since. The last cigarette was lit just over 25 hours ago now. It was the 11th of the day, actually, as the 10th was smoked while I was too distracted and I wanted to smoke that last one focused. Why? So I didn't feel deprived of really 'enjoying' that last one. Quite ridiculous when you think about it, but there you are. At least I don't have to sit and pine about how I didn't pay attention to my very last cigarette, haha! Since then it's been surprisingly easy. While living somewhat on an hourly basis and having to emergency-read in Carr's book to remind myself that I am now a non-smoker, the pangs have been fairly weak and easy to handle compared to what it's been before. As I said, my problem was in my mind. Have i successfully retrained my brain? No, absolutely not! But I have good tools now, and I really, really, REALLY want to be free of this damned cigarettes! Increasingly I've been feeling more and more sick after one, or even just a half; having a very bad taste and feeling of tar covering the inside of my mouth long before the end of the day; etc, etc. So you could say that my mind has been preparing to take this step for some time. Including realizing that NRT wouldn't be the way for me, as I really had to kick the nicotine itself, and to do that handle the FEAR. The fear of the withdrawal pangs. The fear of never, ever feeling that nicotine hit my brain. The fear of who I really am, as I have never known that. This last point is a very important one for me. I started in my early teens, before I knew who I was. So the only me I know is the slave to the dead weed. The Nicotine Addict. And that is really really scary! I mean, what if I actually manage to quit?!? Who am I then? Where will that lead? Can I face up to who I've actually been while living in this self-imposed slavery? Stepping into the unknown can be very frightening, but it was no option of continuing as I have these 25 years. So it really was just 'DO', haha! So this is my brief story up to this point! So far it's going very well, surprisingly well! I will stay strong! P.S. I apologize for this wall of text, and if you managed to come to the end I thank you for listening. If this can help anyone else, even just one, it will be worth having put out here.

Great job Jillar. Built a rock-solid quit for yourself and helped many others navigate their path to freedom. Top shelf!

6 years!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just wanted to say thank you for quitting and lighting my way and dragging my rather large ar53 to the lido deck. You have been and very much still are the guiding light and supporting hand to many newbies on their journey to freedom. You were the first person to reach out to a me when I quit with not only support but friendship and you are someone I consider my true friend. I don't think you realise how important and significant you and your quot are. I mean you gifted the world the Jillar air cigarette... I tool I still use from time to time. You give so much of yourself to all your fellow quitters, you have our backs, you prop us up, you guide, you hold the mirror, and you do it all while bringing a smile to our faces. So sure, well done, congrats, wot a bloody ripper of a quit...but above all that, thank you, thank you, thank you for never giving up on your quit or any of ours.

Happy anniversary, @Wayne045!

Aww !!!!.....My Beautiful Sweetie....My Buddy Moddy.... I'm so sorry I was not here for your 6 years WooHoo.........gutted .... Ok we can still Celebrate..... Congratulations...I'm so happy for you ....And I thank you for being by my side ...keeping this place A happy safe place ...oh !!!...and for helping this Pc Humpty out too... Love ya Doll... Cheers !!!

Congratulations @jillar enjoy your Memorial Day weekend

Congrats @jillar on 6 years quit. I am so thankful to have run into you on this journey to freedom from smoking. I remember you being on here and keeping me occupied through some of the toughest times in my quit. Take a bow and enjoy this milestone. You really deserve a great reward.

@jillar Congratulations on 6 years quit!! Thank you for all the support you give here!!

Patti ...do you want to end up in the hospital again and being so embarrassed that you you had to say you smoked! Do you want to go thruvwhat your own husband went thru with the cancer in his throat...smarten up its been almost 2 weeks , you have done the worst days. .there will be more , but you can do it...please please think of how happy you will be not hacking and being able to sleep without hacking.

Congratulations Jillar, this is truly an awesome quit. Keep it up.

Congratulations on 6 years smoke free, Jill. Thanks for all that you have done to continue to pay it forward and help others in their quits. I hope you celebrate big today.

Getting all of my ducks in a row to start my next project. I'm building a small greenhouse on Boo Acres. I already have more than enough cedar to frame up the house. Yesterday, I picked up a truckload of old windows from a friend of mine that flips houses. All the windows cost me was a case of Yuengling beer...a good deal. We're starting small and learning on the fly, but becoming increasingly food independent is more important now than ever.