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Congratulations on one full month quit @Brioski! That is AWESOME!!! And thank you for being so supportive of your fellow quitters, it's appreciated

Aww B... Sorry your dealing with these feelings ...and sorry to learn about your Lovely Dad ..he would be so proud of you ..because you are doing whst evey smoker on the planet deep down would love .. To be free ..I lost my Hubby to Emphysema..it was hard to watch .. We promise it will get better ,you will reach your Freedom .. Keep coming here and posting ..we will help you through it ..xx

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So proud of you, Brioski! You fought through it all and won,and there's no stopping you now. Congratulations on one month down, and yes, February counts as a full month (take any advantage you can find and run with it.)

Warmest congratulations!!! Don't be afraid to acknowledge and even to lean it to the difficulties--most people are not "all better" just a week or two into this journey, and the commitment you're demonstrating is truly inspirational. I had a really rough go of it in the initial stages, and I've wondered, sometimes, if those challenges actually contributed to the strength and durability of my quit. I really don't know about that, but what I do know is that they were necessary for ME. And that's my recommendation to you--keep doing exactly what you're doing. You're winning. Christian99

Thank you, friends Is it considered a month though since I quit in Feb that only has 28 days? Lol. Regardless, thank you for the messages hopefully I won’t have too many more tear-filled, dopamine-depleted crazy lady posts, but I have a feeling there’s a few more a-coming! Lol

Congratulations on 1 month smoke free, @Brioski. You are doing awesome

Wtg, Darcy!!!

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

Congratulations Boo, this is an awesome quit.

@Angeleeki believe that anything that alters the brain chemistry and thus alters ones perception of reality will ultimately cause either depression or anxiety. Whether it be from smoking tobacco, weed, eating sugar or even mushrooms, the result of the brain trying to regain its normal chemical balance as those stimulants wear off can cause long term changes in the neurological pathways. To see a report from someone such as yourself of long term depression being fully gone gives me hope of recovering back to a mental state of never having smoked. Were you ever clinically diagnosed with depression? Sorry if I'm being to nosy but this is a topic I find fascinating.

Congratulations on 2 years nicotine-free, Gus! Amazing how time flies, right! Keep the quit! It's easy now! ☺

Congratulations @darcy on another month quit! You're doing great and I hope you're treating yourself to something special today

Well done @Brioskigetting through that first month is so important. You will start getting your life back soon enough. For now, staying quit is the priority and you are doing a stellar job. Sending you some good vibes.

Big congrats, you are winning and no longer have to live as a slave to nicotine.

@Christian99, that post is truly special to me. Thank you.

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Congratulations Darcey.. 2 months is a great Quit Upwards and Onwards

@Brioski, im hoping today is a little better for you. Please keep reminding yourself that what you're going through is completely normal this early in your quit. Some people cry a lot and some people get irritated much easier and then there's the lucky ones who have loads of extra energy and carry on their life like they never smoked. I just kept telling myself over and over that this too shall pass and all good?(?!) things must come to an end. I'm so sorry about your dad. I lost my dad and my uncle (his brother) from smoking related cancers and still continued to smoke until my breathing was so bad I HAD to quit. You don't want to get to that point trust me....

DenaliBlues Quit Date: 2/10/2022 Posted 16 hours ago So sorry you are ill and feeling skunky, @Linda. I’ve felt the same way. This wily addiction sure likes to try and strike when we are feeling low or unawares. Stay strong! Bear with me as I try to express something for you, for me, for all of us who suffer… there is something important about “comfort” that quitting requires us to reclaim. I think smoking hijacked our ability to feel comfort. Instead of receiving tender care, we received ugly toxins and the manipulative mind games that come with addiction. Smoking was much less gratifying than it was cracked up to be. But Addict Mind wants to smoke anyway. So it’s telling me (falsely) that I am bereft of all comfort. The thing is, we are not bereft. We just need to reprogram how we’re habituated, to give ourselves ACTUAL kindness and care, not crappy chemical substitutes. There are days when it feels impossible to experience being soothed without smoking. But I try. It’s a great creative challenge to find other ways. And when I simply can’t comfort myself, I benefit from attempting to give kindness or comfort to others. I have VERY happy cats since I quit… lol. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/21298-crazyness/

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Hi DenaliBlues! Thanks for a very thoughtful answer. And congratulations on your first year smoke free! Your first 2 bullets really resonated with me. And I agree that there is no light-bulb moment where the depression or what have you is suddenly gone, but rather one day you realize that damage is no longer there, and you feel whole again!

Great posts...certainly gives food for thought... I too was a smoker from 11 years old . Interesting what my non smoker brain would be like ..

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Congrats on 2 years quit, you totally deserve a reward today.

So sorry that the roller coaster has got you down today. I hope your breathing eases soon. As I was quitting, my emotions were very raw. Negative feelings I was used to suppressing with smoking went haywire for a while. But things evened out. Stick with your quit, definitely get support, be kind to yourself, and keep the faith!

....but I feel so guilty. I bought cigarettes today and have smoked a bunch of them. I don't want to quit but I do. I feel so guilty sitting here waiting for my mom to get home because I have to tell her. I feel like I've let the world down. I feel like most of me wants to quit but there's a part of me that just can't handle with all this free time. I've gotten a lot of advice like finding something to do but it's not working. I've tried finding things to do but there's nothing to keep me busy 24/7. It doesn't help I have an underlying depression problem which makes me as unmotivated to do anything as one can get. I've tried and tried but today I failed. I guess there's a part of me that doesn't want to keep smoking or I wouldn't be here typing this out. Someone please talk me into throwing my packs away (yes, I bought several because I was convinced I couldn't quit and just gave up.) I feel like I'm posting asking for a lot of help. I hope I'm not too needy. I swear in the Spring things will be better.