MarylandQuitter

Welcome aboard, John! The only way a quit is going to be forever is if you do it for yourself so good choice. :)

Welcome back, Ramona! Let's make this quit stick for good! What says you? :)

Congrats on 25 days!!

Spend more time here? Perhaps we can create something new for members??

NOPE!

It's amazing all of the smells we notice after we quit. Once of things we never knew we were missing!

Why of course, Evelyn! As you know, this train runs 24/7 and we pick up everybody. Glad to see you back. :)

I cannot condone advising anybody to quit drinking coffee unless a doctor told them to do so. I start drinking it at 3 AM and continue until early evening...every. single. day. even on weekends I get up well before 5 AM to drink coffee. I go to bed excited because I know as soon as I get to sleep the sooner that morning coffee comes. My doctor was in shock when I told her how much coffee I drink. She said at some point, I may want to consider cutting back but back the science that shows it staves off aging and has many health benefits. However, science and I part paths when it talks about "moderation". The scientists and I don't see eye-to-eye on this issue. :)

Don't minimize your own involvement because it's you doing this, not us. :)

NOPE, not today.

Your plan looks pretty solid! Tuck your chin and keep going! Post like a madman and keep yourself accountable to us, but especially to yourself. :)

OMG, JOE!!! I'm so thankful you and your wife are okay!!!

Congrats!!!

Great find, Doreen! Very true words from a long-term quitter. :)

Nope!!!

Me either! NOPE!

This should be on the main board as it's a testament to your success and can and will give somebody the courage to take that first step into the unknown and quit. :)

NOPE!!!!!!

What trouble?? This is why we're here!!!! This is why we exist. Post as often as you need and please know that we're committed to helping you succeed and stay off of nicotine forever. :)

This is a really good question and I'm glad you asked it. I used to smoke a ton at work. In fact, it wasn't uncommon for me to smoke an entire pack in 8 hours. When I was on midnight shift, it was often times just myself in a huge building built in 1903. I could sit atop and watch DC as it slept or sometimes not. Either way, it was wonderfully quiet, beautiful sights and it was just myself and my thoughts. I didn't have to worry about other people coming and going thus affecting the need to feed my addiction. Day shift I also smoked while working, just not as often because there were many more things to deal with; people being at the top of the list. Yeah, people = stress. Still I would catch a smoke pretty much whenever I wanted but certainly not like the carefree midnight shift. When I quit smoking, I kept myself busy and if my work was done, I found more. I kept printouts of the Quit Smoking Recovery Timetable on me and had several key topics bookmarked on my phone to read if I was getting antsy and wanted a cigarette. I kept Allen Carr's book with me and also had certain pages of it bookmarked. Lastly, the crankiness you're experience will go away. Once you get the nicotine out of your system (3 days or so) the rest of psychological and this is where you really need to learn and understand about this addiction. You can start with watching the videos concerning issues when you first quit. Come here as often as you can. If you think you're going to smoke, post an S.O.S. on this specific board. Myself and many other members get alerts to our phones and email whenever somebody posts a new topic on the S.O.S. board. Somebody will there quickly to help get your through. How To Quit Smoking Video lays out simple tips for people wanting to quit smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l27zWo7hbcY Related resources: Quit smoking tip sheet http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_03_01_ti...

I can tell you this, knowledge about this addiction WILL give you exactly what you need to understand the different things you will experience during your quit which will ensure that you stay quit. :)

Good Morning Nik! First, a huge congrats is in order for not smoking under stress like that. As you know or will soon learn, smoking DOES NOT help you deal with stress as it raises your blood pressure, increases your heart rate and sends adrenaline coursing through your body. Smoking actually puts your body into the fight or flight mode of survival. The patch seems to be working for you, for now. The goal should be to get rid of nicotine swiftly and completely. As long as you're still feeding your nicotine addiction with the same drug you're trying to kick, you're still going in and out of withdrawals which in and of itself is "stress". You're doing a great job and keep going!!! Creating this thread is one way to ensure that you'll never take another puff. The Law Of Addiction (Updated Video) "Administration of a drug to an addict will cause re-establishment of chemical dependence upon the addictive substance." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbOeOvA940U Keeping Cigarettes To Deal With Stress Video explains the importance of getting rid of your stashes of cigarettes when you quit smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymwuG_f_tGY&index=19&list=PL0F23FAFB942E402A