MarylandQuitter

Carol is going to kill him if he doesn't take a bath. lol Parts of last nights episode were pretty funny. Daryl carrying that possum, refusing to take a bath lol

Oneistoo, You relapsed because you were romanticizing smoking. Relapse doesn't "just happen", it's planned. You don't beat this addiction by being stronger than it, you beat it by being smarter than it. Watching Joel's videos, the documentaries and reading all of the supporting material here aimed to educate about this addiction. Knowledge is power and without it, you're chances of staying smoke-free diminish each time you fondly think about smoking. Also, relapse is not a part of the process of quitting smoking. Glad to see that you started your quit again and this time, please understand that smoking does not relieve stress, it only adds to it. Is Relapse A Natural Part Of The Quitting Process? Discusses potential of long-term relapses after quitting, as well as dispelling the idea that people have to quit multiple times for a quit to be able to finally take. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk6OFRO9BY4&list=PL4F05C03D0F9B86DB

Odd. All of a sudden I just got a huge pain in my backside. :read:

Nothing to be sorry for and Joel certainly has dealt with this question many times which is why he made the videos to address it. Imagine being around smokers in a clinical setting for 40 years and all the insight and knowledge that one would get from it. There is nothing that any of us go through that he hasn't seen before. He may not have experienced it, but he's very knowledgeable about it. Babs runs a support group for certain people dealing with a very serious illness. She doesn't have that illness and doesn't need to in order to help them. Not all the time, but sometimes it takes a person not attached to the situation to tell it how it is. cpk, get comfortable being uncomfortable as this mindset will get you through any craving you could ever imagine. :)

Me too! I am a full-fledged nicotine addict and always will be. I will forever be one puff away from 2 packs per day. As long as I never forget that I was once a smoker and am an addict, I can remain a non-smoker for the rest of my life. The day I choose to let my guard down is the day I put my quit and ultimately my life in danger. I'm going to post a link to a thread over at Freedom where this very topic was brought up.

There are social smokers, not here, but there are. They may be few and far between, but make no mistake, they do exist. But for each and every one of us, we can never take another puff because we're not social smokers, we're nicotine addicts. This is what Joel is saying and has always said. Just as some people want to believe that smoking is not an option, well, it is. Smoking is always an option because if it truly wasn't, why would we be here?

You would post that song. lol

Joel has never shyed away from the fact that he never smoked. Please watch the videos below which address this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlJK9ZSlw5Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S8TphTve4g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqcuPng589k

So you gonna run through snowdrifts and fields of snow? Now that's a workout! Wait, romp means run, right? :dirol:

Rob, if you have any cigarettes left, destroy them. Today is a new day, a new beginning. Begin the begin and let's go. Put the past behind. If you quit last night, great! If you smoked this morning, then quit now. This very moment that your reading this will never come again. Make this moment count. Start with Joel's Video Library and plan to watch at least one video per day and really think about what is being said. Give this quit your undivided attention and don't let life influence it. We can't let life influence our quits because it's not logical to do so. The Power Of Nicotine Addiction Video explains the full power of the grip that nicotine can take on an individual and the consequences that can be faced if a person does not quit smoking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpYRrZG5l8A Related videos: "I can't quit because I am addicted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWso5... "I can't quit or I won't quit" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i22AI... "Don't let a slip put you back to using" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cfxz... "Lost long term quits" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJeHt... "Were you addicted" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcTk... "Nicotine addiction" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-EGq... The costs of smoking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unQe5... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE-Z6GxSAc8

I couldn't agree more. When we exercise, we have more energy. When we exercise, we feel good about ourselves. When we exercise our bodies release endorphins which make us feel very positive. There's a reason why they say exercise is addictive and you get a natural high. It's the endorphins released during exercise that make us happy and calm. Of course don't forget the necessity of exercise to promote good health. :) NOPE30eT

Word.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MflUH8Bdys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F81CjEsglr8

Finally you listen to me!!!! I'm watching the series for the second time now. I'm going to buy the box set I like it so much. GR8 choice!!!!!!

This tune played through my mono blocks sounds incredible. You can hear his fingers striking the strings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe_pj0dXbec

Markus, MK's new release will soon be out. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7-cpV_H_z4

Oh really? You have any idea what you just said? Now you must learn the NTAP Shuffle. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8_bWeZRVU

Hope you check back in soon.

Rob, We're here to help but you haven't let any of us down, only yourself. You've woken the addiction back up and if I were you, I would quit right now. Don't wake up and smoke. Make today your new quit date. The point of quitting is to break the addiction which by the way comes with all sorts of nasty diseases. The point of quitting is to free yourself from the chains of this deadly addiction and to save your life. Don't ever give up fighting for your life and that's the battle you're in right now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV6UuX5HL98 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buv1N88P_QE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nxcw7ln9AU

Sad news. Be watching for William Shatner to say a few things. They were very close and the videos that I've seen of them two going back and forth are pretty funny. RIP and hope you no longer have "troubles with truffles". :)

Breaking Bad. Trust me, woman.

Not yet. The forum will be down for a short time during the transfer. :) Once I get everything coordinated I'll update everybody.

lol Ponderosa? They're still around?