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Happy birthday Colleen - hope you have a great day!

Hey DF, well this sounds kinda sucky... I know everyone is different, but a whole heck of a lot of people struggle around the 3-4 month mark - something about no mans land... Where your quit isn't exciting and new, people have stopped telling you how proud they are, and you start to wonder if you'll ever feel normal, and is it even worth it?! Yep, I was there myself at around 3 and a half months quit. It's a hard time, but it is doable! And ontop of all that stuff, your brain is trying REALLY HARD to get you to smoke just one cigarette, as it knows that this quit is serious, and it knows it has to try to do something about it. Also, you may be forgetting just how crap smoking was - the smell, social stigma, cost, cough, bad skin, shortness of breath, tiredness, and the constant, continuous state of withdrawal! You've heard this a hundred times already, but this DOES GET BETTER... And until it does, we will be here to help you through and try to distract you! Stay really close to is, and read and post like your life depended on it (because it kinda does)... Big, big (((hug)))

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Lovely and extremely accurate post! Please do not think of yourself as 'only quit 3 days' (you don't smoke, same as me, no different) or that you aren't able to give advice to others - you are in the early stages of your quit, and probably more qualified to give advice than anyone else at this point in time! And you really don't need to worry about feeling crappy or having constant withdrawals after weeks/months/years - if that were really true, we would all be a bunch of raving lunatics by now! It really does just fade away over time, until you will go an entire day without thinking about cigarettes - and that will be the first day of many - sometimes I go weeks without even thinking of smoking, and craves are next to never for me at this point! The smell of cigarettes early in my quit made me feel a little ill, so I did try to avoid it as much as possible to be honest! Personally I think you are doing GREAT, but any time of the day or night that you need to vent or moan or cry or scream, then we will be here for you - we've all been where you are right now, and we all came out the other side, and not a special snowflake in sight ;) Hope you have a great day :)

meow.. I mean, woof!

Only another 6 days for our Yogi until her big day! Please tell us how you are feeling, Yogi :)

Have a safe flight, Gem! The weather here is really nice and sunny at the moment :)

I will join you, NOPE :)

Here are my 4,666 to make it 106,341... This bonfire is getting BIG!

You made your decision, now you should stick with it... Be tough and do not let those cigarettes win! You can do this, just hang out with is, try to take your mind off it and get distracted! We've all been where you are now, and we promise that t only gets better!

Yes, agree with this! Jeffrey, I almost missed yours today save the fact that I had it written down at work! Please add your celebrations to the calendar - all that hard work should be recognised! :)

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Jeffrey, it is your 3 month celebration today! I am so happy for you - you really have a strong quit going, and you are so helpful to everyone here! You are now someone that the newbies will look up to, and the days will just fly by now that you are 3 months :) I hope you do something nice to celebrate your freedom for quarter of a year ;) CONGRATULATIONS, my friend!!!!!!!!!

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Congratulations MG!!!! So wonderful to see you here with your great quit, joining in with all the fun ;) I hope that you do something nice to celebrate these 2 weeks of freedom!

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Hi Rowley, I did not experience this, no. Has this happened when you quit in the past, or is this a 'new' thing?

Aww Gabby, I'm sure you will be absolutely fine! I had one myself a few months back, and it wasn't so bad. But I know how daunting it can be beforehand! ((Gabby))

Ummm beacon, I can't see your nice pink QT ticker...!

Well done Evelyn! NOPE!

Thanks for the explanations, guys! I think I would call them burr's too. Sue, I remember those! Used to throw them like darts when I was a nipper at school! Petra, your dog is so handsome!

My first excuse (and I still remember saying it) was that I was not addicted to smoking, and that I could quit anytime I want, but that I enjoyed it too much...! Ridiculous! My second excuse (after I could no longer tell myself the first one anymore) was that now wasn't the right time, and I was 'too stressed' to quit. I wish I knew than what I knew now - smoking does not alleviate stress! The last excuse was that I didn't spend 'that much' on smoking - well, I inly need to look at my ticker to see that they is a lie I was telling myself! I'm glad that I finally was able to see through all the lies, and I have all you good people to thank for it!