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How are you doing, Linda?

Great job, Jackie! Getting through hell week is definitely reason to celebrate.

Congratulations Octain! You are doing great!

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Congratulations on 7 great, smoke free months, Martian. Thanks for all of the support that you offer here as well.

Congratulations Rory! You are doing great!

Great job, Ela! Congratulations!

Congratulations Tyme2B!

NOPE - I don't smoke anymore.

Yeah, those early days can really suck. There's no way to sugarcoat that. Still, the reward for making it through this time is huge. You will start to notice all sorts of positive benefits, some expected and some not expected, and eventually you will realize that you are living such a better quality of life than you did when you were a slave to nicotine. You just have to make it through these times first but it is definitely worth these early struggles. Stick with it. You are doing great, Jacki!

This is normal, Nikki, but it sounds like you are doing a good job of educating yourself about the nicotine and thinking pro-actively about how to fight through craves. Early on in my quit during my free time, when I wasn't on the boards, I tried to spend as much time as possible at places that I knew I would probably enjoy but knew I couldn't light up at. Also, I tried to reward myself for keeping the quit. These things vary from person to person but definitely make sure to treat yourself well for the great job you are doing by putting smokes behind you. You are doing a fantastic job.

Great profile pic, Linda. I know you don't feel this way now but believe me, you are doing great. When you stick with this quit and look back at these early days, you will be really proud of yourself for fighting through these moments. And yes, your quit gets stronger everytime you fight through these moments. At this stage, your third day, the nicotine has probably physically left your body completely, or is close to doing so. Getting the nicotine out of your system is a really big step to leaving cigarettes behind for good. I know it is tough but you are doing great. Keep up the awesome work.

Congratulations CAquitter! Awesome job!

Congratulations on 7 months smoke free, Gabes!

不 - NOPE in Chinese, at least according to Google translate

Welcome again, AB. I'm sorry you are still struggling but there is a lot of support here. Keep NOPEing. That's the way you do it.

You are making it through the roughest days, Linda. Do hang tough. You are doing a great thing and we have all been through what you are going through now. Believe us when we say that what you are going through now is temporary and things do get better. Try to read some posts on here people have made talking about improvements they have seen in their lives that resulted from quitting smoking. There are a lot of positives that do come, with time, from quitting. I know it is tough at this stage but try to focus on reasons you want to quit and how much better off you will be as a non-smoker. You are making a tough, but awesome, life change right now. Stay tough and be proud of what you are doing.