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Congratulations on your quit Midmale, close to one month of Freedom for you ! Welcome to our merry little band of quitters. You will find a lot of resources here about nicotine addiction, this thread may help you navigate around and help you to build a sturdy, successful quit. 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine

Please add the lies you have heard in your head about addiction and the ways you have quelled that voice.

NOPE NOPE your way through your discomfort, Linda. You will succeed.

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Tell us about your plan, Linda, your plan with the patches. Then others will be able to follow your path to success and we will know where you are in the scheme of things. Addiction is pernicious and you must begin clear your head of the lies. One of them was about stress and I addressed that upthread. Here is a thread of Red Flags, all about our voices of addiction and rebutting them. Understand that you are fully capable of quitting. None of us are superhuman (as far as I can tell, lol) and we took many paths to our quits. The thread that binds us together is our commitment to Not One Puff EVER. NOPE is the essential ingredient.

Congratulations, on your First Month Nicotine FREE. Excellent work. I look forward to gold leafing a railroad spike for you to commemorate your first Year. Take each day, honor your commitment to NODE and learn life nicotine free. It is delicious.

Nicotine addiction. It leads to despair, defeat and perhaps deadly consequences. None of here are immune. Please educate yourself. I cannot stress this enough and have given you a lot of resources. Go through your threads and take advantage of the links provided. Much of your stress is self-perpetuated, caused by administering nicotine. Smoking Does Not Help You Overcome Stress So, Linda, what is your plan ? How will you build yourself a successful quit ? Are you on a program with NRT ? Are you going cold turkey ? Your support is here, let us know how we can help.

The point is TO QUIT ! I don't care how. Choose your method and learn everything about it.

Linda, I am a cold turkey quitter and have experience in building a successful quit but, I know that others have chosen NRTs and succeed also. There is NO BAD WAY to QUIT SMOKING !!! The point is, choosing a method to quit, learning everything you can about your addiction and about the particular method you choose to quit. This information will help you understand what you may experience. Do not listen to your addict. Do not obey that voice. Stand by your commitment to NOPE and ride out the discomfort.

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Hello .@Helen H. I found these films disturbing and motivating, fueling my choice to be forever free of addiction.

the green 'reply' and sign in boxes would look good in blue and be harmonious with other spots of blue going on with facebook and twitter symbols. and after looking at the new colors for a while... I am thinking a softer black and a deep red instead of orange. an unsolicited opinion from the peanut gallery, lol.

Serious. NICE.

and if you are wondering why you are still having withdrawal symptoms after a month dig this Why Am I Still Experiencing Nicotine Withdrawals

Congratulations on quitting smoking. Learn all you can about your nicotine addiction. Until October you will still be administering an addictive substance and many of the benefits of quitting smoking will not be yours until you quit nicotine also.

and I would recommend these from our friend, Joel Spitzer to start you on your education about nicotine addiction. Daily Quitting Lesson Guide

The Importance of The First Three Days of Your Quit I know you quit 'smoking' for almost a month but, confronting your addiction to nicotine is where you need to be now. Congratulations !

no, not crazy it is just the addiction speaking. Ok. no patches. GREAT ! Read about the first days without nicotine, that will explain a lot about how you are feeling. I'll find some things for you to read

Linda, are you using patches ? I can't remember or see what method of quitting you quit with.

Linda, what's up ?

Linda, Are you Hungry, Angry (emotional), Lonesome (bored), Tired ? often these things will be a false trigger for nicotine because we used to smoke instead of dealing with many of these things. Riffing On H.A.L.T.

Hi Linda, have a glass of water and I will find some resources for you Why are you feeling discouraged ? You are almost a month FREE.

Days will get better. Do not cave to craves. Remember what our friend Sirius proposes, "The next time a craving plunks down on your face ask yourself, " What price you are willing to pay to own yourself?" and a bottomless cup of NOPE for me, please.

Welcome @Squirrel You may find this thread helpful 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine