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first, welcome and have a look at this thread which will help you build a sturdy and successful quit 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Help Yourself Quit Smoking

hey sj. hang in there, you will get through this. keep talking and I will look up some resources for you. CONGRATULATIONS on quiiting smoking !

Hey Nancy ! Congratulations on your Seven Years of Freedom ! You were a huge influence on my quit and have given me great support not only about my quit but, your encouragement about my writing has helped me immeasurably. I remember putting some writings on my blog and you saying, put these on the main board so people can see them ! now, look what happened... thank you for everything, Nancy, and congratulations to you. Champagne ? and dancing, I hope.

I just love it that Sly and Doris Day were lovers for a while. Love that. Lucky woman.

Nana, your morning flip could have easily been caused by Hunger. Remember H A L T are you Hungry, Angry, Lonesome, Tired Riffing on H A L T

hey, Michael. Welcome to our merry little band of nicotine free creatures. you may find this thread helpful in building yourself a sturdy and successful quit 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Help Yourself Quit Smoking

Just don't smoke. Go have some fun. Don't smoke. Be Kind to yourself. Don't smoke.

Having one orgasm. (at a time, lol)

oh course your psyche misses smoking. you are a nicotine addict. it takes time to adjust but, adjust you will and love Freedom. Oxygen is the new drug of choice and it is splendid !

oops, I didn't know this was States-centric. of course, the 4th. will this redeem me ?

Congratulations, Michele on your first month of Freedom. Very excited for you.

ooh, somebody knock that girl over so I can steal her shoes !

I am not interested in chasing you down, Lily. Either you will quit or you won't. But, for you and other eyes out there struggling with a decisions to quit, I would like to put this video in the thread and a short essay from Joel at the end. I know I will quit again “I don’t know what happened. I just went back to smoking. But I know I will quit again.” I often encounter similar remarks from people who relapse to smoking. While the smoker may not recognize what led to the relapse, the reason is obvious to anyone understanding addiction. The person took a drag on a cigarette. While the situation that causes the first puff varies, the end result is inevitably the same. The first puff causes a second. It may be a minute, a day or even a week later. In some extreme cases even a longer time will pass. But the length of time is not important. The addictive process has been set into motion. Either the smoker becomes hooked immediately or gets a false sense of confidence leading to another drag, and still another. Eventually the addiction will be reinforced, and once again the smoker is hooked to the deadly substance–nicotine. So what about the idea that the smoker will just quit again some other time? There are two flaws in this concept. First, the smoker may never again get the desire, strength or opportunity to quit. When dealing with deadly substances, death may result and, sometimes, without advance warning. But, often, the smoker does have the opportunity to quit again. The only problem is that if he didn’t understand what prompted relapse the first time, the odds are he will make the same mistake again. Once again he will face the same problem–addicted and unable to quit smoking. If a person is enslaved in this process of on-again-off-again smoking, he must take time to consider what his particular problem is. His past attempts failed because he refused to treat cigarette smoking as an addiction. It is said that those who don’t learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them. Nowhere is this more evident than in dealing with addictions. If he doesn’t consider the consequences of taking the first puff, he will take it. And once again his noble attempt will be wasted. Smokers and ex-smokers must learn from their own or better yet from other people’s mistakes. Quitting smoking is worthwhile if you are able to stay off. All the physical, psychological, social and financial benefits will last only as long as you remain free of cigarettes. If you don’t smoke now, great! You understand your addiction. If you do smoke now, quit. You too will overcome the powerful grip of nicotine. Then, all you need to remember to stay permanently free is NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF! Joel

Congratulations on your Freedom A. You will learn the new you soon enough. Addiction took away so much of our true selves that the power returning is an amazing experience.

Congratulations, @JohnQ on your first month of Freedom. It is apparent that you are building yourself a fine and sturdy quit thank you for sharing this with us and also sharing your inciteful and honest posts. I'm a big fan.

Dreams of Smoking

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Here is a piece I wrote about my resentment over nicotine addiction. I'll bump it to the board also so, you don't miss it, Jeff. Lifetime of Addiction

Guided hypnosis will never work for me, I resist the hypnotist, I don't want them in my brain and refuse them any access. But, I use the techniques of self-hypnosis in many ways. It is a useful tool for me. A few issues here (these vids were a huge influence in my quit) What Withdrawals Should I Expect From Quitting Smoking What Is Nicotine Withdrawal Really Like Were You Addicted Minimizing The Most Common Side Effects To Quitting Smoking Every Quit Is Different and Possible Changes In Caffeine Tolerance