Sazerac

I'll take the handier handyman.

Quim---vagina Y'all can make up your own sentence, lol, I'm busy with my quim.

So, preparing lunch amid turmoil ? sprog

The handyman was handy but, not so good.

Oh ! Naughty @Jordan7....I've been SO good lately ! My new trick is choosing The Word first before I do the rest. Has @jillar ever forgotten The Word ? Amazing.

Irregularly buy from the big river but, only if I must. TNP collects some things of value

Bunny is timeless

I'll chef and handle the handyman, dinner served !

hope the marks faded, egg wrangler.

-4 not breaking 60 for a while sigh.

Maybe some Alka Seltzer will help ? Relief is just a swallow (ahem) away !

We know what is in store for you after the initial turbulence....the power of freedom and a sincere trust in yourself, self confidence, the ability to change ! The gifts that dealing with nicotine addiction bring are many and we are excited to watch you succeed. It is a real thrill to see the free person emerge.

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-3 I suggest you assume position, egg wrangler.

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The fallacy of enjoyment came from the release of endorphins that nicotine triggered. Nicotine appropriated our brain receptors for pleasure, then they would only respond by administering nicotine. One by one we claim these receptors back. This is why rewards are so important. Here is a great thread by MLMR with a super video Educational Video on Nicotine and The Brain and a scientific study on Reward Processing and Smoking

-3 yay Triumphant Chicks. in case The Sticks miss this in the other thread, here is something for The Fun Room

You will find true Joy in your real self, the self that is not feeding a nicotine addiction. Nicotine gangstered our brain receptors responsible for rewards (i.e. dopamine). One by one we claim these receptors back. It takes a while for the endorphins and dopamine to kick in. This is why rewards are SO important, and why we recommend rewards for every crave/trigger and for every celebration. I propose finding something beautiful to listen to or look at or remember when you are in a crave. It will assist your brain to trigger endorphins/dopamine for Good things, for Clean things, for appropriate things and wean itself away from the poison that is nicotine.

Here are two from our friend, Joel Spitzer, concerning relapse. Intentional Relapses I Will Control My Smoking Now

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We need to be RUTHLESS in rooting out junkie thoughts (romance ugh). Don't let your brain finish the thought, interrupt it by looking or thinking of something of Beauty. This will give you a bump of endorphins. Before I got to 'the beauty' part, I would yell, FREE YOUR HEAD !!! or FREE YOUR (expletive, expletive) HEAD. You have to break up the thought pattern and be merciless about it. Soon, they will fade as your brain receptors are reclaimed from the tyranny of nicotine.

-16 a stick spanking to celebrate your anniversary, Ms V !

Congratulations, @Vivianne on your First Month of Freedom Thank you for sharing your quit with us and thank you for all the support you are giving. You are an important voice here and a beautiful one also. Morning Elephant Ear Bloom, Courtyard 7/11/19

-14 good morning/afternoon/evening all.