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here it is You think you have a hard time but you don't. Just imagine: twice weekly Chemo treatment ... breathing from a tube up your nose fed by some Oxygen concentrator. An hour or so baking your internal organs under the Radiation Emitter. Wasting away on a Terminal Diagnosis with mere months to live.. That's a hard time. A. Real. Hard. Time. This? This is nothing. NOTHING. EZPZ

Identify what your body really requires. You quit smoking....you don't need smokes for sure.

Take some concentrated deep beautiful breaths of oxygen. In through your nose, out through your mouth. Think of good times. Eat a little something ! Are you Hungry Angry (emotional) Lonesome (bored) Tired ? Deal with those things. Do not smoke, smoking is ridiculous

You have a great quit going. Concentrate on your success, Juan. Your freedom from addiction.

illness caused by smoking....a lot of that in hospital

Juan, There are too many cigarettes in the world ! Smokes have NOTHING for you, nada nunca nadie

Juan, Did you see The Sarge's post about what is hard ? You may be uncomfortable but, you can power through this. Put your mind to beautiful things instead of thinking that this is hard, help your brain re-configure itself.

Check this thread out also, Red Flags

-5 thanks for holding down the spot, V

-3 😊

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

So glad you have jumped into your Freedom, @Vivianne, you are right where you belong and we are really happy to have you here. Already, you are making a difference. Your enthusiasm is contagious just like your decision to quit smoking and put nicotine addiction to sleep. The next few days will see the end of the physical symptoms of quitting as nicotine and all the poisons involved in cigarettes start to leave your body Forever. The healing has begun. The cilia in your lungs are sloughing off all that gunk, your blood is cleaning itself, your brain begins to re-wire. Make sure you reward yourself. The Significance of Rewards

@Vivianne we go to 0 before we start -1 and I call it The Big 0, lol. So you have The BIG 0 (congratulations on your BIG WIN ! ) and I will take -1

Sorry to hear you chose to smoke, Axyz. Even if you have a quit buddy, you need to make your quit all about YOU and not pay any mind to other people's failures or, be tempted by other smokers. You are not missing anything...they are missing everything. I am glad you decided to start again. You can build yourself a successful quit by learning more about nicotine addiction and internalizing the information. NOPE means NOPE and Freedom is delicious.

Leave (I should leave this game alone before I get more demerits)

I'm tired of starting a new trend, everybody just steals my shit.

friggin' obviously safe

Leave everything vocalized entirely luscious

I found two Shoes on the street, they were right/left but, didn't match, Don't it make you sad, too,

love this

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YAY !!! I am so glad you are starting your quit now. Stay close to the board and post a lot, post everywhere. Your experience will help others quit, believe me. This Freedom is contagious. Stock up on some fruit juices and some small snacks to keep your blood sugar up. Drink LOTS of water. Breathe your way through any crave and look at or think of something beautiful. This will encourage your reward center. Check this out Your First Days Nicotine Free a long thread that includes many of the ways we helped ourselves in the early days. Stand your ground and Celebrate, Vivianne ! YOU QUIT SMOKING !!!!

Pretend you know nothing about nicotine addiction and start learning everything. Read until your eyes bleed, watch the scary movies. All the information about Nicotine Addiction must be imprinted. This is our best weapon, for sure. But, don't forget to have some fun too ! We have games and a great social section. Please, have a stroll around. S p.s. I will encourage you to stop smoking this very minute and not wait 3 days. The anxiety created by waiting is far worse than the actual quit. Like our friend, Paul, says, 'Just Jump !' But, of course, do your thing...just give this quit your very best. You deserve to be Nicotine Free.

Also, Vivianne, check out our friend, Joel Spitzer What Withdrawals Should I Expect From Quitting Smoking

As you put your nicotine addiction to sleep, your brain re-wires itself, of course, it can be instantly re-activated which is why NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) is so important to internalize but, once you start retraining your brain, your thoughts and reward system become your own again and not the addictions. Your brain will not always be actively asking/demanding nicotine, you can awaken it and must stay somewhat vigilant but, it leaves your conscious mind after a while. You won't be thinking about smoking or nicotine every 20 minutes like you did when you smoked and also when you first quit.