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friggin' Zappa, man...and live !

I won't be 'Me' without smoking was another huge myth. Although I was enamored of my smoking persona and defiant with denial, these were only by-products of my addiction. When I learned the truth about addiction, my idiocy was revealed.

I, along with many, believed that smoking chilled me out and would reach for a smoke to calm me down. It was a colossal revelation when I learned that I was only relieving the anxiety caused by low nicotine levels !

Welcome ! You can quit, @hesteralumni23. When you make the choice and commit to that choice you will quit. All the good associations and memories you have will still be there without smoking. You will be able to separate them from the addiction. Educate yourself. Commit to yourself. You will succeed. This thread may be helpful to you, 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Quit Smoking

Have a swell time, stay cool and hydrated. It is unbelievably HOT.

Don't you worry about a thing, Parsley ! It is a great topic and the cream will rise to the top in the thread. Some people are planners and successful with their plans. I am not a planner and have a successful quit running. I think making the choice to quit, committing to your quit and educating yourself about addiction are essential. To plan or to quit spontaneously makes no matter, just a personal choice.

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

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I don't know what you mean by "so much trouble" and hope you are doing OK. Let us know if we can help with anything. You might remind yourself of Cristóbal's proper sequence... YOU --> QUIT --> LIFE. Here is the original thread.

All quits are good quits, Michelle, no matter the technique. I look forward to your success

Beautiful, Linda.

I like this thread, Jo. I didn't know this song was written by Dan Penn. Blew my mind. The vid goes through all the covers. First, is Dan, IMNOHO, just because he wrote it. Aretha has it. Johnny Adams in the running.

Gawd, I am SO old ! In My Not So Humble Opinion (IMNSHO) this is a crap song, not up to McCartney's standard. He is an awesome songwriter. This is a throw away, IMNSHO. But, if you want to do a cover, PLEASE make it your own. Switch up the key, the arrangement....c'mon, man...make it your own. The Foo people failed me completely.

All we have is choice. Choose well. I choose to not indulge my addictions. That is all. Choice. Possibly, I have something in my DNA that predicates my addictive behaviour. I don't care. I have Choice. I Choose to be Free. s

One cannot legislate addiction. Addiction remains addiction, Wanna talk about caffeine ? I have managed to give up all the 'eines' available. Gives me a shit load of compassion. I believe in information and personal choice... and have as much fun as you can in this mean old, cruel, old world. S

Please, stop it with any bullshit about How To Quit. All it has to do with is your choice. Either, you smoke or, you don't smoke. Personally, I don't care how you get there. The happiness comes with your choice, TO BE FREE and accept , Not One Puff EVER.

River Songwriters: Patricia J Griffin River lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group Isn't she a river? She doesn't need a diamond to shine You can't really have her But you can hold her for a time Takes an army just to bend her Be careful where you stand her You can't hold her back for long The river is just too strong She's a river Arms made out of silver Moving in a crooked line Carrying some dreamer Off into the end of time You don't need to save her Or teach her to behave Just let her arms unwind Ever-changing and undefined She's a river You can ride easy when she's slow Run across her when she low Follow wherever she goes She's a river Run for cover when she's mad Drown in her tears when days are bad Don't you ever forget it then She's a river Ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh Isn't she a river? She doesn't need a diamond to shine So people call you clever But she's been a here a long, long time And she's seen so many faces And places down the line She's been left for dead a million times Keeps coming home, arms open wide Ever-changing and undefined She's a river Ooh, ooh, ooh She's a river Ooh, ooh, ooh She's a river

Great to see you, Parsley, congrats on your 10 months of Freedom ! Hope you have escaped all the flooding in your part of the world. I quit on a whim and as a personal challenge to myself. I was completely ignorant about addiction. I lurked here and there, educating myself and joined the QTrain in the tenth month, or so, of my quit, thankful to everybody that had shared their stories and for the incredible resource of information compiled here.

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Stay vigilant, you are winning. How To Prevent A Relapse

Stay focused. You will succeed.

This is just the dying embers of your addiction. Do not take this to heart, it is just another neural pathway being diverted to the high road, the clean road. Take stock and remember that you do not smoke. Those days are long gone. You are a new woman. Also, check yourself with with Red Flags. I promise you, you will feel better. S