Sazerac

I'm Sazarac. After smoking for 40 something years, I quit on a whim (cold turkey ) in late October 2013. I lurked for nearly a year and jumped on the train August 2014 to thank everyone for helping me quit. Stuck around, off and on, to learn more about my nicotine addiction, to spread the word and for the camaraderie. I try to make myself useful by rummaging through the archives and pulling out helpful threads. The story doesn't change much. Educate yourself about nicotine addiction. Commit yourself to your quit, protect your quit, reward yourself and power through. You are more powerful than any crave and your power and confidence will blossom throughout the process. The freedom from nicotine addiction is delicious.

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Benefits after Five years ? Continued improvements in breathing and skin tone, taste and scent also, heart and circulation. My flu or colds do not degenerate into bronchitis. I have no cough. I never think about smoking anymore. I may have a vague memory, 'oh, I used to smoke during moments like this' but, this is without temptation or desire. As the years go by, I am prouder and prouder of myself for dealing successfully with my nicotine addiction and have greater compassion for those still in the throes of addiction.

She hasn't quit yet as far as I know.

this is a good post

I bet that was lots of fun after all your snow and the great bleak season upon you. Y'all look good. What's in the bag ?

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Congratulations on your FOUR months of Freedom, IGT(T). Tell us of your rewards !

Congratulations, Rozuki on your TWO years of Freedom ! It is a great pleasure to have you here.

H a p p y B i r t h d a y, F l u f f y O n e !

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oh. ok. you have to be really careful with jokes on the net, they often don't read well at all.

Technology is a tool. It needn't be a lifestyle. This forum is particularly useful. We save lives. I saved mine. S

freedom is delicious

I think you have missed the point, @Lilly. There is a lot of misinformation out there with regards to quitting. One that incensed me was that cold turkey is too hard. Here is an excerpt from my POST, June 13, 2016 "I quit almost three years ago and have become an advocate of Cold Turkey but, believe me, I support and encourage everybody in their precious quits. Any Quit Is A Good Quit I thought to gather some new information (in a galaxy of Misinformation) and was dismayed after googling around finding numerous instances of 'responsible experts' recommending to NOT quit cold turkey. What kind of idiotic advise is that ? Is this more Big Tobacco poisoning minds ? Big Drug companies pushing product ? Ignorance ? Today, I found a great rap about this from our Friend, Joel Spitzer

here ya go, copper. and here's little saz, before she grew up into a Beatnik/Peacenik

Congratulations, Opah, on your first month of Freedom ! I know things in your life are upside down for you right now so, protect your precious quit. Your quit is one of the GOOD things.

Congratulations Rosewothorne on your 10 months of Freedom ! Hope you celebrate wildly !

Congratulations, Jim, on your Two Years of Freedom.

Congratulations Gracelove on your TWO years of Freedom !

Congratulations, Niecie, on your TWO years of Freedom !!!