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Here are some resources from our friend, Joel, Craves or thoughts that occur over time.

Congratulations, Christa on your FIVE months of Freedom !

Congratulations, Kate on your first month of Freedom ! How are you feeling ?

welcome to your new you !

Don't let anything compromise your quit. Dig what @Cristóbal has to say, Your Quit -----Your Life The Proper Sequence. One door closes, one door opens. Hang tight to your resolve, you will win at everything.

You might want to go through Joel's Video Index you will learn a lot of things about nicotine addiction and be able to put yourself at ease knowing what happens or, what can happen. Here is one I found for you Disorientation That May Occur When Quitting Smoking

I was always out of the closet with smoking, didn't lie about it, didn't care. I 'LOVED' smoking. I smoked everywhere. Smoking and I were like white on rice, inseparable for 40 something years. I didn't trouble myself about it. Quit while pregnant, resumed after the birth. Then, a bit over five years ago, it dawned on me that I was just like a junkie. I hated junkies, (even threw Tim Hardin out of my house for shooting up in my bathroom). I knew nothing about addiction. I quit on a whim and lurked here and there, immersing myself in an education about nicotine and nicotine addiction. With information, I understood the lies, the lies and the denial. It strengthened my resolve. I

Each day is a great accomplishment and congratulations on your three days of Freedom. Your body begins to repair and you settle in and get stronger every day. Since you mentioned caffeine, you might find this vid from our friend, Joel, interesting.

Thanks so much for checking in with your great news ! Stay focused and protect your quit with everything you have, everything you are. Here's to a New Year of Freedom for You !

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Have a great time in the Refuge ! Breath your clean clear breaths of oxygen and help your cilia re-invent themselves.

Excellent news, Opah! Get some beauty sleep. You are doing great, congratulations on your second day. Tomorrow is another day to be free.

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Congratulations on your TWO years of Freedom !

OK, bebe., It is time to quit, right ? The answer to this is YES, It IS TIME TO QUIT. So, know that You can quit. I quit, all these lovely people quit. It is not rocket science. It is about making a commitment to yourself. Embrace the new day, quit nicotine and be a free person. You can do this. Prepare yourself with education about nicotine addiction and hold on for the ride. You won't regret a thing. Love, S

You have come to the right place and you can have a successful quit. Learn all you can and don't forget to have fun along the way because life is short.

They are also taking over the vape thing. Not likely they will let go of an addictive product any time soon. lol.

To be honest, christine, this is a journey of self-discovery, a boost of self-confidence and learning how to be a smoke free person. The physical withdrawals can last for months to include the great smoke free fog, the rest is un learning and understanding the pattern of addiction. Each receptor in your brain needs to be re-booted. Give it a year, give it the rest of your life. It won't be as crazy as it is now, you are in the thick of it and it gets better with each crave you beat. Each moment, day, each week, each month, each year brings more and more benefits for you to enjoy. Hang on to your resolve and educate yourself, read till your eyes bleed. You are doing the best work on the planet, putting your addiction to sleep ! Congratulations on you second day of Freedom. Tomorrow, a whole lot of nicotine will have left your body and you are growing new cilia in your lungs as we speak.

Hey @farmgirl, These craves are the last live embers of addiction as you put it to sleep. Remember, Addiction doesn't magically go away, it is something we must live with forever. The quicker we silence our smokey thoughts, the quieter the addiction becomes. At a certain point after the first year, I could no longer call my smokey thoughts craves, they were just wisps of a phantom. You may find this post helpful Lifetime of Addiction

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Kate, Craves will continue to pop up especially the first year. Many are seasonally related (Winter chill, the burst of Spring etc.). These are the receptors in your brain that have made associations with Nicotine. Do not fear any crave, all you have to do is breathe through it. As someone said, as we all repeat, "A Crave Is Not A Command". It is just another receptor to wrench away from Nicotine and look how splendid you are doing ! an hour from 28 days ? Beautiful !

Congratulations, dear Sslip, on your First Year of Freedom. It has been a pleasure watching you build a solid quit and encourage others as you go along. Thanks for being here ! Wanna go for a ride ? Take the TARDIS for a spin, won't you ?

Quitting smoking is going to change your life, Kim, and change it in quantum ways. You will experience a giant boost in self-confidence and establish a real trust in yourself. All that needs doing is making a commitment to yourself that you will never smoke again. Not One Puff. If quitting drinking will help serve you, then quit drinking for a while. Don't let anything/anybody interfere with your quit. YOU decide whether to choose Freedom or Addiction and get ready for a great awakening in your body and spirit. Freedom is where it's at.