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Here is a post full of our anecdotal evidence concerning No Man's Land Hope you are feeling better today. You are stronger every time you beat a crave.

Building your quit takes time, re-routing your brain away from nicotine takes time. You must be patient with yourself and stick to NOPE

I am so sorry to hear about your father's death.

This is a great post, Kdad. The more you participate here, the more you document your quit the stronger it can become. Collectively, we are awesome. Thanks for this post.

Welcome to our merry band of nicotine free creatures, Sandy. Congratulations on your quit ! I'm going to give you some links to some posts that you may find helpful. The first is how quitting smoking is a journey The Journey 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum and The Great Smoke Free Mental Fog I'm with @c9jane29 and @jillar in that I make myself get up and do something....anything and then I usually find something interesting to get into. I'm so glad you have joined us ! s

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Congratulations, Lilly, on regaining your Freedom. Two weeks is a great accomplishment. Enjoy your day and protect your beautiful quit.

Happy Birthday Ivy, fellow Scorp. Hope you have wonderful celebrations ! Now, dear Mother, Hearing Aids are not just for 'old people'. Almost ALL of my musician friends (ages ranging from 38-75) wear very cool hearing aids. They are light and look like the folks with their bluetooth contraptions. Eargo makes a cute little model, pricey but, really good reviews and don't you want to hear how much everyone loves you ?

I never heard of Proby, googled him and, well well well....no wonder you are a fan, Madame Toady Toad ! "Proby's UK career lost momentum after controversial live concert appearances including two trouser-splitting incidents at shows in Croydon and Luton in January 1965 that scandalized the British press and public[4] and led to bans"

Congratulations on your Two Months of Freedom, Kdad ! I love seeing your NOPE's everyday. Not only is it inspiring to see your commitment but, your choices of op art are amazing. Thanks for taking the time to post them and thank you for being here showing us your quit. s

Congratulations on your Seven years of freedom, Sarge. Thank you for your 'embrace the suck' philosophy. This idea was an integral part of my quit. Here is a thread where Sarge answers many questions I Am The Sarge Hope you and your wife celebrate wildly. Any new rocks to climb ? New races to enter ? New varieties to graft ?

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Free, just over Five years. I had a great celebration here, thank y'all. I love our batch of quitters, watching them regain their confidence and their lives from the shroud of Nicotine is mighty inspirational. My quit is feeling rock steady and there is no room, ever, for complacency. Nice to see you popping in, mister b. Love to your beautiful (and saintly) wife. S

Exciting news, Lilly. Day Six. ! Please reward yourself, you are doing awesome work that will pay off big time in a short while. Already you are wrenching your brain back from the slavery of nicotine and teaching yourself what true rewards are all about. Thank for keeping current with us, we are cheering you on every step of the way. S

Michelle, How was your day ?

Congratulations, Johnny5 on your FOUR years of Freedom and thank you so much for all you do. Your wisdom and words make this board a great place to be.

Happy Day Five for Lilly.

Ahhhh.....the horror daze/holidays Expectations are on overload. When you want to escape, escape and breathe clean cool air. Slow down your breathing. Remember HALT. Feed yourself. Rest well. Let your feelings be feelings, give them attention. Enjoy your grandkids. Tell people you love that you love them. Eat too many sticky buns. Warm up your husband's bum. Play with your canines. Remove yourself from uncomfortable situations, the door is always open. Stand up straight, tits first, chin up. Un-clench your fists, lol. Use your power. Communicate your perimeters. Have FUN. You don't smoke anymore.

Hello again Michelle, Congratulations on quitting smoking. How are you going to build your quit ? What is going to make it successful this time ? Please educate yourself again and again and commit to yourself, commit to NOPE. You will not fail.

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Congratulations, Kelly, on your First Year of FREEDOM. Celebrate wildly ! This next year will find you reaping even more benefits.

Hello Freedom and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on quitting smoking ! All of us here are proof that quitting is possible. THE best tool to quit smoking is education so, use the resources here and read read read. Watch the scary movies. You may find this post helpful, 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum... Let us know how you are doing.

Oh dear, Lilly, Smoking leaves a sad and tragic legacy to any survivors of a smoke related illness. I am so sorry you lost your Mother. Grieving takes a long time and comes up unexpectedly years and years after you thought your grief was complete. Give yourself time and space whenever grief comes up for you. It is all part of the healing journey. Smoking hid so many of our deep feelings. I used to think I was in touch with my feelings but, after I quit and so many feelings came tumbling down, I realized the veil of smoke hid so much. So much. Be kind to yourself and give yourself a reward for this day. Tomorrow, will dawn a new day.

Should you come across moments when quitting seems too arduous, when you feel like you just can't take it anymore you must forge ahead, faking it if needed, to get through another day. You must shake yourself and understand again that this is just an addiction and you are the conqueror. Smoking will not make your frustration or your withdrawal go away. Smoking is all about the management of withdrawal. These moments of despair or frustration that your mind is not yet free are not long lived and not commands for you to smoke. They are opportunities for you to introduce new ideas, new rewards to your brain. Change your thoughts, use a physical or a visual prompt. Be your own dominant/dominatrix. Insist your body obey you and release it from the captivity of nicotine addiction. The rewards will be awesome. No kidding.