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Nicotine addiction can really whelp us over our emotions especially in early days. This is not a permanent state. The sooner you push smokey thoughts from your brain, the sooner you will feel free. The associations are not real. It is addiction knocking at your vulnerable spots and you must consciously acknowledge them for what they are, then replace them with beauty. This is an action and you must be aggressive. I am sorry you have such a heartbreaking trigger, Christa. But, your stepson wouldn't have appreciated being a trigger for such an awful thing as nicotine addiction, would he ? So, remember him free and separate from nicotine....they don't belong together and you deserve clean and free memories. You have a splendid quit, Christa. We are so proud of you !

Hi Fluffy ! We miss you. We will send the Rat Patrol for you. I have their number, boy do I.

Congratulations, Rory, on your 8 months of Freedom.

Oh, the evocative 'van by the river'... it must be rocking with the 8 month Celebration ! Congratulations, O. You have a beautiful quit going.

You are doing great, Farmgirl ! It is good to hear from you. Congratulations on your 8 months of Freedom.

I'm here, my lovely nicotine free creatures and here is my friend, Paul, explaining how to make a Sazerac (the cocktail, that is).

Congratulations, Ella ! 10 months of freedom is a powerful thing and you are a powerful woman to prove it. I love seeing you here and thank you for your contributions.

Joel Spitzer's and here Joel Spitzer's Relapse Prevention youtube link with all the resources he mentions. also, take a look at these in house posts How to prevent a relapse Red Flags Post an SOS Post a pre response to your own SOS I'll post more when I find them or you will, I hope. Iml found this for us How To Prevent A Relapse

Congratulations, Catlover. I am so happy you quit smoking 7 months ago !

Congratulations, Gabes

Congratulations CAquitter ! I hope you reward yourself on your six months of awsomeness.

We are your troops, MyLife ! So glad you reached out and won't smoke. You are a hero...a smoke free hero ! Reward yourself ! Especially after a gruesome crave.

you go HERE IS CHAT and type then hit enter (oh good, I see you are there) I am glad you are staying with us. You can conquer this crave

I'll go hang out in chat for a while...in case you need.

Your quit is new, protect it and protect yourself. Go take a bath, a walk, a stomp and scream. You don't smoke anymore and will learn how to survive these upsets and disconnectedness without smoking. Smoking doesn't help or change anything for the better, only you can and YOU will !

Hey, life, You quit smoking and smoking is no longer an option. I am sorry you are upset and feeling disconnected. Take some beautiful clean deep breaths and stay with me. S

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Congratulations Wren18 on your 8 months of freedom. I hope you reward yourself.

Congratulations Tyme on your smoke free two months. I am so glad you came back to fight for your freedom.

For sure, the winner has to be Jimi, Happy Fathers Day Down There to Jo's Pop.

Congratulations ! One Month of Freedom for Linda !

Here is some of our anecdotal evidence of quitting, Your First Days Nicotine Free I went on to primal screaming showers, walks, dance, I sucked on a stick of cinnamon like Jillar's Air Cigarette and studied until my eyes bled about addiction, watched all of the scary tobacco related movies. It can be exhausting. Sleep. Reward yourself on your first days of Freedom. You are inspiring. S

Myself and many, many others hid emotions behind the veil of smoke. It is eye opening to have emotions surface and use the opportunity to get very current and honest with ourselves. I feel this is one of the many gifts that comes with quitting smoking.