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I am sorta kinda reassured to hear this statement about you and your addiction. The Forever part only means that for the rest of your life, should you ever take a puff from a cigarette, the addiction is re-activated. You've seen the brain pictures. That is why I consider myself an addict forever because the addiction doesn't go away, it is now in my DNA fgs. But, I choose to not ignite it. Soon, you won't be thinking about smoking/not smoking every day.

-6 hello Doreen. looks nice and calm in here today, lovely time for tea ?

when you said that you used a lot of sugar when you smoked and it is a link, I thought, oh dear that sucks, sugar is a poison, nicotine is a poison. to have both of those urges yelling at you at the same time would suck. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE distract yourself and power through. never be sorry for posting an SOS, Ev. This is what helps us keep our Freedom.

I don't think this has anything to do with shame. There is nothing shameful about Truth. I was not shamed when I listened to Joel or read anything about addiction. I didn't feel shame when I copped to being an Addict. I felt Empowered. That was the beginning of a path of Truthful self-discovery for me. The shame was that I gloried in Denial for so long but, Denial is an integral part of Nicotine Addiction, any addiction. Your denial about addiction astounds me, Tiffany. Perhaps you are that one in a kazillion that can hold tight to their denial about addiction and have a successful quit. Still, giving denial that much power doesn't sound very free to me when the truth is so much more rewarding.

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wow. sugar as a trigger. nothing like two poisons clawing for your attention !

YOU --> QUIT --> LIFE. Cristobal go put on a record and bop til ya drop

N O P E

Bump with three of Joel's talks Are You A Nicotine Junkie Were You Addicted ? I Can't Quit because I'm Addicted When I came to terms with my addiction and faced my denial, I was able to see and hear the addict's voice within myself and defy it. This action, of facing the truth, brought a deep level of honesty to my relationship with myself and one that continues to enrich my life.

This is such encouraging news, Ruby ! I am so happy for you ! and what a glamorous quit you are having ! New eyeshadow and now, new lipstick ? Damn ! Perfect rewards for a new YOU. :D

Me too. EVER. FOREVER. p.s. I don't know if these will help but, they helped me Are You A Nicotine Junkie ? Was I addicted ? and don't let this last title I found throw you off because it has some pertinent bits, too. I Can't Quit because I'm addicted All from our friend, Joel.

Quite right ! It's the Lanolin, innit ?

-6 I'll try to pay better attention today, Boo. :D

These are interesting issues, Tiffany, and I can see why you won't admit to being an addict. I had a lot of the same arguments and many people here likely said the same things to themselves too. Now, in my 20/20 hindsight, I see clearly how my Denial made my quit a helluva lot harder than it had to be. This lesson has helped me look deeper inside and root out other denial hot spots. I have learned a lot and begun to disentangle the myth from the woman in true honesty with myself. There are many paths, Tiffany. You may change and learn to accept yourself as an addict but, it is really only semantics as long as you decide to stop administering the addictive drug. Keep Protecting your quit and holding your resolve. You are 18 Days into your nicotine Free Life and that is spectacular.

When I read, ' you don't want to be here' I didn't take that personally but, I went out on a limb and interpreted that as, "I don't want to be an addict" "I don't want to be told I am an addict or behaving like an addict" "I don't want to admit to being an addict" and I thought, well gee, Tiff. None of us want to be addicts but, the sorry fact is, we are. Admitting to addiction was a big one for me so, I could well be projecting but Commitment !? Commitment, I thought was impossible for myself. I was wrong. Commitment to NOPE has brought me nothing but power and helped me to understand the benefits of commitments. Your life has changed so much in the past few weeks, Tiffany. and please remember that it just gets better.

Beware of chapped thighs. That is, unless you are wearing trousers. :P

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one of the projected landfalls, Port St Lucie, FLA . Jetty Web cam a little bit N of Ft. Lauderdale on the barrier Island web cam current satellite loop back on pg 1, post 14.

-3 and DDoll in Savannah :(

Update

This is a real breakthrough, Tiffany. Hold your resolve and breathe !

Hi Ruby, Great to hear you are doing better and rewarding yourself. Rewards are really important because nicotine overrode our pleasure and reward centers in our brain and we need to physically jump start them again. This post may be helpful. Day FOUR ! Congratulations.

-3 hello darling smoke free creatures. I am very concerned about Beacon in Miami :(