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Stay vigilant, A. You quit smoking ! You will now adjust to new patterns and new ways of dealing with things. This is a part of your rewarding new adventure. Remember you are not losing anything by letting go of a deadly addiction, you are gaining a profound trust in yourself by putting the poison aside.

Congratulations, @Mona on your First Week of Freedom !

I am very glad to hear that you have quit. Are you using patches ? Let us know your date so we can help you with what to expect and support you the best way we know how. Having a successful quit has little to do with the method of quitting. It has everything to do with standing by your commitment to yourself. I am sorry if what I said upset you. This was not my intention.

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Jillar is absolutely correct. You quit smoking, you don't smoke anymore ! You are a former smoker the second you stop lighting up. Please remember to celebrate and reward yourself for all craves conquered and standing down all trigger. This will have an even bigger impact when you are nicotine free. The Significance of Rewards

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Mona, have you actually quit ? or are you avoiding this essential question ? You have failed your quits, both a cold turkey quit and a NRT quit and maybe more. I hardly see your advise on either as being useful at this point. How about learning from people's experiences about having a successfully maintained quit. These are the voices to listen to, no matter what method they used. again, I must post this wisdom from Joel Spitzer, Resources Every Quit Is Different

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We're sticking with you like white on rice, @AK47. Everything will get better by and by. You must trust us. We don't lie. You are more powerful than a crave and smarter than your addiction.

Let's listen to some wisdom, shall we ? The Importance of The First Three Days and The Difference Between Physical and Psychological Urges Keeping NRT's In Case Of Emergency Prolonging Nicotine Withdrawal Relapses Are Not Determined By How You Quit Smoking

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The whole point of quitting smoking is about NOT throwing in the towel. It is about building yourself a successful quit and to stop feeding your addiction. Reintroducing the drug ? No No NO ! You're an addict, fgs. To give yourself an 'out' like 'throwing in the towel' you are dooming yourself to failure. The only requirement is a conscious and committed decision to quit smoking, quit using nicotine and you must abide by your choice come hell or high water. This isn't rocket science, quitting isn't impossible and frankly, while it may be challenging, quitting smoking doesn't rank in the hardest things to do on the planet. Go sit in ICU and see people on ventilators, go through the cancer wards, watch amputations due to complications caused by smoking and witness real challenges. Challenges not only for smokers but, also for their families who must watch these horrors. You Smoke Because You're A Smokeaholic I don't know if you have quit yet @Mona, your sig just says 'yes', whatever that means. All your sentences are straight out of the junkie handbook. I recognize them, you know why ? Because I am a junkie too. Thankfully, I have put my addiction to sleep and you can too, of this, I have no doubt. You need to stop spouting the lies of addiction, stop listening to your junkie, stop obeying the addict and start seeking freedom. Every quit is different, different to each quit you started and different to each individual Don't assume because you had it hard with cold turkey that you will have a hard time with cold turkey this time. Don't believe if you had it easy with patches, you will have it easy again. Every Quit Is Different

Welcome, Rene and congratulations on your excellent decision to quit smoking. Please avail yourself to our libraries and educate yourself about your nicotine addiction, our nicotine addiction. This thread may help is assisting you to build a successful quit 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine

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Congratulations on your Freedom ! You must protect your quit at all costs, any expense. This is your LIFE and the quality of your health we are speaking about. Second Hand Smoke is TOXIC. There is no reason a FRIEND would subject a friend to deadly poison and you needn't participate in anything concerning smoking. You don't go licking puddles in a toxic waste dump, do you ? You wouldn't do that even for your best friend, would you ? Stay away from smokers as long as you need to. My first encounter after I had quit wasn't even a trigger, the stench was repugnant and nauseating. My friends who smoke DO NOT smoke around me. They will lose my friendship if they do. It is a matter of respect. They are free to poison themselves away from me and I do not hound them about their choice...well, mostly lol. You should also be concerned about Third Hand Smoke. Butts in ashtrays emit toxins, clothes emit toxins, skin emits toxins, furnishings and walls ! Study up so you know exactly what you are exposing yourself to, it is so much more than the possibility of endangering your quit. It is about endangering your life.

Congratulations on your first week of Freedom, A

Welcome to our merry little band of quitters, Patches. People have successfully quit smoking with patches, following the prescribed step-down program. We support all quits here no matter the method. I quit cold turkey because I wanted to face my nicotine addiction head on and get the poison out of my body as quickly as possible. Cold Turkey isn't crazy hard, it is just making a commitment to yourself that you quit smoking and be willing to go through some uncomfortable moments if needed. You may still go through uncomfortable moments using any NRT, this is just the nature of nicotine addiction. There is NO magic bullet except your steadfast commitment to never ever smoke again. Here is a thread to help you around the site 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine The more information you gather about nicotine addiction the easier your quit will be. So study all the links Planning can also cause unnecessary anxiety where jumping in with your commitment allays your pre-stress about quitting. You can avoid a lot of qualms and fears about quitting as soon as you make that commitment to yourself and start living as a Free person. Here is a vid and resources from our friend, Joel Spitzer, concerning Cold Turkey Whatever You Do Don't Quit Smoking Cold Turkey

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