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mokajava, I hope you take advantage of the links provided. Education is so important to a quit. Hope to see you soon as you start your journey to a nicotine free life.

Here are marvelous resources and plans for the first week of quitting smoking. They helped me understand my addiction. Joel's Daily Quitting Lesson Guide Joel Spitzer has helped many, many nicotine addicts quit and build lasting quits.

Welcome @mokajava and it IS exciting to quit for good. Here is a thread to help you amble about the site and build yourself a strong quit. 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine You don't need nicotine. You don't need gum. All you need is a commitment to NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) and you need to stand by that commitment. You don't need a special 'date' to quit. Quit NOW and start your new adventure ! Here is some Cold Turkey Information to start your education about nicotine addiction. Your body will heal, markedly once your quit nicotine. Please, quit now, we'll cheer you on and answer lots of your questions.

The nicotine addict often feels powerless but, they are not. These videos from Joel Spitzer, especially the second part of both, may resonate. I'm Just Too Weak To Quit Smoking Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Reward yourself HUGELY for conquering yesterday ! You Quit Smoking and stuck to your commitment to NOPE. I am SO friggin' proud of you ! I know this wasn't easy but, look ! You have come out a FREE, strong, woman. You don't fail because you want to smoke, this is addiction. You fail when you smoke. You might want to start a blog. Your experience can help many. Eleven days nicotine free. You are a hero to yourself and to all of us. Get some rest. Pamper yourself in some way.

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Congratulations on your quit, SCSailor ! Thanks for checking in. You may be facing seasonal triggers and also new triggers from new experiences on duty. Stay vigilant, protect your quit and please, keep yourself safe. Thank you for your service.

I agree with Jillar. Consult your physician. and it is never a bad idea to turn telly and devices OFF and limit your exposure to the frenzy of the news. Radically limit your exposure. Read a book. Listen to music. Garden. Spend time involved in a hobby. Exercise. Show yourself kindness.

Anxiety can be debilitating. I am glad you have techniques to calm yourself down. There is a lot of cause to be anxious these days and some also feel impressions of our collective anxiety. Everyone is terribly concerned, rightly so. All we can do is keep distance, wash our hands, cover our mouths. Be kind to eachother and ourselves. Congratulations on your quit, @AndrewAsh ! Six weeks ! Reward yourself for every crave and trigger conquered. Things will be better by and by. Appreciate how happy you have made your lungs...your cilia are shaking off all that poisonous tar. You blood circulation is returning to normal and bring nourishment and oxygen to important body parts. Plenty of reason to celebrate. Thank you for checking in. Your experience is a light in the dark for others.

and Autumnal Equinox for our Southern Hemispheric friends !

-1 keep yourself safe, mister b

Happy Spring to all you marvelous smoke free creatures

There is no valid excuse to smoke, although our addict brains will try and invent one. Red Flags Believe in yourself and this marvelous journey you are now on. Craves and triggers will come and go. Remember YOU have the power over craves and acquire more personal power with every one conquered. You are doing GREAT ! Breathe deep and enjoy your newly found freedom. If you have any concerns, please post. We have you in our thoughts.

There is no reason you can't keep your quit, Irene. Stay focused. Keep your commitment to yourself, to your quit. Draw power from that commitment, see how far you have come. Reward yourself for every crave/trigger conquered, this helps stimulate your endorphins, the mechanism that nicotine gangstered. Things are going to get much easier, your hairy moments will start to be few and far between. You will realize that you haven't been thinking about smoking or not smoking for longer and longer periods of time. Think of how long you smoked...healing and recovering from all those years and patterns will take thought and time. You are free now and able to craft your new life, your new life affirming patterns. Have some fun with that.

How are you doing @Irene ? Thinking of you and your fabulous 15 day quit.

hey, @darcy, How are you doing ? Protect your quit, your life is precious.

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Thank you, @Mee. It has been a pleasure watching you build a quit and grow into the fabulous nicotine creature that you are ! Read her story, @Samantha&Dynah. Now for you, missy ! Sit down and read through your old posts, click on the provided links inside your threads and find the treasure trove of information. New Here Am I Going Crazy I Failed Oh No, Here I Go Again Listen to what we are saying. We want you to succeed. We quit, you can quit too ! Education runs through all the threads, we stress education because it is essential knowing what is happening in the body with and without nicotine. When you understand what you are dealing with you are more likely to have a successful quit. Joel Spitzer is an invaluable source of information and education. Spend some time, spend a LOT of time, with his Daily Quitting Guide and begin to understand nicotine addiction. Glad you are back. Hope you will quit, we know how beautiful it is on the other side of nicotine addiction. We want you to know that beauty too.

Y'all. You need to be staying HOME. You are at risk to yourself and to others if you don't.

Only nihilist's engage ?

" I THINK I'M READY TO TRY AGAIN ' are already self-defeating words, S&D. Ready to try ? no no no. It is the time for, Just DO IT. The DATE is unimportant. Make the commitment yourself NOW. I HAVE QUIT SMOKING is the mind frame you must put yourself into and leave NO DOUBT, no chink in your resolve to quit. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^this^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

No matter what is going on in our lives or in the world, we must protect our quit, first and foremost. YOUR QUIT & YOUR LIFE - THE PROPER SEQUENCE By Cristóbal, and from Joel Spitzer, Resources Smoking and Cabin Fever