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Hello SamDy and welcome to our merry little band of quitters. You may find this thread helpful in building yourself a forever quit. 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine I am a cold turkey quitter and I know that if I can quit, anybody can quit. It is the quickest way to rid your body of nicotine forever ! and then be on to living your freedom. Here are a few resources from our friend, Joel Spitzer Feeling Handicapped In Your Ability To Quit Smoking I've Tried Everything To Quit Smoking and Nothing Works

The semantics here are in the use of the word 'hell' and what constitutes 'hell' and a perspective on what real hell may be like if one continues to smoke. also some people DO NOT experience a hard time quitting so, the construct of anticipating 'hell week' is not always accurate. Smoking is an addiction not a habit and takes more than three weeks to break. Does It Take 21 Days To Break The Smoking 'Habit'

Congratulations, @Linda on your beautiful ELEVEN days of Freedom. You may have good days and then a weird trigger, a random crave will pop up out of nowhere to agitate you. Know what to do ? That's right, NOPE NOPE NOPE your way through. Have some water, some food, some rest. REWARD yourself for wrenching another brain receptor away from nicotine's control. You quit smoking !

Concerning Hell Week Our friend, Joel Spitzer, just came out with new videos about the concept of Hell Week and it struck a chord with me. I will include them below. I had a very challenging first few days, first weeks, first month, first year. Never did I think I was going to smoke again but, sometimes I thought I would never be OK again. I feared that I would always be locked in smokey thoughts. This turned out to be false, I listened to those further along in their quits who gave me hope that my new free self would prevail. As I learned more about my Nicotine Addiction and the health disasters from complications caused by smoking, I saw what real, quantum challenges were all about. My first week of feeling VERY uncomfortable was nothing in comparison. Nicotine Addiction had made me a spoiled brat, I was whiny at not being able to have my way. This was all it was. It was not the challenges of facing a fatal disease, of not being able to friggin' BREATHE. I posted a thread about this, Spoiled Brats/Nicotine Addicts So, I just want to say, I am not making light of anyone's challenges or pain. Sure, you may face some difficult moments, days in your quit, months but, none of this will kill or maim you like smoking will. Make it easier on yourself by breathing and NOPE-ing your way through any rough bits, by educating yourself so you understand what you are experiencing. But, YOU MAY NOT have many difficult moments at all ! "Hell Week' is not a given or pre-destined and The REAL 'Hell' is not quitting and succumbing to the slow torture of emphysema or other cancers, illnesses created by you. The Real HELL you create for your families because of your self-inflicted sicknesses and demise. Here are Joel's two new videos The Use Of The Term, Hell Week When Quitting Smoking Real "Hell Weeks" In Regard To Smoking

5 good morning, my darling nicotine free creatures

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These four days are the beginning of your fabulous Free life, Steven. Keep your focus and understand completely that you quit smoking forever and will never ever be a slave to nicotine addiction again. Rewards ! Rewards ! Rewards ! The Significance of Rewards and understand than many craves are only a signal that your body needs something.... like FOOD or REST or WATER or a myriad of other necessities. Check out Riffing on H.A.L.T

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Such a thing is not for everybody. Nicotine stimulates certain things in your brain that we learn to manufacture without the prompt from nicotine. Endorphins are the major bump. This is why rewards are so important. When my attention waned in the fog, breathing and water helped so much. Exercise also, moving around, clearing your head.

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Congratulations to you, @Up In Smoke on your TWO WEEKS of Freedom ! Reward yourself and stay vigilant.

dry them, Jo...they will be great when they are not as plentiful and super good flavor level for stocks, glaces, soups, gravies, sauces. I am jealous of Jillar's buzz but, didn't want to start too early, at least until I finished playing with knives and watermelon.

glad you are feeling better. commit to NOPE every morning, every evening you'll be grateful to be a Free person.

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get involved with your quit, intimately involved, have a look at this and start following the steps to build a successful quit. 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine

go have some water, move your body around. scream, shout, dance, make love, cook, color, take a shower, run, stomp... do anything but smoke.

Hello Matthew, congratulations on your quit. HANG IN THERE you don't need to relapse, you need to have confidence that this feeling will pass. where are you in your quit ? this will help me direct you to resources. in the meantime check this out H.A.L.T.

This is a HUGE accomplishment for ALL of us, Steven. Congratulations on quitting smoking. You Don't Smoke Anymore.

Here is another great quit song from Tower Of Power for your listening (and quitting ! ) enjoyment. STEP UP

and here is a video from our friend, Joel Spitzer, and resources about Setting Quit Dates

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Sandy ! Congratulations on your SIX years of Freedom, baby ! I hope you and your furry people are well and fine.

You don't have to relapse ever, Steven. and yes, quitting smoking, dealing with nicotine addiction enables you to face a lot of truths. This propels a serious self awareness, a surge in self confidence and a profound trust in yourself. All, added benefits to quitting smoking.

Steven, It is way more than a 'slip' you are dealing with a deadly addiction here and you need to get very serious with yourself. Resources

Oh dear friend ! Happy Happy Happy SEVEN Years of Freedom ! You are such a great support generator, Paul. Thank you for your personal support of me, all your posts with your continued support of QTrain and your new molecule ! Koko would be happy painting my floors. There is always wet paint somewhere. Love to you and Janet, s