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Here is some perspective for you, upside down Joe. Life As A Smoker Is A Balancing Act Stay focused and committed, the folks above and I tell you, 'It gets better' and we don't lie. You may be experiencing The Great Smoke Free Brain Fog

Addiction is all about us, you and me. There is no such creature as a 'nico demon'. Our own face is the face of addiction and our own voice is the voice of the addict. There is no demon lurking around about to pounce on us and make us fail ourselves, fail our quit. It is our own selves. We must take full responsibility for being the addicts that we are and remain vigilant throughout our lives to keep our addiction asleep.

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-7 Hey Ho Big D et al.

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

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Here are some links to videos, text and more resources from our friend, Joel Spitzer, to help understand our addiction. The Power of Nicotine Addiction Lost Long Term Quits Can Taking A Break From Smoking Help You Get Rid of Nicotine Tolerance ?

good to see you, @Runfree. Hope life is good for you. Girls have temerity

Talking about licentiousness kept secret. Hi @Jordan7 good to see you around. About

What, another year ?

Hey Sky, Star, Planet gazers ! Dig this amazing Swedish photographer, Göran Strand. Website and Instagram

Congratulations on quitting smoking, Joe ! 27 days is a huge accomplishment and I hope you are rewarding yourself. The Significance of Rewards Your sense of power is a real one. The inner power, self-respect and trust in oneself is a major benefit from quitting smoking. This can lead to many other positive changes in our lives aside from putting our nicotine addiction to sleep. These are the words of a successful quit, for sure. The videos in this link may be of interest to you, Your Brain Beating A Crave and the one concerning Neuro-plasticity (thanks to @Boo ) is excellent. Also check out Educational Video on Nicotine and the Brain that @MLMR posted

-5 Triumphant Chicks 2020...enjoy your spanking, Sticks ?

NOPE Not One Puff never/Ever/forever

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Wow, Jillar. So happy you stuck with your quit ! Everybody's quit is unique. I didn't have any physical problems I could associate with quitting except for the mental fog. I may be forgetting some, memory dismisses a lot of discomfort. Oh, right. I was a champion of flatulence. It was much more the mental game for me and it took that first year to really put smokey thoughts and non smokey thoughts to rest. Taking big beautiful clean breaths and forcing myself to look at or listen to something beautiful whenever smokes came into my consciousness finally became the habit. In hindsight, I should have been more aggressive with switching up my thoughts sooner.

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Congratulations, @Warbelian ! Please, reward yourself and have a celebration. You Quit Smoking !

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-5 hey Abby ! Good to see you.

Congratulations on quitting smoking ! Put up your quit date so we can celebrate with you and also understand where you are in your quit. There are a few things going on. One is that smoking hides many issues that come to light when we quit. Please consult a professional for any health issues. The other thing is you are still feeding your nicotine addiction with the lozenges. Until you stop delivering nicotine, you will not experience all the benefits of quitting smoking. In fact, you are perpetuating the addiction and keeping yourself in a constant state of withdrawal. Quitting smoking and dealing with nicotine addiction is truly a journey. It is a lifelong journey. Smoking changed our DNA. We will always be addicts. It is not over in a day or a week or a month or a year. A quit becomes a part of your life while you face craves and triggers that may pop up at anytime, no matter how long you are quit. This is why NOPE ( Not One Puff Ever) needs to be etched into our consciousness as we put our addiction to sleep. Please read all you can about nicotine addiction and watch all the videos here, especially those from Joel Spitzer. Education will allay many fears and answer many questions you may have. This thread may help you navigate around the forum 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine

The Triumphant Chicks have another win. The spanking will commence

-1 I moved a lot of potting soil and compost around on 12th night and was too knackered to go to the parade. It's a nice one, though, and right down the street.

-19 hey Paul. Nice to see you...not great to see you in Sticks/Chicks right now.