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This isn't about smoking really, is it ? You've got a FOUR MONTH run of FREEDOM going on ! I had some gruesome triggers/craves late into my quit. You know what to do. Breathe. Take Some Water. Take a run or a walk or a shower. This feeling will subside.

Darcy ! Baby cakes ! You are not a smoker ! Let us find something else for you to do, please baby ! Remember your house IS YOUR HOUSE and You make the rules.

Here is Cristóbal's great thread Your Quit & Your LIfe, The Proper Sequence I know it is difficult changing smokey thoughts into other thoughts. I trained myself to concentrate on breathing and find something of beauty to give me a bump of endorphins. I found beauty all around me. That light on that leaf. A cloud. A certain color. The feel of silk or velvet or the bark of a tree, flowing water. The scent of lemons. A perfume. Revisit a beautiful memory. Listening to a favored piece of music or reading a favorite story or poem. (or writing one !) Even faking a smile will start endorphins working. These simple practices will serve you throughout your life when you encounter stress or pain or fear.

Look, Michelle. It doesn't matter what happens in your life, your quit MUST be sacrosanct ! Stop giving junkie thoughts power. They only have the power you give them.

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Hey Macky Mac, Congratulations on your Three Months of Freedom ! You have built a fabulous sturdy and successful quit and shown a beacon to those following you. Thank you so much for all your contributions here, it makes me so happy to see a newbie post so often and get involved in the community because I know that is a sure sign of a forever quit. Hope you celebrated wildly. S

here are some entries on what helped us during the First Days Nicotine Free I think you are the first to admit to Railroad Spikes but, I chomped on a few myself.

in case you're jones-ing

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good luck tomorrow, Michelle. So glad smoking is out of your life now.

I have a bottomless supply ! You are doing great.

There are body memories that may be triggers. Soon these won't be big triggers, they will fade and fade and new experiences will take their place.

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Nicotine is pretty much gone from your body after three clean days. Three days is a great accomplishment. Celebrate your freedom.

yes, the adage, 'Move A Muscle, Change A Thought' comes to mind.

oh dear, just in time for a spanking, I see. Somebody needs to let Doreen out of The Fun House ! I'll sacrifice myself for the cause. 13

Bump for our fabulous newbies who are still hearing the whiny idiotic voice of the addict. All you can do is identify the lies and dismiss them as not useful to you anymore. You are a free person now !

I am so happy for you Koder on your Five Years of Freedom ! thank you for hanging out here, your NOPE is always a bright spot. Celebrate wildly ! You quit smoking !

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we all know what the de-tox is like, sugar. be sure to reward yourself, this stirs your brain to administer endorphins The Significance of Rewards (this link is not from The Great God, Joel Spitzer. It is my humble offering.)

understanding timorous hints