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I wish Jacinda ruled the world. Intelligence and Compassion. What the world needs NOW. Glad your peeps are OK, Jo.

Our friend, Joel Spitzer explains this so well. This half-life of nicotine levels in the brain is 20-30 minutes under normal conditions. Under abnormal conditions it may be shorter or longer. Stress makes it shorter--significantly shorter in fact thus increasing the bodies demand for cigarettes. This helps explain why smokers smoke more under stress and why when facing equivalent stresses as an ex-smoker, they will eventually be calmer than when smoking. The first time experiencing a specific stress will be a trigger, but after a time or two the association will be broken and withdrawal will no longer be encountered during the stress. The same stress will then in essence be less stressful for all practical purposes. To never have to deal with stress induced withdrawal, r even withdrawals experienced during non-stress times--just from going too long without smoking-- always remember that to end nicotine withdrawal forever simply entails knowing to never take another puff! Joel and this video, also. Smoking Triggers

Prolonging Nicotine Withdrawal Nicotine is Nicotine is Nicotine

I love this post, @Boo. I have a prompt to help me, a deep breath and feasting my eyes on something of beauty. As soon as I could recognize the thoughts of the addict, I was able to first, distract myself from them with a deep, deep breath and replacing the thought by looking at or listening to something of beauty. This distanced myself from them further and further as time went on and clarity ensued. I use this exercise whenever I am stressed or confused or upset or in a conundrum. The breath and finding something of Beauty now stimulates my endorphins quite quickly. Creatures of habit, are we.

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JO JO JO JO JO. I am glad you two are OK. You two could have been DEAD.

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Welcome, Hunter. You have something very good going for you...you acknowledge your Nicotine Addiction ! Now you must learn everything you can about nicotine addiction and build yourself a successful quit. NO. You cannot manage an addiction by feeding the addiction. Either you feed the addiction or you starve it and free yourself. The Law of Addiction How Nicotine Works and you may find this helpful also, 10 Ways To Effectively Use This Forum To Stop Using Nicotine

Congratulations on your Six Months of Freedom. Smoking not only caused but, drew a veil over a multitude of physical ailments. Please consult professionals with your concerns. Fatigue and irritability are certainly symptoms of quitting smoking and you are quite early in your quit. These can be mitigated with physical activity and a nourishing diet. You may find this thread helpful The Great Smoke Free Mental Fog Don't succumb to your dishearted-ness, you are on an incredible journey by free-ing yourself from nicotine addiction. Stay focused and remember to reward yourself ! The Significance of Rewards

I am a positive person by nature and v. positive about the fact that I quit and amassed power because I did quit. Was it bliss ? of course not ! Was it a slog ? of course it often was. I ranted, FREE YOUR HEAD, over and over for the first year. When I started to actively replace smokey thoughts (thoughts having anything to do with smoking or not smoking) by turning my eyes or ears to experience Beauty, this was when things turned around and the thoughts abated. It was mind over matter. Smokey thought ? I would find something of Beauty to look at. That light on that leaf, the color of the sky, the shadow making a pretty shape. Or, something of Beauty to listen to. A favorite piece of music to immerse myself in with headphones or decibels entertaining the neighbors. You must actively change your thought patterns and reclaim yourself completely from addiction. Do not loose hope or focus. You want to know how many smokey thoughts I have now ? NONE. But, if I am stressed or disconcerted you know what I do ? I breathe deep and find something beautiful to look at and my, how the endorphins rush in. When you think you should be over this by now, have a look at Cristóbal's Quit Days %

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-5 yep zzzzzzzzzz much more fun to hang on The Big O after a Big Win. Love, The Triumphant Chicks xxx

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A hurricane of flames. So friggin' scary and filled with horror and terror. Hope everybody stays safe and gets to a safe place. How far away must you be to breathe ? Terrible.

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Here are some related resources; Reinforcement Materials My Cigarette, My Friend ? The Isolation of a Windowed Smoker