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You only let yourself down when you smoke again so don't wory about us - worry about yourself & be kind to yourself! It's great that you still want to quit and what you said above is very true ... "I guess I should just stop trying and just do it. Accept that it is going to be hard and I'm not going to feel so great for awhile and just quit smoking." Also, as I mentioned yesterday ... get rid of ALL smoking material! Take that easy option away from easy reach. Adjust your thinking to take smoking completely off the table - it's no longer an option for you no matter how badly you want to smoke. Abstaining from smoking won't kill you, although it may be very uncomfortable at times. The end prise you are fighting for is better health, more wealth, and freedom from having to sneaking away to get your fix every hour every day and when you reach that point it's totally worth every minute of the quit symptoms you have to endure while quitting - trust me; I know because I've been through it all and am now a very comfortable non-smoker!

Nope! Sunset on the Amazon River

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What a lovely surprise! Didn't realize you were coming up to year 3rd year Anniversary quit. Congrats @QuittingGirl Marking those quit celebrations often has us reflecting on the early part of our quit journey; those very confusing and difficult days. But they also give us time to reflect on just how proud and happy we are to be free of this controlling nicotine addiction; no longer having to sneak away every 30 minutes or so to satisfy that urge to have a smoke ... the NEED to have a smoke! Freedom is the ultimate gift we enjoy once we have quit good & proper! Enjoy your day Quitting Girl

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Trust me @shy, Discovering your normal, non-smoking self makes all the struggle to get there well worth while and once you're there, it lasts for life as opposed to the short period of experiencing quit symptoms.

Chiming in as well @shy ... You have done well to quit booze & weed and now having a goal to be smoke free is also admirable. You've had much great advice here from others already and I concur that the first while quitting can be the most challenging but it does get better and better providing you stick with it. You mentioned you felt that the reason you cling to cigs may be because they were a part of you when you considered yourself to be normal? I understood what you're getting at with that statement and it's likely a valid point but think of it this way ... when you were very young you didn't smoke and THAT was normal. We all got into somking for various reasons growing up and quickly became hooked by the addiction. It's a terrible addiction that plays every mind trick in the book to keep us hooked. So understand that and be prepared to resist with all you have in you. once you break free from the addiction, you will then be back to how you should be. No longer controlled by this addiction. That Freedom is the greatest gift you can possibly give yourself (and your neice). Get rid of all your smoking material if you haven't already. You can smoke what you don't have. Then make that unwavering commitment to never take another puff! We call it N.O.P.E (Not One Puff Ever). We even have a daily NOPE pledge page on this board. Why not join in there. The purpose of that thread is to pledge that you will not smoke just for today. That's how you'll make it to freedom ... one day at a time

Nope! Catching a wave in Tahiti-Iti, French Polynesia

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Nope! Blowhole along the coast of Tonga.

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Nope! Sunset- at the Pier; Port Dalhousie,Ontario