Reciprocity

That's a good one. Explains a lot of how suddenly our lives seem a little empty just after quitting

WOW! 9 Years is a pretty solid quit. Congrats Jenny!

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You will find all the support here on Quit Train that you want or need. As you know, in the end it comes down to you but there's a ton of information and support here to help you along the way. Stick around and stay active; that's the key! Be involved in your own quit and the quits of others. Just responding to other quitters strengthens your own quit. Yeah; weird I know but so true!!

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Oh Geez! - Fore!

1 hour and 1 challenge at a time in the early days! Yes it's tough at first but the rewards are many and important to your future life.

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Nope!

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Yeah. that weird pulmonary condition would be called 'smoking' by most folk.

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Two things: - seasonal triggers persist for a full year. Not all the time but occasionally as the seasons change and you start doing you haven't done yet as a non-smoker. That's why it's recommended that you hang in here for a full year so you have somewhere to voice what's happening to you. - You are developing new daily routines and methods of coping with life's issues without cigarettes. You need to repeat these new daily routines and coping methods over and over again before your brain doesn't automatically remind you that you should be having a smoke. It's a long, boring process but it WILL work for you! Both of you, @Linda & @AceWhite are largely over the really tough daily grind of quitting. Now it's more of a stay on guard and practice your new, non-smoking, daily routines situation. Put up with the odd down day because you know that you will have more and more really great days ahead!

Not only do the cigarettes stink but I was amazed at how badly I stank after having a smoke back when I was a smoker! Hey! There's tons of benefits to quitting so be on the look out for them as you continue along the tracks to Freedomville! Welcome and Great Start with your quit

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You'll soon know what's going on with your lungs if you're seeing a pulmonologist. Regardless of what the result of that examination is, quitting is the absolute best thing you can do to preserve the health of your lungs in future. Even more so if there's an damage already present! Quitting is stressful because you are reprograming your entire daily routines and learning new coping skills at the same time. Those changes you are making will become your new normal soon enough if you simply stick with the program. That's the way it works for all of us. No one gets a free pass. Hard work and NOPE (Not One Puff Ever) is what will get you to life long freedom.

Nicotine addiction runs every aspect of your life 24-7 when you smoke. Everything is planned around your smoking routine! That's why freedom from your addiction is so precious Taking back your own life!