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Ah yes Nikki your story is so typical of the early quit symptoms most of us go through. This is one of the reasons I stick around this place to be reminded of the struggle we go through to reach the point I'm at now. I never want to get complacent about the quit I fought so hard to achieve. As others have said, it's all temporary and will slowly improve. I particularly remember that in the early days, time seemed to stand still. A day was like a week! I could barely function those first few days yet somehow I made it through and things did slowly start to improve. It really impacted me a lot going through all those quit symptoms. It made me realize just how totally smoking for all those years had affected not only my body but my mind as well. I mean, experiencing what I went through after quitting was something else. Readjusting to "normal" was a real struggle in the beginning. Now, I wouldn't ever want to go back to what I was as a smoker - never! Keep up the great work Nikki! You are doing everything right ?

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Yes! Shout it Loud!

Oh .... so, that's who you are!

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Great Job Wren! 7 months is a substantial quit you have going there. Celebrate then keep up the good work until you reach that Lido Deck

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I'll throw on over 13,000 ciggies Look at all that smoke & crap I didn't inhale into my lungs!

Love this post from someone who's "been there" JM

Hey Nopester! So looking at the big picture, you know, all those tough days at the beginning of your quit and then now all the benefits you are realizing each and every day you are smoke free, seems a small price to pay for such an improvement in the quality of life right? This is the thing that is hard to understand for new quitters who are going through those tough early days.

Great Job on reaching the 5 month mark Kev! Hope you are still excited about all the benefits you are realizing in your smoke free life. Drop by sometime and let us know

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^^^ You won't be smoking anything when this train arrives in the station ...... Nope!

^^^ See what I put up with? How can I compete with a good HAND?

Made it 1/2 way................. Ouchy, ouch!

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Linda - cigarettes and smoking only have the power you give to them. Refuse to light one up and they are done and YOU win! Just keep doing that every time the thought occurs to you and pretty soon, those thoughts will stop occurring to you. That's pretty much the way it works. You'll see. Take it one day at a time for now. You will get there just like we all do. Keep at it