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That's it Octain!! Distract yourself in whatever ways you can. Do anything but smoke. These urges are strong in the early days but they don't last forever. It is just your addicted brain screaming at you to feed that deadly addiction. You can beat it by being smarter which is exactly what you are by coming up with the distractions you mentioned. Carry on and keep close to the board here. We want you to succeed!

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Yes, it does take courage but most of all it takes a solid commitment to yourself to improve your life for YOU! You're doing fine and yes, there will be up and down moments every day for a while. It can be a real struggle in the early days but try to focus on some of the good things you start to enjoy. That might be easier breathing, not stinking of cigarettes, saving $$ because you don't have to buy smokes. There's a ton of good stuff that starts happening.

And YES - come here and talk about what you are going through. We are eager to listen and it will help both you and others who are either new quitters or people just lurking and reading your posts to see what it's like to be a new quitter. It's all good even if you don't think you are contributing anything that's all that special.

Stay strong Octain! You're on your way

You will no doubt have to endure the approaching "flash-freeze" that's coming tomorrow - at least where I am. We're back to minus double digits all next week (again)!

Your Fla pics make me cry with envy

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Glad to hear JB, although I never doubted you would figure it out on your own and stay on the path forward. I too have relied on a lot of relapse stories I have come across and it is always the same story ..... actual smoke was no where near as pleasurable as what they thought it would be. They are always left devastated emotionally as well which I can see. I too do not want to ever experience that. We've all worked too hard to go back there!

6 days ago we set record lows then today we set a record high. No wonder everyone's sick

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1 hour ago, joe said:

The pic you found of last last vacation is the best one I had taken.... this year my speedo is a little smaller and tighter... my girls want me to look fashionable...

Sorry you had this sudden, latent strong craving experience but full marks for posting on the SOS page I remember that I had an unexpected difficult couple of days 2 months into my quit and that took me by surprise because I thought I was over the heavy-duty crap by then. I never felt that I was in danger of picking up the smokes again but I did have to rally my resources and employ them big time for a short period of time. I was just hit out of the blue by a stressful life event and that was enough to rock my quit boat pretty hard for a bit. Good news is, that never happened to me again and I suspect the same will be true for you as well.

Why these things happen when they do I can't say. I'm sure other deeper thinkers than I would have some ideas. All I know is that you need to be prepared for unexpected surges in that lure back to the addiction even after you think you have it beat. Long as you keep that in the back of your mind always and are prepared to defend your hard won quit - you are golden

Good Job JB!

Welcome AntoniaSin and congrats on being 10 days quit! Best thing you can do for yourself.

As Doreen said, "brain fog" is very common. I know I had it for a good part of my first month quit. Had trouble concentrating on anything for long and yes, I looked forward to climbing into bed every night as soon as I could. I found fighting the early days of my quit exhausting! Maybe try some fruit juice to boost your blood sugar levels. I have heard that is affected when you quit. Keep well hydrated as well by drinking plenty of water.

Look forward to seeing you around the board

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That's great! I'd tell you the ending but then ..... don't want to spoil it for ya

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Yes it's even encouraged Octain

NOPE!

Yo - Edie! Check in with us and let us know how you're doing.

Same for you Christine 12 - check in please!

Yes, doing great so far Berk! Keep positive because this thing you are doing with have nothing but positive affect on your life once you;re through the tough part. You can do it

1 hour ago, Octain said:

My dad did the same thing. My mom smoked for years after he quit. If he can, I can too. She finally quit when she had a heart attack.

She quit on something/someone else's terms. He quit on his own terms.

I want to quit on my terms. NOt because I have a plethora of tubes in my chest. 

 

Again, congrats!

Yes - THIS! Take control of your addiction. It feels so much better being in charge rather than the slave to a deadly addiction Once you have stopped (and you already have) YOU are in complete control. You and only you decide to stay quit or to smoke again. We can only encourage and advise based on our experiences.

Yeah, yeah .... you chicks sure know how to celebrate