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I agree! You are doing fabulous Mlmr And, whether you realize it or not, your posts help us longer term quitters as well. We tend to forget the raw emotions we also felt early on in our quits, or at least they have faded into the background of our mind. Reading posts like yours helps remind us what we also went through and just how precious our hard earned quits are! Thanks for that

Great job Sslip! You've achieved eight months of smoke free life by battling hard against this addiction. And, all the while you've been helping others do the same! Take a little time to reward yourself for being two-thirds of the way to that Lido Deck

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I think your experience is like most of what we all go through It is an individual journey that is made better by sharing it with others who have gone through the same thing. And yes ...... there will be a day when you CAN live without the support this board gives to you. Many leave this board and others stay. Either way is fine but be sure to stay long enough to cement your own quit. As you do this, you will be helping others following in your footsteps, even tough you may not realize it. This is why people here with many years quit yet still remain. If we can say one thing that helps another person to quit or maintain their quit, it is well worth the effort and it helps us to remember the struggle we went through to get to the point we are at as well. Complacency, once the real struggle is over, has been the ruin of many a long term quit.

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Nice job Sierra! Those "smoke-free" days are piling up now! Keep marching!

This change in your mindset and approach to quitting is very important I think. Quitting is 90% mental from what I have experienced. The right mindset is a huge advantage in ensuring success. Glad you are embracing the process

Sorry I wasn't around when you came on the Quit Train but I have read some of the posts in this thread and you have received some great advice and insight into what this quit journey is all about and how to deal with things. Be sure to just deal with things a day at a time initially so you don't become overwhelmed. It make things easier that way Reflect often on what you have already managed to deal with successfully because once you have completed the first 4-6 weeks, you have beaten the worst of it. After that, as Johnny mentioned, it's more reprogramming your brain to function normally and happily again without smokes. It does take a long time to readjust your thinking. That doesn't involve craves necessarily but more an adjustment in your thinking. That's the part no one but a quitter really understands. That's also why it's important to stick around here (with other quitters) after the first while. We get it! We speak the same lingo as all other new quitters. It may seem like those of us who have a year or more quits under our belts are different from you but, we're not. We were all where you are now at one time. You can be where we are in time too if you do the work required. It's that simple - just NOPE!

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I'm back in town now Stewie and ..... ready for "action"

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Nice work Wren18! You're two thirds of the way to that Lido Deck now. Celebrate your hard work and achievement before you make that final dash to the 1 year mark

Wow! Eleven is awesome Sparkzzz!! One more month till your big celebration. How exciting is that?

Nice work M5! Eight months smoke free is terrific!

Congrats on your new family member She will be forever grateful for the new loving home you'll provide her with!

Enjoy your daughter's visit. What a great time you'll both have

Great work Jayhawk! Celebrate your accomplishment and push forward

French Polynesia (Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora and some other Islands in that area). Nice place but VERY expensive. Take lots of $$ & brush up on your French before you go there.

Sorry but I can't do any work right now as I am just back from a very stressful vacation! Physical activity is currently out of the question Too much vacation stress right now! Of course ...... I had to do all the paddling!!! It was very difficult