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Joybella - You can start feeling a lot better and improve your quality of life in your senior years but only if you have the commitment to Never Take Another Puff. You know that one cig. even one puff, will lead you right back to where you are now. We are all nicotine addicts and the only avenue of escape is to quit for good. You have made that decision and with the support of your new friends here on this site, you will be able to do this. It won't be easy, especially in the beginning but it will get better with time and it will be so worth while for you. Let's do this together starting now. One day at a time. One hour at a time when necessary even 1 minute at a time. You CAN do it but, you MUST commit to not smoking; not even one puff, Not One Puff Ever; that's the NOPE daily pledge. Make that pledge daily and refocus yourself daily by doing that. Wist you well Joybella. We are here to cheer you on and support you all the way!

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What ever you think will work best for you then, try it. In the end though, understand that this will come down to you wanting to be smoke free more than being a smoker. I would strongly recommend that you do not buy a pack of cigs. This is not a good idea under any circumstances. If they are that available, the temptation to light up is likely to get the better of you in the early days of your quit. Also, tell your friend you are quitting smoking. Your friend should know about this and I would think they will be supportive to you. Let us know how you're doing. We are here to lend support as needed :) Please also read all the information you can about this addiction. Once you truly understand there is no benefit to smoking, you will be able to give it up much more easily.

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-3 Down to you and me Nancy - not sure about Runfree .....................????

NO - I think they're over at the stick cave polishing all our trophys!

-2 And, don't try & distract me D :P

Yeah - not sure where all the sticks have gone - AWOL this weekend??

-1 OK so ... 1/2 hour yet :P

You won't need much room - did you not see the size of the trophy I gave you?

-1 Aren't you in bed yet?

That's great that you seem to have a really determined attitude :) To me, that's by far the most important thing - hands down!! I started by using the patch day 1 & 2 then forgot to put the damn thing on day 3 :o. I then figured, what the heck, I'm gonna have to get off it at some point so why not give it a try? It was horrible for the first week or so. Took all my resolve to keep from lighting up. It still isn't easy some days and my brain is not even close to being fully adjusted to not smoking but I am still super determined to make it stick. I don't ever want to go through that week 1 again NOPE. That's also my biggest concern now too is getting complacent at some point. Can't let hat happen because, 1 puff will certainly put me back to a pack a day and that would be devastating. I wish you well T2B !!

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Hey Joybella :) I'm glad you came back to us. Please also go to the dedicated daily NOPE pledge page here and pledge your NPE every day. It will help you focus on what you need to do each day. You are right, this isn't easy at all and the emotional part is particularly hard to deal with but if you want it badly enough, you will find a way to deal with the emotions without lighting up again. Your emotional state will get better with time, probably not as fast as you would like but it does get better. Have you spoken to your doctor about your quitting plan and what options there are to help you cope with the emotional aspect? That might e worth a try. Anything you can do to get you firmly established in your quit will be a very good thing. I look forward to following your journey. We'll be here to support you in any way we can :D

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Hi Tyme2B & welcome :D You will get a lot of good support here that's for sure. It's a little weaker on weekends with people checking in but someone is normally around pretty much always so feel free to post away and for sure go to the dedicated daily thread to pledge your NOPE each & every day. Helps me to stay focused on never trying to fool myself into sneaking an innocent puff (by the way, there are no innocent puffs). Also, watch all the videos you can on the addiction of smoking. Lots of info. here and elsewhere. Once you truly understand that smoking has no benefits and is just an addiction the easier it will be to keep your quit. Are you quitting cold turkey or using any assistance? What do you think caused you to relapse. That was an awesome quit you had going. Anyway, welcome and stay close here. We'll give you all the support we can. In the end though, it'll be up to you. Go for it :D

The only problem is ..... my face is the only stick-face around today for you to slap lol. By the way, I have your trophy for you!

Hummm .... OK; this is kind of saddening & frustrating all at the same time. Clearly off the rails .................... again.

-13 I assume you weren't talkin to me!!

-10 Jeez. This is quite a deep hole??