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Oohh....I remember those early days of dealing w the god-awful, non-stop craves!!! The way I dealt with them: stayed away from my usual places around my house that I used for smoking. Did not sit on front porch or back patio for months!!!! Did a lot of cleaning and clearing of junk out of my house! Played solitaire and candy crush online! Did a lot of deep breathing esp sucking in air through my teeth...sounds weird, I know...but it helped!! Drank lots of water! Used nic gum when things got really bad. If I was at work, I took a walk around the building... I spent a lot of time here at QT reading all the posts and watching the videos... which helped tremendously...knowledge is power! PS I loved watching my ticker increase each day w the number of poison sticks I did not light on fire and stick in my mouth!!! Get one for yourself!

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Congrats, @jimmy! Celebrate this awesome milestone!! 😷🎉

Here are mine...over 36,942!

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Welcome aboard, @DenaliBlues! My quit started in a similar way to yours...unplanned, but when the health issue reared it's ugly head I knew it was time. Read everything you can here and then read it again! Watch Joel's videos and participate in the forums...it will all help!

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I look at it this way: In the beginning of my quit, it did feel like I was torturing (punishing) myself! I would see people everywhere smoking and I would think...why do they get to smoke and I can't? Well, I knew I couldn't as it was seriously affecting my health. As I educated myself more about the "addiction" and battled the craves, I read something that really resonated with me. Instead of when seeing others smoking (usually huddled outside in the cold, wind, rain or heat) realize it is not "they get to smoke" it is "they HAVE to smoke" and that is something I no longer have to do because I have quit putting poison sticks in my mouth and lighting them on fire! It gave me a feeling of immense pride at the start of my quit and still does today!!

I did in the beginning after using the patch. Didn't really care for them, preferred the gum. I used the coated gum, I alternated w either fruit flavor or ice mint at 2 mg.

@Opah, thought you weren't around because you were out hunting somewhere! Sorry to hear you got Covid...get well soon!

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Congrats, @Jordan7! Seven years quit is seriously special! Celebrate your achievement and KTQ! 😷🎉

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Congrats, @Kate18! Two years into your quit... awesome! Celebrate your milestone and KTQ! 😷🎉

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Congrats, @Kris! Celebrate and KTQ! 😷🎉

Congrats, @Gus! Eleven months already...you are doing great! Celebrate your achievement and KTQ! 😷🎉