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Linda, you're close to that first month(that hardest month). If you smoked one you would feel nauseous, get a lil dizzy and have that terrible taste back on your tongue. Your depressed feeling wont go away as a result of smoking one, if you have that anxious feeling which is the trigger to all of this try the deep breathing exercise (in and out and hold for 2-3 seconds). If you have a straw near get one and cut it down to the size of a cigg and do the breathing exercise with that or just pull on it like you would a cigg(use it as a crutch when you feel weak) . Exercise, working out worked well for me as well in these moments. Just walking is good also . Hang in there

I was addicted to alcohol for a few years, it sucked. I was a pack a day smoker but i was a drinker and i was fairly new to heavy drinking. You sweat it out the first few days after quitting drinking also you get the shakes. You can smell the alcohol in your sweat its crazy when you detox, i drank for a lil over two years everyday straight. Knowing your limit is the trick with drinking but i had issues so it was easy to say **** it and get drunk. I know people who have had addictions to pills, H(they goto H as its cheap or when the dr wont give them a script for the pills and perks are what they like) and blow . All pretty much suck but the one thing i'll tell you is in a AA meeting they all smoke and say its my only vice. I went to a few meetings to see how it was and alot of them have battled that addiction . You can tell by the look on the people( they age rapidly/have that look like they went thru a war or something)

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My grandfather and mother both had oxygen tanks. Both were chain smokers told me to quit and look at what it did to them, my mother had a difficult time breathing when it was windy out and couldn't enjoy life anymore. She ignored my grandfather words and continued smoking until she developed emphysema and by that time it was too late. If i didn't quit my life would've ended bad. When you watch people you love struggle for a breath it hurts and you feel helpless. The images are still stuck in my head every time i see someone smoking on TV or in real life. Coming on here and sharing my experience and reading the experiences of the other members are a reminder for me

Lol that's a good analogy . Stay smoke free = stay mentally strong has to be his way. I don't have that urge or craving for a long time but sometimes they just pop in, nothing i cant laugh at. On facebook my ex fiance is in my friends list, its like when she sends me an inbox/pm.. I know not to respond to her as she wants to start some trouble. I say NOPE

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I was just chatting with a good friend and he hit 4 years cigg free, he said i still want a cigg every day . Happens, that doesnt happen to me but at times there are thoughts.. You learn to fight the thought off like with anything that is bad for you...

Hi Christa, welcome! I'm in the group of a blown quit to re quit again... You can do it again like i did, one hr at a time/one day at a time... NOPE! Everyday...

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Welcome back, you need to be stronger than the urge/craving. Understanding the triggers is important now just replace the act of smoking with something else. I drank a lot of water and added exercise to my daily routine along with lollypops and a straw when i felt anxious. Alcohol was a big trigger for me and i quit that along with smoking, i was drinking a bit and the detox from alcohol i was sweating at night like crazy for 4 days. The sweat was like someone took a hose and hosed my head and pillow down it was that soaked /wet, i read some people used a shower cap but i didnt know about it then. Here is a link to help you remove nicotine https://www.livestrong.com/article/29032-remove-nicotine-body/ . Read as much as you can and be prepared for the quit

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JB, i think you should change your password! looks like you got hacked ...Quit buddies are great, @ QSMB via the chat we even exchanged phone #'s... We're all playing the same game and fighting this addiction, support is why we all come to quitting forums

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I can breathe! Food taste so much better... Smokers cough, poof gone