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I believe what you're experiencing kdad is normal and part of our addiction to nicotine. The physical part of smoking is actually easier than the mental part. This is the part that we talk about taking a full year to get past most of the cravings that come up because each time we get past one it gets weaker and loses its strength over us. Alot of us, me included, take the One Year Pledge so I hope you think about taking it too https://www.quittrain.com/topic/318-the-one-year-commitment/

That's great news @Kdad!

Thank you for the update @DenaliBlues, I sure wish I could just give you a big hug and tell you you're doing great. I'm so sorry for all the side effects you're having and hope your body adjusts to make them less painful. Please know you're in my thoughts and prayers. And yes, things could be much worse! (hugs)

Congratulations @catlover on your awesome quit! I hope you have a great day and celebrate 😊🤗

Welcome aboard @LPatto, congratulations on deciding to take your life back. Doing it now means your son will never remember that dad was a smoker Isn't that good incentive to stay quit? I'm going to be honest here, quitting can be hard but walking around attached to an oxygen hose is even harder. Trust me, I live it every day and I don't want another person to have to live like this,.. What helped me get my forever quit was finding a forum of people who knew what I was going through and could help me past the tough times. We are that forum. Please take advantage of all the knowledge and resources we have here and try to come on daily to reaffirm your quit. It's not going to be easy at first, especially since you've been vaping so there's no way to determine how much nicotine in comparison to cigarettes you've been inhaling. Oh and please don't vape or smoke with a patch on, it's very dangerous! You mention anxiety, if this is a concern your dr may be able to prescribe temporary meds to help you through, something to think about. Please check out our vape forum, lots of information there as well

Congratulations to our @Reciprocity on your awesome 8 year quit! You're always so supportive to everyone when they need it. I also love all the content you post in our social forums so tank you for that. I hope you have a great day today and always 😊

Yay kdad, well done!

There is one, that's what started the sticks of the day 😂 https://www.quittrain.com/topic/7099-babe-of-the-day/

Sazerac Quit Date: October 23, 2013, A Good Day to be Free. Posted July 1, 2016 It was after quitting smoking, I realized how addiction had turned me into a spoiled brat. I indulged myself completely, I smoked anytime and anywhere possible. My most shameful example was after a home birth, my brand new daughter, alive and healthy, was being walked around by her father and I said to my midwifes, 'man, after 9 months and the last 12 hours, I NEED A SMOKE'. One of my midwifes asked, 'Really ?' 'Yes yes yes yes yes YES, I want a smoke !" She handed me a non filtered cigarette from the pack she had hidden in her jacket and that was the end of that abstinence for 29 years ! I call it 'abstinence' because I never ever wanted to quit and only quit smokes and drinks 'temporarily' for pregnancy. That was really Big of me, huh ? I didn't give a hoot about second hand smoke and that was worse than just acting the spoiled brat. Second hand smoke does actual HARM to people, animals and plants. Smoking is suicidal, homicidal, herbicidal, biocidal all the cidal-s you can think of and continues to make the tobacco companies rich beyond measure Gah! I am elated to not be lining those evil pockets anymore glad also, to not be 'cidal' anything. and one more thing... My Spoiled Brat also made quitting harder. 'This is too hard' the brat would moan 'I don't want to !' the brat would whine 'Why Are You Denying Yourself ? ' The Brat cajoled and wheedled until I simply had no other choice, I killed the Spoiled Brat. Killed Dead. Spoiled Brat-icide. Hah ! If you are thinking about quitting, Know You Can. You don't have to be the spoiled brat that addiction turns us into or, a slave to nicotine anymore. You Can Quit. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/7223-spoiled-brats-nicotine-addicts/

Welcome aboard @Gattu Joshi and congratulations on taking back your life! You will find all the support you need here so stick around and let us help you get your forever quit 😊

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Sorry I missed this @Genecanuck. Congratulations on 5 months quit, you're doing great!

NADA Posted January 10, 2019 I'm not sure if there are others out there who believe that smoking and lying go hand-in-hand, but I found myself lying to people throughout my life about whether I smoked, how much I smoked, and if it was effecting my health. This is a post I wrote a few years ago. Most of us smokers began our years or decades of addiction back when we were teens. We learned to lie about smoking right from the very beginning. Usually it started with our parents asking why we smelled like a rancid ashtray. “Oh, I was at Johnny Picklefork’s house and his mom smokes like a chimney” I nervously responded. “That Bertha Picklefork really needs to cut back” my mom would chuckle. A few months later my mother met me at the door with a pack of reds in her hand as I returned from school. “Young man, what was this doing in your sock drawer?” I let out a small sigh of relief knowing that it was only the cigarettes that she found. “Um, Tammy Tamblanadana’s brother was grounded for smoking so Tammy asked if I could hold on to them for a few days”. Sometime later my dad drove by me holding a cigarette in my hand while hanging out with the neighborhood kids. When asked about this at dinner, I effortlessly told him, “I was just holding it for Jin Dong while she tied her shoe”. Once it was second nature to lie to my parents about smoking, it became just as easy to lie to myself about it. I can quit any time I want. I just do it to calm myself down. It relaxes me. It’s just a habit. The list could go on forever. It kept me in the cycle of addiction for decades until one day I called it out for what it was: Pure Bulls&@t! Not only are the health benefits endless when you quit, but it’s incredibly liberating to stop lying to yourself and others. P.S. The names in this story have been changed to protect the innocent. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/11725-the-lie/

Congratulations Wendy, great post!

Love this! @Kdad, please make this your forever quit before your health starts suffering irreversible damage. You just don't know which cigarette is going to put you on oxygen for the rest of your life......

Congratulations @BAT, I hope you have a great day and celebrate

8. Vodka and your favorite juice slushie

Its just so sad to see so much destruction. I'm fine up here on the Central Coast but I believe @AceWhite and a few other members live down there and I too am hoping they're all ok.....

Genecanuck Quit Date: August 19, 2024 Posted August 23 Do you know him?, Quitnet Repost, 1998 from Billi Peel, on another site in 1998 Hi Everyone, My name is Nicotine. This is my story. For many years no one knew I was a killer. I am very cunning, while looking so innocent. I am dressed in a white wrapper. I think my shape is great. I am long, slender and easy to hold. This is great for the 90's image. I've come a long way baby. Billions of dollars have been spent to keep me looking good. My favorable image is an illusion. My addictive power is reality. My advertising team has worked very hard to continue to present me as a positive influence in daily life. I have been showcased as making men strong, sexy, and full of life. I have been packaged to make women think they are sexy, daring, and provocative. It took longer to get the women to use me, but in time I won them over. I am a liar. I tell you that you can enjoy and be more comfortable in every situation if you use. I am always there for you when you are bored, nervous, or upset. I will tell you how cool you appear while you smoke me, how good I taste. I especially like to tell younger folks how much I can do for them. I lie. I have some friends and associates: Caffeine, Alcohol, cough medicine, and Mouthwash. I make money for a lot of other industries, beyond the tobacco folks. Doctors love me too. Now caffeine, alcohol, and I go way back. We have worked together on almost everyone. You may think you can get rid of us, but we will make your life miserable if you try. I will cause people to leave their homes in the middle of the night in search of me. I am powerful once I have you. I will require a lot of your time. I need to have ashtrays and lighters. I make a mess as my ashes drop on your carpet, car seat, furniture, and loved ones. It delights me to see the little burn marks in your expensive clothes, furniture, counter tops, and carpets. Did I mention how awful I smell? I have a particular aroma that will linger in your hair, clothes, and your furniture. I can turn your car into an ashtray. I will mark you. I am an addiction. I tried for a long time not to let this secret get out. It was bad enough when people said I was a nasty habit. Now everyone knows I am an addiction. Once I get in your grasps, you cannot easily put me down. If you try I will make your stomach crawl, I will give you bad headaches, the shakes, and make you nervous. Once you are addicted to me I own you. I have no conscience. Loyalty is important to everyone. I certainly enjoy your loyalty to me. Do not ever be confused that you have mine. I will have you standing outside in the rain or bitter cold for a few precious puffs while others enjoy the comforts of staying indoors. I am demanding. You will walk away from loved ones to get your fix. You will try to hold babies in one hand while grasping me in the other. I will make you uncomfortable with people who do not smoke. I am a killer. I will take your breath away. I will eat your lungs. I will render you voiceless. I will cause you bad sinus problems. I will embarrass you with the ugly cough I give you. I will make you unable to walk up a flight of stairs without having a hard time breathing. I will hurt your loved ones around you who don't even use me or have a choice. My name is Nicotine. I am an addictive and powerful DRUG!!! Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/26599-the-quitnet-lounge/?do=findComment&comment=526773

5. Jello shots

3. Vodka and fruit punch

1. Make White Russians

He's a good sport or that could have went badly. All in all

Bluegrass music and I joined in on the spoons. @QuittingGirl grabbed

It was probably from all the holes in the walls? 🤪