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Sometimes people relapse. You've done well to get right back on again but you know you will need to be extra careful now to keep your quit. The brain is funny and will want to give in more easily having relapsed once. I tried to build a system to not smoke by going into temptation on my own terms i.e. I would choose to go and stand with smoke buddies but it was a moment when I was prepared and knew ahead of time what I was going to do. This helped me prepare for the unexpected triggers because I had built up an internal mechanism and routine to resist. Not that it wasn't hard ... it just was something I could leverage.

So glad that you posted here ... Hope your quit is intact and you can use this experience to get stronger gong forward. You got this, Juan. As for girlfriend, I"m sure you'll do better as a more confident non-smoker. Until then ... there's always selfie.

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Sometimes dreams can be a symbolic representation of a concept (like dreaming of being naked). Would you have any other habit or something in your life that 'could' be represented by the smoking dream? I'm not a dream expert so don't really know but there may be people who could help interpret the dream.

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Great question. Maybe I should pay more attention to her spending ....

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Totally agree. We have to get up and try again and it might be the one. My own path is a string of failures with just the 1 success at the end. And also, Jill, you're awesome.

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As a new quitter, I wanted to tell everyone that could quit too, that they didn't need to be tied to the habit. If I could do it, they certainly could. Now, I'll only talk to someone if they ask me for input. Over the last couple of years, I've talked to a few people who asked me and my success rate is 0. Only 1 person has quit a few times going a few months last time but think he's smoking again now.

I learned that I could be proud of the aches and pains in my body from running because ... they're only possible due to no longer being out of breath or wheezing/dying while trying to run.

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@Ankush, sorry to hear. But also glad that you're back at it. A lot of folks require more than 1 attempt. Do use the SOS in future - folks will jump in to support you. You really need to get past the minute or 2 of intense craving and that's where the support helps you. Don't let cigs be the boss of you.

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Well done, Michelle. Every time you overcome a craving, you're getting stronger and it's getting weaker. You just need to kill those triggers one by one. Your quit date and ticker seem to be different - which one is correct?

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I used to play a game and would visualize hitting the triggers with a large hammer (Thor) whenever I got cravings. At times, would scream out 'DIE TRIGGER DIE' ... sometimes startling folks nearby.

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Hey, I can add my 10,000 to the pile. Wow, all of that would have been inside of me ....

I relapsed a few times to get to the successful one. The good thing is you're here again (great advice as always @jillar). You can do it - I found being close to the board and sharing experiences that folks here have also experienced helped me.

I used to think of it as a new experience - like going on a spaceship. If spaceship doesn't excite you then you can substitute 'vacation to an exotic destination'. The idea is you're experiencing something new and unique (without spending a cent) going where you haven't gone before. Enjoy the brain fog while you can - it'll soon be gone.