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NOPE. Not even once!

@Lilly it's probably a blessing you've been in bed all this time. I slept for about 3 days after I quit. Sleep can help you get through the worst of it. I hope you are feeling a bit better. I'm sorry you've been so sick! You will grow more confident in your quit as time passes. 😊

I'm so happy to see you so happy in your quit!!! A positive attitude will take you far. 😊

A bit of dark humor

Happy happy birthday!!!! Mine is a week from today! ?????

Tough luck!

NOPE. Not gonna happen.

I wrote this on another forum today, but I thought it worth re-writing here, mostly because this is the biggest lesson I needed to learn to finally make my quit stick. I may need to re-read it in the days to come... I hear a lot of people say that stress caused them to return to smoking. I get it. I used that reasoning in the past, too. But it was just an excuse to feed my addiction. I see that now. If you think there will ever be an easy, stress-free time to quit, you are wrong. While we may experience periods of low stress, life will always throw curveballs at us. Illness happens. Death happens. Jobs are lost. New jobs are begun. Relationships hit the rocks. We move. We travel. We work. We live. Life can be hard. But it's no excuse to start smoking again. Believe me, I understand stress. I suffer from severe bipolar disorder. I was recently diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease that can affect the heart and lungs. (I saw a cardiologist for the first time yesterday.) I am currently watching my dearest friend die from acute liver failure. (It's an extremely ugly way to go. She's suffering horribly. She's only 41 years old.) I'm living through one of the most stressful periods in my life. And I'm doing it smoke free. I chose to quit during a stressful period, because I needed to learn that stress is no excuse to smoke. And right now, each day that I remain smoke free, I am solidifying this truth in my mind. I am freeing myself. Finally. It's been an uphill climb, but every single step has been worth it. Don't wait to quit. And don't give yourself an excuse to start again. Smoking won't eliminate stress from our lives. It just won't. And it won't help us cope, either. Once we learn that, we are truly free.

He is two-faced

Don't get fresh with me!

NOPE

Congratulations on your fantastic quit!!

Congratulations!!!! 6 years is a mighty beautiful quit!!

Nope-ity nope-ity NOPE

Thank you all! I'm very excited to have come this far. Life is a bit of a sh*tstorm right now, and the fact that I'm going through it smoke free is pretty awesome, I think! ? N.O.P.E.!!!

NOPE

Welcome, Icanhike! It sounds to me from your post and follow-up comments that you have an amazing attitude, which is a BIG key to a successful quit! Kudos!

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