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Yup, I'm just waiting for this period of "mental adjustment" to not being a smoker to run its course.

@reciprocity When I was a smoker, sometimes I used to contemplate the issue causing stress and anxiety and sometimes I never used to contemplate, just used to tell myself to calm down. As always, thanks for your advice

Thank you @Wren18

Good going, @Lilly

Congratulations on achieving this milestone!!!

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@QueenB I think of smoking when I get stressed out and anxious...all I think is "I wish I had a cigarette and a peaceful quiet corner where I can smoke and be at peace".

It will not always be easy, but it looks like you're doing well..thanks for the encouragement

Thanks @jillar, looking forward to the day when I no longer think of smoking

@reciprocity OK, thank you. It also seems like forever since I quit smoking, but I realize its just no man's land (since its been more than a month since I quit). I did read the post about no man's land some days ago...

@QueenB As far as I am concerned, I was under the impression that a thought and a crave are one and the same. Its nice to know that you are able to dismiss the thought/crave for a cigarette so quickly. Yes, the self commitment to never take another puff is going good so far. Its good to know you're doing well with your quit. Keep on marching forward with your quit!!!

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@reciprocity Thank you for encouraging me. Sticking to the NOPE pledge has helped me a lot so far. Every time, I get a crave for a cigarette, I also think what a fool I will be if I end up breaking my NOPE pledge. So, that's another way I fight the crave (besides accepting that I want a cigarette, refusing to submit to the crave; and concentrating on the rewards)...

@Linda Thomas Yes, I do concentrate on the rewards. One of the rewards I have received from my quit is being able to jog in place for longer than 2 and half minutes. Exercising in general has also become a bit easier. I do run out of breath but I recover faster than I used to when I was a smoker. Every time I think of a cigarette, I just refuse to submit to it (even though sometimes during a crave I think "Eff it, I am going to buy a cigarette" but then I prevent myself from making that blunder) and remind myself how much more difficult exercising would be if I was a smoker. @Linda Thomas I am happy that you have achieved a 10 month quit

There was period of few days in the last couple of weeks when I didn't think of having a cigarette at all. Then that happy period went away and I find myself thinking of having a cigarette everyday again. Then I remind myself not to give into the crave. Its disappointing that my crave for a cigarette doesn't last for just 3 to 5 minutes, it lasts much longer than that. Just waiting for the day when I will stop thinking of cigarettes altogether. I don't know when that day will come though.

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9 Months!!! Congratulations!!!

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