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Snake wranglers. A breed apart.

I’m glad that you’ve decided to come back and join us on this journey of being smoke free. This train runs on fresh air. So stay close and let us help you have a forever quit. We want you to succeed!

WooHoo! This is an awesome achievement Yoda! I do hope that you took some time out today to celebrate! 🥳 Keep breathing the clean air of freedom!

Congratulations on your first month quit @Stewbum!

Congratulations on your 6 month quit Bri! Oh how I remember your early days of quitting! HaHa You have come so very far in your journey! Celebrate! Celebrate! Celebrate!

My rationale for quitting was that I became tired. So very tired. Tired of stinking, tired of throwing money away, tired of practicing self segregation, tired of not living my best life. I smoked the last cigarette I had with tears running down my face. I had to make a big deal out of it. I had to make it memorable. I knew that I was fixing to do battle with a monster and it would try to destroy me. It very nearly did break my mind. Two or three days in and I knew that I could never go through quitting again. If I ever started back smoking I would die as a smoker. My method was to just keep fighting. Keep my head down and keep swinging. Because I had a choice too. Die free or in chains.

You are doing great and enjoy your evening!

Ditto on @jillar’s post. Girl! WOW! Wayyyy over the top, but I’ve flown into rages like this before and know how you are feeling now. When a rage like this occurs your mental, emotional, and physical acumen are blind. Afterwards you can just feel rotten and be completely miserable. You’ve apologized and seem to be truly remorseful. It’s up to them. Write them a note along the lines of the one Jill shared. Words that will make them cry over it. But in the end it will be up to them on whether or not they will forgive. I do hope this works out for you. Oh and…. 😂😂😂

LOL Thanks Bri! No author here! I do read extensively, but I ‘feel’ even more. I always think my writings sound like street talk. HaHa Kudos to Denali! She has written some of the most eloquent but also the most sensical responses on this forum. Yoda also knows how to turn a good phrase or two! A lot of his early posts on this forum were very in depth, informative and helpful to me. Jill? She is wise and honest. Brutally. She and Doreen are the best! No minced words!

I’m sorry that you are dealing with this Sandi. All I can say is that if you have sincerely apologized for your mistake it is best to let time work but if they choose to not accept your apology there is really nothing you can do but let your long time friend know by note or otherwise that your door will always be open to her and that you will truly miss her friendship. I’ve forever lost friends this way but I’ve also had some come around after some time. It really just depends on the offended persons own ability to forgive. I do hope you guys can remain friends. Yeah, no need to try to replace them with your old friend Nicodemon. He never helped nobody.

Congratulations Robin! You have an awesome quit going. 🤗

I’m just thankful that YOU are here Sandi. We all really do want to see everyone succeed in kicking nicotine’s butt. Sticking around this forum for at least a year is grand advice. Those craves will pop up. Further apart as time goes along and the duration does shorten but those things can still be pretty powerful and if you dwell on it, can also be hard to overcome. A good time to whip out the old toolbox that saw you through hell. Getting on here and talking yourself through it helps a lot also. You did good! 🤗

WOOHOO! A whole decade of kick-ass-ery down. Amazingly well done Doreen! Thank you for your existence on this forum. You’ve helped me so much. You were a rock to cling to in my time of need. I think that you are just brilliant. I hope that you enjoy this monumental anniversary! Again, thank you!

Ahhhh…..BROKEN CHAINS

I’ve got the fireworks!

I’m sorry for your loss, Bri. Just keep turning your mind away from those pesky thoughts. The old Bri may have caved but not this strong new Bri we see! I mean you’ve kicked Nicodemons butt, laughed in Big Tobacco’s face and slammed the door shut on it. You’ve got this!

So you just keep showing up here. You keep telling your story. As much or as little as you wish. It helps. It really does. You reach out. We assist. We can help. We want to see you succeed.

Thanks @stzr500! I just love it when the veterans with so much time spent without nicotine in their systems drop in with an update. It gives us all so much hope. I remember reading some of your comments while I was doing some deep diving on this board during my initial quit and because of that I can give you credit for the assist in my own quit. I’m glad that you dropped in. For myself but especially for those who are just beginning their journeys. Take care!

There are many reasons to quit. But it’s got to be for you. You can do this. This is THE place to be if you’re battling that Nicodemon.

You’re doing great @tocevoD Excellent progress!

Resonating.

I’m sorry to hear this @Cbdave but glad you shared. Reminding us to be mindful of our health. I tend to let things go and ignore little issues I may question in the back of my mind. Sometimes I find myself thinking I’m bulletproof because I quit smoking but the truth is far from that. Take good care of yourself.