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I’m sorry that you had such a distressing day today, Kat. Glad that you held it together and did not smoke. Awesome! And may tomorrow be a hundred times better.

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Excellent thread! Thanks for bumping Doreen! Nothing to add really. Taking every word of it to heart.

Thanks for sharing Sirius. Thought provoking. I think I’ll wait on the deep dive into that dark place for a little while longer though.

Salmon Fried Rice

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LOL Take care Opah! Over and out!

Wow! I get the anxiety. I’ve had it almost my whole life. And I cried, I shook, my mind mind was a mess, I stayed curled under blankets in my dark bedroom for days and I thought that I was going to die or end up in an asylum somewhere. Even after I came out of that I would just start crying for no reason or every reason for days. I think going through that has made me stronger. That blood pressure thing you went through was CRAZY! I hope that does not happen this time! But you stick close to us and use that SOS forum if you need us. Anxiety sucks almost as much as nicotine.

Yeah, I skipped the 21mg patches. Wish that I hadn’t. But I survived. I’m ready to be done with the patches. I don’t want to prolong it and thankfully, the worst of the withdrawal will happen over the weekend. So, everything looks like a go. I know you’ve been through this before and know what works for you. I’m winging it but have learned a lot of preps and what to do ifs from reading most of the posts made on this forum. That anxiety is a beast though!!! But so am I!! LOL

Congratulations on seven years!!! @Jenny

Hello Chris and welcome! I’m a newbie here. Almost 10 weeks quit! My first first and only quit. There is no way I could go through the withdrawal again. Even with the aid of nicotine patches, of which I will use up my last stage 3, 7mg patch Friday! Kind of anxious about it. But I will prevail. I have to. I’m looking forward to following your quit and I hope that you join in on the socializing side of our forum, as well as taking advantage of all of the information provided in the pinned articles and videos! Again, WELCOME!

You are not wasting my time. I am thankful that I am here for you. I am here for you because you were there for me. Did you not mean it when you told me to hang in there it gets easier? Stay on this site and read all the information and stories that are told because they will help you get you through the rough patches? How many times have you made the NOPE pledge? We’re you only commenting to me because it’s what we do on here and you really would have rather been doing something else? Why are you willing to throw your testimony that has helped others out the door and jump out behind it. You say you are disappointed...well, I am disappointed too. Why won’t you allow those that you have helped return the favor. Why can’t you throw those cigarettes away and keep fighting? To show me that it can be done. To show me that cigarettes don’t have our minds in chains forever. I sincerely hope that you beat this dark time in your life. I sincerely hope that you remain a beacon of hope for me.

Just breathe Linda! I am sorry that you are having such a bad time. And it’s those horrible cigarettes that have you being unable to cope right now anyway. Don’t give in to their call. You are strong! You will get through everything that is going on.

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I’m pretty sure it is over here too. At least in my state of Georgia.

Same. Hard headed as they come. Thanks for the comment on writing. It’s just the way I saw it. I spend more time ‘seeing’ now that I don’t smoke.

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