DenaliBlues

dressing down

Obfuscation

Takes

lush and green

Gong Show

Elven Lore Master

Tundra

NOPE!

fall in love

laser

Queen King

NOPE!

Hey, Sandi. Thanks for the check-in. I’m around a little less often right now. (Still slogging through the aftermath of medical treatments that give me headaches, so being online isn’t my favorite thing these days.) But that’s temporary. And in spite of that limitation, I really love and value this community of lovely, kooky, kind, wise and supportive souls. Quit Train has had my back during tough times. You all helped me keep my quit and offered a welcoming connection. I’m sure a many of us can say the same. So count me in on the Train!

I’m sorry for your hard times @Pilgrim. You nailed it when you named the core issue - addiction. You cannot bargain with an active addiction. “Just this one” or “Only a few puffs because I am so stressed”… they are not real logic. They are rationalizations. Stinkin thinkin. Find your fierce. As @Christian99 said, the only way to stop smoking is… to stop smoking. Whether you’re going cold turkey or using nicotine replacement or medication to quit, it all boils down to the same thing - refusal to smoke. One day you’ll be sick of the cognitive dissonance, the failure, the stink, the wasting money, the inability to breathe right, the chemical enslavement. One day you’ll will step off the merry go round, withdrawal be damned. You’ll defy the beast. And you’ll learn that your addiction has been skewing reality the whole time… it’s not your friend and you won’t die without it. The moment that lightning bolt hits your brain, the moment you refuse to comply… you win. Time to fight. Time to WIN, @Pilgrim.

NOPE

Fled the scene

rag doll

obtuse

snarl

hand picked

NOPE

Canned kipper snacks

Tired of everything.