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Hi @QuittingGirl. Nice to see your post. Glad your mom is doing so well at her age. It’s great that she has your support! It’s natural to still have urges at 5 months - doubly so if you are in an environment where you’re often exposed to smoking. Heck, I still have urges at 18 months! I think it has more to do with internal factors (neural pathways built over decades as a smoker) vs external “temptation.” Whatever their source, the urges bug me sometimes, but more often than not they are just irritating…. as if a commercial I don’t like came onto the TV. Tune it out or change the (mental) channel. Because you are around cigarettes a lot, I think that means you need to stay pretty proactive about asserting the strength of your quit inside your own mind. So post a daily NOPE, use affirmations/prayers, and stay busy. Not sure you can prevent urges from arising (I haven’t been able to yet). But you can refuse to imbue them with power.

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Welcome aboard the Train! Glad you found us. As others have noted, reading/learning all you can is an important part of quitting. Knowledge is power (learning what to expect over the course of your quit), and it’s amazing how many rationalizations we attach to smoking without even knowing it. I found this post really helpful: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/11789-nicodemons-lies-lies-truths/ Everyone has a different style… you will find the quit strategy that works for you. Distraction, having a variety of coping mechanisms in your toolkit, and staying close to this forum are key. When you have questions or need support, we’re here.

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