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Great positive attitude @MLMR. I especially love the gratitude. It’s one of the biggest differences between abstinence and true recovery. Let the healing begin.

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Doing great! Keep rolling!

Happy birthday @Gus!! I guess your mom took the “labor” part quite literally!

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Sorry to hear the diabetes news, B. I’ve had to smack down some of my own craving temptations lately. Work totally sucks for me right now, and I’d like to pickle those feelings by smoking. But I won’t. We shall persevere together!

You are breaking free of a terrible bondage. It may feel sad and panicky now, like you are losing a limb. But that is an illusion, just your addiction putting up a fuss. The pain is temporary, it will pass, sweet freedom awaits on the other side. You are gaining so much. Keep smoking off the table and lean into the hundreds of other things you can do with this moment, then the next. The moments add up. You can do this.

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Congrats on a good launch to your quit! I, too, found that keeping busy and distracted was essential for the first few weeks… I definitely needed a channel for all that antsy energy. But the tasks had to be pretty simple due to brain fog, LOL. Lotsa small chores around the house!

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Yeah, the urge to smoke can ambush us at really strange times… that’s the nature of addiction. Sometimes it’s an obvious trigger, but other times it’s more random and sneaky. You did the right thing by posting here and talking it through. 50 days is a lot of hard work and a great foundation. Stay strong and don’t throw it away!

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Hi there, @MLMR. Today is a GREAT day to break free! And this is the place to do it… a place where people understand how hard it is to quit smoking and can help you navigate all the wily tricks this addiction will try to play on you. Saddle up, stick close to your “why,” post here often, (re)read as much as you can about addiction, and have faith that IT GETS BETTER.

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Attaway to keep Darth Nicotine at bay! Congrats on two years of freedom and thanks for all the support.

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Attaway @Stewbum! Keep that quit rolling!

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Well done @QuittingGirl! The pull of smoking sticks around for a while, but it gets weaker and weaker over time. Congrats on your three months!