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NOPE Not me

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Fiction or fact?

Congratulations on your quitting anniversary!!!

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1. Sleep in it when your spouse snores

Indigo

Fear of heights

I'm sorry things seem grim. Nicotine addiction really wrecked our emotional coping mechanisms and screwed up a lot of other mental pathways for experiencing comfort. It's the addiction that is exaggerating how cruddy you feel right now. Stay strong, protect your quit, and meet yourself on the other side. Remember that you're NOT actually alone, trapped or deprived - those thoughts are the addiction kicking up a fuss. Let them float by like a stinky fart. There are 1000+ things you can do at this moment, just one small (and yucky anyway) thing you can't do: stick something in your mouth and light it on fire. As long as you avoid doing that, you'll pull through and be proud of it.

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NOPE. The only kind of puffing around here should be blowing out @catlover’s B-Day candles.

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Hang in there, @Brioski. What you are going through is understandable given the magnitude of the addiction. My own first month was: 1. Hell Week (White-hot, white-knuckled, relentless withdrawal.) 2. Wailing Week (Shock wore off. A deep sense of loss and longing set in. I felt utterly bereft without my smokes.) 3. WTF Week (Major brain fog. What now? Will this ever get easier? What has gone wrong with my head? Why has my IQ suddenly dribbled out the bottom of my shoes? How long have I been staring blankly into space? Will I ever poop normally again?!) 4. So-Bored-With-My-Coping-Mechanisms Week (This could also have been named “Terribly Tired of Prunes Week.”) After that there were still rough spots and triggers. But the times in between them got longer. It started to dawn on me that the feelings of being incomplete without smoking were addiction-fueled hogwash. I don’t actually need hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, ammonia and carcinogens to “fulfill” me. You’ll find your own way forward. You can do this. Your quit matters. It’s worth fighting for.

Happy anniversary, @Boo! I’m so grateful for all you’ve done to help me and others to quit. Thanks a million. Sending lots of love to you and your family.

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NOPE Not today.

8. Wipe down an airplane tray table before using it.

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A great post to read when I am romancing the smokes. Thanks for the bump.