DenaliBlues

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

Mild chili sauce

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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.

Light the lamp

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

Jolly Saint Nick

Gratitude for friends

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Congratulations, buddy!! Nice that you’ll see your son to celebrate. Didn’t your “Overcome” user name come from something your son said about believing in your ability to make it through adversity? Or maybe I’m not recalling that right. In any case, way to go!

Well done!! Love those long term success stories - very inspiring.

Sorry you are having a hard time, @Brioski. My fuse got shorter, my nerves felt frayed, and my emotions felt super raw for a while. When I felt like I was losing it (or about to clobber someone) I would shake my arms and legs really, really hard. That and do wall/countertop pushups. So many pushups… Hang in there. You can make it through this.

4. Wipe the cooties off of your grocery cart

Capers and lox