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I think that's pretty great. Congratulations! Do you have a fundraising site set up? (Crowdrise.com or another site?)

Hi Carly. Wow. 7.5 months is a great accomplishment. Congratulations and welcome to the board.

Good morning everyone. Nope here.

I think my problem is...I cannot stop rewarding myself. I seem to have replaced smoking with shopping online for great deals. So many useless things and gadgets and gear that I wanna buy. As I'm typing this, I'm checking out helmets and leather jackets I do not need. Arrrghhh, make the voices stop!!!

Hey skillfulabbot...good to see you here. Welcome.

Hi Rachael. Great post on trying to help others. It's actually been a staple of the mental health community for a long time now. It's called Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (or CBT). And more specifically, it falls into the 2nd (also the longest and most difficult) phase...Reconceptualization. This is where many existing, harmful thoughts are first challenged, then later changed or modified. CBT is used to treat addiction, substance abuse, anxiety, depression, ADHD, etc. And you're exactly right that it can do the same for smoking and anxiety. CBT uses repetitious, positive reinforcements to slowly modify your way of thinking over time, which then changes your behavior along with it. Anyway, a lot of people pay huge sums of money to psychiatrists, psychologists, and behavioral therapists for CBT. So if you (or anyone else) can break down those negative thoughts with positive affirmations without any professional help, then that's awesome. :) And hey, if you really think about it, we've all pretty much done that already by quitting smoking!! Just do the same with anxiety and those pesky negative thoughts. :)

Hi Beacon, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. It's terrible to feel so helpless to help someone you care about. Best wishes to her and her family.

Great job on the 6 months...and the board. Congratulations MQ!!

When people ask me "Either/Or" questions, to confuse them, I always like answering: Yes. :)

nope

Happy 2 months!! Great job!

Nope. Not today. Good morning everyone. :)

LMAO. No way!! I used to listen to those too!! haha. I gotta listen to them again when I can't sleep. Trish....you gotta try listening to those vids. Just not the jungle sounds with water, because they'll make you wanna pee.

ONE YEAR Jeni!!! Congratulations. Amazing, amazing job.

Congratulations! 8 months is so awesome.

Bassman, welcome to the 3 month club!! Great job. Congratulations! :)

Get a boost if you can. I'm sure someone will be willing to help you boost your car. Is anything happening when you turn the key? Or is it just dead?

Hey bakon...good to see you and thanks for the update. We were worried about you in chat that night. That really was such a messed up thing to do to another person. I'm glad you're getting all the tests and precautions. Best wishes goes out to your wife too. I know you'll be there for her through thick and thin. Just know that this can be beaten....my mom has been in remission for quite a few years now. Stay positive buddy.

You all have to hurry and have marathons so we can discuss!! Otherwise, it'll just be me and DD over-using the spoiler tags once again. lol

You win a :)

Last weekend (cousin's baby shower). What was the last thing you did that really scared you at first, but you were happy you did it?

Me seven. lol Hi Rachael...good to see here too. :)

Nope today. And good morning!! :)

Nope.

Thanks everyone for such a great reception. Lol @ Colleen and Paul. Yes, my real name is Ron. :)