Runfree

Welcome!! Indeed this is a valuable site for everyone. At the start, the best we can do is manage the craves and triggers..keep pushing through!! Some things that help me after meals...drink water with lemon, brush my teeth, chew gum, clean out a drawer or a shelf, come here and play a game. It's really important to read read read and watch the videos. Quitting is more than not smoking, yet it's not. Glad you're here.

Went in for a routine blood draw last week. The phlebotomist missed my vein, hit a nerve, instantly hurt like a son of a bitch, almost puked on the spot and now I have radiating pain down my arm. Read about it, asked a friend who works at a blood bank and it seems it'll be months recovery. Friend said to put it in a sling, eat B6/B12 and some sort of nerve regenerating homeopathic pill. Gotta see my GP as a follow up to the blood work results so I'll ask about it. Who knew this was so f ucking common!!! Dang, it really hurts!

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Way to stick with it Evelyn! 2 Months brings a huge sense of accomplishment and pride.

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NOPE!

I'm really glad to read you made it past this one Kristin. I feel like I'm too new to share anything of substance so I'll just stick with saying I know what you mean when you refer to that niggling, annoying addict voice. Today I saw Laura say, "you're right, the monster is awake"....that said it all. Niggling and annoying is one thing...the junkie woman my first 72 hrs, sobbing my way through withdrawal because the monster is awake is a whole other game. We gain strength from where we need to get to the other side, huh? A year from now we'll have more peace of mind..they promise it :)

Chump

-5 Hi Ladies. Hi Rob. Helloooooooo Joe. :)

I might go watch a couple of friends play hockey. It's pouring rain right now so if it gets super icy tonight, I'll skip it. Just not worth the potential fender bender.

cut yourself a bit of slack here struggling is going to be normal for a few days breath thru the crave go to your reasons for quitting exercise cry and curse choose to NOPE NOPE NOPE

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(DD -16, PIppa -17) -18 Good to know.. Hi DD :)

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-13 Hey Pippa, staying safe and dry?

Get dirty!

7 years is outstanding. Congratulations Markus, and thank you for sticking around. Your words help so much.

Love pets. Love pet photos. Love it when people show off their pets in photos.

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<wide-eyed and hanging in the back with the DJ>

note to self.....don't f uck with Marti, she's better at the bitch out and will squash you like a f ucking bug (hugs marti and so sorry)

You know what Laura? We're both so new to this and what you went through today scares the sh*t out of me because it can happen to me too, so easily (meaning the high stress/smoking pattern). I am SO glad to know you're willing to get back on the quit path and not let this slip define your future. You already have knowledge, tools and you have a huge group of people to turn to so....find the groove in the path that you've already started to carve and move forward. Loved what Babs wrote...going to have to come back and read that one a few times. You can join me back in the wide-eyed, what the hell is happening newbie car if you'd like. Kinda bumpy back here but people check on us so it's all good. :)