Tyme2B

Congratulations on your 6 yr Quit Anniversary!!! One day I will be there too

Non smoker!!! We deserve that! Even people who smoked for a long time years ago are considered non smokers now!!! We have worked hard to achieve this status! Now let's enjoy the rest of our lives

Unfortunately I reacted adversely to both medications my Doc tried to help with sleep so yet another medication has been discontinued. Heart related adverse affects were totally unexpected. I have had blood work done & hopefully the problem will be identified. In the meantime my Doc has just increased a med I am already taking & I am sleeping most nights now. Perhaps smoking was covering up or causing an unknown problem. Best to have Quit now.

[quote name="cpk" post="141231" timestamp="1430856510 All was cool, I woke up in my pajamas. :spruce_up: Lol! Too funny! Love it!

These questions & answers are very interesting....glad CPK posted these questions. Preparation for the future, not feeling alone, hope. It truly is a journey of hard work & dedication.

I walk fast! If I walk 5K would that count? Lol! Sorry Eric. I too live too far away. You go man! If you did cardio you can do this

Well said Jackie! And ALL true!

Stress seems to be a trigger which immediately conjures up memories of how we used to be in our past smoking lives. I honestly believe that because we coped for so many years with a killer inhalation device called a cigarette that we did not learn good coping skills independent of that nasty device. Good feelings were triggered by a drug....a drug that managed to trick so many systems in our bodies into a false sense of wellbeing....but now we are forced to learn new ways of coping. Whether it be running, yoga, exercise, music or any other coping mechanism...we are learning healthy ways to teach us coping or chilling.....call it whatever but it still amounts to learning to live without the drug & the delivery device that we finally realized was slowly killing us. We chose to Quit & to live. I know your Quit is secure CPK. We KNOW our Quits are secure but we are still going to journey through some bumps in the road which are made more difficult by our learning to walk again....without that drug to give us a false sense of security. We will soon be running! But it all takes time. We have QUIT SMOKING people!! We rock because we are strong! We will learn to chill, to cope, to deal with the stressors in our life in a healthy, positive way. It just takes time! Markus once said to me as I was struggling through my own withdrawal problems that he had noticed & admired the strength he was seeing on the train....he said.we may bend but we don't break! Markus is SO wise & I love those words. Thank you Markus!

Hi Marie! Do you have another safeguard in place to deal with stress other than smoking? It seems that your own difficulty dealing with stress blew your quit if I remember correctly. I had to learn new ways of coping with stress. I chew gum & it helps but others have helpful suggestions. Stress is a trigger and we all thought smoking helped us deal with stress....it didn't really except in our minds. Markus has given you solid advice as have the others. Welcome back!

Enjoy life! You can enjoy life as a non smoker....likely more than as a smoker as time moves on. Wishing you happiness

Good job Ev! You are a Winner!

Best wishes to you Mike! You have to do what is best for you & most of all live life! Wishing you smobriety & happiness. xx

You are SO right!!!

Thank you! I'm good to keep going now!

Well written Babs! So very true for all of us once we reflect back.

Evelyn I am SO happy for you!!! I too tried NRT but yes Bakon & others were right....it just does NOT work. It may give one a false sense of security to get them to fear the Quit less initially but it is not any help at all with actually quitting....it makes it worse. Glad you are secure in your Quit! It isn't easy is it? Wishing you the best as we move forward...those bumps in the road we suffer through during our journey to Freedom make sure we'll never want to go through this EVER again!

Tyme2B is very happy to announce that my insomnia is under control....finally....and despite this setback my Quit is safe!! Moving onwards & upwards. Thanks for all the support. This was one H... of a test! But with your help I won....NOT the Nicotine!!!! Very impressive that a Forum & new friends can have such an impact on a person's life! I am most grateful for all of You who reached out.

Oh wow Raya! Congratulations! Good for you!!! Tyme

Hi! I'm here! Whoops! Twice!!!

Hi! I'm here!

You WILL move forward Jackie because now you know what to expect & how to fight those nasty craves off. They will lighten up soon. You are stronger than they are. It IS scary....no one in their right mind ever wants to go through the misery of a Quit again! Bakon showered & sitting in flip flops? Is this a mental pic or did I miss something????

Congrats!!!

Congratulations Ava! This is a very proud time for you & I feel honoured to share it! Hope you are giving yourself a treat today! xx

Absolutely!!! I DO like your style!

Welcome to the Train, Marie. You will find many people on this site are knowledgeable, helpful & caring. Just stay in touch! I remember being a baby quitter not long ago at all & wishing I could grow up too! And now I want go grow forever! Lol!