Hosted by Terry (abquitsmking)
Formerly known as the About.com Smoking Cessation support forum, this community is open to all who are recovering from nicotine addiction.
46523 messages in 954 discussions
Latest 2:32 PM by KatieKat84
Latest 2:02 PM by Loreficent
Latest 6:00 AM by blackbird912
Latest Mar-31 by Mercy (mercy164)
Latest Mar-30 by Anne2020
14156 messages in 738 discussions
Latest 10:55 AM by overdoze
Latest Apr-6 by boylant22
Latest Apr-1 by Nope62
2386 messages in 200 discussions
Latest 9/7/15 by ModDee
3804 messages in 257 discussions
Latest 6:38 AM by Cocoa60
Latest Apr-7 by Susan1206
Latest Apr-5 by overdoze
Latest Mar-30 by turtles
Latest Mar-30 by oxanquits
39541 messages in 3156 discussions
Latest 1:27 PM by Elizaquits
Latest 1:25 PM by blackbird912
Latest 1:06 PM by blackbird912
Latest 10:18 AM by boylant22
Latest Apr-11 by BlueDahlia29
Latest Apr-10 by overdoze
Latest Apr-10 by oxanquits
Latest Apr-9 by oxanquits
Latest Apr-8 by Eve1973
Latest Apr-7 by oxanquits
Latest Apr-7 by overdoze
Latest Apr-7 by Jatchat
Latest Apr-4 by Jatchat
Latest Apr-4 by Mercy (mercy164)
Latest Apr-3 by oxanquits
Latest Apr-3 by Jatchat
Latest Apr-2 by oxanquits
Latest Apr-1 by oxanquits
Latest Mar-30 by BlueDahlia29
Latest Mar-27 by Jatchat
Latest Mar-26 by oxanquits
Latest Mar-25 by BlueDahlia29
98488 messages in 196 discussions
Latest 2:22 PM by oxanquits
Latest 7:16 AM by KatieKat84
Latest Feb-20 by Jatchat
Latest 2:52 PM by Kittyarnold
Latest Apr-11 by Cocoa60
Latest Apr-10 by Loreficent
Latest Apr-8 by gabser
Latest Apr-8 by SusanK1960
Latest Apr-6 by fortemdomina
Latest Apr-4 by gustavovo14
Latest Apr-2 by Amicahomi
55004 messages in 14 discussions
Latest 2:10 PM by Loreficent
Latest 2:09 PM by Loreficent
Latest Apr-11 by SusanK1960
Latest Apr-10 by gkim
76 messages in 18 discussions
255 messages in 33 discussions
1048 messages in 63 discussions
150 messages in 74 discussions
9474 messages in 125 discussions
77 messages in 6 discussions
140 messages in 129 discussions
More7/13/20
Congratulations! So worth toughing it out. This will be a great year!
Hope you are doing something very special,
Robin
7/14/20
Hi Robin! Nice to hear from you!! Hope you are well.
Thanks for the kind words. I'm hoping the year will be great as well!
Oct-16
Hey Julie!
I was checking "favorites" and decided to click on Bravehearts. Didn't know you guys were still conversing! I really miss you guys. The whole COVID thing is a mind blower, huh? And now the election. I've been working since the shutdown ended in April, and so is my husband. We're all healthy. Our son has been going to high school virtually since March. They get to go back one day a week at the end of the month. He got to play varsity tennis in a mask, that was very weird, but no COVID. My brother lives in the NYC area, and I swear they are all still mad as heck. Don't blame them. I did contact Robin and Andrea by email, since I knew they were in NY/NJ, just to check that they were ok. They were fine.
Yep, I was like you...EVERY SINGLE FEELING made me want to smoke. Happy feelings, anxious feelings, bad feelings. Impatient feelings were really tough. And I was the prime example of someone who quit earlier for 9 months, blew it, and was totally discouraged for years. I had fleeting thoughts about smoking during the shutdown, but they were very quick. Not so much a crave. God, I do not miss that.
Write back and say hello...let me know how you're doing. I'm a little worried about this winter and getting through until probably April. No skiing at all, which is what we do in winter. We spend every weekend there (and if I don't go, I have the house to myself, which I really miss.) We've also had the worst wildfire in the history of Colorado, so the air is pretty bad. It's been a wild ride this year, and I thought 2019 was wild!
Jean
Oct-23
Hey Jean! So happy to hear from you!! We are hanging in there, IL is up and down with Covid--I think our governor has done a pretty good job trying to keep us safe but there are plenty who disagree. Sad that it's become such a political thing. We're in the same county as Chicago but when you look at the positivity rate for just my town, we're only at like 1%. My son started 6th grade this year (junior high here) and is in person 100%. Lilly is a sophomore and her school JUST moved to a hyrbrid model (half the alphabet in the am, the other half in the pm, alternating days) though several teachers are teaching from home so in some classes it's just kids sitting at a desk zooming. She's doing really well without being in school so we decided to just let her continue to work from home, and thankfully she was able to have an abbreviated swim season. It was weird, but it worked. Bottom line both kids are happy and healthy!
Husband has been working from home since March--that hasn't been great but it's nowhere near what it was like when he lost his job just after I quit smoking! Glad we have a big enough house for me to have my own space when I need it. And very glad he has a job. Scary times for so many around the country--counting my blessings every night.
Watching the nightly news now and they're updating the fires in CO...I can't believe how awful they are. I hope you're not in any danger. My sister lives near Sacramento and the air quality there in August was just horrible. Please write back to let me know how you're doing!
Had a another great non-smoking milestone a couple of weeks ago--my best friend came in for a week from Michigan. I haven't seen her since before I quit and she still smokes. I was able to sit outside with her while she smoked and never once felt the desire to smoke with her--that was huge! I was so happy to finally see her but at the same time so nervous that it would be a horrible visit just smelling it on her. I think maybe enough time has passed, finally. Will be 2 years in 2 1/2 weeks!
Please say hi to Robin and Andrea next time you touch base with them!!
Jules
Nov-20
Congratulations Julie!!!
Amazing job on this treacherous, emotional rollercoaster. Longer life, renewed lungs, more money, better skin, no more ball and chain etc etc ...
Well done!
Hope everyone else in our group is safe and well!
In celebration ,
Robin xo
Feb-5
Hey and Wow, a huge happy 2 years quit.
How can the time have gone by, what was for me the 5th Jan 2019. Congrats to everyone and hope everyone is happy and smoke-free. Stronger for quiting!
Feb-8
Right on and well done! I made it one year one month and hoping for two years and life long. Any hints about how to refrain from losing such a long quit. Do you still have cravings or just mild momentary thoughts about smoking? Do you miss smoking at all?
Just wanted to say congratulations and experience between year one and two.
Cheers!!
Mar-12
Hello everyone! Haven't stopped by in a while but I know a lot of you have hit 2 years and just wanted to say, congratulations!! I'm almost there 2 months to go!
I hope everyone is well and staying smoke free!!