CONGRATULATIONS EVE!!!

Ha! I figured out how to make it big like you! You are rocking it Eve. So good, right? Well, you got the whole Tribe here to celebrate your day. Hope you are treating yourself to lots of WaWa! 

Too bad you can’t make the emojis bigger! I’d send you a BIG SLOPPY KISS! 

Thanks so much Ladies!

 Hugs to you both! 

Yes Susan I honestly am ecstatic about reaching that one year mark! 
Thanx to you both! I would NOT be here without you! I am so happy to have found this forum and awesome people! Pretty soon we can call ourselves the One Year tribe!

EVE....

AH HA......I see the illustrious Lore beat me to it!!  Well it is 9:30 Central time.  Yeppers am lagging behind once again!,!

Congrats my fabulous friend!!!  Am totally psyched for you and know that you have been a huge part in getting me to where I am....Whooohoooooo!,

KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK!!,!,

An amazing and well deserved accomplishment my dearest.  You are rocking it and I am sooooooo grateful for you!!  Thank you for always being there when I need you!!,!

Love you!

Peggy

5-8-20

Kudos Chris!

11 down, one more month to go!  I hope you are feeling sufficiently amazed at your progress in your journey and feeling proud of your accomplishment!  
 

YOU ARE WINNING!  

Hey Fellow quitters, 

I’m experiencing some thoughts regarding smoking. How can I explain this? It’s more like I keep thinking about it, and also missing it at times. Thinking about “just one puff”. 
 

I know I’m not going to.......but just curious if you Susan (since your a lil ahead of me) felt like this also? Or Lore? I just want to know if this is normal thinking. 
 

I’m serious when I say I don’t want to go back to it! I have so many more positives that has reared its head since I quit. And I know that if I did, I would probably die of cancer. Seen it! Don’t want it! 
 

Just tell me I’m normal......on my thinking! Lol

Hi Eve,  I have those thoughts once in awhile.  But they are passing thoughts only.  Not cravings or wishful thinking - just a mild mannered thought.  Doesn't fool me though - no way am I getting into that.   I often think of the drug addict that beat cocaine or speed and stayed off of it for years then decide - oh heck- just one hit for old times sake, and booom, their dead.  That is what lighting up a cigarette means to me.  Death on a stick.  

I know you won't go there.  You have worked so hard to get here.  Yah, normal. 

I liked your analogy of the drug addict....that’s what I am! Drug of choice of course is the nicotine. 
 

It’s more annoying that I’m still having the thoughts......not craves. Glad to know that you also are having thoughts. Maybe not exactly the same but sometimes! Thanx makes me feel better.

Hiya Eve,

I still have thoughts of smoking, not every hour like I did a year ago, but at least once a day.  I have learned how to refocus and not dwell on those thoughts. I think you refocus also.

I have read where other’s say they don’t even think of cigarettes. Im not one of them. If anything, I think of not smoking, which is still thinks of smoking really. Im really happy that smoking is a memory.

YES Susan, well put! 
 

That’s exactly what I’m experiencing. Ok glad I’m “normal “ lol. 
 

I was thinking it might be a sign that I may cave.....eventually. Because in past it just consumed my brain/thinking that it was all I could THINK OF! I don’t want that. Right now just a thought.......hope it stays there.

Yeah, your normal Eve. Just bob and weave.

Keep in mind that “normal” is a very broad spectrum these days!  But yeah. I’ve been thinking about it more too and realize that a lot of it is boredom for me right now. 
Maybe you need to read the Dear John letter. Might put a damper on the rolled paper romance. Let me find it again...

Ok, here. Click and read, bob and weave. You got this. Trust yourself. 
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