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August 2020 Ex-Smokers Quit Buddies Unite
From: ModDee
12/25/19
Forum Navigation Basics
1. Take a look to the left at the DISCUSSIONS section to the left of this page
- Click on the drop down menu in grayed area immediately beneath it.
- If you click on All you will see all the folder categories; folders like, Introduction/Newcomers Nook, Quit Buddies Unite, Forum Navigation and Rules, General Chit-Chat etc. When you scroll down the system shows you if there are new messages (bold text) in the thread.
- Hierarchy of threads (discussions) within a folder: threads are sorted within a folder by the latest date/hour of a post within thread. If you click on a thread without a new message the system will take you to the beginning of the thread.
- When you click on the drop down menu you can also select things like
Unread to me (messages to you waiting to be read).
- When you log in to the forum, the "DISCUSSIONS" section will show the "Unread Msgs" category at the top of the discussions area. Beneath the "Unread Msgs" title will be all the folders containing unread messages since your last visit to the forum, starting with the Introductions/Newcomers Nook folder. When you scroll down to for example the "Quit Buddies Unite" folder if there are no new messages in your quit buddies group it is not going to be at the top of quit buddies unite category. Continue to scroll down past all the quit buddies folders that have new messages (they are in bold text) until you find your group.
2. Click on the drop down menu on your profile picture/avatar at the top right of the page. Review the content of each one.
- My Profile Photo ( you can add or change your avatar or photo)
- My Profile
- My preference
- My Account
- Help
- Logout
3. Please familiarize your self with the Help button contents
This is where you can browse Delphi FAQs for general information, or post a question in one of the Support Forums, where Delphi staff, volunteers, and knowledgeable members are happy to lend a hand. You will also find "How To" guides that are fully illustrated tutorials that show you exactly how things work on Delphi forums
4. When you click on a folder heading like "Quit Buddies Unite' to read or post, the gray drop down menu under the DISCUSSIONS section changes to "Single folder". Once you've finish what you're doing in that folder to see all the folder headings again, click on the gray drop down menu under DISCUSSIONS and click on ALL which will bring up all the folder titles.
5. Education about our addiction and the cessation process is a major component of a successful permanent quit. Take a look at the articles in the link below they were written especially for new ex-smokers.
Homework For New Ex-Smokers
http://forums.delphiforums.com/quit_smoking/messages/3435/1
Personal Signatures
As you move through the forum, you'll notice that a lot of people carry a variety of images in their personal signatures.
There are 3 levels of membership at Delphi forums - DelphiBasic (free), DelphiExtra ($19.95 per year) and DelphiPlus ($4.95 per month). Only the two paid tiers (DelphiExtra and DelphiPlus) allow you to carry a signature field that you can customize with graphics. The two paid subscriptions also allow you to browse forums ad-free.
You can take a look at a comparison chart of the plans here:
http://www.delphiforums.com/plans.ptt
Graphics and photos can be added to the body of your messages in the DelphiBasic plan. Follow the instructions below.
Please feel free ask any question and to join in any discussion on the forum that interests you.
6. Familiarize yourself with the other folders in the Forum Navigation and Rules Category. They will help you with more information on finding your way around the forum.
From: ModDee
12/25/19
How to Post a Message:
There are two ways to post messages: Replying to a message in an existing discussion or starting a new discussion.
Replying to a Message
You can reply to a message someone else has posted by clicking the reply button on the post you are reading. It contains a white left facing arrow and the word Reply located at the bottom right of the post. You can also reply using all or selected text from the post. To do this:
- Before clicking on the reply button highlight the specific text from the post you want to respond to. This text will be carried onto the beginning of your reply post.
- Type your message
- Preview or Post your message using the buttons below.
Addressing Your Reply:
Your message will automatically be addressed to the person who wrote the post you're replying to. If you want your message to go to someone else instead, or to ALL members in the thread, click in the field next to the "TO" at the top left of your edit screen. You can choose ALL or a member from the drop down list by typing in the member's ID. Their name should pop up on the list.
Starting a New Discussion:
You can start a new thread by:
- Clicking on the "New Topic" button that appears at the top of the main forum page to the right across from DISCUSSIONS.
- Type in the name of your new topic subject.
- Leave the TO showing ALL
- Select a folder where you want your post to appear.
- Click on the down arrow across from Folders.
- Scroll down and click on the folder where your post will appear.
- Type your message.
- Click on Post
How to Send a SOS Request for HELP!
If you at anytime need cessation support you can start a new discussion in either the "Introductions/Newcomers Nook" or "Quit Support" folders. See instructions above for Starting a Discussion.
Note: You can find the new topic area from any place on the forum by scrolling all the way to the top of the page.
From: ModDee
12/25/19
How to Bookmark a Thread
To to bookmark a message:
- Go to the bottom of the post you want to bookmark.
- At the bottom right find the "Reply" button.
- Hover your cursor to the left of the "Reply" button
- Find the "Bookmark this message" symbol
just to the left of the "Reply" button. - Click on the bookmark this message button.
- You will receive a pop-up message that will say
To find your bookmarked messages
- Look to the left at the DISCUSSIONS section.
- Click on the drop down menu in grayed area immediately beneath the word DISCUSSIONS.
- You will see a menu that contains items like, "7 Days back", "2 Days back", "Unread Msgs", "Unread to Me" etc. Look all the way to the bottom, the last item has the book mark symbol and the words "Bookmarked Msgs" your saved bookmark messages will appear here ...........just click on the one you want to view and it opens with your post. When finished reviewing, click on your browser back arrow key to go back to where you were. See example graphics below.
From: ModDee
12/25/19
How to Follow a Discussion
Want to know if someone posted in your buddy group? Get email notifications on any specific discussion you wish to follow.
- Click on your profile pic in the upper right hand corner.
- From the drop-down menu select “My Preferences”
- Scroll down to “View Zeta as Classic”
- Check the box before “View all Zeta forums in Classic”
- Select “Update”
- A box will appear “Success”. Click “OK”.
- Return to About Smoking Cessation Forum. Note: It will look vastly different.
- Select the “Messages” tab to show the folders.
- Go to the Discussion you want to follow.
- Select “Subscribe” in the upper right directly across from the Discussion name.
- Select how often you want to subscribe. Then click “Subscribe”.
- A Subscribe box will appear. Click “OK”.
- If you have other Discussions you wish to follow, repeat Steps 9 thru 11.
- Select “My Preferences” at the top of the screen.
- Scroll down to “View Zeta as Classic”
- Check the box so it is now empty
- Select “Update”
- “Success” box. Click “OK”.
From: Jatchat
8/24/20
Hi Ann,
Welcome, glad your here, are you quitting smoking? I am I've had about a dozen attempts this year alone,my latest attempt is Aug. 8th so I'm 17 days in Australian time, it's the 25th here, My longest quit this year was 10 weeks and then blew it all with the just one theory which lasted 3 weeks before I re-gathered my senses. Happy to say this one is doing fine, using the patches 21 mg and don't plan on cutting back any time soon, Good luck if your quitting hope to see you round here some more...post, post post. breathe deep and drink ice cold water through a straw, believe me it works to keep those cravings at bay.
Kind regards
Anthony
From: Jatchat
8/29/20
Busted at 1930 hrs last night, cleaned my teeth and went straight to bed, woke up at 2 am this morning and have smoked another one, I have put on a 21 mg patch and chewing a gum. I am determined today to stay smoke free, this is serious I don't want to go back to smoking, this follows some changes I made to my quit attempt, 1. I reduced from 21 to 14 mg Patch and 2. I have gone off my pain meds for arthritis, and am considerably in more pain, though how I thought smoking would relieve that pain is beyond me. Any way reaching out for support If any one is online?
Kind regards
Anthony
- Edited August 29, 2020 12:37 pm by Jatchat
From: TinyBadger
8/29/20
I'm not an August quitter but I do feel awful I wasn't here for you. Stepping down from patches is REALLY hard in my experience. There is a huge difference and it is rough. My advice is to stick with whatever works. I'm finally off patches but still using lozenges and can't seem to make it very long without one. If you need to stay on patches longer, keep doing it. I'm not sure if it was you, but I think I remember that you can't do chantix. I can't, because of my other meds. Anthony, you are fighting a very difficult battle. You are living with a smoker and trying to quit. This is doable, incredibly hard, and I do mean painful in every way, but I believe in you. You've got this.