Yes!!

You are doing so well! Just do you Jerthie. There is no embarrassment in that. Cutting back is working, so go with it. Any honest effort in anything we do is never a wasted effort. One day at a time. That’s what get us through this life. We really only have the moment we are in. There is no guarantee, only hope.
I honestly believe the lozenges are not as bad as the cigarettes or vaping. Yes, still nicotine and thus still addiction, but, let’s be real here. Cigarette smoke inhaled into the lungs?? Worse. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor so still having affects in that regard of course. But your lungs are not as affected as they would be by the smoke. I am not encouraging anyone in any useful method, nor judging any method. Simply accepting that we all must find our own way and what works. As long as we keep our eyes on the prize and the ultimate goal and support each other, well, that’s what matters. 
You do you and we are here to support you! 

I knew what you meant. Well, at least I wasn’t hoping it was almost another year! 
 

You’ve got this Andrew. Look forward to it! 

Best wishes on the quit, Andrew. And to everyone else.

Paul

Well, here we go again....

Exactly 32  hours > 5pm Friday to 12:00pm Saturday. Andrew prepares for another stab at freedom - freedom that he knows can be achieved with everything that he already has - no more failures, no more excuses, temptations, weaknesses, defeats, regrets or any other obstacles in his way. Do you hear me Andrew ? It's time.....

Thank you so much!!!

You have got this Andrew!!!

I am excited about reinventing my life!

What do I do with those moments?  Moments where I needed a lozenge to be able to do the next thing on my list.  Moments of anxiety, moments of overwhelm, moments of not knowing what to do next.  Moments of perfectionism.  Ugh.  Anxiety and perfectionism!  That is why I use lozenges!  They make me feel perfect and in control.  Ugh.  Not!!!

I caught on to that just now!!!  I had three différent things I wanted to do.  I felt overwhelmed!  But this time instead of sucking on a Lousy nicotine lozenge I said Wait one minute!  Do I need to really do any of those things right away?  And you know what.. I don't!!!  Right away my craving passed!!!

Instead I told my self.... Do something else.  Reinvent!!  And so here I am!!!  Dealing with anxietyby posting instead.  I am going to keep on Reinventing!

I love this Reinventing!!

I do not need to be perfect!  I do not need to get it all done.  And I do not need lozenges to get me from one moment to the next!!!  Now!  What do I do with those moments in between.  My anxious moments?  What on earth do I do???

Well!  I will Reinvent!!!

Peeps#  I will keep you posted on my NEW life!  

Let it go Andrew... All of it.  Let go.  Take it moment to moment.  Day to day.  You have got this and so much more.  Know that there is life after quitting.  Life gets better after quitting. The clouds will clear Andrew and a new dawn will break.  Stay cool my friend!

The World is your oyster Jerthie! It really is. 
I understand the anxiety. It sucks. For me, exercise was the ticket away from it. It doesn’t erase it, but it keeps it at a manageable level. We’ve all read that a million times. It took some time for me to trust it. Well, not even trust it really, but to get to the point where I was so frustrated with anxiety, and so tired of it that I just went out and ran. Well, it worked! 

Anxiety is energy. It’s like it just arrives and your either stuck with or figure out how to expend some energy to balance it. Can be anything you want! The key is…do something. Don’t just focus on it. It’s a prompt. Telling you get busy. Find the Pearl in the oyster!