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From: Denim50
May-31
Welcome New Ex-Smokers
Congratulations on taking that all important first step with cessation - stubbing out the last cigarette and getting started.
Chances are you don't feel 'ready' to quit, and are experiencing a mixture of difficult emotions about it.
Try to relax. You've found the best place for help.
Getting Started with Cessation
Park yourself in front of your computer and read everything you can on this forum board. We encourage you to take the initiative to introduce yourself and post often. Sharing your journey with your new quit buddies and offering support to each other really helps.
This thread will serve as the meeting place for those of you who are quitting now, and when the month ends, we will move your 'home base' thread over to the Quit Buddies Unite folder, where you can continue to support each other.
You can also return to the Introductions folder where you'll find the new Monthly Ex-Smoker thread for those coming along behind you. Share the tips and encouragement that helped you during month one. Not only will this help others, it will strengthen your resolve as well.
Start your reading here: Homework for New Ex-Smokers
Additionally, the folder headings in gray on the left of the page under DISCUSSIONS house different topics. Click on the gray heading to view the conversations held within. When you finish with a folder, click on the drop down menu under DISCUSSIONS and select ALL to see all of the folders again.
Introductions/Newcomers Nook
A good place to start with numerous threads from new ex-smokers.
General Chit-Chat
This is where you will find the daily NOPE thread. NOPE stands for Not One Puff Ever, and members pledge NOPE on a daily basis. Give it a try - you will probably find it helpful and empowering.
Quit Support
This is a good place to post for help when you need it ASAP.
Dots(Weeks) and Stars (Months) Milestones and One Year and Beyond Milestones
Read the accounts of people who are winning with cessation in these folders.
Quit Buddies Unite
This folder is the home base for the groups who quit together. This thread will move to that folder at the end of the first month.
Quit Smoking Library
Here you'll find member stories and links to important articles that will inform you about what to expect from smoking cessation.
The next 4 posts will give you additional info on how to navigate/post here. Please read them and let us know if you have any questions.
An Educated Quit is a SuccessFrom: Denim50
May-31
From: ModDee
12/3/19
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: Denim50
May-31
From: ModDee
12/3/19
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: Denim50
May-31
From: ModDee
12/3/19
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: Denim50
May-31
From: ModDee
12/3/19
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: ryanazim
Jun-22
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From: Denim50
Jun-27
Hey ryanazim,
You're very welcome and welcome to the forum. We're happy to have you join us and hope to hear more from you soon.
Have a great day. 
From: Ginger3077
Jul-4
It's been a couple of years of smoking and quitting since I joined. In the USA it's independence day. For me it's also independence and freedom from smoking. I had my last death stick last night. Going to be a lot of cross stitching and reading. I'm not much of a poster but I read the postings every day. Thank you Denim for keeping this group going
From: Denim50
Jul-4
Hey Ginger,
I'm sorry to hear you lost your quit but so happy you're giving it another go and that you came back here to do it. It's good to hear from you again. I still have your old quit date, so I'm replacing it with your new one. Big kudos to you for getting back at it and what a wonderful quit date! Double celebration each year. Happy Fourth of July! I hope the festivities have provided a bit of distraction for you today. I also think your hobbies are wonderful distractions too. I'm sure you remember but try to keep it in the moment and take it a day at a time. Looking too far ahead can sometimes cause added stress or anxiety that you don't need starting out. I'll leave some articles here for you too. Also, if at any point you start to feel as though you might cave into a craving, please post here first, three times, at least three minutes apart. Doing so will give someone here a chance to respond and try to help. It will also allow time for the craving to pass. If you're not in a position to post then try asking yourself these questions and answer them honestly.
- Why did I quit smoking?
- How long did I smoke?
- How long have I been smoke free?
- How long do I think it should take to be free of this addiction?
- If I go back to smoking, will I want to quit again?
- How long will it be before I do? Weeks...months...years? When illness strikes?
- Will quitting be any easier next time around?
- How do I think smoking will benefit me?
- Is it worth giving up what I've worked so hard to do?
You may not like to post, and that's okay, but please remember that you can reach out at anytime. We're here for you and each other.
Thank you also for your sweet message about the forum. I'm happy to do it. Don't think I would have gotten as far as I have without the support I received here in the beginning. It truly is a amazing place for cessation.
Stay close, stay strong, and stay in the moment. You can do this! Welcome back and I wish you all the best with your new quit. 
Have a great day.
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