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Welcome to our community!   At work, it might be helpful to realize that your coworkers don't really WANT to smoke; they HAVE to smoke.  Don't be jealous - you are doing what most of them wish they could.  You might get some Vicks to put under your nose to negate the smell and the slight burn will remind you of your decision to quit.   ThePreviewHide preview

Welcome to our community!   I like a quote attributed to Henry Ford, "If you think you can or think you can't, you are right."  As your mind goes - so goes your quit.  If you keep a positive attitude, and give this the time it takes, you WILL be successful.  Since everyone is so different, the timetable for what you will feel when is difficult toPreviewHide preview

Welcome to our community!   Glad you are back!  What will you do differently than you did in October?   It would be helpful for you to think about what situation or emotion was the trigger for you to decide to smoke during your last attempt, and make a plan now for what you can do differently THIS time.   For starters, how about working on (orPreviewHide preview

Welcome to our community!   You THINK you love smoking because you are a nicotine addict - and it does that to you.  It also helps you to avoid dealing with your emotions, and difficult situations.  You take a break behind that cloud of smoke, get your hit of dopamine, and then all seems well.  They are DESIGNED to make an addict out of you!  WhenPreviewHide preview

Welcome to the community!   Congratulations on your decision to quit and your first five days.  You are almost through H#ll Week.!    I notice you have been reading and commenting  Glad you blogged! Even though you are already quit, the materials I will recommend will go a long way to making this your final quit  Good that you are exercising.  ItPreviewHide preview

Welcome to our community!   Thanks, TomW5.15.17 !   Nicotine addiction is nicotine addiction - no matter the delivery device - and how to beat any of them is about the same. Every time you read :"cigarette" in the information I will give you, just sub "e-cig or vape."   The one thing difference I would recommend is that you first start to reducePreviewHide preview

Welcome to our community!   You can do a search with the magnifying glass in the top right corner for others' experiences with quitting with a spouse still smoking.  I would ask for his support in keeping his cigarettes, lighter and ashtray out of your sight. I have read of lots of successful quits in this circumstance while here for the lastPreviewHide preview

Welcome to our community!   A good bit of the stress you are relieving by smoking a cigarette was, in fact, created in your brain by the last cigarette you smoked - believe it or not.  Reading the Allen Carr book I recommend will open your eyes to the true nature of this addition.   Please educate yourself on what nicotine does to your body andPreviewHide preview