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Smoking Cessation

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

2. Drinking and socializing in a new town got me back into it after a 5 year hiatus

Reply to brewens (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2014, 09:51 PM

Nov 2014

I'm totally impressed that you're doing the cold-turkey! That worked for me the first time, but I had to resort to the gum when I quit for good. Though I suppose there was withdrawl from the gum, but at least that wasn't tied to a physical activity at that point.

But that little devil on the shoulder, I think, never really goes away. It waits for weakness, but it CAN be ignored.

You can do it!!!

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Quitting Smoking Day Four. [View all] brewens Nov 2014 OP

you will make it. I did. It's been a year for me after smoking for 40 years CurtEastPoint Nov 2014 #1

Drinking and socializing in a new town got me back into it after a 5 year hiatus arcane1 Nov 2014 #2

Yeah you!!!! cbayer Nov 2014 #3

Good for you! You're over a hump. Lulu KC Nov 2014 #4

3 packs a day for over 30 years and now... TreasonousBastard Nov 2014 #5

Now I have never understood how anyone had enough time in a day to smoke three packs? brewens Nov 2014 #7

You can do it! I quit. Stuck to it and aftet applegrove Nov 2014 #6

Just checking in to see how you are doing. cbayer Nov 2014 #8

I sold my stash of premium cigars, humidors and coolerdor for $800 bucks to brewens Nov 2014 #9

Woohoo! $800 PLUS all the money you haven't spent on cigs. cbayer Nov 2014 #10

I dodged the bullett I knew would come. It really started out with the urge to have a few drinks. brewens Feb 2015 #11

I felt great this morning. Just thinking about almost blowing three months of not smoking brewens Feb 2015 #12

You are tremendous! Congratulations. cbayer Feb 2015 #13

6 years + CWV Jan 2017 #14

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