New sober date (Cigarettes)

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Here i am again starting from the bottom.
Finished my last cigarette–Marlboro menthol 100
–at exactly 8:37AM sitting at this picnic table…
I have a long LONG history of “starting over” and honestly i think i have become addicted to having that holy LAST CIGARETTE …having the perfect moment thats gonna free me somehow… the perfect location…at a certain time…on a certain date…
Im tired of this repeating and starting over.

22 is my lucky number so maybe today really will be the day :crossed_fingers::sunglasses:

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You’ve got this, @TrubbleMan! :muscle:

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I quit smoking about 7 years ago, cold turkey after about 10 years. Like you, I had many last cigarettes. What helped me was taking back some control over my chemistry. Knowing that I wasn’t going to allow the nicotine to own me anymore. Honestly, my last cigarette wasn’t even one I had thought was going to be my last. I quit while craving one. Felt good to direct that anger back into the face of that craving and I haven’t looked back.

Cutting out smokes is one of those things that if you can push yourself for a few solid weeks/months you’ll get there mentally and physically. Do I crave cigarettes anymore? Nah. Will you? Maybe, but fuck the cravings. Get a toothpick or floss pick or maybe some gum cause you almost certainly won’t know what to do without having something to chew on.

Best of luck. You’ve got this!

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Thanks guys. So far so good, just passed my 24-hour mark :point_left:

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Nice work! Days 2-10 can be pretty gnarly so be ready to push hard through that. Its doable and worth the frustration.

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I know lol ive been doing this over and over again for the past 15 years :rofl: sometimes i make it 3 days
…sometimes 7-10 days… a few times 14 days-5 months TOPS…
Im determined though i really want to move on with my life

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22 is also my lucky number lol

I relate so much to the perfect quit time
Numbers
Days
Places
Times
Ive done that countless times

I got to the point of quitting a substance and i just used midnight the day after even though i already quit because id always try to make it special so to break free of the special time habbit i used midnight evenbthough i already quit
Just a thought

You have a good chance at this
Dont give up

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Wow can i ever relate to ur post. Always thinking there was a perfect moment to quit, bssically waiting for the world to align so that i would be successful at it. But theres no better time than now tho. There will never be the “perfect” moment unfortunately bcuz life continues to happen. Im glad ur back fighting this demon. How have u been feeling since u posted?

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Doing Day 3 right now! :muscle:
Thanks yal! Feeling good today

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Right on man! Nice work! I’m on day 5 of no drinking. Been a good week for both of us. :handshake:

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Well done @TrubbleMan

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How we doin? Still going strong?

3 days was huge for me, the cravings were noticeably less after 72 hours.

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