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Keep it up. eat some chocolate instead. It gives the brain calming sensations.
It really does.
Chocolate got me through!
I read it takes 7 months for your lungs to clean themselves up.Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
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Yep, she's hanging in there!Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2 -
Atta boy Steve, congrats. Coming up on my 1 year smoke free myself. Gets easier as time passes.HT SYSTEM-
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Thankfully, this was easier than I thought it would be. I just went cold turkey, and the first 2 weeks were a little rough, but after that it's been pretty easy. I have been cutting down for years, and I think that helped a lot. I was down to a 1/2 pack a day for a couple months when we finally quit.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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That’s awesome. Congrats!Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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mhardy6647 wrote: »
Those are my favorite kind of visual indicators of a leak!!!
You either get a balloon-like explosion when you stick your finger in *snicker* or it’s just a wall bubble that dries out and crumbles when you touch it.
Most times, I play the gamble.
Most times, my finger gets wet. *snicker*Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
A well needed drink!
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^^^^ Good 'ol LATEX paint. I have a painter friend in his mid-eighties, we'd drive by an old neighborhood with beautiful 1920-1930's built homes, he'd say see that garage door; I painted that in 1960's something with lead oil paint. It still looks great, no fading no peeling. Amazing.
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Week 6 of being a non-smoker. I got this.
I need help. I smoke way too much and it makes me feel like a POS. I have quit things that made me feel extreme depression and physically ill during withdrawal and I still followed through but I can't do this even though I know I need to. I wonder about Chantix even though I know the easier answer is to man up on the willpower.afterburnt wrote: »They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.
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Week 6 of being a non-smoker. I got this.
I need help. I smoke way too much and it makes me feel like a POS. I have quit things that made me feel extreme depression and physically ill during withdrawal and I still followed through but I can't do this even though I know I need to. I wonder about Chantix even though I know the easier answer is to man up on the willpower.
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Week 6 of being a non-smoker. I got this.
I need help. I smoke way too much and it makes me feel like a POS. I have quit things that made me feel extreme depression and physically ill during withdrawal and I still followed through but I can't do this even though I know I need to. I wonder about Chantix even though I know the easier answer is to man up on the willpower.
If you remember that the craving only lasts a few minutes and let it pass it makes it a lot easier.
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I was smoking 2-3 packs a day, and would sometimes smoke a pack just in a night of drinking. Finally quit cold turkey and felt terrible for a few months. Then one night I was out partying and I realized I hadn't thought of a cigarette all night. That was in 1980 and haven't touched them since then.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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This is a nice timeline.
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
Week 6 of being a non-smoker. I got this.
I guess I will be joining the club. Haven’t had one since I went to the hospital on Monday.Pio Elete Pro 520
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That's the way my dad quit smoking too. He shortly belonged to the zipper club and years later, my Father in Law joined the zipper club too. They both lived many years afterward. Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
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Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
--Mark Twain.
“If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.” - Steven Wright -
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I had one of those during my childhood.
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Week 6 of being a non-smoker. I got this.
I need help. I smoke way too much and it makes me feel like a POS. I have quit things that made me feel extreme depression and physically ill during withdrawal and I still followed through but I can't do this even though I know I need to. I wonder about Chantix even though I know the easier answer is to man up on the willpower.
Work on cutting down first.The way I did it was time based. I spaced smokes out every 2 hours. You can start at every hour, then in 3 months move to every 1.5hrs, then every 2 hrs.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2 -
When I was in the hospital, they wanted to put me on one of those nicotine patches. Mainly because your body starts throwing a fit for that nicotine fix and was throwing off my numbers so they couldn't get a clear picture of how I was actually doing.
I told them no way. Knowing that my smoking days were over due to my condition, I didn't want to leave the hospital still craving a smoke. I wanted the rough patch to be over when I left the hospital.
Does it still smell good ? yep
Do I still want one after I eat ? Yep
Do I still want one when having some adult beverages ? Yep
But.....you learn to train your brain into focusing elsewhere and that's more than half the battle. Smokers have routines, have that hand to mouth thing too. One of the hardest things you'll ever do is breaking addictive habits. Train your brain, re focus, tell yourself you were never a smoker to begin with and don't dwell on it or give it a second thought. Obviously different methods work for different people, trial and error.
In my case, I was forced, tied to a hospital bed until those initial urges passed. Nothing stopped me from lighting up the day I left though. You have to look at it in a different light because by quitting, your giving yourself a second chance at life. Don't squander it. Rock on Steve and anyone else trying to quit. Yeah, none of us are getting out of this thing alive, but it would sure be nice to soak it up as long as possible.HT SYSTEM-
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Sony 4k BRP
SVS SB-2000
Polk Sig. 20's
Polk FX500 surrounds
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Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
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Kudos to you Steve and Billy (and anyone else trying to stop) as I know how hard that is.
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Same with me Tony. I didn't want any kind of nicotine replacement, because I wanted to be done with it. Glad I went that route. We won't fail this time---we're done and feeling really good. We're walking, I am starting to work out again (been about 23 yrs since I left the Army). I'm retiring 30 July 2021 and I intend on fully enjoying our travel.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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Week 6 of being a non-smoker. I got this.
I need help. I smoke way too much and it makes me feel like a POS. I have quit things that made me feel extreme depression and physically ill during withdrawal and I still followed through but I can't do this even though I know I need to. I wonder about Chantix even though I know the easier answer is to man up on the willpower.
Work on cutting down first.The way I did it was time based. I spaced smokes out every 2 hours. You can start at every hour, then in 3 months move to every 1.5hrs, then every 2 hrs.
Cold turkey was the only thing that worked for me. Why pull off the bandaid slowly? Like I said the cravings don't last very long and if you don't obsess they just come and go. The first 48 hours were the hardest, relatively speaking. It wasn't that hard at all besides my attitude was "I am not letting a cigarette punk me." -
Agree, first 48hrs ROUGH, first 2 weeks not fun, after that I was good to go.
Have have to retrain your brain to deal with the "boredom cigarette" time. For me, this was the hardest. I didn't realize how much I smoked out of boredom. Be patient, you will develop new ways of coping; going for a short walk helped me.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2 -
GIANT grocery stores has the answer to your concerns about Holiday gatherings.
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We're traveling to Colorado to kill our children and grand children over Thanksgiving. Should be fun.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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We're thinking of having a peaceful protest in our home with food and friends.
