My two babies ..read more

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I was wondering if any ladies noticed an increase in menopause symptoms after quitting? I know that hot flashes and night sweats are common in quitting, but mine seem to be getting worse (3+ months out). I am trying to find a reason for my ongoing insomnia and think there might be a link.  Thoughts?  ..read more

Finishished this the other day but didn't weave the ends in yet because I was wondering if I should take it apart and just make a blanket.  I made it for a friend of mine but am not totally happy with how it turned out.  But, surprise, my friend loves it so I will be tucking in the loose ends this week and she can have it ..read more

Hello, my name is Donna and I am new to this group but I had to join it when it said pets. I have two English springer spaniel who are my babies and my husband and my two babies are helping me through this quit. It’s been six days now ..read more

Hello, my name is Donna and I am five days out on quitting. It is a struggle every day. Should I smoke? Should I quit? Should I smoke? Should I quit back-and-forth? I know I should be busier but right now. I just don’t feel like it having a hard time sleeping at night. Any help would be appreciated.  ..read more

So my quit date is scheduled for my birthday may 1st but yesterday I got the news a dear friend passed away, how am I able to stay on course while stress and anxiety being one of my triggers, please any advice would be helpful ..read more

I am on day 111 (YAY!!) and overall feeling a lot better about my quit. Cravings are a lot more manageable and I am really proud to have made it this far. I smoked for a very long time (30 years, half to one pack a day). However, the ongoing insomnia is driving me absolutely nuts. On a good night, I am sleeping 5 hours. Many nights I get 1-2 hours of very restless sleep. I have tried anything and everything (baths, bedtime routine, no screen time) and I take a sleep aid (melatonin, Unisom, etc.) every night to just be able to get to sleep.  It's so strange to me that some nights they seem ..read more

Hi there!  its been a while since I've been on here.  i go days and days without thinking of smoking.  When I do,  i have physical response-  Stuffy nose and sniffing. I used to get it only when i was feening but now it seems after a big social thing or when im stressed. I get stuffy and then it reminds me, oh i used to smoke and that would go away. In general though, i don’t think about smoking hardly ever, just occasionally! It’s surprising. Especially how big of an addiction I had to nicotine since I was 15.  anyway just wanted to share where I am at. It’s not ..read more

About a month agree I decided that I officially needed to stop vaping. The first week I did a great job of weaning myself off. I only vaped in the morning and after work (I used to vape all day long). I made a deal with myself to not carry it around with me anymore to reduce the habit of doing it.  At one point I went 24hours without vaping. Since then I have got off track. Every time I go buy a vape I tell myself this is the last one until a couple weeks later when I go buy another. My usage is definitely down, but weaning myself off has not worked as I expected. My cravings are really b ..read more