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Quit cold turkey day 1

I WANT TO DIE

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Barbscloud
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@Audriwantstovap Welcome the Ex. and congrats on your first day. Glad you found the site.   Quitting can be difficult at first.  It will get easier, so be kind to yourself right now and listen to what your body needs  

I have numerous attempts at quitting and it finally took me 50 years to get it right.  What was different this time?  I had a quit date, an aid, a class and cut down for a week. Sounds like a road to success.  I was fortunate to find the Ex a week prior to my quit.  I learned about nicotine addiction and that I needed a plan that would prepare for what I was going to encounter on my journey.  And for the first time, I had the support of fellow quitters.

Take the time to learn how to do this.  Part of it is mindset and part of it is hands on work identifying triggers, what tools you'll use, what associations you'll create instead of smoking, etc.   Spend time on the site, getting a well as giving support.  The early days take commitment so why not have other quitters to help you deal with the up and downs of this journey.

This link is a great place to start

https://www.becomeanex.org/guides/?cid=footer_community_linktobex

We're here for you so reach out anytime we can help.    Going for walk is a great way to refocus your thinking and get an added boost of dopamine.   Spend time on the site when you need it the most 

Consider taking the Daily Pledge.  It's a great way to stay on track one day at a time.

Stay busy and stay close.

Barb

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Welcome. How are things today @Audriwantstovap ?

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MarilynH
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Welcome to the community @Audriwantstovap Please read everything you can because there's a wealth of information right here on this site to strengthen your resolve to kick the nicotine poison to the curb its not easy by any stretch of the imagination BUT with commitment and perseverance you will perservere through whatever comes your way and you'll do one precious day at a time or hour minute or even a second at time deep breaths and stay close and reach out whenever you need to or just want to vent we're all here to help you in any way we can you've got this believe it! DAY ONE! WON!

SuzyQ411
Member

@Audriwantstovap  I hope things are going a bit easier for you since you first posted. Things that seem to help a lot of quitters in the beginning are drinking lots of cold water to help flush the nicotine from your system and doing deep breathing exercises to help calm you and to bring fresh air into your lungs. One such breathing exercise you might try is: 

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We are here for you.