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Thought I was dying!

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Nails3 Months Winner
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After a high speed drive to our emergency hospital on Saturday night, I have decided to quit smoking after 30+ years. I’m a 47 year old woman who has smoked 20 cigarettes a day since being a teenager. On Saturday night I couldn’t breathe (triggered by a bad cold that went on my chest) and for anyone who that has happened to, will know too well how terrifying it is!! The scariest hour of my life and a weird insight into how emphysema or lung disease might look/feel. I was literally gasping for air, desperately trying to fill my lungs. I felt like I was drowning! I’m praying I’m done with smoking. I’ve gone cold turkey but have patches. I stumbled upon this fab group whilst looking for encouragement and advice online and want to hold myself accountable.

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jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER

Welcome Nails to quit support. Thank you for joining our lovely community.

Here on quit support our aim is to help people be free of nicotine addiction, whether

Its through cigarettes, shisha, vaping, salts, jules, or any other method.

It sounds like you have had a nasty experience, and I for one truly know what that feels like.

Remember to drink plenty of water, and try out the breathing exercises in the pinned posts, These are found to the right or bottom of this page.

Nicotine itself is not harmful, but it is the main substance that keeps us all addicted.

Once the nicotine has left the body (usually within 3 to 4 days) we need to rid our

Bodies of the 4000+ chemicals that are still damaging our system.

If you read through the pinned posts , we have a lot of useful and informative articles

On there to help you with your quit journey.

I will assign you your achievement badge ( next to your name) I will put your quit date for 09/11/2019 if this is wrong please let me know.

Please don’t hesitate to ask , if you have a query . There is usually someone around

Who can help.

We wish you good luck with your quit journey. 😊

🌼xx

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TheTabbyCatAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER in reply to jillygirl

triple snap...............XXX

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Corrina1257 YearsSmokefree

Hello Nails, welcome to Quit Support and well done on your decision to quit after such a terrifying ordeal, I was scared reading your story.

Quitting is never easy but it is easier with support, which as a member will get lots of from others who are either just starting there journey or have been quit for quite sometime.

Can I suggest that you have a look at the pinned posts, which you will find either to the right or at the bottom of your screen. There you will find lots of useful information to support you in your quit.

Remember to drink plenty of water to keep you hydrated and to flush out the toxins caused by smoking.

Please do not hesitate to ask any questions you might have and I am sure others who have gone through a similar ordeal will pop up and introduce themselves.

If you us let us have your actual quit date, we can add you to our database and to our wall of winners.

Bye for now.

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TheTabbyCatAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER

Hi Nails , Well done for your decision to quit👏

Welcome to Quit Support.💙

It’s never easy to quit but it’s easier with a little support.💪

I can't imagine how scary Saturday night was.

You need to decide whether you are going to brave cold turkey or make use of the patches. There's no right or wrong way of quitting,we are all different with different life styles etc.

Here's a link to get you started.

healthunlocked.com/quitsupp...

Please read the pinned posts,📌 there is lots of information there. You will find the posts to the right or at the bottom of your screen depending which device you are using.

May I suggest you drink plenty of water💧💦 to flush out the toxins and keep yourself hydrated.

If you feel you need any more help please don’t hesitate to ask. There is always someone here.

So for the record your quit date is Saturday 9th November,so that we can assign you a winners' badge and add your name to the wall of winners.

Stick with it hun and you will be smoke free for Christmas🎄

May I remind you not to post any personal information.

Good luck with your quit.🍀🚭xx

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Veteran250

Hello Nails my lovely.......and welcome to Quit Support, our friendly support community whos members are all here to hopefully become smoke🚭free, and of course those who have, and are now encouraging others!

Congratulations for deciding the quit, 👏👏👏👏 well done, it will be the best decision you ever make in your life

Check out our community Pinned Posts for info that may help you on your journey to become smoke 🚭free, you will find them on the right of this page or at the bottom of page, depending on which device you are using!

Drink plenty of water💧💦💦 to help flush the toxins from your body, and it will also keep you hydrated.

I would like to remind you not to post your phone number or email address on this page, and remember to lock your post?

Our community Mantra is NOPE! (Not One Puff Ever) 🚭

For now, I wish you well on your smoke🚭free journey

😀🌞👍😘🚭 NOPE!

PS...... Seems we all responded at the same time!😀

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