Well said Nonic! Danielle ____________________ The SSC Support Team

Fly Just caught up with this. So glad that this has been a help to you. I know how hard this is and my heart goes out to anyone making the effort to lay this burden down. The sad thing about this addiction is that so much of it is in the mind. Don't get me wrong, I am drawn to the buzz of nicotine as much as any other junkie, but the most devestating effect of nicotine is its ability to delude our thinking and dampen emotions. That is why in many ways quitting is a solitary affair, You must quit from the inside out and that requires reintroducing yourself to yourself. The beauty of this site is that you realize there are literally thousands of folks around the world doing the same thing. That makes me feel just a little less lonley...And that is a very good thing indeed. nonic [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/25/2006 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 167 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 5,010 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,169.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 30 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44

Thanks for reposting this! I missed it and it's wonderful. Thanks Nonic for those encouraging words. [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]6/1/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 6 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 102 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $24.00 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 17 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 46

Hi Nonic, I considered sending you a private message, but wanted others to know about this, especially people who might be struggling. Your response to another member here, who was reaching out for help yesterday had a great impact on me. Given that everyone responds differently to different words, your response hit the nail on the head with my brain, and I wanted to thank you and also to repeat your words for others who might need a boost right now while browsing through this forum. Again ... thank you, Nonic ... please know that your efforts made a huge difference to me during my very first day as a non-smoker. [i][b]When I train I try to put myself in a place I have never been before. For me this is how I cause my body to adapt and become stronger. I am choosing to enter the "zone of adaptation". My mind however always tells me I cannot do this...However since my soul urges me onward, I do it anyway... The point is that ending our addiction is not a logical process. It is a process of change. For the mind it is logical to not change because this is the "safe position"...this is the comfortable place... Step back from this a bit and try to understand what you are doing. You are reaching through a barrier that your mind says you cannot break...We are addicts...stone cold junkies on a nicotine dream...We are changing that and change is scary for the mind, because we seek safety and safety is what we know...Your mind wants the whack, smack and jingle your body gets from a hit of nicotine...Your soul knows this is destroying your body and therefore destroying the only home that your soul knows at the moment. Try to hear your soul and ignore your mind and break through to the other side of things... Nicotine is what it is...In order to leave it behind, you must change, because nicotine cannot, it will always be what it is. You however are free to become anything you want to become. If I had a wish I could make come true for you, it would be that you become a non-smoker. Sadly, wishes are flights of fancy, life is in the doing and YOU CAN DO THIS...[/b][/i] [B]My Milage:[/B] [B]My Quit Date: [/B]6/6/2007 [B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1 [B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 25 [B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1.30 [B]Life Gained:[/B] [B]Days:[/B] 0 [B]Hrs:[/B] 3 [B]Mins:[/B] 39 [B]Seconds:[/B] 31