Joe, I think you've been replaced!!! :p But honestly, if you both keep writing posts like this one and Joe's recent one, then I don't see how anybody could possibly keep smoking! What awesome information you both provide! There's more than enough room here for the both of you and I look forward to reading more of each of your posts. :)
Pat, that was a great post! I too thought that everybody here was being a little over dramatic calling themselves (and consequently ME) drug addicts! I mean, come on! But when I thought of all of the things I'd done to get my drug (going into a cold sweat when I got down to my last 2 cigarettes, rummaging through old butts for one that was only 1/2 smoked so I could get a little fix or standing out in a freezing blizzard in order to smoke) and it was then that I realized that that's DEFINITELY what addicts do!!! And therefore, I was most certainly one myself! It was not an easy conclusion to come to, but it was very important for me finally see that.
If we weren't addicts, and smoking was simply a bad habit, then we COULD just do it "once in a while" and not risk going back to smoking full time. If it were a bad habit, it wouldn't control us... we'd have the control. But we are addicts, and as such, we must fully understand the power that this addiction has on us IF we choose to give in to it.
Great post Pat! I look forward to many, many more just like it!
Crave the Quit!
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]6/17/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 719
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 17,975
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2,969.47
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 50 [B]Hrs:[/B] 16 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 0
