ok, so i started this out kind of mild so as to draw as many people into it as i could and to not overwhelm anyone, but here's the real deal, at least from my perspective
i credit finding this site with my success in finally quitting, after so many damn years.
YES
Yes, I was ready, yes, i was taking chantix, yes I really really wanted to stop, after denying for years that it was the right thing to do, after half-assedly trying a bunch of other ways,
BUT NO
No, I didn't know what giving up these little smoky things meant in terms of facing my little creepy crawly demons, nor did i know that feeling all spacy is normal, or that my sleep would be even more whacked out than usual, no, I didn't know that i could feel so proud on one day, and be crying the next, no, I didn't know that i needed to find other ways to mark the break, the completion of a task,
BUT!!!! Thanks to the SCC,
no matter whether anybody else in my "real life" noticed, i KNEW that i was accomplishing something pretty f-ing awesome, that there was a group of people who would also notice, and not only notice, but tell me, "Good job, buddy". Don't get me wrong, everybody in my "real" life is so impressed and thankful that I have quit smoking. it's just that most of them have never faced and overcome this awful addiction. It is only here that I find the kinship, the understanding, the kick in the butt, to keep getting it done. And a bunch of people who encourage me to keep exploring and accepting the "real" me.
So, Thank you from the depth of my being, The Stop Smoking Center people, for providing this space in time and place, for whoever passes this way, to make their lives so much better
-aloha nui loa
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]3/22/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 244
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 9,760
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $1,659.20
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 34 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 26 [B]Seconds:[/B] 21
