Be stronger than the ciggie

I haven't been here for ages and to my surprise when I logged on I am 364 days smoke free. OMG I haven't wavered, I haven't had 1 since that day I decided that enough is enough. You may be asking "but do you still think about having 1?" Oh yes !!! I used to smoke to ease my stress and anxiety, as a reward system,socially, you know a drink, a coffee, a ciggie.

I still get very stressed (my son has terminal cancer) I still socialise and drink coffee but I have realised that smoking does nothing for stress and certainly does not stop me enjoying a drink or coffee with friends, as a matter of fact I am more social as I no longer spend time,outside,on my own,in all weathers to have a ciggie. I no longer stink of smoke but I do notice how terrible smokers smell, I realised how much "time" smoking took up a huge chunk of my day and let's not get started on "money" I have saved almost $7,000.00 in a year. I know I don't want to go back ,I have put too much effort into getting where I am today. I have just turned 60 and have smoked for many years , it has taught me a lot about me,all the reasons I smoked were excuses, validating a habit because of blah blah blah

It's hard, frustrating but I did it,I am still doing it, I am winning

PS I tried patches for 2 weeks but had bad dreams so stopped them and went cold turkey