Don't buckle
Hi Folks. 297 days today smoke free and feeling good. As I approach year 1 it is good to remember the reasons I gave up and the euphoria in the earlier days of quitting. Most seasoned smokers will know the effort involved for us to go just one day without a cigarette when first quitting. That feeling of panic slowly disappears over time and the rewards are fantastic. I don't despise smokers but have sympathy for them. It is such a joy to complete an evening out without sneaking out for a few drags. To be not OWNED by the nicodemon is just a major triumph. Not to have green balls produced and trying to find ways of disposing of them ( often swallowing them ). Having that first morning one and feeling giddy and s**t.
There are bound to be the odd bad day but the worst day now is better that the best day smoking and being pathetically bound to such a destructive habit. Just Saying. Dobbin
yeah cant think of a good reason to have a smoke :)
nothing to be gained now come to far to turn back and in winter I am not sitting outside in the cold like a dill sucking poison down my throat in to my lungs.
guess I do want to live after all :)
well done and keep marching on and past that 12 months :)
IC
It is interesting to see what really drove us to that point where we actually decided to quit. I wonder if it is the addictive personality in reverse. Smokers are so pig headed when they decide to persist with the habit even if it takes them away from social settings into the alley beside the venue. Often either freezing cold or incredibly hot. Add another variable, ie cost and that pig headedness kicks in again as smokers decide to abstain. I think that is what happened to me 390 something days ago. I am so determined to remain nicotine free. Same pigheadedness that got me started. No way do I want to pay $216 a carton every 10 days... Wonder if anyone else needs convincing...
Well said Lia. Great to see you in the blue sky well into your 2nd year. And thanks for your encouragement. Well done