Keep the faith. The site, during this changeover process WILL become easier to use. Read and learn how to fix your particular problem. There are a whole bunch of posts about the problems people are having and how to fix them. Do your research. Look around. You'll find answers. Some things haven't been ironed out yet, but trust that it will become easier. If not because of something THEY do to make it so, by something YOU do to make it so. We are not sheep to be led. We can forge our own path. That's what individualism is all about. Don't just bitch, moan and complain, discover for yourself how to make this site work for you. The people here are incredible. You know that. So hold on, hang tight and figure it out for yourself. You are important to us. We don't want you to leave.
Trust also that your quit will become easier. Change is difficult. No matter WHAT the change. Again, you have to do your research. You have to read and learn about your addiction. You may think you know it all. A craving is a craving and you hurt. But when you know the "why," when you understand it intellectually, it just adds another weapon to combat it in your arsenal. And you need a whole bunch of weapons to fight this addiction. Or - you don't. I've also known those who just said "That's it!" and walked away from smoking in the moment. But if you're on this site, chances are you're not there - yet.
As a five year quitter TRUST that if you hang in long enough, and keep saying a very loud NO to every craving, if you allow NO EXCUSES - you WILL make it to a long term quit. A "forever" quit. Where you no longer crave a cigarette. That blissful, amazing place where that is true. Are you willing to do that? Are you prepared to do that? To hang in long enough for that to happen? If you're not prepared - get yourself prepared. And you do that by reading everything you can get your eyeballs attached to on this site and any other source that provides help in this area. There are many MANY wonderful people here to help you. But you have to help yourself in the process. You have to learn some discipline. You have to be willing to be uncomfortable. Are YOU? Be honest. 'Cause if you're NOT willing to be uncomfortable, you won't make it. In my opinion only. And that's what these blogs are - our opinions only.
Some things may not speak to you at all on here. And that's OK. We're all different and have different "takes" on how to do this. But there are no long term quitters on here (call them “elders” or - whatever) there ain’t a one of us that doesn't agree on the fact that you must hold true to not taking another puff - no matter what. There ARE no excuses. Really. If you allow an excuse to pick up and puff, you’ve lost. You’ve lost that beautiful 3 day, 5 day, 20 day... you’ve lost your quit. We say it over and over and over again until we're blue in the face and still say it. Not One Puff Ever. It's a really boring, unimaginative mantra - this NOPE - that we speak of. But when you "get it," you'll be spouting it too.
I'm here, after five years of being quit, because I want to see you succeed. That's how much it means to me. To spend my time writing a blog like this. Hope you get here and hoping you’ll do the same to pass it on when I’m gone.
