Life happens whether we smoke or not!

[MarilynH]

Life is full of ups and downs for the non Smoker as well as the smoker and for us that's quit smoking it's definitely more stressful with more downs for the first few weeks, I remember it was for me so if you can avoid any EXtra stress and avoid problems that's great but unfortunately we can't do that and hopefully most people will be very helpful and will do their best not to overwhelm you with  issues that will stress you out. I really don't believe that non smoking people really understand what HELL we go through in the early stages of quitting smoking because if they did then they wouldn't stress you out but you can and will be successful in your quit just the same as long as you are willing, determined and totally committed no matter what is happening in life and if someone is stressing you so be it don't let anyone or anything screw with your quit because there's no EXcuse on the face of this earth that's good enough to throw away the best gift that any of us will ever give ourselves which is the gift of LIFE! Choose to quit and choose to stick with it so you can get through the rough patches and come out the other side smiling and reaping the benefits of an Ex Smoker!