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Share your quitting journey

Honesty - A Need to Vent

YoungAtHeart
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I spend a lot of time here, trying to help people quit smoking. A necessary part of the journey is honesty with yourself, others who are on this quit journey with you, and those of us trying to help you. There is a big difference in the advice we give to a person who has made a decision to smoke and is truly on their 4th day and a person who has been quit, for instance, over a month. If you smoke and then lie about it, you are not being honest with yourself, and cannot learn from your experience

To thine own self be true” comes to mind. Let's keep it real here. No one will put you down if you make a decision to smoke and lose your quit. We will continue to support you as long as you make an honest effort.

Nancy

Quit 7/4/12 (really!)

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I smoked until a vascular surgeon informed me of the damage I had done to myself by doing so. I quit 11 years ago, and I can swim laps virtually FOREVER now, walk most other days 40 minutes to an hour and a half. What a difference quitting has made in my life! I strive to help others find this wonderful freedom from addiction, too.