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Share your quitting journey

We are addicts and always will be - but it can be OK

YoungAtHeart
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I am working to get my house cleaned after months of being ill, in recovery, and my daughter's belongings clogging up most floor space.  I am dismayed that I STILL cannot lift more than 1/3 of a bucket of water, and vacuuming a rug is a MAJOR undertaking.  I will get it done, a little at a time, I guess.

I sat down to take a break and decided to treat myself to an iced cold Pepsi (with crushed ice, of course!) and all of a sudden it HIT me.  "Gee, a cigarette would be good right now."  REALLY?  After more than two years I am STILL thinking like that????

It's OK, though.  It's easy to dismiss this thought because this freedom is SO much better than that nasty thing that was stealing my health, my money and my self esteem.

Onward I go - smokefree is the way to BE!

Nancy

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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.