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Share your quitting journey

Hands reaching other hands

crazymama_Lori
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I think the most that I liked about this site is the anonymity.  Some of us use our real names.  Others use fictitious names.  We can tell our stories and our fears and our hopes without ever seeing the other person.  Little by little we share a personal tidbit and get to know one another.  We rejoice over our accomplishments, lend a helping hand when needed, send our condolances over sorrow.

 

Another thing that drew me to the site was it was smokers helping smokers to become ex-smokers.   I've only been here for 5 months.  Watching from the sidelines for a half a month and dove straight in after that.  It helps to blog about your feelings.  I've been journaling for most of my life.  It always helps to put to paper what you are feeling when it's difficult to express it in words out loud.  This site has the same concept, but you have these wonderful people that pop up and give you encouragement, a kick in the pants, a cyber hug when you need it most.  They give you their insight, their experience, their advice on how to handle the situation.  Some is the same and some is vastly different.  We all respect each other's opinion.

 

So bottom point is don't ever feel apprehensive about blogging.  Seriously, what do you have to lose except that feeling in the moment that you're trying to work through and don't know how............

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Never be afraid or embarrassed about your "smoking thoughts" while quitting, they're there to remind us how strong we truly can be. Always remember, you will always WANT to smoke, but you have to CHOOSE not to. We can't break the ties that bind us without first changing the cycle that created it.