It’s the 4th of April and I’m celebrating 6 years of smoke free yeahhh
Do you mind if you share this little post on EX for me please and say hello to everyone
Hello everyone on ExFamily .
I hope that you are all well and coping in this situation .
For people who don’t know me I’m Linda and I live in London .
Today I’m celebrating 6 years of smoke free free from poison , addiction and potentially a lot of damage to my health if I was still addicted during this pandemic situation.
Every doctor has been advising of the dangers and harm the Corona virus can do to the lungs so for me and all of you guys our decision to stop inhaling poison into our lungs might just save our lives .
I must admit , although not sure as to why but I’m guessing the time nearer to the big anniversary as it sometimes happens during those occasions I’ve been thinking of the past and that did include my addictive past and there was somewhat a tendency to entertain the thought which I quickly diverted to the reality as something nonexistent and not doable at all from my part .
The brain does fully understand that the addiction is in the past yet the pandemic situation has brought up a situation that was extremely new to me and to the rest of us and all of a sudden the anxiety , fear , uncertainty have risen so much that the other senses -the coping mechanisms were alerted and hence the various thoughts came back because as we know we’ve used our addiction to cope even though at the time we probably weren’t aware of it .
To begin with I couldn’t understand why but then as I was thinking about it I was sure of it and remembered when Dale at the beginning of my quit used to say that we have to experience everything once or twice for the behaviour to change so I guess we are experiencing this new thing now as full on as anything else we’ve experienced.
All of us are going through this together no matter the country , race , gender -we are all in this together and we will get through it .
Stay strong , cherish your quit because it’s literally saving you , try and be positive , don’t read or listen to a lot of negative news , try and enjoy your time at home perhaps doing things that you never had time to do in the past or learning something new .
My best wishes to all of you and especially to my dear EXFamily friends -you all know who you are -I love you , I miss you and wish only the very best for each and every one of you .
Thank you ever so much for always supporting me and being there when I needed you .
Take care and God bless us all in this time of need
Linda 2190DOF
6 years of freedom
THANKS Shawn for posting for Linda from London and I love YOUR pink hair and in HIS love
Congratulations Linda on you 6 years
Thank you for coming back and sharing It gives us who are behind knowledge, strength and encouragement especially with what is happening in the world today
Stay Safe
Thanks for sharing that Shawn. It is good to hear Linda is doing well.
Terry
WOW SHAWN, LOVE THE HAIR! Makes you look even younger
Many congrats Linda on an outstanding quit. I reach my 6 years this September
just a filter lol
Please let Linda know of our heartfelt congratulations! Wish she could still join us. Tell her to stay safe and to always remember there is NEVER a good reason to smoke; there are but excuses!
Good to see you, too! I, too, LOVE the pink hair! Suits you to a T!
Nancy
That’s awesome of Linda to reach out. ShawnP
Mark
ShawnP You could do Actions > View as PDF and then email the PDF to linda.mustafa so she can see people's replies.linda.mustafa
Mark
EX Community Manager
thanks Mark. I never knew. This way so much better than trying to screenshot it.
Sure thing!
Thanks Shawn for posting YAY for our very own Linda YAY for Smokefree living and YAY for each and every Day WON because LIFE is Grand without a Cigarette in Hand YAY for 6 splendiferous Smokefree years and counting WTG.....
Congratulations on 6 years! We are the lucky few. When I see someone smoking and can easily see the damage already done, I am so thankful I was able to quit. Thank you for sharing your 6 year story all the way from London!!!!!!
Linda!!!!!! Isn't that great! (Thanks for passing that on, Shawn. And how great to see you too!)
"I was thinking about it I was sure of it and remembered when Dale at the beginning of my quit used to say that we have to experience everything once or twice for the behaviour to change so I guess we are experiencing this new thing now as full on as anything else we’ve experienced." Very wise. But then that's why you have a six year quit! Thanks for sharing your quit smarts with us. Take good care, be well and kudos!
Whoo Hoo on 6 years of Freedom...Stay safe and Stay well...they are trying times...Enjoy your Freedom...~ Colleen 488 DOF
I copied all of your messages to her and this was her reply to me...........
"Aww it’s so wonderful to read all the comments
I miss them all
What a great group of people x
Could you please say thank you to all of them and that it’s wonderful to hear from all of them x"
Great Post. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations to our friend in London
Thanks so much for sharing this, Shawn, please send along my congratulations on her six years and tell her to stay safe.
Good to hear from BOTH of you.
Ellen
Love your message, Linda -- we are all facing this very surreal situation all over the planet, and just that is enough to take my breath away. Addiction is so opportunistic, and I know I've been experiencing craves after five and a half years smoke free. Fortunately, we know what we know and while we can't control the thoughts that arise, everything after that thought is a choice. So in this anxiety-producing time we may have more thoughts, but we are strengthening our quits when we choose not to act on those thoughts. Congratulations on six years! I hope you and yours are safe and well.
Thanks Shawn! Congrats to Linda!
Congratulations for 6 years completion !
Proud moment !