You are BOTH so lucky to be starting this journey so young. I am sure that it does not seem that way right now but PLEASE believe that it is true. You have likely not damaged your bodies the way that people who smoked for years have and you can LEARN so much about yourselves. You can try journaling about what you are feeling and look back on it as you grow and believe me, you WILL grow. I will not tell you it is easy because it is an addiction and recovering from any addiction requires work and commitment and you need to remember that it will all be worth it. It will all be worth every minute of discomfort you go through, smoking will do NOTHING FOR you but the damage it can do to your body and to your emotional growth is devastating. No crave ever killed a person, smoking kills people every day. Remember the acronym N.O.P.E. Not One Puff Ever. This is a journey and if you keep cigarettes away from your face, you will be rewarded in ways that you cannot imagine. I promise you that it will get easier and YOU will be able to teach others!
selena1717 and Vincent713 you both have a really important opportunity here.
Welcome to EX,
Ellen
