I was the rebel without a cause smoker. I'll die with my cigarettes in hand. No one is going to tell me when to quit. That kind of mentality. I'd see the commercials on TV, the posts on Facebook, the warnings on the pack. Oh, that will never happen to me. but see way back then, I only saw this as a habit. To be honest, I had two reasons to finally quit and quit for good. One was the price of cigarettes and two was the problem catching my breath and the ease of breathing. Now, maybe I dodged a bullet and don't have any health effects and maybe I do. Time will tell on that whole scenario. But I can tell you that the thought of quitting scared the living heck out of me for the very reason of the unknown. There is nothing written anywhere of a precise guide book that tells me this will happen here and this will happen here. In three days, you'll feel this. There was always this "might" happen factor to the readings. You might feel this or you might feel that. In exactly 10 days, this will be completely gone and never to appear ever again. But smoking doesn't work that way. I think why this site works is because it deals with the whys not the mights. The reasons for why you smoke. are you using it to cover up something, hide something, stifle something? Are you using it to comfort you, bolster you? what are you using it for? Also this site is a discussion amongst smokers, people who have walked the walk and are guiding people along the path. it's an amazing community that I'm proud to be part of
