Lifes a drag

Hi Guys. It's been 8 years today that I gave up. I pop back every year on this fantastic day in my life and thank my lucky stars that I'm still here. To tell you guys how amazing it is to take back control of your life. well after 8 years of the weed my health is holding up and I seem to be lucky considering the damage I tried to inflict on my body from smoking for over 34 years. I say this every year but I cant believe where the time goes. I'm an old member of a site that's long gone and I think that some of the guys flipped over to this site. its interesting that one of the guys I remember is Jonny 5 from back then. Who I see is on here so a massive well done to him. so the up shot is . If I can do it you can do it too. I just decided that on this day 8 years ago I was going to take back control of my life. Tough it was but rewarding beyond my wildest dreams. so if you're thinking of giving up or you're already on the road to freedom then I wish you all the luck in the world. So always remember you're not alone because wonderful places like this exist. Where guys just like you and me are going through the same thing every day and pushing on to a better life. Cheers Steve.

Hi guys. Thanks so much for the kind words. To be honest I still can’t believe it’s been seven years since I took back control of my life. I’ve chatted to x smokers over the years regards how they kicked the habit and to be honest there’s no hard and fast rules. The general consensus seems to be that if it works for you use it. Anything goes when you’re quitting you’ve just got to make it to the end and that’s all that matters. I remember my brain was relentless. it was like a kid who wants an ice cream and won’t stop asking. With me it was pure will power to succeed and at times I just wanted to Chuck the towel in and so did my wife. I drove her and my daughter made but they stuck by me and gave me loads of lee way because they Knew deep down how desperate I was to give up the weed. I think you do need good people around you to help you out in the dark moments of the quit. But ultimately it all boils down to you and you alone. For me I still remember the exact moment I cracked it . I’d had a really bed day with the old brain giving me grief every now again. And up to that point I had always told my brain that it couldn’t have a fag. and like any self respecting human the moment you tel them they can’t have something they want it even more. So I was at breaking point and I told my brain that it could have a fag and that it could have a fag anytime it wanted. All I had to do was walk down the road and buy a packet. And I then told my brain that even if it wanted one at 3 in the morning I could go to an all-nighter fuel station and buy some fags.and do you know what. My brain said to me really we can go and get some fags wow. From that point on my life changed because I’d gone from arguing with my brain to being able to reason with it. And like any good brain once you tel it it can have it the argument subsides and some sort of normality started to take shape in my life. From that point on my quit just got stronger and stronger. So what I’m saying is you’ve got to find that switch that takes your brain from negative to positive and we all have one. I do hope this makes some sort of sense to someone in the world because it worked for me. The thing is I knew it was going to be tough and it didn’t disappoint but as long as you no that your on to a winner. Once again good luck to you all however you chose to quit. I do apologise if the spelling and grammar is not up to scratch but this sort of thing is not my strong point. Keep the Faith guys. You know it’s worth it.

Hi guys. I’m an old member of qsmb and not to sure what’s happened to it. Anyway I use to celebrate my quit every year by dropping in and letting everyone know I’m still ok. I’ve now stumbled across this forum and it seems to have all the right signals for helping people get there life back. so l thought I’d sign up and start afresh and hopefully give a bit of inspiration to anyone that’s just started there new journey. It’s funny but most things in my brain are forgotten in a few weeks but the day I gave up the weed I’ll never forget and that’s because my life changed for the better from that day on. I think back and can remember how hard it was and can only say that it does get better as time goes by and before you know it you look back like me and can’t believe it’s been 7 years. I’m sure that if I hadn’t given up when I did I wouldn’t be in the health I am in today that’s for sure. So all I can say is if your truly giving it ago then please hang in there and it will get better. I know everybody says that but it’s true and it does get better as every day passes. So good luck to everyone of you for starting this new chapter in your life and please keep the faith because it’s so worth it in the long run and I wish you all the luck in the world to crack it.