Smoking used to be a huge part of my day . I didn't see that as a waste of my time or money or worth . 

It took me a while to stop the destructive romance I had with smoking , but with repetiveness I learned by saying no to smoking under all circumstances , that I could actually quit . 

I think so differently about smoking now . I don't see any positive things in it because I don't believe the lies anymore . None ! I don't give them power .

I , you ... we have the strength to say no every single time we are  faced with addiction wanting us back . 

 

No smoking for me today . I make a promise that I don't break and I'm happy to be here this morning . 

 

A gorgeous day out here , it's going to be a hot one .  A walk is planned for starters . I need to work on eating less and walking more . Depression can also lie to me telling me to eat , you'll feel better . Wrong , it makes me feel worse . 

 

I'm enjoying tending to my little garden here.  Nurturing and caring for it is producing good fruit . Smoking produced only useless ashes . 

 

Have a good day all . If you are new here we understand that " have a good day " to you , may be easier said than done for someone with a long quit , but please remember we were where you are and understand how hard quitting is . There were many before us , and many before them .

We also know you can and will come out of this strong .

 

Re birth is a process . For me lol ironically it was roughly nine months to get comfortable in my quit . Perhaps I was a bit overdue lol , by a year I hardly ever thought of the pain of quitting and looked forward to watching my quit grow even more . It's truly like watching your child grow from infant to toddler , teen to adult . 

 

Give your quit a nine month to a year commitment .  You will feel amazing ! 

 

Hang in here with us .. so many understand exactly how you are feeling . Post and see you aren't alone . 

Edited July 27, 20215 yr by Abby

@Abby  Thanks for sharing

Thank you @Linda

Yes for me it was about 9 months! I got depressed about 4 months in, and that went away by around the 9th month. Been good ever since!