I feel like I never smoked

[Gemzee]

Seriously, it seems so strange to think that I used to smoke. I used to feel like smoking was part of my identity, a part of me and now I seriously can not even imagine that being a part of me ever again. :)

[Dors67]

You must feel so good about yourself right now...and by the way have a great holiday :)

[AmberDawn727]

Oh, wow. That is awesome. I can wait to get there. It still comes across my mind when I am mad or stressed, but as a fleeting thought not really as a craving. ;)

[Gemzee]

You must feel so good about yourself right now...and by the way have a great holiday :)

Thanks so much, I will! :)

[Gemzee]

Oh, wow. That is awesome. I can wait to get there. It still comes across my mind when I am mad or stressed, but as a fleeting thought not really as a craving. ;)

It gets less & less as time goes on :)

[Pippa]

Sometimes I see people - particularly younger ones - smoking and think why - that was something I never would have said 8 months go !

 

Gem- when do you go ??

[Jenny]

When I first quit I was amazed at people who posted this type of thing.  I wanted it to be true and yet I was so skeptical. 

 

For all you newbies out there, this does happen.  You find a new normal and I can promise you that I would go through the beginning a 1000 times at once to get to this place of peace.   

[Leanna]

I feel the same way Gemzee. It's great, this feeling of freedom. You're not a slave to your addiction anymore!

 

I can't even fathom a life with cigarettes again. The idea actually repulses me. 

 

I assure any newbie struggling, it most definitely gets better in time! Just keep holding onto that quit.

[Gemzee]

Sometimes I see people - particularly younger ones - smoking and think why - that was something I never would have said 8 months go !

 

Gem- when do you go ??

A week tomorrow :)

[Pippa]

One week - have you thought about what presents you are bringing me back ??

[action]

Even I don't think about them very often anymore.  Sometimes, but not often.

 

But I can never see myself being a smoker again - being a non-smoker is so much more fun ;)

[Gemzee]

One week - have you thought about what presents you are bringing me back ??

Haha....maybe some cat inspired pressies :D

[El Bandito]

Gem - will the holiday be a trigger? All that cider and old faces?

 

Just being a bit Markus on you - "BE vigilant!" :)

 

After that note of caution - what a fantastic feeling! Can't wait to be there myself!

[rww]

It's similar for me. Smoking used to be a part of my identity, I believed it was one of the things that defines me and that life without it would just feel awkward, like a giant part of me would be missing.

 

Now I see how silly it was. And what kind of crazy things addiction makes you feel, think, do, say.

 

I guess in a way it did "define" me, being an addict was my almost occupation, and almost everything I did or didn't do was somehow smoking related. But that wasn't "me" as I falsely thought. I'm so glad it's in the past now.

[Gemzee]

Gem - will the holiday be a trigger? All that cider and old faces?

 

Just being a bit Markus on you - "BE vigilant!" :)

 

After that note of caution - what a fantastic feeling! Can't wait to be there myself!

I don't think it will but I'll be vigilant :)

[Trish]

I love these posts!   So much to look forward to.  

[jimmy]

have a great nonsmoking trip gemzee  enjoy yourself   so proud of you :D 

[BAT]

Have a great holiday G  :)

[sharonsiff]

Have a wonderful trip Gem, the weather here is great at the moment.

 

It's a wonderful feeling...sorta seals the quit doesn't it? So pleased for you.

[JackiMac]

Love to read Posts like this Gem thanks for posting, helps to know that it will get better 

[IamDoingIt]

I, too, really enjoy post like these. I have never gotten past the 6 month mark. So, this quit, I want to get out of no man's land and find out what that feeling is like for myself. You're an inspiration!!!!

[sgt.barney]

Seriously, it seems so strange to think that I used to smoke. I used to feel like smoking was part of my identity, a part of me and now I seriously can not even imagine that being a part of me ever again. :)

 

 

"When you can snatch the pebble from my hand, Young Grasshopper, it will be time for you to leave" --  Master Kan

 

<Gemzee snatches pebble>

 

"It is time to leave the Temple" -- Master Sarge

 

Congratulations.

 

You have arrived.

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

[Gemzee]

"When you can snatch the pebble from my hand, Young Grasshopper, it will be time for you to leave" -- Master Kan

 

<Gemzee snatches pebble>

 

"It is time to leave the Temple" -- Master Sarge

 

Congratulations.

 

You have arrived.

 

 

 

Easy Peasy

Wow! Thanks :)

[Rain Forest]

Gemzee, right on!  And the good news: each day you are quit, the better you feel... I can't even identify myself as a former smoker anymore... the thought of putting a cig in my mouth and smoking it is really foreign to me.

[Leanna]

With the attitude you've been displaying IAmDoingIt, you've got this in the bag! :) The feeling of forgetting you ever smoked is such a great feeling and so completely doable, as long as you stick with your quit!