Tutti,
I like your post, your style, your courage and your reasoning. I'm like you - I don't think there's a deep seated reason. I think there's an addiction. End of story. What we do as an addict is to fully encompass our addiction and totally embrace nicotine. We invite it into every stage, occasion and circumstance in our lives.So when we quit, we mourn the loss of our best pal.
I was an emotional roller coaster type while I smoked. I pigged out, drank, got high, got low, got cranky, got insanely happy - all with a cig in my hand. No reason to doubt for a second I'd feel all of those things when I quit!
But hey, guess what, I didn't start smoking until I was 21. And I'm willing to bet you oodles of cash not one single person on this site started smoking the moment they popped onto this glorious planet. So ALL of us have dealt with every emotional circumstance in life, without a smoke in our hands long before we ever quit. And I figure if I could deal with life as a child and in my teens without smoking, I can kick my sorry ass and manage the same as a grown up!
Stay strong.
S x
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/10/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 75
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,637
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �450
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 7 [B]Hrs:[/B] 18 [B]Mins:[/B] 3 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7
