The answer had better be �me�, because the more important it is for you to have solid, unwavering support for anything you want to do, the more important it is that you not place all, or most of (or any of??), your faith in others to help keep you afloat.
In the end, there is only one person who will be there with you and for you, through thick and thin, no matter what the situation, no matter how difficult or unrewarding � and that person is you, yourself.
I made the mistake of investing a certain amount of the support I felt I would need to quit smoking in a few key people � when the time came for me to call upon them in my first genuine hour of need, they were not there for me, and it nearly caused me to lose my footing completely and slip back to where I had started.
Through sheer blinding stubborn refusal to fail and to let myself down, I managed to keep myself afloat for the relatively few hours it took for the nicodemon to pass through me � but if I had insisted on waiting for one of my supports to �come through for me�, I�d be an ex-non-smoker at this moment.
Don�t get me wrong � it�s great � fantastic even � if and when others in your support group come through for you when needed � it�s just folly to �expect� it and to hang your hopes on it.
A very cynical view, perhaps � but a harsh reality nonethless.
I seem to have sunk into a state of severe depression, and I'm not sure whether or not I'll be able to stop the rapid downward spiral in time to save myself from falling back on nicotine addiction for comfort. I am trying.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]6/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 9
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 225
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $11.70
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 1 [B]Hrs:[/B] 0 [B]Mins:[/B] 49 [B]Seconds:[/B] 22
