When I quit, I'm not sure I ever really believed I would succeed. But I wanted to. And I knew I would die if I didn't...
I did everything I could to not smoke. I used NRT's. I used candy, straws, and mind games.
I pledged, I drank water... lot's of water. I pretended that I was confident (that old fake it till ya make mentality)
Even one year in to my quit, I wasn't sure. But sill, I kept putting one foot in fron t of the other.
Honestly, I think the one thing that helped me stay quit more than any other... was posting here.
Helping otheres made it impossible to relapse because I wouldn't have been able to bear it if I contributed to someone elses fall.
I laughed and cried with so many people here. We supported each other through ups and downs.
Even through the nights at times when someone couldn't sleep.
I am proud to say I am an SSC 'grad'. I still carry my Hall of Fame keychain with me. And I still refer smokers to this site.
I am alsmost 7 years free. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be saying that 7 years ago!
