Its been over 8 months now without being a smoker. I am ok today. I do not have to smoke with someone to be their friend or be human - I can connect to other people by being a grateful human. I think it is a bit contagious. There are many ways we can ground ourselves without tobacco - I used to smoke as a kind of way to calm and ground myself. Today I use breath - that works really well.
Happy Holiday time to everyone here - may the gift of breath be yours and hang in there if you get discouraged. Keep coming to this website because there are a lot of really wonderful people here. Thank you to the people who helped me in my first days and months on this site - I still need you all and many blessings to you!!!!