Hello fellow Exer's. It has been a few years since I was active on this website. I am back today because Jonescarp suggested to me several months ago that I should consider sharing some of my experiences as a Ex. It has taken me this long to get around to doing that because I always have a hesitancy about writing on a public website, but I am so thankful for the gift of help that I received from the members here that iI need to write this.
My quit experience was just like what so many of you have or are going through. I had quit several times only to start again, but man when I found this site, my life changed. I found the knowledge and the plan right here. I felt like an idito to have never, before coming here, made some pretty simple connections - like, smoking does not make you feel better. I also chose to believe every word that I heard from Jonescarp. I knew that I could get through that first month and then the next 100 days because he explained it to me.
Thee last thing I came to learn and live from Dale was that my smoking memories would disapear. For a long time (until I was about 2 years quit), I experienced some niggling memories and felt that something was missing. Missing in a lbit of an uncomfortable way. I think that may have been because I was hanging on to the past. I needed to fully accept that I was once a smoker, but I was no longer a smoker. That part of my life was over.
Thank you to the many people that gave their time here to help me. Quitting was the best thing that I ever did and i really do not think I could have done it without your helping hands.
