Coming up on 8 years cigarette and nicotine-free 10/31/2006 thanks to Joel and WhyQuit!! I have Joels Stop Smoking Library bookmarked and send people there regularly. I had a severe lack of support from a husband who didnt understand addiction (or who didnt WANT to understand, because being out of control was too scary a thought...) and friends and family who smoked and had no desire to give up their smoking buddy. When I wasnt around them I was a closet smoker, my son and his teachers and other parents didnt know. I alternated NRTs and smoking, taking multiple showers and carrying sprays and perfume everywhere. I was suffering badly but my husband just laughed at me, offering zero support. All I had was this site. I knew I needed to get my life back and that I couldnt be a slave anymore when I read here about what nicotine does to your brain, and that I could fight back and win my freedom. I hunkered down at my computer for 72 hours with a giant ice thermos of cranberry juice and a tall straw, educated myself by reading non-stop, and got amazing support on the forums - TRUE friends, working together with me to save my life. I have Never Taken Another Puff. Fast forward to this past Friday. My uncle died of lung cancer at age 59. He was up to 2 packs a day and wouldnt quit. So life quit him. I also lost my mother many years ago to sarcoidosis which theyve now definitively linked to smoking. I can see her and her brother above me, proud that I got the help I needed from this amazing website so that I can live a longer life and my son wont have to bury me early, wondering WHY wouldnt I just quit? My partner of these past 2 years decided also to NTAP 14 years ago, long before I met him. We understand each other, that when we crave a cigarette it is a truly a fleeting moment, and we can laugh at it knowing it simply does not have any power over us anymore! Thank you for creating this Facebook page to reach even more people! Is this where I send friends who are ready to NTAP? Thanks. :)
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:49:43 +0000
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