I'm ready to take this stroll to victory lane. (knowingly knowing that it's not going to be easy) but going to take it one day at a time and push through.
Just throw this mentality right out of the July '16 quit bus...
There is no stroll into victory lane, there is no finish line, there is only today.
This thing is a beast waiting to claw back into your life at any moment be it day 1 or day 1,000 or day 10,000. Other than learning about just how horrible tobacco and nicotine are for your physical and mental health (which will cultivate the hatred required), the knowledge that after the first few days, then after the fog this becomes a 100% psychological battle is vital to success in my opinion. Understand that you are embarking on an unbelievable journey that will change your life forever and be ok with the fact that you will never be cured, you will never "arrive" or be "finished". Addiction is a wound that never fully heals but we all battle together everyday here and that my friend is where the magic resides. Simple, but not easy.
Post roll everyday, get involved and get to know your quit group brothers. Reach out to a few veterans that you like what you read, they can be a great resource when you really struggle.
Post roll everyday, when you struggle (and you will) keep your promise. Reach out and ask for help. Be a man of your word. Integrity.
Post roll everyday, hold one another accountable. Accountability builds the brotherhood.
Read and soak up as much as you can on the site, read intros, post in older quit groups, read HOF speeches and words of wisdom.
It will suck until it doesn't but and no one can tell you exactly when it clicks but when it does you will feel something deep and meaningful. Infinitely more rewarding than sucking on a wad of some poisonous weed. You need another number PM me.
