Hello all, I'm Dante. I had my last dip on May 9, 2011 and have made it this far on my own. I have made umpteen attempts at quitting, however this is my last. I QUIT! Really...I mean it. This time is different because I'm tired of being a slave to that crutch and tired of lying to people.
I started off as a smoker 17 years ago and quit smoking 5 years ago, since I need to maintain a high physical fitness standard for my job (my run time was suffering due to diminished lung capacity). I was successful at quitting because I substituted one disgusting habit for another...from Marlboro Ultra Light Menthols to Skoal Long Cut Apple Blend. One can every two days.
My wife thinks I quit nicotine years ago, I've been hiding it from her. I only did it outside her company. I'm ashamed of that. And now she's the unfortunate lucky recipient of my craziness and rage...and she has no idea why, because I've mislead her for the past few years. Does that make me a lousy person? I hope not. We are expecting our first child in November, and I want to be around for a long time.
I'm glad I found this site...I've been lurking for the past few days. I have found many of your posts to be helpful so far...so thank you to those who post and share.
