Thanks for all the congrats and support guys. I do appreciate it. ItÂ’s why IÂ’m able to post a 302 today. Posting my promise 1 day at a time, the support, the friendshipÂ…itÂ’s what has keep me Quit through the rough times.
When I joined up I was very skeptical that being part of this site could help me do what I’d been trying to do for the last 36 years. Failed attempt after failed attempt, I’d made a career out of trying to quit. Though I kept trying, down deep I no longer believed I truly could quit and stay quit. But to my surprise “support” has been the missing piece of the puzzle. Never in the last 36 years have I been able to remain Quit for 300 days.
As I read through some of my early posts in my intro IÂ’m amazed at how different day 300 is from the early days. IÂ’m not cured yet, I still have bad days from time to time, but the feeling of freedom today is sooooo worth all the agony I was going through during those 1st 2 or 3 months after quitting and the feeling of freedom from when I was using NIC is definitely soooo worth the struggle. No need stop what IÂ’m doing and get my fix every couple of hours anymore.
Day 1 – 150 was a real struggle. Day 150 – 250 had some really BAD days sprinkled in that made me wonder if I was ever going to feel sane again. But the last 30 days or so, it's like I shifted gears. It’s like I shifted out of granny low into overdrive.
Hey Mike, keep doing it right. In a couple hundred days you will really feel great. You won't be cured at that point either, but you will feel much better. ;)
I'm 5 weeks or so away from one year - the feeling I have now is completely worth the minute or so it takes to get on roll in the morning.
I admit, there are days where my brain thinks we want to drive to the c-store and put death back in my mouth. I know where that road leads. Nicotine can blow me. I quit with you today!
Thanks Stranger, I'm looking forward to the view from the 3rd floor! I've never been there before. And I've really got a feeling that now that I've joined KTC it's going to happen this time. But! I know I Know! One Day At A Time! :)
Thanks for the encouragement!
Proud to be quit with you today!
I look at the above post from July 29thÂ…man was Stranger right. Once you get through the first few weeks of withdraw, you HAVE NOT hit the new norm, not even at day 200. And itÂ’s not even 300 days and cured, but it is so worth all the agony once you get to the other side. Things still continue to improve every day.
Thanks guys for all your help
Mike - day 302
