Thanks, and farewell to the 1st floor! ;)
The comment was made earlier in my intro that it’s hard to see how posting a promise to a bunch of STRANGERS could be helpful at maintaining a Quit. And I thought, “yep, if they remain strangers, you might as well be quitting by yourself”, I shared the exact same skepticism for a couple of months after I joined back in May. But the amazing thing is, a great many of you are no longer strangers.
Sometimes I post in intros when someone hits a milestone, and think “I doubt if my ‘attaboy!’ really means much, they’ve got so many big Quitters congratz-ing them”. But I’ve got to say, I can’t begin to express my appreciation to everyone who’s congratulated me here in my intro or on our roll in July, in the support section in July, on the roll in September, in groupme, through personal texts and PMs. It has meant a great deal to me!
With all this support, the choice to stay Quit is STILL up to me, I know IÂ’m still going to experience cravings and the support doesnÂ’t make the craving Suck any less, but every time I pass that gas station now, when IÂ’m having one of those days, I think of each of you, who are anything but STRANGERS(with the exception of Stranger999), and I know I canÂ’t pull in there and buy a can. WhatÂ’s more, I truly want to see each of you be successful in your Quit, as badly as I want to be successful in mine and IÂ’d be crushed to hear you were posting another day 1.
Thanks for all your overwhelming support guys/gals. IÂ’m convinced that if that canÂ’t get me over this self-imposed 292 day wall nothing can.
Mike1966 – Day 201 see you again tomorrow