Welcome, you are in great companyÂ…IÂ’ll let other folks post links to the basics here, but let me start by saying that you are not alone. IÂ’ve been around this site for 68 days now and IÂ’d venture a guess to say that most folks here hid their addiction from wife/kids/coworkers/friends. There are different levels of secrecy, but a lot of folks here know what itÂ’s like to live the lie you have been living. I lied the entire length of my relationship with my wife, 6 years. 48 days ago that changed.
OK, you’re going to see your buddies in 10 days? This site has to be your new full time job in the next 10 days, and part time beyond. Before you go back to work, you have to “drink the cool-aid”, as they say. Read this entire website. No kidding. HOF speeches, words of wisdom, intro threads, everything. There is so much good stuff here that will help you see your “habbit” for what it really is: a nasty addiction where the nic bitch cracks her whip on your back and makes you obey her every hour or two. She makes you hide in the corner to get your feeding, like you’re a little baby suckling on a bottle. It’s pathetic. Correction: it was pathetic. You’ve taken control, taken her whip from her. You hold the cards. That doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy but you ARE doing it. It looks like you’ve been nicotine free for three days. We are nicotine free, no patches, gum, losenges, nothing with nicotine in it.
Thank you and everyone on this site for their service to this country. I am especially proud to be quit with our service members today.
Denny
