No Matter What, Right?

[Ramona]

In 4 days I will celebrate my 10 month mark.  I've not had a single puff in these 10 months.  I did not sacrifice a single inhale to death sticks.  Astounding!!!

 

To quit smoking has been my number one, most important goal.  Nothing has come before it.  I've made it this far because I've made this quit my top priority.  If the choice is between smoking a cigarette OR:

 

punching myself in the face

slamming my head into walls

running 3 times a day even when my bones ACHE

potentially losing my job

inflicting minor damage to my skin

gaining 20 pounds

arguing and screaming with my boyfriend

asking for help from strangers on this forum

baking bread/cakes every night in 90 degree heat

 

I choose the latter - - - because the rules remain:

 

NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF & NOT ONE PUFF EVER.

 

To apply these hard-fast rules is the only way to break this incredible addiction. 

 

Quitting is not for everyone.  Undoing a lifelong dependency, undoing a lifelong coping mechanism, proves too difficult for many folks. 

 

But I will overcome.  I do not want to forfeit my life to submission & servitude.  I will no longer play supplicant to a host of deadly chemicals.

[Runfree]

Beautiful post TEW.  Yes, above all else.  And you are light years ahead of where you were just 5 months ago.  That's success.  That is taking charge of the addiction....no matter what.  

[BAT]

Excellent :)

[bakon]

I followed nope for almost three Years now. It works

[Still winning]

No matter what can literally save lives! 

 

Great post TEW. It takes a sustained level of commitment to break an addiction that has become so interwoven with your life. Thing is, you will always feel pride at keeping going and it will always be better for you of course. 

[action]

Good for you. 10 months is a really huge milestone :)

[Doreensfree]

Loved this post TEW....

You have got it so right....it's the onlly way..

Feel very proud.....what you are acheiveing is the most wonderful gift you can give yourself....

Life itself.....

High five....xxxx

[El Bandito]

Good work TEW.

 

It does begin to feel more natural, better. Day by day.

 

Every single second of 'white knuckle' quitting is worth it for the peace and joy that comes along.

[babs609]

great post TEW!  Proud of you.....you really have come a long way and are a prime example of "hang on to that rope..even if you don't see the top"  You hung on....and look at you now!

 

  but please try not to punch yourself in the fact or slam your head against the wall if you can possibly help it :)   (smoking would be 100x worse though)  Do more baking 

[beacon]

On Saturday I went to a party with an Arabian nights theme. They had rented hookahs for the party. I was at a table with two smokers who were puffing away. I thought to have a few puffs thinking that it was not smoking, really, and I even asked whether there was tobacco in the pipe. The hookah rental guy made up some bull and was vague but in the end I knew there was tobacco and thus nicotine in the pipe. I mean what did I think was in there anyway as I knew it wasn't pot. So I noped it. I knew it was nope from the start but even after two years there are events where the demon nicotine calls. Nope is perfect. Very clear on what the choice is.

[Nancy]

Well done, and well said, TEW!  So proud for you!

[ChRiSpY]

Like a boss!!!

 

Congrats on your new life.

[Nicole Diver]

It's nice to not be a practicing addict anymore, isn't it :)

Very well done

[Evelyn]

NOPE no matter what. Beacon, I almost tripped a view weeks ago it keeps tricky stick with NOPE

[Kendra]

Thank  you TEW!

 

As I head off to a day with potential choices...I also choose to  NOPE. even if it means walking off a job, losing my sense of integrity around work, and falling into a heap and crying.

 

 

of course things can go the other way too....sailing on noping and all things turning out well with learning, kindness, and easily corrected errors.

 

 

~darcy/kendra :rolleyes:

 

 

[ChRiSpY]

Thank  you TEW!

 

As I head off to a day with potential choices...I also choose to  NOPE. even if it means walking off a job, losing my sense of integrity around work, and falling into a heap and crying.

 

 

of course things can go the other way too....sailing on noping and all things turning out well with learning, kindness, and easily corrected errors.

 

 

~darcy/kendra :rolleyes:

 

Make it be "the other way".

[sgt.barney]

No.

 

Matter.

 

What.

 

 

Easy Peasy

[Ramona]

Aw shucks guyz.

[NewIdentity]

Congrats TEW, huge accomplishment and really love the rawness of this post, a few things I relate to, lol. I'm hoping maybe I can follow your lead on the running thing... or at least walking... more. Much more. Haha

[Sunnyside]

Awesome post!! Congratulations on your 10 months too! Feels good doesn't it

[MarylandQuitter]

Awesome!!