We Quit Cigarettes

[pertnear09]

Good job, Kiki and congratulations on the milestone. I think I've got 7 years behind me.
Look out Sour, that kiss just flew by me headed in your direction at about the speed of light.

 

[sourland]

Good job, Kiki and congratulations on the milestone. I think I've got 7 years behind me.
Look out Sour, that kiss just flew by me headed in your direction at about the speed of light.

Scary, huh.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Congrats, Keeks. You're truly a non-smoker now.

 

[Kiki]

Congrats, Keeks. You're truly a non-smoker now.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Truly, the only reason I remember my freedom date is because it was my birthday. In 2010.

 

[CHlCKEN]

Hey Quitters, I'd just like to run by here and say that I'm glad to have a thread like this here on BYC. Though my struggle hasn't been with cigarettes or nicotine, I am an addict in recovery and have been sober for just over a year now (January 4th 2023 is my sober date). Addiction really just isn't something you can comprehend through an outside view and I don't get much exposure to people who share my struggles. I'm glad to see the support in this thread between people who can truly empathize with such a difficult thing.

Although I've been sober for a year that doesn't mean my addiction is gone as some people in my life seem to believe. I'm still struggling every day to keep my sobriety and it's the hardest thing I've ever done. Even just writing this post and remembering it makes my body feel like it needs it again. But it nearly killed me and I don't want that version of life again. Even after a year I'm not yet secure in my sobriety and know I could easily relapse no matter how badly I want to stay sober. The addict in me is very persuasive, but I hope over time I am able to overpower that weakness. If anyone wondered where I disappeared to last year, I was in rehab for 13 months. I won't really speak on how that went because its a whole crazy story of its own, but in the end, it got me where I am today and for that I am so grateful.

 

[Kiki]

Hey Quitters, I'd just like to run by here and say that I'm glad to have a thread like this here on BYC. Though my struggle hasn't been with cigarettes or nicotine, I am an addict in recovery and have been sober for just over a year now (January 4th 2023 is my sober date). Addiction really just isn't something you can comprehend through an outside view and I don't get much exposure to people who share my struggles. I'm glad to see the support in this thread between people who can truly empathize with such a difficult thing.

Although I've been sober for a year that doesn't mean my addiction is gone as some people in my life seem to believe. I'm still struggling every day to keep my sobriety and it's the hardest thing I've ever done. Even just writing this post and remembering it makes my body feel like it needs it again. But it nearly killed me and I don't want that version of life again. Even after a year I'm not yet secure in my sobriety and know I could easily relapse no matter how badly I want to stay sober. The addict in me is very persuasive, but I hope over time I am able to overpower that weakness. If anyone wondered where I disappeared to last year, I was in rehab for 13 months. I won't really speak on how that went because its a whole crazy story of its own, but in the end, it got me where I am today and for that I am so grateful.

Keep winning. You can do it.

 

[kcan2]

Hey Quitters, I'd just like to run by here and say that I'm glad to have a thread like this here on BYC. Though my struggle hasn't been with cigarettes or nicotine, I am an addict in recovery and have been sober for just over a year now (January 4th 2023 is my sober date). Addiction really just isn't something you can comprehend through an outside view and I don't get much exposure to people who share my struggles. I'm glad to see the support in this thread between people who can truly empathize with such a difficult thing.

Although I've been sober for a year that doesn't mean my addiction is gone as some people in my life seem to believe. I'm still struggling every day to keep my sobriety and it's the hardest thing I've ever done. Even just writing this post and remembering it makes my body feel like it needs it again. But it nearly killed me and I don't want that version of life again. Even after a year I'm not yet secure in my sobriety and know I could easily relapse no matter how badly I want to stay sober. The addict in me is very persuasive, but I hope over time I am able to overpower that weakness. If anyone wondered where I disappeared to last year, I was in rehab for 13 months. I won't really speak on how that went because its a whole crazy story of its own, but in the end, it got me where I am today and for that I am so grateful.

Wow to the resiliency and amazing strength in you and others here that have said quits. I'm grateful for people like you who are like walking superheroes in disguise to have overcome and are overcoming as the distance gets greater from the chains that fell off! Congratulations

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hey Quitters, I'd just like to run by here and say that I'm glad to have a thread like this here on BYC. Though my struggle hasn't been with cigarettes or nicotine, I am an addict in recovery and have been sober for just over a year now (January 4th 2023 is my sober date). Addiction really just isn't something you can comprehend through an outside view and I don't get much exposure to people who share my struggles. I'm glad to see the support in this thread between people who can truly empathize with such a difficult thing.

Although I've been sober for a year that doesn't mean my addiction is gone as some people in my life seem to believe. I'm still struggling every day to keep my sobriety and it's the hardest thing I've ever done. Even just writing this post and remembering it makes my body feel like it needs it again. But it nearly killed me and I don't want that version of life again. Even after a year I'm not yet secure in my sobriety and know I could easily relapse no matter how badly I want to stay sober. The addict in me is very persuasive, but I hope over time I am able to overpower that weakness. If anyone wondered where I disappeared to last year, I was in rehab for 13 months. I won't really speak on how that went because its a whole crazy story of its own, but in the end, it got me where I am today and for that I am so grateful.

Sobriety happens one day at a time. Thank you for sharing your story.

 

[RoyalChick]

Hey Quitters, I'd just like to run by here and say that I'm glad to have a thread like this here on BYC. Though my struggle hasn't been with cigarettes or nicotine, I am an addict in recovery and have been sober for just over a year now (January 4th 2023 is my sober date). Addiction really just isn't something you can comprehend through an outside view and I don't get much exposure to people who share my struggles. I'm glad to see the support in this thread between people who can truly empathize with such a difficult thing.

Although I've been sober for a year that doesn't mean my addiction is gone as some people in my life seem to believe. I'm still struggling every day to keep my sobriety and it's the hardest thing I've ever done. Even just writing this post and remembering it makes my body feel like it needs it again. But it nearly killed me and I don't want that version of life again. Even after a year I'm not yet secure in my sobriety and know I could easily relapse no matter how badly I want to stay sober. The addict in me is very persuasive, but I hope over time I am able to overpower that weakness. If anyone wondered where I disappeared to last year, I was in rehab for 13 months. I won't really speak on how that went because its a whole crazy story of its own, but in the end, it got me where I am today and for that I am so grateful.

Thank you for posting - it is certainly a long hard struggle, but you CAN do it.
I think it took me well over 5 years for my cravings to completely vanish (cigarettes).
I quit in 1988 (I think it was 1988!).