Thanks, CSAchook and webbysmeme. I did realize that you were talking to him, Webby -- it was just the "non-addicts aren't welcome here" thing that made me pause for a sec, even though I knew that it was just the withdrawal irritation speaking and you didn't mean it. I also posted that
before I remembered that I had promised earlier in the thread to be a rant sponge -- oh, dear me, that was foolish!
Anyway, I'll keep dishing out the hugs and high-school-cheerleader-like encouragement!
@ShannonR -- easy, you can do this. Weight gain is something that happens to some people when they quit smoking. You can lose the extra pounds
after your addiction is taken care of -- after all, weight gain doesn't damage your lungs. Hang in there! Regardless of whether you gain weight or not, we'll still love you!
(Sorry if that sounded pushy! Aggressive encouragement is something that I'm not too good at).