jimnyc
12-17-2011, 02:11 PM
Seems like just last week that I was going through the withdrawals of quitting smoking. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done in my life, but literally got easier with each and every day. Today marks 15 months since the day I quit. I still have an occasional urge, but it's more of a habit and not uncomfortable like the withdrawal symptoms. I'll never touch nicotine, in any form, as long as I live. Looking back I realize just how addicting it is and how it takes over your life. Well, it doesn't take it over, it just integrates itself into your life and you don't realize how it controls you. Quitting was one of the worst experiences my body has ever been through. But after about 5 days it became "bearable" and I knew I could see it through. I've got a bunch of monkeys on my back but cigarettes are no longer one of them!