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In reply to the discussion: Hey! It's April 6th again! ONE YEAR WITHOUT A CIGARETTE [View all]Trueblue Texan
(2,427 posts)23. Congratulations!!!!
Quitting smoking was one of the hardest things I ever did, but it was so worth it!! In March I reached my 32nd anniversary of no smoking after giving up a 3 pack a day habit. The first year was the absolute hardest-- hardly a moment without thinking about smoking. The second year was MUCH easier and it has only gotten easier over the decades. Occasionally I still have a dream that I have taken up smoking again. I hope never to be enslaved by a substance like that again.
I don't know you, but I am so proud of your accomplishment! Keep up the self-loving work!
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Congrats!! Welcome to a fresher, healthier world! I quit in 1985, and have never looked back..
secondwind
Apr 2021
#4
Congratulations! I smoked for 43 years and have been smoke free since Jan. 2009.
sinkingfeeling
Apr 2021
#19
Congrats, I know it's tough. I smoked for 50 years before quitting at 66 years old.
panader0
Apr 2021
#28
Congrats! It is truly a big accomplishment when you give up a lifelong addiction.
cayugafalls
Apr 2021
#34