Hi everyone, Just posting this to share with you all that another one of our members has made it through the first year of not smoking. Giulia Pagano, who...
Hello My Motivations, Exactly one year ago I took my last puff of a cigarette. I emptied all the ashtrays and sealed the garbage. I was NOT looking forward...
WOw, great for you, damn i wish i could do that, ive tried, did the listen to my cue thing, somehow just doesnt work,,,, maybe i need to find MY way, what...
Dearest Giulia - One Year Old! <smile> (Are you male of female?) ~FAN~DAMN~TAS~TIC~ Congratulations, hugs, and prayers for continued success! I had a quit...it...
Well said and happy first birthday! Sincere congratulations, too -- one year is the hard one. It does keep getting better -- oh please keep posting so we can...
ok, here it goes, i get that there seems to be 2 schools of thought, Steves way, cognitive thinking and the other 'AA' way, with the HP, i quit drinking almost...
Hey there is so many ways. For me, I suddenly realized I could live without a smoke (same with AA and drinking earlier) and I began to seriously believe in...
Dear Giulia, Thanks you so much for a really inspirational posts, huge congratulations on the year. I know that like other 12-step programmes that this one too...
Today I am celebrating 25 months of a smokefree life, the road has not always been easy, yet I have found it is doable. Many times my head has talked to me...
Congratulations Natalie. It is an incredible feeling to reach that milestone I am sure. Equal difficulty even finding the words to describe it justly. I...
Wonderful news Kathie! One day at a time really adds up, doesn't it? Freedom indeed. ... From: Kathie K To: unofficialnicanon@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
Mark/Shmarkey - Don't say "I wish I could do that." You CAN. C'mon you stubborn Polok SOB, put some of that strong heritage to work for you. Ain't nobody...
Oops Giulia! Sorry! I had a dear friend of mine on my mind! Oh dear! Please forgive me. ... From: C A To: unofficialnicanon@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
I didn't think I was being negative. I was just talking about my feelings and thoughts...I thought....<grin> Oh well, I guess it may appear to others I was. ...
I agree with Arthur. There are many different processes that can result in smobriety. After all, not everyone that has stopped using nicotine are in a...
The Serenity Prayer for Nicotine Users God, grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change... As nicotine users, we cannot change our craving for...
I want. I don't want. I need...Oh - NO I don't! The mind struggles, the daemon plays & taunts! Hands idle, mind engaged in insanity, reason lost to the...
Hey Carol G., are you still a member of this group? Love to hear from you. Been awhile...<smile> Belly button birthday next week, huh?! ~ the >i< butterfly ~ ...
Hello, After a 36 year smoking addiction, I quite for 11 months. Not my first failed attempt but certainly my longest. I had a relapse a few months ago and...
Hi Cindy, If you can rely on the strength your God gave you, why did you relapse? I am powerless, but my Higher Power is not, and it's my reliance on my HP,...
The Serenity Prayer for Nicotine Users and other nicotine literature can be read for free at: http://www.nicotine-anonymous.org/pubs.asp?language=1 Glad I...
Valerie, I relapsed because I chose to smoke. I believe in "free will" which to me means that God gives us the opportunity to make choices that affect our ...
Hey Cindy ~ Support you no matter what path leads you to a quit. It is important to explore all your options and what ultimately works for you. If you still...
Cindy, As a longtime 12 Step follower I have absolutely no problem with the way you look at things. In my book it is positive and will lead you to a successful...
This group is a joke. The support is NOT timely. I've asked twice for information that I get referenced someplace else. That isn't an email group! God forbid...
A Daily Meditation on Spirituality in Recovery from the book 'In God's Care As We Understand God, Hazelden Series: September 14 Do not use a hatchet to remove...
hi all i am on day 10 or 11 without a cigarette but using a NRT.. and I guess i am confused..sometimes my lungs are really hurting.. and im not smoking.. i...
