4 months
It’s been 4 months since I had a smoke. July 2nd, 2007 10:18 pm, I snubbed my last cigarette.
It’s crazy. Before I stopped again, I forgot what it was like to have quit. Like most things in this world, day to day, there isn’t much to it. I wake up, live, and don’t smoke. The next day I do the same thing.
When you are getting ready to quit and actually in the throes of your initial quit you think, man, I can’t wait till 3 or 4 months have gone by and I am done with this part. And time moves on, and it gets easier. But it’s still not over at 3 or 4 months, you are still there still fighting the good fight.
So here I am 4 months on, looking forward to 1 year. Right now, that seems like it will be easier than this, and then, I imagine 2 years will seem easier. The thing is, every step of the way it will seem easier at the next step, and it will be.
You are all aware of the things I have gone through in this quit, as I have chronicled them here so I won’t go over them again. I will say currently I am feeling pretty good about my quitting. For a couple of weeks there I was facing multiple urges on a daily basis. Work was crazy, and my life was crazy, as a result with stress levels high, I wanted to smoke a lot more often. Life has relaxed a little, and so have the urges. I still think about smoking everyday, but I go longer without the thoughts. And for the last 3-4 days, it’s been a few hours into the day before the thought enters my head. That is an improvement I can get behind.
Nathan “4 months smoke free” Powell
Not to mention you’re getting fast enough when you run that you’d look a bit silly carrying a lit cigarette with you….
When you were so stressed out over the last couple of months, I didn’t even think about how hard it must have been for you to continue not to smoke. You have some excellent willpower, my friend. I am very impressed.
Nathan, congrats on 4 months! I’m right about where you are, and I feel much the same about it some days or periods of time being easier than others and looking forward to each bigger milestone when it will be easier and easier. You’ve supported me much on my journey, and I’m thankful.