Online quit smoking resources....just my thoughts.
BubbaJames
forums go under for lack of members but some survive. When I see
someone starting a new and non-profit website or forum created to
reach out and help smokers quit, I do all I can to help them succeed.
Even if it meant taking away members from my own sites. Why? Because I
feel ALL webmanagers/forum managers of these non-profit sites should
pull together and help each other to pool their resources in reaching
out to smokers AND ex-smokers. We can't afford promoting our non-
profit sites must depend on helping one another to get our messages
out. I say ex-smokers are in need of continued support even after they
have quit smoking because once you've been addicted to smoking you
will always, for life, be in danger of loosing your quit....a quit
really is fragile and that is why the exsmoker should always hold firm
to their support groups.
I think it is sad. When I come here or to others excellent quit
smoking forums and post links to my forum and that of others only to
get a slap on the face and told, "Stop spamming!"......that is not and
never has been my intentions. The internet can be a lonely and often
times hateful place for those with good intentions but.......certainly
not enough to make this ex-smoker ever want to smoke again :-)
If you are quitting, hang on, it gets better. If you have quit, hold
to it, be proud of what you have achieved but at the same time just
know it would only take one puff to loose what you have. Be sure you
have a dependable support group you can go to when you feel you need a
friend.
Respectfully,
Bubba
Susan H
My sinus meds are kicking my azz and for that I find it hard to reply.
I will over the weekend. I looked at your site briefly and I want to be
clear before I reply. I believe your intentions to be all well and good.
Please bear with me while I beat this infection.
Ummm... did I see your quit date or meter?
Just cant remember...
Many sneezly thanks,
Susan.
Just giving back what was so freely given to me.
"BubbaJames" <bubba...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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James
> Dear Bubba,
> My sinus meds are kicking my azz and for that I find it hard to reply.
> I will over the weekend. I looked at your site briefly and I want to be
> clear before I reply. I believe your intentions to be all well and good.
> Please bear with me while I beat this infection.
> Ummm... did I see your quit date or meter?
> Just cant remember...
> Many sneezly thanks,
> Susan.
>
> - Show quoted text -
Hello Susan,
I hope you're feeling better and thank you for checking out my site.
Actually it has few members but for the few around I think it helps
and it has been an honor maintaining.
I only have my quit meter on my posts in the forum. I quit December
25, 2005 but my actually quitting started many years before. It was
forum like mine and yours that helped me stay quit.
Keep up the good work!
Respectfully yours,
James aka Bubba
Susan H
I hope you're feeling better and thank you for checking out my site.
Actually it has few members but for the few around I think it helps
and it has been an honor maintaining.
I only have my quit meter on my posts in the forum. I quit December
25, 2005 but my actually quitting started many years before. It was
forum like mine and yours that helped me stay quit.
Keep up the good work!
Respectfully yours,
James aka Bubba
Hiya James,
Just spent some more time at Freedom Village and at your MySpace page. I
think what you are doing is a wonderful thing.
Like you, I had spent many years trying to quit before I did in 2001. I
started smoking at 12 years old and when I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer
at 19, I really started making an effort. That was 1984. It took 17 years
and countless attempts to finally get to a place where I felt that I had
done it, that I was quit for good. My 2001 quit lasted 3.5 years. It is
amazing at how easy it was to forget how damn hard it was to get to a good
quit. I spent another 3.5 years trying to get back what I lost. I was
about to give up as I was beginning to believe that I would never be able to
quit. I was a serial quitter. I knew how to quit but I forgot how to STAY
quit. It was here and at AS3 that I was able to get the support that I
needed. It was here that I was reminded that I just had to do whatever it
took not to smoke. I was able to finally once again able to want it more
than I wanted to smoke. I was reminded that I cannot have even a puff and
gratefully today the thought disgusts me.
Every day and every moment is a gift. Keep up the good battle and I hope to
see more of you here.
Best wishes,
Susan
pcb
I didn't know you had a previous 3-1/2 year quit under your belt. That's
kinda scary. No, that is scary. I'm 10 (almost) months into my longest quit
ever following 35 years of smoking. Not a day goes by that I don't want one
and have to quell the beast inside.
Chris
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Susan H
here and in AS3 to tell their story.
Key is to stay vigilant. Keep active. KEEP ACTIVE in support, that was
crucial for me. Never forget and do not, DO NOT for one minute think or
misconcieve or believe that you can get away with just one. Just one is all
it takes to be back in the grips of the nicodemon. Some have been able to
do it, but not this chick. My nicodemon is patient and insidious, it is
still alive but very weak for now. I need to keep it that way. It knows
when it has you and will allow you to believe that you are still in control.
Green slimy little bastard is like a monkey on your back... at least that
visual works for me. He sat on my shoulder whispering in my ear, hanging on
my back long enuff. Enuff is enuff.
Stay the course, stay vigilant. Always be aware and on gaurd.
I told you I would tell you more later and I will, just as long as you stick
around to hear it.
You my friend are doing great, keep on!
Best wishes,
Susan
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BSDGAL
Welcome back!
I have a new handle now - transferred ciggyfree to a corp. and am
currently chasing the dark side of the internet. Nice to see you posting.
Big hug,
/AKA robbster
--
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
robbster | OOF