Hello, WaterOnStone, and welcome to your Freedom! Your post is not at all too long; it will be very useful in reminding you just exactly why you finally took this step. You had a lot of good reasons! I can certainly relate to your reasons; I actively fed my addiction for 35 years. Now I have been nicotine free for almost 3 months, and I feel very comfortable in my new skin. However, now that you've written all your reasons down, start to put them behind you. The guilt won't help. It's time to start feeling the pride for what you have done; you have quit, you are a Glory Week Grad, you are over the physical withdrawal, and from here on it's simple...not always easy, but simple; simply never take another puff. Read here often, learn about our addiction, because knowledge truly is power. I'm glad you're here, and that you are beginning your journey to you, the way you were meant to be.
Sheila - Nicotine free for Two Months, Twenty Nine Days, 8 Hours and 1 Minute. I haven't smoked 1767 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $354.62.