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Re: Junkie thought clouds starting to build. Why!
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Joe J free
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Jul 17 09 9:41 AM
Welcome to the Bronze Club Cathy! At three months of freedom I'd say it is we who have obtained the Master of Psychology about addiction recovery. Our addiction cannot obtain a degree or take a form in any way. Like nicotine our addiction is chemically based. Our addiction dependency relationship to the substance nicotine has no cognition, no thought pattern, no malice aforethought. It simply is. It's a fact of life for those of us who unwittingly became caught in the snare all those years ago. However, even though we had grown dependent through repetitive use of the substance it need not define our future lives. As long as we choose to NTAP we are free and healing. Our dependency does not have to have an active part in our life going forward. That's the beauty of recovery. We heal, we get better, we adjust back to our true sense of self. This happens because nicotine is a non-essential chemical. It has no useful purpose, it serves no real need. If you are still - even unconsciously - harboring the thought or belief that nicotine (cigarette smoking) could help or assist you overcome a situation or event in some way then you are still healing from the many years we all held
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about what nicotine did or could do for us. This is an ever changing journey Cathy, congratulations to you for getting past a tough spot on the Freedom Road for you. You can do anything as just you - no additives required. Get free - Stay free - Live Free - NTAP.
Joe J free Four and a half years.
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