An Introduction

Written by 7iron

For those of you who have just started your journey towards freedom, I commend and applaud you. Stay close to this site ... it will literally help save your life. For those still sitting on the fence (and the new guys as well), I say ... Wow, you're back again? Why do you keep coming in here to read all this stuff just to wander off with a nice wedge of tobacco still stuffed in your cheek? Seriously, you really are a glutton for punishment. The guilt has increased yet again to a point where you are just about ready to quit, but you hesitate ... and there it goes ... Another opportunity to exhibit some self control has come and gone. Or has it? Oh my, you are still reading ... I have your attention. Good, real good! See I do not want you to abandon your desire for freedom. I know firsthand what this addiction can do. One thing it did to me was convince me that my self indulgence was terminal and that I was powerless over the temptation for tobacco. I never really tried to quit because I knew it would be really hard. For various reasons, I had gone without tobacco and nicotine many times for a few hours or sometimes even for a few days. The white knuckled cravings that resulted were enough to convince me I could never quit forever. Guess what? I still have not quit forever. I have however, for 337 days in a row, said "no tobacco today" and kept that promise. I have "closed the door" on tobacco and yet I maintain that I have not quit forever. How is that? Well, as I mentioned, for over 300 days, I have taken quitting seriously and have been able to stay quit for a single day. I do not worry about tomorrow. I do not contemplate a future without tobacco because that just puts unwanted pressure on me and sets me up for that "wanting something I cannot have" complex. So how do I know that when tomorrow comes, I will again be able to say, "no tobacco today?" Simple, I was able to do it today. Tomorrow I will have even more confidence than I did today. When tomorrow comes, I will again promise myself that I can remain tobacco free for a single day. However, do not wait until tomorrow to quit. I want you to quit today for one simple reason. If you go away from here yet again saying, "I'll quit later" or "it's just gonna be too difficult" then you are allowing this addiction an even firmer grasp on your psyche and your entire life. On the contrary, if you quit today, tomorrow will be that much easier because you will already have the confidence that you can quit today. Still need some motivation? Pack your bags ... we're going on a guilt trip. Go read the "Reply from Jenny Kern." Imagine your son, your daughter, your wife or your mother sitting at the end of the hospital bed. Imagine the tears welling up in their eyes and rolling down their cheeks. They are watching you die. It is really sad; this was preventable. Why didn't you listen when you still had the time? Imagine choking back the tears yourself as you finally realize that this addiction is literally killing you and robbing these loved ones of the man they have grown to love - the man they need in their lives. Need to see some photos of what a "small little sore" can turn into? Removing cancer from inside your mouth is not like removing it from your back, the top of your ear ar the tip of your nose. Take a look at this website and these photos (warning: graffic oral surgery photos): Outdoor Texan's surgery webpage Are you scared? You outta be! Because even if you do not develop cancer, the nicotine has already caused damage to your circulatory system. Nicotine causes an increased heart rate, higher blood pressure and it also causes an increase in bad cholesterol.< br /> If you do not quit, tobacco and/or nicotine WILL eventually be the root cause of your demise. So if you are ready to quit, there is help here. You will want to join this May 2007 group. These guys will all reach 100 days free of tobacco (the Hall of Fame) in May, 2007. You can read HOF speeches here and at the original website. Quit Smokeless Support Network HOF speeches I found tremendous courage in the "articles" at the Quit Smokeless website. Specifically Bluesman's Secret of Our Success and the SpongeBob Mantra. Here's a link to my HOF speech if you have not already read it: 7iron's Hall of Fame Speech I think you will find encouragement in these words. The path to freedom is a well traveled one. Many, many ex-tobacco users found the help they needed right here where you are. Don't go away from here sad, go away proud and quit!

 

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