r/stopsmoking • u/socialworkin • 1d ago
Grateful
On Christmas Eve my boyfriend was seriously ill and I had to take him to the hospital. It was a nightmare 12 hours as we were told he was in alcohol withdrawal. I am sharing here because there was a moment where I thought about smoking. Immediately following that moment I realized how terrible it would be if I had to keep running outside or worrying about when I could smoke. I am so grateful that it has been 1.5 years since I quit. My boyfriend is obviously going through a tough time right now. He's feeling the loss we all face when we give up our drug of choice. Who am I without this? What am I going to do when I'm bored? Sad? Happy? Not realizing that this is the fun part. When you are not so focused on this one thing you can do anything you want to do! Nothing has control over my life anymore. That is something he will, hopefully, have to discover in his own time. So, I hope my share motivates and inspires you to keep going. You can do this.