I have decided to kick the habit before it makes me kick the bucket. I know, I know, Clichéd line, I must be having withdrawal symptoms!! LOL! It has been close to 36 hours since my last cigarette and I am doing pretty well. No urge to light one up so far. I should be able to manage for a week easily like this. It is only during the 2^nd week that the urge to have that one “harmless” cigarette begins to make weird sense in my head. That will be the most difficult period to get through and I hope I will pass that test. This was my experience during my 100 day no smoking experiment about 3 years back. This time I am planning to go a full year without smoking and take it from there.

Let me first confess that I am an addict, addicted to nicotine. I have been smoking close to 6-7 cigarettes a day on an average for almost 7 years. I have decided to go public with my decision, and I know there will be many skeptics, who will say “He’s gonna light one up soon.” I am not quitting for anyone, I am doing it for myself. I am going to be very truthful and confess as soon as I relapse, in case I do.