I agree with Scott - I convinced myself time and again I needed to be addicted to something...I was too fragile for the world as it is not to drink or drug.
I genuinely believed that...but it turns out I was wrong.
It wasn't pleasant to give everything up - far from it - but it wasn't impossible either, Support helps and you'll find lot of that here
You said last time the Allen Carr book inspired you to quit. Whats happened since then?
what are you doing for your recovery?
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