You have been a real source of inspiration to me Joel. I want to thank you from the bottom of my soul. I began smoking at 11. I am 41 now. Since that time, I have been pretty much a hard core 25 a day nicotine addict.

 

I am now on day 10 of not smoking. I never believed that I could do it. Over the last ten years I have developed an anxiety disorder and I was certain that cigarettes helped keep me in control and that if I quit I would 'lose it.' Now I know that long years of heavy smoking probably contributed to the development of the disorder and that every cigarette I smoked was certainly aggravating it. Sure, during my time of withdrawal I have been experiencing some heightened anxiety, which I know to be temporary. But I do not care anymore how long I live with this anxiety. It is far better than smoking- than the very possibly taking my life at my own hands.

 

Fortunately I still have my health and my wind. I am muscular, and my endurance is good. I can hike 20 mile mountain trails and ride my bike up mountain roads. But I wouldn't have been able to for long if I had kept smoking. It's pretty amazing that I can do it now. And now I can start healing.

 

I know I will never take another puff as long as I live. A good part of this resolve comes from the wonderful education I have received and am still receiving on your website. I sincerely hope in the future I will have some role to play at whyquit.com.

 

Thank you so much for devoting your life to helping people quit.

 

Philip