Just realized I'm only a few months away from the 25th anniversary of my quit-smoking date (July 2, 2000).

Quitting cigarettes was the hardest thing I'd done at the time, so for many years I celebrated each anniversary. 

But now I'm so far removed from it and so comfortable as a non-smoker that it doesn't even feel important.

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Kudos to you too! At the peak of my prior addiction I was smoking about a pack a day. Yikes.

In my younger years I once did a video interview for the media while chain-smoking. It was recorded during a time when VCRs were fairly expensive, and people could still smoke indoors in many places. 

I think if I watched that interview now, I'd just cringe at my "rebellious" younger self, so I'll probably let it stay buried on the VHS tape forever... lol.

It's been two decades now for me, as well

kudos

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Thank you. Not sure I'll even remember that it's my 25th non-smoker anniversary once the actual date arrives... haha.

But if I do, I'll at least take a moment to thank my younger self for finally sticking to it. (Like most smokers, I attempted to quit several times before I actually succeeded).

huge congrats though, very much worth acknowledging this achievement in willpower and self-control.

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I just passed my 8th year! kudos on 25 and the testimony to how far removed you are from it. 🫶🏻

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Kudos to you! Glad you succeeded to the extent that you can't even imagine wanting one.

Wow. That's awesome. Cigarettes suck. There was a point in my life when I would bum them almost everyday, just as a crutch for anxiety. They always made me feel sick. But I haven't so much as bummed a drag for maybe 8 years? Can't even imagine wanting one at this point.