I’ve overcome smoking three times in my life – once for a year, once for 6 months, and then from when I was about 3 months pregnant until now (my baby is 3 months old now). Right now I’m not addicted, but whenever someone lets me get a smoke or two, I’ll smoke them. I have very good self control, though, and the simple fact that I literally don’t have the money to buy cigarettes will keep me from getting addicted (I’ll throw out the cigs if I feel like I’m starting to NEED them).
I’ve also overcome a drug addiction – I’ve been clean for a year and 1 month now. That was through the support of clean friends and the NA program, as well as intensive outpatient in a rehab center.
Now what I need to get over is my addiction to the internet – like most addicts, once I give up drinking and drugs my addiction just jumps to something else. I was never on the computer when I was using, but now I spend all my free time on it.