The victory phase of the Kubler-Ross grief recovery cycle is acceptance. It's the "this is do-able" moment of an emotional journey that can mark the transition from a "user trying to stop" to "ex-user."
It may or may not have been pretty getting here. Now and then, you may still encounter infrequent or seasonal un-extinguished subconscious feeding cues.
And it's likely that your pile of old replenishment memories will, for now, continue their gradually waning tease. It's also likely that the pile's lure will continue to be fueled by a lingering romantic fixation or two, that might benefit from focused honesty. But you did it!
In regard to your emotional recovery, if you've been able to let go and fully accept letting go then your emotional journey is complete. Congratulations!
It's now a matter of time and distance allowing an ever-growing collection of nicotine-free emotional response memories to bury bondage responses.
Still only one rule ... none today!
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