Email August 2005

1 Year on ! !

Hello. I thought I would write and let you know how I am doing after a year of coming to see you.

Last July for 4 sessions I came to you for stress, and on my 3rd visit you gave me a sheet on positive thinking. On this sheet, there is a sentence about telling yourself you do not smoke.  I then made a comment about this and you replied, 'well it depends on what is more important to you, your next cigarette or your child/family'. (Bare in mind I did not want to give up smoking!)

On my 4th visit to you I told you that I could not have one more cigarette after that and you said you knew ! !

Well, I am pleased to tell you, it has been a year on the 28th of this month that I gave up the ciggies!!!  Thanks to you.

I am more positive with my life, and I came to the conclusion that yes I maybe different to the rest of my family (me being the quiet one) and I do not want to be like them.  My self, my husband and my son XXXX are very happy, and I have put all the problems that I had with my mother/up bring behind me and I get on much much better with the rest of my family, being my self!

I really hope you didn't mind me sending you this e-mail, I just wanted to say, Thank-you very much for your help.

Regards. XXXX