Am I helping anyone?

I have been reading over my posts to this blog, and have been thinking that I have likely not been helping anyone who is considering quitting the butt. I have used this avenue as a means to vent, share my experiance, and glean support from friends and family. However, my feeling is that part of the journey should be to help others who are facing the same demon. I am afraid that perhaps my 'venting' might be a discouragement to others who might wish to start this journey of becomming a non-smoker. It is that thought process that almost had me convinced to stop posting to this blog until such time as I could only share the positives. I have reconsidered however. This is my reality. This is my war with the 'nicodemon'. It is ugly, it is painful, it is emotional, and likely hard to hear - but it is the reality of addiction. I don't think I have met a smoker that does not admit that they would prefer not to smoke. Those people will sooner or later face their own demons. Each one will have a different journey that I am having. It will likely not be a pleasant journey - that is the reality. Perhaps the way that I can help the most with sharing this process is to reach those young (and not so young) people who are just beginning to use nicotene. If through sharing my journey I might discourage even one friend, friend of a friend, or a friend of a friend of a friend, to start smoking, or encourage to stop now before it becomes a part of who you are, then this journey through hell would be worth it for me.