Hi David4043,
I've just read the thread. Beautiful.
With dieting, they say that "It took ten years to put on all that weight, so don't expect it to all come off at once". Yet, with these behaviours, I can see that you have been able to take a 25 year old habit, and with the Riboino Shel Oilam's help, stay clean for almost a month!
I find this all extremely powerful and noiradig. It gives me a tremendous sense of inspiration and hisoirarus!
Please G-d, you'll continue to have hatzlocha, brocha, siata d'shmaya and you'll reach dargos of tahara and kedusha that you never dreamt possible!
Ditto that for all of us too!
(By the way, apologies. Another of my bad habits is my gratuitous use of Yeshivish :-)
With love,
NotGivingUpYetOldBean!