HH, this isn't intended to be a mean spirited post, but I see kind of what arabian was saying. You do have an awful lot to be proud of, you have accomplished something incredible and have show the willpower that some people (including myself) wish they had. This site along with the others you mentioned in your interview have helped you and all of that is as martha would say, "a good thing". That aside, being confidant and being proud can easily turn into something more like bragging and arrogant. I'm not saying you are, I'm just saying that if you want to support to continue, keep a tight rein on the "hey look at me" stuff.
Again, I'm not slamming you or calling you names, and I think you have a lot to be proud of, just keep it under control. If I won the lottery (which is kind of what you have done in a sense) and bragged about it everytime I saw or spoke with you, you would get sick of it wouldn't you?