Make yourself aware of stop smoking facts and quit as soon as possible

When I started smoking it was a joke. It was fun and I thought it would be easy to quit, but it was not easy. It took me 15 years and many efforts to finally break the habit.

The effects that stop smoking facts had on me:

My smoking habit that continued for 15 years, and my fight to rid myself of the habit affected me tremendously.



I started smoking with a friend while being in the SA Army. I used to light his cigarettes for him and after one week I managed to buy my own packet of cigarettes.

It was so good. It was fun and it was fun to socialize while taking a smoke break and not to mention how good it was to have a beer and to chat and to smoke. That was a care free and fun filled life style.

--And then I realized that smoking was doing me no good --

It made me feel dirty.

It made me an addict.

It cost me money.

It made me feel sick.

Exercising became more difficult.

I started to cough.

Smoking took over my whole existing.

In the morning when I got up smoking had preference over my cup of coffee.

All people around me, including my girlfriend, had to take me with my cigarettes or loose out on my presence.

The bottom line is smoking became my boss, it became “the monkey on my back”. I wanted to quit, but I could not. Given all the smoking facts that by then I was so aware of, it was impossible to stop.

The health risks of smoking and its addictive power became a reality in my life.

The fun that I had with my smoking efforts when I started in 1980 became a sad memory. I found myself struggling against the ever present cigarettes in my life and it was just impossible to quit smoking.

I realized all the nasty smoking facts, but I just could not rid myself of “the monkey on my back”.

When I realized the health risks of smoking I put in a number of efforts to quit smoking:

After three weeks of smoking I realized that smoking was not meant for me. That was mainly because I realized that smoking was controlling my life, because at that sage I could feel no negative impact on my health.

I tried to quit cold turkey , but it only lasted for one week and I went back to a packet a day again.

Then I decided that I will only smoke half a cigarette at a time in order to reduce my smoke intake, but that only lasted for three days, and I went back to 20 a day.

Then I decided to only light my first smoke at four o clock in the afternoon in order to only smoke maybe 5 cigarettes a day.

It did not work, because I was longing for cigarettes all day long and as soon as I lit the first one I managed to chain smoke till bed time. Practically I went back to 20 a day, though it only took me from four till nine at night.

Then I stopped cold turkey and it lasted for three weeks, but I started again. Then I stopped cold turkey again for one month, but without success, then I stopped again for one month, but without success again.

Eventually I stopped cold turkey for one year, but I gave in again.

Then I did the patch thing, but it only lasted for two weeks and I went back to my smoking again.

I realized the negative health risks of smoking, and I knew I had to find a way to quit.

I familiarized myself with stop smoking facts in order to succeed:

Finally I got myself a book from the library. The book taught me how to prepare myself to quit and also what to do when the cravings come.

I followed the book to the letter and it worked. I stopped more than sixteen years ago and I never smoked again.

I realize that I am not a smoker any more, neither am I a non smoker. I am an ex smoker and I am happy about it and I decided to never let a smoke touch my lips again.

I silently forbid any smoke to touch my lips again and it worked for me.

In conclusion:

If you are aware of all the stop smoking facts and the health effects of smoking and you really realize that you have to quit then it is time to do it.

Read, get facts, talk to ex smokers and support groups and talk to your doctor.

Prepare yourself to quit and then quit. If you do not succeed the first time try again and again.

See the quitting as a process you have to go through. Most quitters do not succeed the first time, but if they keep on trying they eventually do have success.

Become aware of the stop smoking facts and free yourself, try to quit and stay free.

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