I can’t believe it is almost two and a half years since I quit smoking cigarettes. The time goes so quickly! I take it for granted now that I can breathe more easily and am so much fitter and healthier than before. It is nearly a year since the ban on smoking in enclosed public areas too; which is in my opinion one of the best things that has ever happened for people like myself who have given up smoking.
Everywhere you go nowadays you see smokers standing outside buildings getting their fix, sometimes huddled together in groups, but often standing alone and shunned by the non-smoking majority. Yes, I know it’s a major inconvenience for smokers, especially when it is cold or raining, but just think of the benefits: no more orangey yellow nicotine stained ceilings, no ‘passive smoking’ while inhabiting smoke filled pubs, and no more going home with your clothes smelling of second hand smoke. But the biggest benefit has got to be that ex-smokers, and especially the newly given up, don’t have that constant reminder of the smoking habit while out socialising; which was always the most difficult time.
So my thoughts today are with all of those new quitters out there: Welcome to the majority, stick with us and enjoy the smoke free environment of our public buildings.
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just here to help if you still haven't quit. i smoked for 13 years then had a benign cyst removed via craniectomy on my cerebellum. it's been over two months. everything is still going well, but i never looked back and never had any urge to smoke after the operation. hopefully you quit for good too. good luck.
I have been trying to quit smoking since few months ,it's difficult as I have been smoking since last 10 years .
Saw your blog, got some good insights .
Thanks for posting .
Hey. I just want to share my happyness. I quit smoking a month ago. After 14 years smoking a pack a marlboro red a day. If anyone needs help to quit, just buy one of thos cigarrilly. I want everybody to buy it. It really works and you dont have to be crying for a cigarette nor be on that bad mood. It really helps. You have something in yyour hands, you have a little smoke and you have nicotine. In 2 weeks i lowered my nicotine to NO NICOTINE and I kept smoking the vapor only. It really works. I am trying to help everybody.
the name is CIGARRILLY.
Buy the orignial, because one of my friends bought a cheap one and he had headaches.
Good luck to you all.
Congrats on the 2 1/2 years man!
Ya, it’s easy to take for granted the more time goes by without another smoke, you move on with life…It’s a great feeling to not be thinking of lighting up every other hour..
Stop by my blog sometime, I’m compiling a list of helpful resources for those of us who are serious about quitting smoking for good: http://quit-smoking-for-good.org/
Regards,
-Renard
Hi Stefanie,
Thanks for your positive comments and stick with it. The weird dreams will stop and not having cigarettes in your life will get easier and easier – I promise!
Hey there. Just came across your blog. Checkin’ out the quit-smoking-blogosphere. I was reading back in the archives to when you first quit and want to just say that I also have really weird, vivid dreams/disturbed sleep when I try to quit. I also feel like my heart is just constantly racing. I’ve quit for a week or two here and there before and these side effects of quitting usually lead me to start smoking again.
Currently, I am two days sans cigarettes and I am trying to look at things more rationally so hopefully I will succeed. Anyway, just wanted to say good job with the blog! Very helpful for those of us seeking community late at night.
Hey there. Just came across your blog. Checkin’ out the quit-smoking-blogosphere. I was reading back in the archives to when you first quit and want to just say that I also have really weird, vivid dreams/disturbed sleep when I try to quit. I also feel like my heart is just constantly racing. I’ve quit for a week or two here and there before and these side effects of quitting usually lead me to start smoking again.
Currently, I am two days sans cigarettes and I am trying to look at things more rationally so hopefully I will succeed. Anyway, just wanted to say good job with the blog! Very helpful for those of us seeking community late at night.