Right behind you on this. Day 1 of yet another quit for me today. Just feel its time to really try cut smoking from my life.. health, cost, everything. Recently started a new job so its a good as time as any for a complete new slate and really give things a go. Gonna go cold turkey too cos I feel that's the best and fastest method to get through the initial hard steps.
Back again on yet another quitting journey.
I quit back in October and was so determined and managed to get right through the Christmas period with nothing. But last weekend I slipped and let work stress get the better of me; so I decided to seek the support of a forum to help me this time.
What I hate about smoking; the points everyone raised already all stand for me.
- using every little thing as an excuse to reach for a cigarette.
- the cost. Im constantly broke yet always find money for a pack; while the tax on them keeps increasing.
- the horrible cough
- the constant urge to go out in whatever weather just to smoke
- standing outside a bus station or tram stop and being asked for a cigarette simply because im smoking.
- the stench. it really is vile.
- looking green in the face and unhealthy
- lack of interest in food.
- having no energy
- yellow and smelly fingers.
- always being stressed and then adding to the stress.
- the look of disappointment on people who care about me when they see I slipped.
- the self disappointment after ive smoked post a long quitting spree.
Reasons I love smoking...
- the chance to get out of the office for a few minutes. This I can do by just going for a walk about.
This really resonated with me - the mental health aspect of a quit.
If anything, I found that smoking made my agitation levels even worse... and then I would smoke even more to try combat that. Idiotic I know but its what I used to do. Then you have the argument and feel so pumped up after it, you needed to smoke again. Just shows how powerful a drug nicotine can be.
Now I picture it this way... as a child and for the first 16 years of my life I didn't smoke. Even though my life tests in those 16 years are very different to what I face now at 36, I didn't need nicotine back then to see myself through whatever came up. What makes me think now that I need it now at 38. Ive lost many people in my life because of arguments and I don't want to chase people away anymore. The only one being chased from my life is that recurrent saying 'a pack of Marlboro lights please' every day! no one no more! not one puff ever.
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