How I Quite

[sweety79]

I have tried many times to give up smoking, but would always find my way back. This time was different. My husband and family just keep nagging me until I was fed up. I decided to buy the patch and used them for two weeks until I broke out. I then went to the doctor and got a prescription for Chantix, but never got it filled. Instead I took the patch off and went cold turkey. It was a hard few days, but after that each day got a little easier. The withdrawls begin to go away, but I would find myself thinking about smoking. To this day the thought will occasionally across my mind, but I just resist. I won't even take a hit for the fear that it would trigger the addiction again and I never want to go through quiting again. I would like to say it was the patch that helped, but it wasn't. It was something I wanted to do. I had made up my mind that I no longer wanted to be a smoker. I will never tell someone it is easy, because it is really a physical and emotional fight, but it is worth it. I can now jog and walk up the stairs without getting out of breath.

Good Luck to everyone that is quiting. I hope that my story will give you encourgement as you go through the process of giving up that old habit.

[sweety79]

I have to agree, because usually if someone would nag me about smoking I would do just to get to them. So, yes I agree I was just ready to give it up.

[kathyjo]

I have to admit that nagging had the opposite affect on me : ) I think the bottom line is just that we quit because we were ready......maybe we didn't know it back then, but in retrospect, we were.

It IS the greatest feeling in the world....to be an ex.....and although there are times when we think about a cigarette, it's just a fleeting thought and it can easily be pushed from our minds : )