Six Month Smoke Free Milestones
Forum members share how it feels to reach a whole half year smoke free! Quitting tobacco takes effort, but the benefits are more numerous than you might imagine. Read their perspectives here, six months after smoking that last cigarette.
When I Think of a Cigarette...
For ex-smoker Angela, healing from nicotine addiction has given her a birds eye view of how dangerous and deadly cigarettes really are. The blinders are off and the smokescreen has lifted.
For ex-smoker Angela, healing from nicotine addiction has given her a birds eye view of how dangerous and deadly cigarettes really are. The blinders are off and the smokescreen has lifted.
Akilina Quit Smoking 6 Months Ago
Akilina quit smoking 6 months ago, and has noticed one improvement after another. From Akilina: "Let me tell you that this quit was the beginning of many changes in me, not only that I don't smoke anymore."
Akilina quit smoking 6 months ago, and has noticed one improvement after another. From Akilina: "Let me tell you that this quit was the beginning of many changes in me, not only that I don't smoke anymore."
Deborah Quit Smoking Cigarettes 6 Months Ago
"Just a year ago I told anyone who would listen to me that I couldn't imagine my life without cigarettes and that I loved smoking. In these past six months I have learned that not only can I live life without cigarettes, but life is so very much better without them."
"Just a year ago I told anyone who would listen to me that I couldn't imagine my life without cigarettes and that I loved smoking. In these past six months I have learned that not only can I live life without cigarettes, but life is so very much better without them."
Dee Reaches Six Months Smoke Free
"Forget the 'woe is me'. Staying quit has to be your first priority. The attitude is 'Whatever it takes' - I'm going to do this, and everything else comes second for a little while."
"Forget the 'woe is me'. Staying quit has to be your first priority. The attitude is 'Whatever it takes' - I'm going to do this, and everything else comes second for a little while."
Gary is Six Months Smoke Free
"I'm not going to begin to tell you that I'm beyond thinking about smoking, but what I can tell you is that for every time I begin to think about it, I come up with SO many reasons why I don't want to smoke anymore."
"I'm not going to begin to tell you that I'm beyond thinking about smoking, but what I can tell you is that for every time I begin to think about it, I come up with SO many reasons why I don't want to smoke anymore."
Heather's Six Month Smoke Free Milestone
"I feel like I stand up for myself more than I used to as a smoker. Maybe this has to do with the fact that quitting smoking is a way of being good to yourself...taking care of yourself and taking responsibility for your actions."
"I feel like I stand up for myself more than I used to as a smoker. Maybe this has to do with the fact that quitting smoking is a way of being good to yourself...taking care of yourself and taking responsibility for your actions."
Jane's Six Month Milestone
"Long before August 5, 2006, I had been thinking how much I hated smoking, not quitting smoking, just hating it. After all, I had smoked for 37 years. Cigarettes were a part of who I was, how I functioned, and ingrained into my fiber."
"Long before August 5, 2006, I had been thinking how much I hated smoking, not quitting smoking, just hating it. After all, I had smoked for 37 years. Cigarettes were a part of who I was, how I functioned, and ingrained into my fiber."
Kae's 6 Month Smoke Free Milestone
"I've made so many changes over the last six months...all of which were caused by the most important change I've made in my life...becoming a non smoker!"
"I've made so many changes over the last six months...all of which were caused by the most important change I've made in my life...becoming a non smoker!"
Kat Quit Smoking 6 Months Ago
"My husband had been pleading with me that he wanted to spend a lifetime with me and I was robbing him of that by continuously smoking. Years he asked me to quit smoking and I just told him, "I will, I will." But I never did."
"My husband had been pleading with me that he wanted to spend a lifetime with me and I was robbing him of that by continuously smoking. Years he asked me to quit smoking and I just told him, "I will, I will." But I never did."
Kerri Quit Smoking Six Months Ago
"It's been 6 months since I've had a cigarette... I went out with an old smoking buddy the other day to chat with him. He stands by himself now..."
"It's been 6 months since I've had a cigarette... I went out with an old smoking buddy the other day to chat with him. He stands by himself now..."
Leslyr's Six Month Smoke Free Milestone
"To get free of this addiction, it is my belief that you have to educate yourself to the "lie" of the cigarette."
"To get free of this addiction, it is my belief that you have to educate yourself to the "lie" of the cigarette."
Mary Quit Smoking Six Months Ago
Mary quit smoking six months ago and share the journey through her poetry.
Mary quit smoking six months ago and share the journey through her poetry.
Neeny Hits The Six Month Mark
"The benefits(of quitting tobacco) are endless...you can finally be the person you've always imagined yourself to be...but most importantly, this is your life we're talking about. How are you going to live it? We only get one!"
"The benefits(of quitting tobacco) are endless...you can finally be the person you've always imagined yourself to be...but most importantly, this is your life we're talking about. How are you going to live it? We only get one!"
Sly's Six Month Milestone
"This milestone is very special to me. I knew it would be because my only previous quit a dozen years ago lasted five and a half months. Now at six months I am treading on virgin territory and am a very happy camper."
"This milestone is very special to me. I knew it would be because my only previous quit a dozen years ago lasted five and a half months. Now at six months I am treading on virgin territory and am a very happy camper."
Stacie's 6 Month Smoke Free Milestone
"I have finally found the peace in my quit. Yes, I still get the occasional craving, but deep breathing helps and they go away in no time flat now."
"I have finally found the peace in my quit. Yes, I still get the occasional craving, but deep breathing helps and they go away in no time flat now."