Finding the New Smoke-Free Me
The hardest thing I have had to do is learn how to "cope" in situations that I otherwise would have had a "relaxing" smoke. I had to retrain myself and learn to identify my emotions, be in tune with …
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Keeping My Memory Green at 7 Months
It's been a struggle but educating myself about this addiction has helped me so much. Thanks again for this wonderful site. I did not gain too much weight at the beginning, but its just kind of crept…
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I'm Proud to be a Non-Smoker
On 31 January 2012 I wake up my decision was made. I quit smoking it not for a week or a month, it forever. I put my pack behind. The days pass I went for my x-ray. Two days after the clinic phone me…
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I am Stronger Than I Thought
The only way I've survived this far is by taking it day by day. Finding other things to take up the time I used to spend smoking. Figuring out other ways to handle my anger. Not having the ability to…
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One Week Smoke-Free!
I decided to quit a week ago when I got sick. I had a terrible cold and for three days I didn't even need a cigarette. I had been thinking about quitting for a while because I want to get pregnant so…
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Fight the Urge to Smoke. It Will Pass...
The "It will Pass..." article really helped me. The urge to smoke comes, however, it will pass and it has! I like being a non-smoker! I had received the newsletters for a few years before I even qui…
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I'm Ready
Reading all the motivational stories I could. I've wanted to respond to some of these, as they literally made me cry my eyes out, but I'm still getting used to the site. It's seeing my mother with en…
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Don't "Try" to Quit -- Just Quit
Made a plan. Scheduled a quit date. Put on the patch. Used plenty of substitutes. Stayed away from alcohol. Took up new hobbies and crafts. Made a list of reasons to quit with over 100 entries. Kept…
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5 Months Quit!
Faith in myself. When I was younger I thought I could do anything I put my mind to. But somewhere along the way I lost that faith in me. I told myself I couldn't quit. It's too hard. I even talked ab…
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5 Years Smoke-Free and You Can Do it Too
I decided that as I got older and wiser, maybe I should quit. I always had this thought in my mind that if I quit and something bad happened and I wouldn't be able to deal with it, but oh how wrong I…
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One Year Smoke-Free and So Happy
After many attempts at not smoking I just decided to quit. I believe that all of my other "attempts" were half-hearted. I didn't really want to quit -- it just sounded good. I would make it for a lit…
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Stubbed Out That Last Cigarette
I quit because I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. I decided that it was time that I should quit.Although in the start it was tough, I managed to pass my day without smoke. Now I feel smoking u…
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Three Years Free - Stuart's Story
Understand that cessation is a process and go one day at a time. The day will come when you JUST stop obsessing about it. Also get the e-book, Breaking the Chains - it is free. Once you get some time…
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Smoking Cessation is a Battle of the Mind
I have taken each day and many days one hour at a time. Quitting smoking has been the hardest challenge I have ever had. I don't ever want to go through the first month again. That memory helps to ke…
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Ahhh, Free at Last
Around the age of 22-23, I was getting tired of the stinky, rotten, nicotine discoloration of my mouth and teeth, not to mention the black tar build up in between my teeth. So, I practiced quitting. …
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