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13-01-2006, 21:01

Speaking as an ex-smoker, when I did smoke, I smoked in front of whoever was around me at the time, my kids, their friends, my wife other family members, Joe Bloggs etc... it’s not that I didn’t care, I did, it’s just that I cared more about my fix of nicotine that the ciggie’s gave me at that particular moment in time than anything else.

One day I just started to think more about the effects that my smoking has on me and others, something inside me clicked, seeing my parents and my wife’s parents and brother die prematurely from smoking related illnesses made me think long and hard about what I had to do, and boy was it going to be hard! Talk about cold turkey! I'd been smoking since I started secondary school some 32 years ago I've not smoked for around 6 years now, so I was a regular smoker for 26 years. There is no easy way to give up, you just have to get it into your head that this isn’t going to be easy... it’s probably going to be one of the hardest things your likely to do in your life. Also get into your head that it’s a battle, a battle between good and evil, and the evil had me gripped in its tight fist for 26 years!

First thing I did was choose a date to stop and also bought 1 week of patches. The patches do work, they help take away more than half the cravings I was having, I know this because on the 8th day of not smoking, I didn’t have a patch and my cravings went sky high... I was snapping at everyone who came in contact with me plus I’d eaten most of the contents of the cupboards and fridge! But I stuck with it, always thinking I am the boss in this fight! No way am I going to let them evil coffin nails beat me... no way! So almost 6 years later the cravings have almost faded away, but I must admit every time I see someone light-up a cig, it brought back the feelings of just how good it felt to inhale that first drag of beautiful nicotine filled smoke! But that doesn’t last long, I think of all the benefits giving it up has given me like feeling healthier, I’ve saved thousands of £££’s , I don’t smell like an ash tray anymore, neither do my family and house, it hasn’t just benefitted me and my family though, its also benefitted good old Joe Bloggs.

I must say just one more thing... DONT GIVE UP THE FIGHT!!

My apologies for this post going slightly off topic.

13-01-2006, 21:01	#1149
Enuff Guest Posts: n/a	Re: smoking and the pub Speaking as an ex-smoker, when I did smoke, I smoked in front of whoever was around me at the time, my kids, their friends, my wife other family members, Joe Bloggs etc... it’s not that I didn’t care, I did, it’s just that I cared more about my fix of nicotine that the ciggie’s gave me at that particular moment in time than anything else. One day I just started to think more about the effects that my smoking has on me and others, something inside me clicked, seeing my parents and my wife’s parents and brother die prematurely from smoking related illnesses made me think long and hard about what I had to do, and boy was it going to be hard! Talk about cold turkey! I'd been smoking since I started secondary school some 32 years ago I've not smoked for around 6 years now, so I was a regular smoker for 26 years. There is no easy way to give up, you just have to get it into your head that this isn’t going to be easy... it’s probably going to be one of the hardest things your likely to do in your life. Also get into your head that it’s a battle, a battle between good and evil, and the evil had me gripped in its tight fist for 26 years! First thing I did was choose a date to stop and also bought 1 week of patches. The patches do work, they help take away more than half the cravings I was having, I know this because on the 8th day of not smoking, I didn’t have a patch and my cravings went sky high... I was snapping at everyone who came in contact with me plus I’d eaten most of the contents of the cupboards and fridge! But I stuck with it, always thinking I am the boss in this fight! No way am I going to let them evil coffin nails beat me... no way! So almost 6 years later the cravings have almost faded away, but I must admit every time I see someone light-up a cig, it brought back the feelings of just how good it felt to inhale that first drag of beautiful nicotine filled smoke! But that doesn’t last long, I think of all the benefits giving it up has given me like feeling healthier, I’ve saved thousands of £££’s , I don’t smell like an ash tray anymore, neither do my family and house, it hasn’t just benefitted me and my family though, its also benefitted good old Joe Bloggs. I must say just one more thing... DONT GIVE UP THE FIGHT!! My apologies for this post going slightly off topic.