Smoking Cessation: How I Quit Smoking?
In our Smoking Cessation section, we shall try to present those peoples who have successfully quit smoke. You can find their views and efforts about how they quit smoke in Smoking Cessation. Smoking is one of most common form of recreation drug use.
It is seriously harmful and in many cases has deadly effects on human health. The most common method of smoking is cigarette. Other smoking methods include pipes, cigar, bidis, hookahs, vaporizers and bongs. There are approximately 4000 chemicals in cigarettes. Hundreds of these chemicals are toxic. Harmful ingredients of cigarettes badly affect internal functioning of organs. These ingredients decline the efficiency of body’s immune system. Smoking gifts you several diseases including lungs cancer, heart attack and strokes. This is only a snapshot of horrific effects of smoking. You can’t imagine how this toxic smoke is destroying your health quietly. You need to understand smoking cessation and try to quit this habit as soon as possible because only smoking cessation can save your life.
It is not only the matter of your own health, the cigarettes smoke can also destroy health of your family members. It is a dangerous habit so you should take necessary steps to get rid of this habit. The best step that anyone can offer you is to learn about Smoking Cessation. Following are some stories of those people who took this bold step and quit smoking. These stories are given for your motivation, to encourage you to take this step. You can also share your story with us.
Name: Endorson Amitty
Residence: Indonesia
Profession: Social Worker
Age: 59
“I am Endorson of Indonesia. 1975 was the worst year of my life because it is the year when I started smoking. I had my last cigarette in May 2010. I adopt this bad habit when I was just 15 and quit it at the age of 59. I carried this habit for 44 years. Before quitting this habit, I thought that I can’t do this but I have done it with my strong determination. I quit smoking without any aid. I realize myself that if I continue smoking I cannot enjoy remaining days of my life. Last year, I joined Smoking Cessation Classes in town and it help me a lot in making my mind. I threw away last cigarette butt in my hand. Now from previous eight months, I never touched cigarette. Wow! I know it is hard to leave this habit and I cannot describe my feeling during this process. Now I realized that I was destroying my life. This world is too beautiful for other healthy activities”.
Name: Amery Jackson
Occupation: Accountant
Residence: Philippine
Age: 25 Years
“Today is the best day of my life because I totally drop this harmful activity forever. I was 17 years old when I started smoking. My best friend invite me for a single cigarette and it became my habit afterward. I planned several times and tried to leave this habit but can’t do this because I enjoyed smoking too much. My every morning was started with nicotine. I quit this habit after a major change in my life. After 2 years of my marriage, I became father of a cute son. I thought about him that he can adopt this bad habit from me. My son is a major factor in quitting this bad habit. I am quite comfortable by leaving this habit. I have high blood pressure problem caused by smoking”.
Name: Emsley Jen
Residence: US
Occupation: House Wife
Age: 37
“Smoking was my life. I started smoking at the age of 21 because of my friends. At this time I considered it as a cool thing and I can’t live without it. My habit varied several times from one pack a day to three packs a day. Smoking caused chronic bronchitis and a morning cough. This cough stayed with me almost daily. Previous year, I decided to leave this habit and took some necessary steps to quit it. I met doctor and tried some therapies but nothing worked. I literally realized that this habit was killing me. I prepared my mind to leave this habit. I also took some medicines to quit smoking. Now I have successfully quit smoking. If you are a smoker, I advise you to leave this habit as soon as possible. Remember one thing, no therapy or medicine will work until you make up your mind to quit this habit”.
Name: Filbert Jenney
Profession: Receptionist
Residence: West Indies
Age: 27
“You will be shocked to know that I was perhaps 14 or 15 years old when I became smoker. I blame myself to adopt this habit but my peers also played a major part. My all cousins were smoker and I start smoking with their inspiration. I smoked for 10 years and had a deep relationship with it. Although I was “enjoying” smoking but I also had strong desire to get free from smoking. Smoking given me constant cough and respiration problems. I decided to get rid of this bad habit. I threw away all packs of cigarette. I put a chew gum in my mouth as alternate. I consulted a doctor and followed his instructions strictly to get rid of smoking. Now I feel proud that I have successfully quit smoking. If you are thinking to start smoking, I advise you to turn your decision and don’t spoil your health”.
Name: Ria Singh
Residence: Japan
Occupation: Lecturar
Age: 40 Years
“My husband was a chain smoker and he forced me to be a smoker. I was 20 years old when I started smoking. I smoked for 19 years, but quit smoking four months before. I think it is the best decision I have ever made for me and my family. I quit smoking because I caught my 12 years old daughter smoking. When I tried to tell her dangerous results of smoking I was surprised by her reply. She told me that I sounded like a charlatan and she was right. At this moment I decided to quit smoking. I used the “Cooper Clayton method” along with Nicoderm CQ patches. It was very helpful for me. After quitting smoking I am feeling much better. I feel that my energy level has increased than before. I also save that money which I was wasting in smoking. I am really happy with this and my daughter also realized that she was at fault”.
Name: Ozzie Parley
Profession: HR Manager
Residence: China
Age: 33 Years
“I spend 20 years of my life as smoker and quit this terrible habit 10 days ago. How I start smoking is not an important question. I think why and how I quit smoking is much important. I too much enjoy smoking but prior few months I feel that I STINK!! My breath, my hair and my clothes everything had constant bad smell. I felt that I was losing my power. I am suffering with problem of high blood pressure just because of smoking. These terrible effects of smoking forced me to leave this habit. I quit smoking without any aid. I achieved this target by self control. This is 11th day for me without this poison.
I observe several positive impacts on my health after quitting smoking:
- Brighter Eyes
- Whiter Teeth
- Smoother Skin
- Sleep, more soothing.
If you have smoking habit quit it because it is a biggest sin”.
Name: Vinson Parker
Profession: Lawyer
Residence: London
Age: 50 Years
“Nicotine addiction was gradually degrading my health and pinching my life away one hour at a time. I was fatally ill with severe “Bronchitis”. This disease made my breathing very difficult. This disease had been growing progressively and doctor warned me to quit smoking. Smoking adversely destroyed my health. Doctor gave me some instructions to follow. I quit smoking because of my family as I am their only supporter. I make up my mind to quit smoking and regularly use medicines and therapies. I am happy that I successfully quit this habit”.
Name: Pamela Orson
Profession: Inspector
Residence: Zimbabwe
Age: 52
“Smoking was a source of enjoyment for me. I was a chain smoker. I smoked for almost 15 years. I probably use 10-15 packs in a day. I have been smoke-free for a year. I quit smoking because I was suffering from lungs cancer. Doctor told me that I had only six months of my life and if I want to increase my life I should quit smoking. My granny died of a stroke at the age of 40 and I did not want to die. I also asked myself and made strong intention not to smoke again. I took medicines and different therapies. These all strategies only worked with mind make up. I successfully quit smoking and now feeling much better. After quitting smoking I realized that there are too much benefits of no smoking. Quitting this habit increased my savings”.