Please give me some inspiration and reasons to quit smoking!?
Yes, the time has come for me to leave my best friend (my cigarette) behind, it is a habit I picked up in college and always hoped id leave it there, but it has followed me to my work. I am not proud of my habit, but o, how do I enjoy it!!! I love smoking, but it is an abusive relationship, I fear.
I have decided that I am going to decide on a date and quit, (with the help of a quit smoking aid which hopefully will curb the irritability) I do however fear weight gain since last time I tried to quit I picked up weight from a decreased metabolism (I didn’t eat more, I was very conscience of that and I exercised)
So yahoo community, do you have any tips and reasons (I would like to make a list) for me to quit this terrible habit?
If you want you will quit, and yes you might come back, it's ok. You think you need inspiration? Reasons? Come on! You want to waste money and time on those stupid items, or therapy? The answer is in you, nobody else and nothing else.
No, you don't need me to tell you. "good luck!"
Quit. period!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer
check out the pic. You need oxygen to survive, cigarettes make the only organs with which you can access oxygen non-functional. quit now and you may not have respiratory problems later in life.
1. Cancer
2. ages your skin faster than those that don't smoke
3.squint lines
4.Cost. all the money being wasted.
5. You are affecting the health of those that are around you when you smoke. second hand smoke? really bad.
The majority of people don't care for those that smoke and more and more places are banning smoking so why not kick it now?
Good luck you will be far healthier for it.
Hi Gina, this is the best decision you are ever gonna make! believe me!
I quit 4 years ago after smoking for more that 40 years. I started when young because it was a "grownup" thing to do!
Since I stopped I've saved $12,000 that I haven't spent on smoking! Even that was reason enough to stop without the health benefits.
I stopped "cold turkey" and I still think it's the best way to stop. I've had so many friends who have tried cutting down, patches, lozenges, all sorts of things. I've tried everything, including hypnotherapy,and acupuncture. only cold turkey worked for me.
I feel so much healthier since I stopped, although I have damaged parts of my body beyond repair with smoking. I'll get to those later.
When I get anywhere near a smoker now I almost puke! The smell is disgusting. It's on their breath, in their skin, their hair, their clothes, yuk! I think, "OMG, I used to smell like that"! It really is gross. that in itself should be enough to stop anyone from smoking.
I stopped because one of my oldest friends phoned 4 years ago and told me that he'd just had 2 heart attacks in a week and had been operated on and had stents fitted to his arteries to stop them from closing up. Cigarette smoking had caused his arteries to almost close and it shut off the blood supply to his heart. I stopped that night!
Now I'd like to give a list of people I've known and loved that have died from cigarette smoking.
My father-in-law was the first. He had his leg amputated above the knee because of gangrene in his foot and leg caused by smoking. I was helping dress his leg before the amputation and it was disgusting. It used to get infected with maggots and I had to pick them out before dressing his wound. I used to throw up every time. after about 3 months on crutches he had heart attack and died because of the strain of walking on one leg.
The next was my beloved mother-in-law who died from lung cancer caused by smoking.
A neighbor died from emphysema caused by smoking. we helped nurse her, too. It was pathetic to see her gasping fro breath and connecting up to her portable oxygen tank.
My father died from pancreatic cancer, the doctors said from smoking.
A guy around the corner who was also a friend and a smoker died from a heart attack after having gangrene in his foot and having it removed.
2 friends of mine have emphysema and can't walk more than 50 yards without sitting down and gasping for breath.
Sam. another friend was told 2 years ago, stop smoking or lose both legs.
His wife is in and out of hospital having veins removed, tubes down from her hips into her legs, continual leg ulcers, a leg cancer, she was told stop smoking or have a leg removed.
I have what is called "smoker's foot". It is gross. My ankle is red, swollen, looks disgusting, I get continual ulcers on it and leg ulcers are THE most painful thing imaginable. I can't go to the beach, I'm so embarrassed about my foot, I have to have my legs covered at all times unless I'm at home. The worst thing is that probably within a couple of years my foot and leg will have to be removed up to the knee.
All this because of smoking! can you understand why it's still legal?
My wife still smokes. I try to tell her as I try to tell lots of folk, but they don't listen!
I really hope you do. I have a daughter who's never smoked and one who gave up, thank goodness.
Please stop. For your own sake and for the sake of your loved ones.
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Please give me some inspiration and reasons to quit smoking!?