Hi everyone,im new to the forum but been lurker for a past month
Im 23y old and been smoking since i was 14y old,before i would quit for a week and that would be my longest quit,and ive done it only few times in all these years,until recently.The thing that made me quit ,was the horrible feeling every day waking up and going straight out to light up,it would take me 3 fags to start my day,every event or thing would be arranged with a smoke before it.But the worst thing is feeling tight chest and wheezing in the lungs or pain in the legs when your only in your mid twenties.So wanting to change everything 4 weeks and 5 days ago i quit smoking cold turkey.I didn't imagine i will last so long because when quitting it seems its wrong time to do it and all the events ahead come to the mind,and it seems you ll need to smoke because of the stress.But the golden rule which i found on internet,to last one day at the time without smoke,made a difference.And as first weeks went i had few close encounters where i nearly slipped for a smoke while being drunk,but because of the family and friends knowing that i had quit i didn't get to smoke.Since quitting i started exercising,which i always dreamed of doing,and with every day i feel stronger and happier.Anyway i could write here a book on this topic,and whole experience of how good life is without smoking,but for now remember withing every day it gets easier to be a non smoker.
Paul
I'm back here once again its been over a year now since i touched my last smoke,and although it was a rough year and there were moments that i would crave for a puff i never came close to them again,now i could say that after so much time there isnt a need for one,but the empty feeling that smoking leaves still exists,but i love myself to much to go back to the coughing,wheezing life of an craving addict who puts smoking in the first place of any event,so anyone who is starting to quit smoking from day one or advancing through couple of weeks and reading this section of the forum +1year remember all the journeys start from the single step at the time :rolleyes: peace to everyone.