Having quit a 26 year habit about 3 months ago I was reminiscing over the benefits I have enjoyed and thought they might be a good incentive for new quitters - others could maybe add the benefits they have found from quitting the nicodemon, here's my start;
- I smell better and so do my clothes
- my house, car and office smell heaps better
- I have more breath and clearer breathing
- I leave the house without having my pockets stuffed full of ciggies/lighters etc
- my fingers and teeth are no longer stained yellow
- my hands and breath no longer stink of cigarettes
- my garden it no longer littered with stinking buts
- the ceilings and walls are nice and white and staying that way
- I don't have to empty stinking ashtrays
- I am no longer a slave to my addiction
- I am free to enjoy a 2 or 3 hour movie (or whatever) without having the nag to go outside for a smoke
- I don't have to feel guilty about subjecting others to my smoke/smell
- I don't have to stand in the cold/hot/rain/wind to smoke and lose my seat in the pub/room where ever !
- the carpet is not constantly covered in a fine layer of tobacco (I rolled my own)
- my pockets are not constantly lined with tobacco
- I don't have to worry about running out of ciggies/filters/papers etc
- I don't need ciggies to enjoy a drink or coffee
- food tastes better and the taste lasts longer
- I never cough in the morning anymore
- I don't worry about the fact that I am killing myself anymore
- I am proud of my own newly-discovered self control
- people no longer pity or shun me because of my addiction/smell
- I am saving HEAPS of money
- I don't have to worry about my lighter running out and having back ups everywhere
- I don't have to clean the inside of my house or car windows or curtains as often
- I don't burn holes in my clothes, furnishings or carpet any more
- I don't burn my fingers any more
- my family and friends are proud of me for quitting
- I am proud of me for quitting!
- I don't have to worry about getting duty free ciggies when I travel or constantly ask friends to do the same
- I don't care that they put the price of ciggies up and hide them in the shops, or use plain packaging
- I don't have to worry about starting fires with my discarded buts
- I don't have to feel guilty for littering wherever I go with my discarded buts
- my friends and family don't have to worry that I am killing myself with cigarettes like granddad did
OK people, that's all I can think of right now - please add your own, there must be tons more
Brilliant just what I needed to kick start another day of being a non smoker, thankyou my friend