Just thought I'd check in as it is coming up my one year anniversary. I am still sucking the nicotine lozenges but to be honest I think I always will because as I suffer with anxiety I will always need a fag
They have helped me so much and they really do satisfy the cravings and keep me from lighting up. I have put loads of weight on and that makes me miserable but I haven't had a chest infection now since before I quit. In fact I've gone from having chest infection after chest infection to not even suffering a cold in the last year so for me that speaks volumes. I never forget the worsening health problems I was having and tell myself that if I light up again I will probably be signing my own death warrant.
Sometimes I hear my neighbours out in the garden in the early mornings coughing their insides up and it makes me realise what a terrible thing smoking is and how thankful I am that I have managed to stay off them for a whole year.
I have stopped smoking twice before during my lifetime both for two years and I am aware of how easy it is to relapse so I never become complacent. I hope that never happens to me again because the pain of going through stopping again just is not worth it and I know that one puff will lead to a multitude of health problems.
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Wooohooo🎉🎉🎉. Well done Wendy!!!. The big thing is you're not smoking and having all those chest infections and other complications so massive well done on your up coming year👍🏽🎉.
Yes I know what you mean about the hearing that cough, it's an awful sound and we don't want to go back to that ever, NOPE.
Have a lovely smoke free day and thanks for your post Wendy, shows us all that we can do it too (I'm nearly 6 months😬)
Hi wendy, you have done really well and it's great to hear from you. That first year is a massive achievement and you can be very proud of yourself for that. Thanks for coming back to celebrate and glad you're feeling the benefits of your quit. You're a winner🏆💐😊
Hi Wendy - lovely to hear from you and congratulations on your awesome almost 1 year quit! Sounds like you are in much better health these days and you are getting a daily reminder from your neighbours of how worthwhile its been to quit.
If the lozenges work for you and keep you from lighting up, i'm all for it - you aren't putting all those other 7000 chemicals into your bloodstream anymore!
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