Quitting smoking. Not easy, but yet quite easy !
By greenline
@greenline (14838)
Canada
October 2, 2011 4:01pm CST
Hello myLotters. We all know that smoking is not good for health at all. I know it is pretty hard to quit smoking, once one gets addicted to it. I was a chain smoker once, smoking two pckas of cigarettes a day, almost non-stop. I tried to quit, trying different ways, but was not successful. Then, one time, I started getting sore throat, very severe, so painful. I knew it was coming from smoking. So, I tols myself - "you better quit smoking, otherwise the sore throat problem will get worse". So, I made the determination to quit. Not easy, but I succeeded ! Oh, that was quite easy ! Why ? All it needed was the will and the determination ! That was it !! Are you a smoker ? Or, have you quit ?
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5 responses
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
4 Oct 11
Thank you Pam. You are very lucky, and of coures very wise that you never got started smoking. Losing weight ? I assume there would be good ways for that too. Best wishes to you !
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@greenline (14838)
• Canada
5 Oct 11
Oh, I am very sorry to hear about your disability. How are you now ? I hope you will get better. Best wishes to you Pam !
@besssia (94)
• Philippines
3 Oct 11
Good for you! Your will and determination will get you to places. Smoking kills brain cells you know.
Anyway, my boyfriend is a smoker and although he doesn't smoke when I'm around, I know how much he smokes and how many sticks a day he consumes. I hate the smell of his breath after smoking. I keep telling him to minimize it until such time he can have the strength to stop. But i really don't see that happening soon.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
4 Oct 11
Yeah, since I was a chain smoker before, I know how he feels about it, how addicted one can be. Well, I hope some day he will be able to quit it, once and for all. Best wishes to you and your boyfriend !!
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
3 Oct 11
i dont smoke and never been a smoker but my wife was. when we first met she smokes a lot. but i can no longer remember if she smokes a lot like you do. but she always said she quit when we entered a relationship. she always say to friends that i have no vices, i dont smoke and i dont drink so she was so ashamed of her self that she is the lady but she smokes and drink. so she quit, and she said it was easy because there was a good reason behind quitting. it was easy for you too for you have a great reason to quit. good for you my friend. clap clap clap for that. 
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
4 Oct 11
Thank yo very much. Yes, it was not easy, but with all the effort, I made it. I am very glad that I was able to make it. Yup, there was a great reason, and I had to make the determination to quit it.
@kawaiineko (117)
• Indonesia
3 Oct 11
GOOD JOB...
proud to you....im agree the will is the most powerfull encouragement...
it is like you really want to get something, and to have it..you have make hard effort...but really you can get it, if you trying hard...
im not smoker...my bf yes...and i hate to see it...i even be with him..because when he smoking i cant breathe...and it is kinda burning money...i still cant understand why someone like smoking...i hope some day he could quit juts like you...i want he lead more healthy life...
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
4 Oct 11
Thank you. It was hard, and needed a lot of effort. But, still, with the will and determination, it was possible to overcome the addiction. Yes, indeed, I hope he will quit smoking soon too ! Best wishes to you !
@clearwater18 (695)
• Philippines
3 Oct 11
I'm not a smoker but I'm fully aware that smoking is not good for the health. You're right. It may be hard to quit at first but if you really have the determination to quit, then you will surely succeed. Good job because you've succeeded and at the same time, you chose the right path and that is, to quit smoking. :)
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
4 Oct 11
Thank you. Yes, I chose the right path, and I was also so glad that I found the way to get on to the right path. In fact, I wanted to share my experience about smoking and encourage fellow-smokers to find the way too.
