As Britain is about to become much tighter on smoking in public places. This is by them banning smoking in pubs and clubs, to follow what a lot of business and companies are already doing.
It made me realise that it was some time in June/July that I quit smoking 10 years ago. I was on 35 a day before I stopped and this was with 8 hours at work unable to smoke. As it's always been a no smoking area I work in. Also if you take off the 6/8 hours ***** a night. That leaves just 10 hours a day I was smoking them in :eek:
I'm ashamed to say I started young too. I was 11, yes 11 smoking one or two a week. I was at 10 a day by the time I was 15. By the time I hit legal smoking age in Britain of 16 I had been smoking for 5 years. I was on 20 a day by 18. My job wasn't helping either as I had one hand free all the time. Or little times I could sneak one in.
Then when I'd just turned 27 two days after I changed jobs to my current one. 6 months later it all happened suddenly as I woke up one Saturday morning coughing. I looked at the full ash tray and pack next to it. Then decided as I had a second bout of coughing that was enough. It all went into the bin at that moment. All except one item, my Zippo lighter. This was my focus, the thing that would keep my mind on track. Still have it today, but didn't realise till I was sorting through some old paperwork the other day and came across it.
The next question was how to make sure I stayed smoke free. Patches, yes I ****** some money on them. As the first one fell off after an hour and wouldn't go back on. I was sweating as it was very hot. So never put on another. But I never suffered withdraw that I could handle. The hard part was breaking the habit of going for a smoke reaching for the packet. I broke this by having a bag of peanuts with me and taking one of them instead.
The rest was the only thing that will stop smoking was will power. That is the only way you'll ever stop, none of these patches, gum, etc. It takes will power and that alone.
But it never goes away like any habit or addiction. I still find myself at times thinking of smoking. It's at certain times when I'm doing something that reminds me of them times. Like just two weeks ago, I was wallpapering. My old job and used to slip a quick smoke in while the paste was soaking into the paper. But that's all it is now a memory as I don't miss it.
I no longer **** up coughing, I'm richer and most of all feel better now I don't smoke!
It made me realise that it was some time in June/July that I quit smoking 10 years ago. I was on 35 a day before I stopped and this was with 8 hours at work unable to smoke. As it's always been a no smoking area I work in. Also if you take off the 6/8 hours ***** a night. That leaves just 10 hours a day I was smoking them in :eek:
I'm ashamed to say I started young too. I was 11, yes 11 smoking one or two a week. I was at 10 a day by the time I was 15. By the time I hit legal smoking age in Britain of 16 I had been smoking for 5 years. I was on 20 a day by 18. My job wasn't helping either as I had one hand free all the time. Or little times I could sneak one in.
Then when I'd just turned 27 two days after I changed jobs to my current one. 6 months later it all happened suddenly as I woke up one Saturday morning coughing. I looked at the full ash tray and pack next to it. Then decided as I had a second bout of coughing that was enough. It all went into the bin at that moment. All except one item, my Zippo lighter. This was my focus, the thing that would keep my mind on track. Still have it today, but didn't realise till I was sorting through some old paperwork the other day and came across it.
The next question was how to make sure I stayed smoke free. Patches, yes I ****** some money on them. As the first one fell off after an hour and wouldn't go back on. I was sweating as it was very hot. So never put on another. But I never suffered withdraw that I could handle. The hard part was breaking the habit of going for a smoke reaching for the packet. I broke this by having a bag of peanuts with me and taking one of them instead.
The rest was the only thing that will stop smoking was will power. That is the only way you'll ever stop, none of these patches, gum, etc. It takes will power and that alone.
But it never goes away like any habit or addiction. I still find myself at times thinking of smoking. It's at certain times when I'm doing something that reminds me of them times. Like just two weeks ago, I was wallpapering. My old job and used to slip a quick smoke in while the paste was soaking into the paper. But that's all it is now a memory as I don't miss it.
I no longer **** up coughing, I'm richer and most of all feel better now I don't smoke!
