I finally quit smoking

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After nearly 16 years, I finally found the inner strength to do it once and for all. I have been smoke free for almost two weeks now and I have to say that I could not have done it without the support of some good friends and especially a counsellor over the Canadian Cancer Society that I called in order to get help to quit the right way - once and for all.

She made me write down my reasons and to continue to write them down each and everyday. She also told me that temptation will come at me in a flurry sometimes and that before my temper gets the better of me and I lose my cool, I should sit down calmly, think of how far I have progressed and to remember my reasons for quitting and how much time has passed, so on and so forth.

I am not too proud to ask for help in doing this. I have enlisted my parents as support members and they have been most obliging to me during this early phase and my family doctor had told me to take two weeks before I engage in any physically strenuous activities such as running and/or jogging.

If you have a success story to share post it here. For those of us in the early phase of quitting, we could really use the encouragement and to those of you that are looking for help, read this thread, it will only help you in the long run.

I found that above all, you have got to want it in order to really do it, there is no if ands or buts (sic) about it, which is pretty much consistent with anything and everything else in life.

By the way, cold turkey is still the number one method, in case you were wondering.

To those that have quit, you are indeed my heroes.
To those that have fallen, get back up.
To those that are considering quitting, don't do it if you can't take it seriously, you'll only fail miserably.
Like and make a list - writing down short and long term goals DO GET ACHIEVED.

Good Luck.