Comments on: What Was Your Greatest Motivation To Quit Smoking?

By: marcy

marcy — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:19:55 +0000

The doctor, my husband & a few other people told me you’ll never quit.
I was so mad that, that made me quit.

By: Evelyn R

Evelyn R — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:08 +0000

My younger brother asked me to. And I hated trying to hide from my nieces and nephews, whom I refeused to see me smoking. I didn’t want to be a bad influence for them, they tend to do a lot of what Tia Ely does. So I quit. 3 years and running!

By: Liz C

Liz C — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:59:00 +0000

I quit over 5 years ago during a bad case of bronchitis. I had set a quit date for about 6 months after that, but a friend asked, “Why not stop now?”
I was tired of smoking even when I was too sick to do anything else. I threw away all my cigarettes and haven’t smoked since.
My quit date is March 9, 2001.
Liz

By: Yamen S

Yamen S — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:28:08 +0000

My kids

By: Paul Rules

Paul Rules — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:49:08 +0000

my girlfriend is pregnant with my baby…. Im 4 months clean so far!

By: bigbyone

bigbyone — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:43:09 +0000

Couldn’t breathe

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:57:25 +0000

Being diagnosed with emphysemia and only having 75% to 80% lung capacity.

By: .:.:.Miz

.:.:.Miz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:33:20 +0000

wow good job!!!

By: ganja_cl

ganja_cl — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:54:22 +0000

The most easy and effective one is:
I dont HAVE to smoke.
Like you almost everybody smoking knows that cigs smell bad. Also you realize that you are hooked – you always “need” to have a pack and a lighter with you. And you always come accross people that mind smoking.
Simply become aware that -though smoking is somewhat comforting- you do not HAVE to smoke but can do it later and that life is easier if you dont have to smoke.
Avoid thinking along terms such as: “I may never smoke again- I will miss smoking” or “I have to stop”.
All these thoughts make smoking look like a reward thats being denied and it makes quitting worse.
Positive thinking makes everything easier, even quitting to smoke.

By: zee

zee — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:05:22 +0000

Well is it working? Whatever works best for you