8 years and a half without smoking

[charlie12]

Hi everyone! I just wanted to introduce myself. First, I'd wish to thank the nice persons who already welcomed me by private message.

 

Well, this is my story. I'm 37. I started smoking at 18. I quit at 22 but I was only one year without smoking. After that I was a smoker until 29. I was a smoker for 10 years. The last one or two years were the worst ones. I smoked two packs a day, except on weekends, when some days I smoked up to three packs. At that time I did things that today kind of shame me such as using rolling paper to make a new cigarettes with the stubs...

 

But that time is fortunately far and over. Now I'm a non-smoker and I'm writing this just in order to add a humble support to people who is thinking on quitting or has recently quit. It is possible to do and it's absolutely worth. During my first non-smoking year I still missed the cigarettes sometimes (but very little) but a few years from now I feel like if I never smoked. I don't miss them at all.

 

For everyone interested in how I achieved it, I'll tell that I quit cold turkey, with the help of Allen Carr's book. It wasn't easy but not as hard as it may look. And, I insist, it was absolutely worth the effort.

 

Thanks so much for listening (reading). Regards!

[MarylandQuitter]

Hi Charlie,

 

Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing about your quit.  You've quite the strong quit going!  :)

 

 

From charlie12:

During my first non-smoking year I still missed the cigarettes sometimes but a few years from now I feel like if I never smoked. I don't miss them at all.

 

This shows that there is a prize that awaits each one of us.  :victory:

[action]

Hi Charlie, thanks for telling you story.

 

And congratulations on being a non-smoker for so long.

[sherry]

HI ya! and welcome,  congrats on your  8 1/2yr quit.. :)

[El Bandito]

Thanks for stopping by Charlie. Congratulations on your quit.

[Fay]

Welcome and congratulations on your awesome quit!

[Jenny]

Welcome Charlie!  What an inspiration you are!  Thanks for being here to encourage others.

[Doreensfree]

Wow....inspiring......

Thanks for posting....

[BAT]

Congrats Charlie :)

[sgt.barney]

"8 years and a half without smoking"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easy Peasy.

[Still winning]

That inspires me to hold on even tighter. Thanks Charlie and welcome to the board. xx

[JackiMac]

Charlie thank you so much for sharing your story and congratulations on 8 and half years quit x

[Colleen]

Welcome Charlie :)

[joe]

Welcome aboard Charlie!..

Thats a great quit you have going...I am sure those who are new will be quite inspired by what you may have to offer...