How I Quit Smoking.

It's been over 15 years since I quit smoking. I look back and ask, "Why did I smoke?"  I probably started for the same reasons why everyone else smoked. Although most won’t admit it, it was because my friends smoked and they acted like they enjoyed it. There really is no other reason to try smoking.

You disagree? Let me guess. You walked into a store one day and saw these attractive boxes you didn’t really know anything about and thought, “I should try those.” So, you bought them, went outside, lit one up, took a really deep drag, let it all out and said, “Wow! That sure was relaxing.” Really? It’s amazing what people will try to convince you to believe just so they can believe it themselves.

Now, I have nothing against smoking or smokers. If there is someone I want to visit with and they are in the smoke area, I’ll go over and talk to them. It doesn’t bother me if they’re smoking. However, I won’t be caught in an enclosed location with a bunch of smokers. Haven’t you ever smelled your close when you come out of a club at night that allows smoking? Even smokers will agree it’s nauseating. 

This I actually have an issue with.

Back to how I quit smoking. It was a few days before New Year’s Eve. Three of my friends announced they would quit smoking as their New Year’s Eve resolution. I hadn’t thought about quitting but I said, “Then I’ll quit too.” It was a simple as that. I don’t know why or how but it was over. I did have an urge now and again to smoke but the urges passed pretty quickly.

The funny thing was out of the four people I was the only one to quit. Everyone else lasted about a week. Guess I was never a true smoker. I must have been one of the lucky ones. Maybe it was the right time and the right place to make a decision. A person’s subconscious is powerful source.

If you are thinking about quitting, go for it. Quit once, quit twice, quit even three times. Maybe this next time will the right time and the right place for the decision and it’ll finally stick.