Just Do It

I am a new member of "I Can Quit" I gave up smoking some 21 months ago. I started smoking when I was 13yrs of age and finally, at last gave up at age 63yrs. I was a smoker for 50yrs. I honestly thought that I would never see that day, when I decided to quit, for good. It was only my first genuine attempt ay giving up and the methods I used made it quite easy and I would like to share those with anybody genuinely interested in quitting. Firstly, it is very important to do your homework, set quit dates etc, seek help from your Dr. and quit organisations. Never try to go alone, even seek support from family members etc.you are more likely to fail this way, and don't be afraid to broadcast your intentions, although you realise that you may fail, well, nobody was going to tell me I failed because I went in it to win it. When my quit day arrived I had gave up smoking that very day and started on a course of tablets which that same day I had got from my Doctor. I really believe that this forward planning was the starting point for the achievment that I was about to begin on, therefore it then became a challenge to me, and one I was determined to beat, no ifs of buts about it. So you look upon this as a challenge, one that you are going to win. During the course of the tablets you are given your own virtual coach who is with you all the way through the program, a very interesting chap indeed, even though a computer generated person. I have'nt touched a cigarette/tobacco since I gave up on the 31/3/2010. I now can't stand being in a smoking environment, so some 21 months later has seen a huge improvement in my health, not to mention my pocket, I now have money left over each pension day. And believe It, I did smoke about 60 per day. Finally, a certain phrase that I had learnt helped me immensely through the giving up stage, it goes like this "I am the master of my fate, I am the commander of my soul"  I used this quite often, after all, no cigarette/tobacco will tell me how to run my own system. I still in this phrase today.

Armed with what I have told you, it was relatively easy to give away smoking, the withdrawal symptons were still there, but, the willpower and other ammunition finally won the battle.

Thanks Dennis Clack