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Go a few days without then realise you hate it anyway

Hey ladies and gentlemen, I've been smoking nearly half my life I'm 22 now so since I was 12, I could never run in school was never sporty and couldn't even walk up a set of stairs, every new year I'd vow to quit and it would fall through , I was never overweight or unhealthy (subconsciously I though I was). I always suffered from migraines since my first septoplasty, and then in march this year I decided to see a neurologist, the day of my appointment I had an attack in the doctors office, he sent me to the hospital in a terrible state and I always knew the cigarettes weren't helping my migraines infact when I'd have a cigarette it would aggravate the pain. I was admitted into hospital had ct scans and an MRI, I was diagnosed with a meningoma brain tumor at only 22 I was devastated and I always use to hear of people having illnesses and always thought I was untouchable and nothing would hurt me, although the cigarettes don't cause the meningoma they do aggravate the pain, in the two weeks I spent in hospital I didn't even have the urge to leave my bed to have a cigarette when my mum came to see me I wouldn't kiss her, as a smoker herself the smell made me vomit, and the day of my admission was the last day I held a cigarette, I'm glad as now I always smell good, my teeth are getting whiter and I can run :) and plus the savings are great to spend on more meaningful and non harming things, my message to anyone looking to quit is your not invincible the studies show how illnesses and smoking are related and the percentages are alarming, don't rob your children of their parents, don't rob your parents of their child they worked hard to raise, don't waste your money, don't rob your friends of their mate, don't rob anyone who means anything to you, it is not worth the pain and money, it's undesirable smell is enough, it's mess is enough now chuck that packet in the bin and start fresh, goodluck!!

Your life and mine are very different. I am a 57 year old male who has smoked a packet a day for 40 years. Luckily no particular pressing health problems. I want to quit. Your powerful post has helped me. I DO want my grandkids to know me, as I knew my own. Thank you LaraGifted.

I have saved both your posts and will read them regularly to remind myself why I have quit. Thank you again for your moving and articulate story which displays maturity far beyond your years, perhaps because of your frightening personal experience. I sincerely wish you all the best in your life journey. You have certainly enriched my own.

One reason for my empathy with you is I have an acoustic neuroma near my left ear. More usually called a benign brain tumour. It's OK. They can cut it out or zap it if it grows bigger than a pea. Not smoking related. No known cause. Could be gamma rays from Mars, said my ENT Specialist. So I am lucky. I just have an MRI every 12 months. I hope you are lucky too! ...but this is a quit smoking site so LaraGifted I just want to say I am on smokefree day 20 and joined a gym for the weekly equivalent of 2 packs of Camels I no longer smoke due to my decision supported by contributors like you to this website to JUST QUIT. Best wishes.