Stories and experiences by: MargW

I am now coming up to 4 years. Wow never thought I would be the one writing this . I look back at the struggles and withdrawals and I still have not had a cig. I am NEVER going back there it is worth the withdrawal process it was so hard I don't want to be reliant on any drug ever again. I am FREE now and can do what ever I want when ever I want to do it. No worry about cig breath in a crowded ro...

Was looking back so I can appreciate why I quit and how far I have come. Sometimes it is needed to look to the past for the achievements made to keep going forward, pat yourself on the back on the hard work to get you this far. I have not slipped I just need to say to myself and remind myself that it was a very hard and emotional ride I went through and look at my better self and say 'was that r...

It really works but don't kid yourself... I have now accomplished the place I was striving for. I can now smell cigs a mile off and now I can honestly say I HATE the smell. There was a time I loved the smell and wondered if that urge to have one would ever leave. Well just to let you know that *I hate the smell and butts.*I now close my car vent as the cig smoke from the world around me is yuk *...

Just a quick pop in to say that smoking is just a distant memory and doesn't play a part in my life at all. It has even encouraged others around me to give up and I haven't even said too. I just carried on with life and did things like riding a bike (Marathon and raised $$ for kids cancer) , swimming and the list goes on I would not have been able to attempt to do when I smoked, my actions have s...

Just a quick note to let you know that I have succeeded to give up and stay quit. Also my husband now has stopped now 2 weeks and we are now socialising more together now, I think he saw me doing things I couldnt before, Also to give you some encouragement a 92 year old lady that I check on has given up after 60 plus years of smoking(chest infection) She is doing it cold turkey without aids, also...

Just a short update. I received a email from iCanQuit today asking if I had slipped up or "If you've successfully stayed quit, why not give back to the iCanQuit community " So here I am. I have NOT slipped and I have stayed QUIT for 897 days YAY. The cravings I use to get are far into the distant past. I am so pleased I went through the physical and mental withdrawals and I dreamed of being in th...

Wow its been 739days just over 2 years. I looked back over my stories and yes I definitely struggled and as much as people said it gets easier I really didn't believe them or part was hopeful. So all I will say is never give up on yourself. Don't give into your mind giving you every reason to have one, counter act with why you shouldn't. Sweat it out, scream in pillows, go for a walk if for any r...

I cant believe it is so long since I had a cig. I have now gotton to the stage that when things happen I dont think about reaching for a cigarette, I can deal with what life throws at me without my crutch. I am so much happier and also now that time has passed more relaxed. Cigarettes where my ,what I believed my stress relief, now I am so much more relaxed I am sure that they caused me to feel...

I am being honest here and if it helps just one person over the line to keep trying it was worth it Its been over a year and am going strong. I havent had a cig in all that time. I was just reminiscing about this time last year and how far I have come. I was 3mths in of not smoking and and one week in after my brain tumor op. I remember thinking at the time how much harder it would have been for...

I am now where I only dreamed of being, the stories I read on here of those who had the big numbers next to their names, I am now one of them YAY ME 365 days!!!. I wanted to share because it is a big achievement and worth aknowledging, also to encourage you all starting out or muddling through to stay strong , it is worth it , it is normal to feel like crap, and all the other ugly things t...