April 5, 201412 yr I think sometimes telling ourselves and others why we quit to begin with can help hold us accountable. I quit for a lot of reasons, being diagnosed with COPD, Not wanting my son to pick up the habit, and the fact that I was just tired of it top the list.
April 5, 201412 yr My simplest answer is that I truly hated smoking. Everything about it sucked and I couldn't see anything positive to doing it. For a long time all I could think about is how much I hated smoking but I kept doing it. Eventually I got sick with a respiratory thing and that sealed the deal. I woke up one morning 4.5 months ago and just didn't smoke. The rest is history.
April 5, 201412 yr I quit smoking so it didn`t rob me of my mobility or increase my chances of diseases and ill health for later in my life.
April 5, 201412 yr Mine was being a slave to checking my purse each day, for the money needed to fund it.
April 5, 201412 yr I was at risk of having my feet amputated......can you imagine that..... I like them just where they are....on the end of my legs......not in the dust bin..... Also my hubby on oxygen...... What a right pair we would have looked like..... At least I can still do the shuffle.....Well sort of
April 5, 201412 yr I was tired of something so stupid controlling me. I was smarter than that addiction but I was a prisoner. I wanted freedom I knew that some day I would quit. Whether it was forced upon me or by choice. I preferred the latter. It was a great choice! FREEDOM ROCKS!
April 5, 201412 yr To increase the chance of getting pregnant. But I know that it is so much more than that now!!
April 5, 201412 yr I quit smoking for the same reason I started smoking. It was a choice. I chose to smoke. And 35 years later I chose to quit. I hold myself accountable for all of my choices, good or bad.
April 5, 201412 yr I had a multitude of reasons that began piling up......outweighing the dysfunctional voice of addiction.......but this, this little man was the icing on the cake. He was what gave me the final push I needed.
April 5, 201412 yr I was at risk of having my feet amputated......can you imagine that..... I like them just where they are....on the end of my legs......not in the dust bin..... Also my hubby on oxygen...... What a right pair we would have looked like..... At least I can still do the shuffle.....Well sort of Doreen I just find myself drawn back to this post. I really admire your courage and good humour!
April 5, 201412 yr I was constantly having to clear my throat. It drove me crazy. It was gross and embarrassing. I could barely get a sentence out.
April 5, 201412 yr Thanks stu.... I pray.....I havnt left it too late..... We would have both been in a wheel chair.....who pushes who.... If you try picture it.....it would be funny.....bit like... Wheel chair towing....l.ol
April 7, 201412 yr To fix a problem. I knew I would one morning when I was coughing so hard that I couldn't smoke my first cigarette. I would take half a puff then start a coughing fit again. I was getting really pissed that I couldn't smoke my cigarette in peace because of the constant smokers' hack. Smoking a cigarette was battled to a standstill by cigarette smoking's effects and my poor body was the battleground. At that moment I thought of way to solve this problem! ( If you are not a nicotine addict the problem seems pretty easy to fix. )
April 7, 201412 yr There are really lots of reasons to quit! 1. Health 2. Money 3. Family 4. Smell 5. Freedom
April 7, 201412 yr So many reasons! I think I originally decided to quit because I was sick. I was also sick of making myself sick from smoking. At the time of my quit, I had been sick for about a week with a terrible throat thing that just did not want to go away. I was still smoking, even while sick. I got to the point where I asked myself WHY. Why was I making my situation worse? I'd smoke and cough... and cough... and cough some more! It was terrible. I was lucky to have amazing support from my never-smoker boyfriend. He was great. I don't think I would have been successful without him to be honest. My entire family smokes and it would have been very difficult for me to do so being around them. There are many reasons I quit. Health was a big one, followed by watching some of my loved ones suffer with illnesses. Money was a big factor too. My addiction was so bad, I replaced food with smoking sometimes. Talk about mental!
May 5, 201412 yr i didnt want to die at 56 like my dad did and didnt want to be on a mechine to breath didnt like the morning coughing didnt enjoy smoking anymore
May 5, 201412 yr High blood pressure, high cholesterol, impending diabetes, and imminent heart attack . Doctors Orders: Sarge Must Not Smoke! And so he quit. Easy Peasy
May 6, 201412 yr I quit because....I wanted too. I stayed quit because of some of members here helping, and someone in real world said "You'll start again." Proved them wrong.....asshole.
May 6, 201412 yr I was starting to suffer shortness of breath, my teeth were in a bad way, my oldest kept begging me to quit and I was really ashamed to be a smoker, hated stinking soo much. Vanity aswell, noticed I started getting a few wrinkles, yellow teeth, hair wasn't in great condition, yellow fingers, coughing.
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