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I quitted because I was at risk oh having both my feet amputated......due to no circulation....

This freaked me out....

I finally realised having two feet were better that 20 cigs a day....

Plus hubby on a oxygen machine most of the day.....

One could say..I woke up and smelt the coffee....

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I finally got fed up with smoking.  Planning my every waking hour around smokebreaks was a pain in the ass.  It felt like the Marlboro Man had taken the helm and I was just along for the ride.

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I think part of the reason was also that I wanted to see if I could actually do it because I knew it would be really tough. Sounds weird but I like to challenge myself from time to time and that has ended me up in hospital twice in my lifetime with serious injuries so I figured that this challenge would either have no effect on my life if I failed or, it would benefit me if I was successful. I know that's strange but as long as it works out; it's all good :)

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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.

 

Hmmm...

 

If he helped you to stay off the smokes then are you entirely certain that he deserves that honorific?

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I think part of the reason was also that I wanted to see if I could actually do it because I knew it would be really tough. Sounds weird but I like to challenge myself from time to time and that has ended me up in hospital twice in my lifetime with serious injuries so I figured that this challenge would either have no effect on my life if I failed or, it would benefit me if I was successful. I know that's strange but as long as it works out; it's all good :)

 

The rough spots of the quit can break you down mentally.  Which sounds bad until you remember that most transformations occur after a process of stripping oneself down and questioning your motives and direction.  You have to get rid of the old patterns to make way for the new.

 

We have a remarkable ability to change yet we are by nature homeostatic creatures.  It takes a little while for that clash to work itself out.

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I was thinking about asking this question today, 

Why Did You Quit Smoking ?

 

Glad I found this thread. 

Good to read all the anecdotal evidence and see the nascence of many successful quits.

 

I quit smoking on a whim and as a challenge to myself.

I considered myself a strong/powerful woman

but, it was slowly dawning on me that I was just a slave to nicotine.

 

I was curious to see if I had the muster to quit.

I did.

You do too !

 

 

Why did y'all quit smoking ?

 

 

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On 4/27/2017 at 2:38 PM, Boo said:

I finally got fed up with smoking.  Planning my every waking hour around smokebreaks was a pain in the ass.  It felt like the Marlboro Man had taken the helm and I was just along for the ride.

 

I started my quit for all those sweet health perks, but honestly what you said (planning everything around smoking) carried me through.  It’s great not having to worry about when/where I can smoke next

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