I quit for one main reason: I was tired of that life. I was tired of being a person who relied completely on nicotine to get me through the day. Everyday I would go through the same motions: getting up and smoking, finding an opportunity, smoking in private, and … [Read more...]
Pack a Day Smoker
This is what happens on a typical day for me. Cigarettes completely controlled my life, my every thought, my every moment, my every desire, and all my free time. They were in control, I was not. Only after I quit did I realize how much they actually did control me … [Read more...]
Trying to Quit Smoking
This is an example of a day of mine. This day can repeat itself for weeks if it wants to. This is honestly what I went through on a daily basis. Can you relate? Sometimes I would throw my cigarettes out the night before in a burst of anger, furious that I was … [Read more...]
Chain Smoker
I was definitely NOT a social smoker. Some days would be worse, because I would literally have one right after the other, especially if I was drinking. Some days wouldn't be so bad, and I would only have 10 or so. But, as a chain smoker who was obviously addicted to … [Read more...]
Smoking Makes Me Depressed
I told myself this all the time. Nicotine would win the battle many times, but I knew what was really going on, and what I would need to do to fight the addiction. I don't think smoking makes people happy. I just think that the cravings are so intense that only a cigarette … [Read more...]