When I was growing up my mother smoked. I always thought it was disgusting. It smelled bad. I never thought I would smoke. Then when I was fourteen years old, the boy I was dating smoked. I thought it was cool, so I tried it. It made me lightheaded and nauseous, but that did not stop me. From that moment on, I smoked. At first, it was one or two cigarettes a day. It finally turned into one pack a day.

When I decided to quit, I started to do some research on the health hazards. I found out that smoking causes many illnesses. It is a big cause of cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disorders, sexual dysfunction and gum disease. Each day cigarettes contribute to over one thousand deaths from cancer, c

The hardest part of quitting is that my husband and all of my friends smoke. It is a little hard to be around it all of the time. I really wish that my husband was a little more supportive. When he smokes in front of me, it makes it really difficult. I know he is really addicted, but I asked him to please not do it in front of me.

The most common aids that I have heard of are the Nicotine patch, Nicorette gum, and Zyban. The Nicotine patch sounds legitimate. I have a few friends who used it to help them quit, and they were very

My second week was a little easier. I wasn’t constantly thinking about having a cigarette, like the first week. I sometimes thought about it, but I distracted myself by doing something to keep my mind off of it. I did not feel any physical withdrawel from the nicotine. For me, it was more mental. I kept thinking of moments where I would normally have a cigarette. When I first woke up in the morning, I had the hardest time. It was routine that when I woke up, I had a cigarette. It was also very hard after meals. That was another time I was used to having a cigarette.

I decided to try to do it on my own, first. If I had too much trouble, I knew there were some other ways I could try. I was pretty confident that I would be successful. On February 14th, I had my last cigarette. The first week was very hard. I was very nervous that I was not going to be able to follow through with it. It definitely was a lot harder the first week then I expected. I had a moment of weakness that week where I took a drag of a cigarette. I noticed I felt very stressed. I kept having to remind myself that i could do it. I also had to remember that me doing this would really be beneficial for my family and me.

It has now been a little over six weeks, and I really do not have much of an urge to smoke at all. I do not cough as much as I did when I was smoking. I also feel like I do not get as winded when I am working out at the gym. I also notice how bad my husband’s clothes stink of smoke. I am so glad that I do not smell like that anymore. Now when my children come to me and ask about smoking, I can give them an honest answer about how bad it is. I will not feel like a hypokrite.

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