I grew up in France and started smoking before age 15, and was a heavy smoker (1 pack a day) until I quit when I was 27 after moving to the US. Getting out of an environment where smoking was normalized is what helped me take that step.
Smoking is terrible in that it really messes with your brain, you intellectually know all the reasons why you should quit but it’s so easy to put it off. “I can quit whenever, I just don’t want to”. Until you try and get that gnawing yearning feeling.
It took me a solid year to not feel that way all the time. And another two to not feel that when having a coffee/glass of wine/standing next to someone else smoking.
13 years later I’m completely over it, to the point where I can barely tolerate being in the vicinity of someone smoking. And yet I often have dreams where I light a cigarette.
If you’re thinking of quitting, there is no better way than today. It’s likely going to be hard, but it’s one of the best things you can do to yourself. You already know that of course, but hopefully this helps.
Smoking is terrible in that it really messes with your brain, you intellectually know all the reasons why you should quit but it’s so easy to put it off. “I can quit whenever, I just don’t want to”. Until you try and get that gnawing yearning feeling.
It took me a solid year to not feel that way all the time. And another two to not feel that when having a coffee/glass of wine/standing next to someone else smoking.
13 years later I’m completely over it, to the point where I can barely tolerate being in the vicinity of someone smoking. And yet I often have dreams where I light a cigarette.
If you’re thinking of quitting, there is no better way than today. It’s likely going to be hard, but it’s one of the best things you can do to yourself. You already know that of course, but hopefully this helps.