"Looking back over the last 3 months it's weird, I don’t even think about smoking now, from the routine of multiple cigarettes in a morning before I did anything else.
I admit I did need some additional encouragement first off from my stop smoking advisor, which made me really think about what I wanted to do. I stopped right there and then on a Thursday afternoon at 2pm to be exact and now I just don't think about it.
People will offer me cigarettes and are shocked when I say no.
I have saved a lot of money since stopping, I have worked it out weekly and now I know it to be around £2000! I was definitely a heavy smoker, purchasing at least 10 pack per week.
I have 4 benefits from stopping smoking:
When I used to spray deodorant in a morning I would set off violently coughing and as my GP explained it to me, he felt there was a good chance it was this that caused my hernia. I can now spray my deodorant with no problems. I am also no longer wheezing at night time.
I was actually quite late with starting smoking, I was 28 on a lads night out and 1 cigarette is literally all it took for me. I used Varenicline to quit, the only side effect I had from this was some disturbed sleep. Though it is good its not a magic pill and you must work with it. I had support from my family and my advisor, my wife and kids now all tell me I don’t smell of smoke.
Breaking your daily habits and routines you have with smoking really does help".
Congratulations on your quit, Peter and thank you for sharing your story with us. You are an inspiration!
