Dr B.'s brother has stopped smoking
I have been exchanging emails with Dr B.'s brother, who is into his third month since stopping smoking, and only a few weeks since giving up nicotine patches.
He has been having dreams about smoking and I told him I used to have them all the time too when I stopped over four years ago. He says:
'The dreams are horrid. The nice ones are when I just think "I've blown it", the bad ones are when I think "This is really nice, why did I stop?". I am ok though.'
If you are a smoker and are considering stopping, do it. It was probably the best decision I ever took in my life, and I wish I had made it sooner.
If you have stopped smoking, please get into your head that there is no such thing as 'just one cigarette'. I had stopped for over a year, when at a party I had one, thinking I could manage it.
One month later I was back to one packet a day.
It took me twelve years to finally manage to quit again, with dozens of failed attempts.
So, dont (have just one if you have stopped). And (do stop now if you are considering it).
Do you need more motivation? OK then. It has now been four years and days since I stopped smoking. I did not smoke
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