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QUITTING SMOKING MIGHT be the most rewarding thing you do in your life.
Anyone who quits will tell you it’s the best thing they’ve ever done – and possibly the hardest.
But it doesn’t have to be as difficult as you think it is. You don’t have to do it alone.
To help you in your Quit journey, we’ve rounded up some people who have successfully quit smoking – some after as long as 35 years, and shared their stories to give you inspiration.
So pull up a chair, get inspired and get ready to quit.
In order to quit smoking successfully, you need to stop lighting up cigarettes. Sounds easy, right?
Unfortunately once that craving hits, it can often feel like a freight train about to hit, but there is a way not to give in – the 4 Ds.
Try and keep these 4 Ds in mind next time the craving hits and see if you can work your way through it, rather than lighting up.
For my health.
The thing that is really helping is keeping a few different apps on my phone that I can look at to see the progress I’ve made and the targets I’ve yet to reach. Also, telling other people and getting their support was a huge help.
I beat the cravings by drinking water, exercising and reading my apps!
The best thing about being smoke-free is being free of guilt. My immediate family never approved of my smoking, and I don’t have to sneak off in the night, during days out or at different family functions to have a smoke anymore. A day shopping with my mum is just that – and I have more money to spend too!
My advice for other smokers is find a way of reminding yourself of your motivation, be it a smartphone app or a picture of your family – and keep it with you. Remembering why is the key to keeping focused.
It has been over five years since I QUIT smoking. I have tried dozens of times and gave up very easy each time. The easiest thing in the world is to give up smoking, the hardest is staying off them. I couldn’t have done it without my friends encouraging me to succeed – they were great. The best thing is saying I smoked for 35 years and I quit. If I can do it, you can give it a try. The way it worked for me was, get over the first three days then the next three weeks, three months and you’re well on your way.
If you want to quit smoking, you don’t have to do it alone. There’s loads of support at Quit.ie, from personalisation plans, to inspiration to live chats. Head over to Quit.ie and find out more about your Quit Journey. Start today and be someone’s Quit Hero tomorrow.
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Surprising lack of Edward Snowden in any of those, including the global and US results…
THIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY NATIONALIST CORRUPTION AND LOCAL THINKING.
THE HSE is a cas in point.
ITS HUMANITIES SECOND EVOLUTION TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE.
better to have a ethical technocratic elite ruling us from the center of the planet rather than the likes of school teachers from mayo.
if you really new how the human species came onto being you would understand.
we are not the only ones in this universe. before and after.
If you had all the absolutely 100 percent correct A + + + answers to the ultimate exam, would you unleash this inside information or would you choose to be original on the most important test of your life ? ? ?
we need one world governemnt. without an earth superpower how will we populate other planets..your posts are just a microcosm of the conflict between the nations of the world.
TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF YEARS AGO IN THE LONG FORGOTTEN PAST, THE MIRADERS (THE GREATEST OF ALL EXTRATERRESTRIAL ALIEN CIVILIZATIONS) WERE THE FIRST ULTRA SUPER MEGA GENIUS FLESH AND BLOOD SPECIES TO RISE FROM THE ABSOLUTE DARKNESS OF THE GREAT NOTHINGNESS.
SINCE THEY WERE UNABLE TO MEET THE ULTIMATE SUPERNATURAL MAKER, THE MIRADERS DECIDED THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BECOME THE SUPREME CREATOR. TO ACHIEVE THIS NOBLE AND ATTAINABLE GOAL AND OVER THE SPAN OF COUNTLESS MILLIONS OF EONS, THE MIRADERS DEVELOPED HIGHLY AND MASSIVELY GODLIKE COMPUTER MINDS IN THE MANNER OF BRILLIANT ROBOT MACHINES, WHICH COULD CREATE EVEN MUCH, MUCH GREATER ARTIFICIAL CONSTRUCTS AS THE EVOLUTION OF INTELLIGENCE EXPLODED COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. EVENTUALLY, MIRADER COULD MONITOR, RECORD AND CONTROL EVERY MICROSCOPIC PARTICLE ON THEIR PLANET AND IN THEIR LOCAL STAR SYSTEM.
Thus it is that they created us… not out of empathy but practicality. the hse does not understand tranhumanism. ray kuzweil does and only some of us – the better of us will qualify for the treatment
Amazing Morm. I finally see the light. Beam me up scotty. I’m ready.
What are you smoking?
DID YOU KNOW THAT TYPING IN BLOCK CAPS IS A SURE SIGN THAT YOU ARE A LOON AND SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WILL TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY.
I don’t believe you, nutter
I think someone was tripping on acid when this was written!
Trillions eh!! Thats mad, and there was me thinking the universe was only 13.5 billion yrs old, but what would scientists know
Jesus Morm you need them issues addressed and soon !!
Paul Walker, Cory Monteith, Royal Baby and Oscar Pistorious all searched more then Mandela.
I know I shouldn’t be surprised but I am
In fairness…. The Zeitgeist report was a day after Mandela died. The Journal are just reporting on it now.
Its because nobody needed to google Mandela to double check who he was as opposed to Walker and Monteith et al. Thats what Im believing anyway!
Price of tin foil hats will rise now ?. BUY BUY !!!!
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