Many Benefits of Stopping Smoking

There are real benefits to stopping smoking. You may have read about them before. But if you smoke and want to stop, try imagining exactly what these benefits will mean to you. Put yourself into the shoes of a You who has stopped smoking.

Some people lose heart by focusing on what has gone before and not focusing on the reality of what stopping smoking can bring. We can't feel positive all of the time, but picturing or thinking about what you can get out of stopping should help, whatever stage you are at.

Here are some of the benefits of stopping smoking:

• Guilt-free
• More self-respect
• Be in control of your own time and life routines
• Sense of achievement
• Be healthier
• Look healthier and better
• More time
• More energy
• No more being nagged about smoking
• Less or no coughing
• Smell better to other people
• Better sense of smell and taste
• Have more money
• Live longer
• Better quality of life
• Show kids that not smoking is normal
• Less decorating