You are here: Home / Success stories / Quitters' stories

Stories

Everyone is different, but no matter who you are you can find a way to quit smoking. Browse through our real life quit smoking stories to find out how ex-smokers have kicked the habit.

You can submit your story through the link below or by emailing it to webquery@quit.org.au.

Submit your story

If you'd like to submit your own story
click here.

 

Search stories
View by category
Total 95 articles in this section.
Pages: << Previous 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . [9] . 10 Next >>
28 Nov, 2006

Here we go again...

I began smoking at 12 years, and by the time I was 24, I was smoking 40 ciggies a day. In May 2002...

24 Nov, 2006

Asthma made me give up after 40 years

A diagnosis of asthma and feeling sick tired and wheezy for six months finally gave me the impetus...

13 Jul, 2007

Proud to quit

I have been smoking for 13 years, 30 a day... so much money, so bad for me! Anyway this last week I...

17 Oct, 2007

Inspirational Stories

I am in my third week of quitting, I have tried before, but this is the easiest time. I was smoking...

26 Jun, 2006

The Road To Freedom

I was a smoker for three years and it was a huge part of my life - alone time and social time. I...

27 Nov, 2006

The future I choose

I have been smoking for about 10 years now and have never felt like I had the strengh to give it...

16 Feb, 2006

Hard work but fabulous result!

I didn't start smoking until my twenties. Still remember that first inhale. It was disgusting...

1 May, 2008

diagnosed with cancer.

I'm 46 years old and have been smoking since I was 14. Last december by sheer fluke I was diagnosed...

3 Jul, 2007

the younger the better!

i hated smoking at a young age, then got caught up like everyone else at the age of 16. im now 22...

7 Apr, 2007

Long term project

I've been off the smokes for 7 weeks now. I'm using patches and all the willpower I can muster....

Total 95 articles in this section.
Pages: << Previous 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . [9] . 10 Next >>