Skip to main content

Are you ready to call yourself a non-smoker?

So you've been quit for a few weeks and you've gone through the hard yards. Last step: embrace the non-smoker in you!

A non-smoker is someone who has no real use for cigarettes in their life.

If you’ve been quit for a few weeks, you’ve no-doubt battled some strong cravings and some tough situations – nice work! 

You may find that you’re:

  • thinking less about smoking

  • getting fewer strong cravings

  • starting to feel more confident to get by in tricky situations

This is a great sign! If you can name it – “I’m a non-smoker” – you’re more likely to stay quit. 

Tips to help this along:

  • Start to name it: "I'm a non-smoker", "I no longer smoke"

  • Enjoy the good things about quitting: more money, more control, more time

  • If you feel something’s missing, challenge how good a “friend” the cigarette was (most people find that the cigarette was quite a backstabber).  

  • Revive a hobby or start something new: a new language, musical instrument, sport, blog, backyard project or craft

  • Set up an emergency stress plan e.g. to call a friend or call Quitline

  • If you feel like smoking, call it a memory rather than a craving

Inspirational
Motivation
Self efficacy
Staying quit

Explore other support options

There are a range of support options available to help you quit.

Free Quit Support


Calling the Quitline increases your chance of quitting successfully.
Quitline counsellors are trained to listen carefully to you to help meet your needs.


Free Tools