**This client, based in Invercargill, wishes to remain anonymous
I’d never really considered how the smell of cigarette smoke would affect others.
Smoking used to be everywhere! I started smoking at the age of 15 and at the time everyone around me smoked - my parents, my friends, my classmates - so it never really seemed like an issue.
Once I started working there was a large group of us who would always go outside for a cigarette on breaks, but slowly the group began to dwindle and before long there were only a couple of us.
Then it was just me.
For the first time, I started becoming conscious of smelling like cigarette smoke and wondered how it would affect other people. I’d never given it any thought before.
I was smoking 10 to 15 cigarettes a day and spending about $100 a week.
But the money was hard on my young family and I noticed we couldn’t do some of the things we wanted to do or live the way we wanted to live.
I knew I needed to quit the habit but I had tried so many times and failed. Nothing ever seemed to work for me.
I heard about the Southern Stop Smoking Service so I thought I would get in touch.
The stop smoking coach showed me how to use the patches properly, which made a huge difference compared to my previous quit attempts. It actually felt easy!
I feel so much better, I am sleeping better and I don’t snore as much. I’ve got more energy and I’m much more productive with my time.
We’ve gone from living week-to-week to actually having a bit of spare money in the bank, and we’ve even booked a family holiday with the money once used to buy cigarettes.
I have had one cigarette in the past two weeks, but I am confident I will remain smoke free with the ongoing support from the Southern Stop Smoking Service.
I’d never really considered how the smell of cigarette smoke would affect others.
Smoking used to be everywhere! I started smoking at the age of 15 and at the time everyone around me smoked - my parents, my friends, my classmates - so it never really seemed like an issue.
Once I started working there was a large group of us who would always go outside for a cigarette on breaks, but slowly the group began to dwindle and before long there were only a couple of us.
Then it was just me.
For the first time, I started becoming conscious of smelling like cigarette smoke and wondered how it would affect other people. I’d never given it any thought before.
I was smoking 10 to 15 cigarettes a day and spending about $100 a week.
But the money was hard on my young family and I noticed we couldn’t do some of the things we wanted to do or live the way we wanted to live.
I knew I needed to quit the habit but I had tried so many times and failed. Nothing ever seemed to work for me.
I heard about the Southern Stop Smoking Service so I thought I would get in touch.
The stop smoking coach showed me how to use the patches properly, which made a huge difference compared to my previous quit attempts. It actually felt easy!
I feel so much better, I am sleeping better and I don’t snore as much. I’ve got more energy and I’m much more productive with my time.
We’ve gone from living week-to-week to actually having a bit of spare money in the bank, and we’ve even booked a family holiday with the money once used to buy cigarettes.
I have had one cigarette in the past two weeks, but I am confident I will remain smoke free with the ongoing support from the Southern Stop Smoking Service.
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