Many people may think, “Whether I die early or late, what’s the big difference in dying anyway?” Below are the benefits I personally obtained after quitting smoking and many netizens who quit smoking, hoping to change many people’s views on “quitting smoking.”
Six benefits of quitting smoking:
1: Money
If a smoker is 45 years old with a smoking history of 20 years and continues smoking without quitting until an average age of around 75, he would smoke for another 30 years. Considering that the future price of cigarettes will gradually increase and the addiction will worsen, let’s take an average value of spending $20 on smoking per day.
$20 * 50 years * 365 days = $365,000. A smoker would spend this much money in his lifetime if he doesn’t quit smoking. If he quits smoking, $20 * 30 years * 365 days = $219,000 would be saved by quitting smoking, which is a considerable amount for many people.
(Looking at it from another perspective, quitting smoking equals gaining hundreds of thousands of dollars.)
2: Improved Respiratory Function
Smokers’ respiratory function tends to weaken to varying degrees, shortness of breath being a common issue. Based on the feedback from many quitters, these symptoms start to ease off within just a month of quitting and completely disappear within three months.
Climbing five floors without getting out of breath is not a myth.
3: Increased Energy
There’s a strange phenomenon among quitters’ community where individuals often feel the urge to exercise after quitting smoking for some time.
Actually, it’s not strange at all. After quitting smoking, the blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity returns to normal, the functions of the limbs and body improve to some extent, leading to increased energy levels. With all this energy and no outlet, the urge to exercise naturally arises.
4: Cardiovascular Health
Smokers can light up a cigarette and then check their pulse rate; they will likely notice that their pulse is faster compared to usual.
Smoking also leads to atherosclerosis in organs’ arteries, posing a significant threat to cardiovascular health. It’s fair to say that smoking can be seen as a “killer” for the cardiovascular system. Additionally, friends with hypertension may experience a decrease in blood pressure.
5: Enhanced Sexual Performance
This is a common observation among the quitters’ community – after quitting smoking for a while, sexual desires become stronger, and the frequency and intensity of erections increase. Sexual performance also signifies a man’s mental state; a man with inadequate sexual performance lacks self-confidence, appears dull, and feels spiritually drained.
Old Wu once met a quitter in his 60s who hadn’t had morning erections for years, but shortly after quitting smoking, he surprisingly discovered morning erections again.
6: Confidence
Quitting smoking brings about a strong sense of achievement that makes a person particularly delighted. Thinking about how many people struggle to quit smoking, yet one successfully quits, this feeling can only be understood by a quitter. Subsequently, there’s self-affirmation, and a person becomes more confident.
In essence, quitting smoking is not primarily about the issue of “early death” or “late death”; after all, this can seem abstract. However, it can serve as motivation for someone to quit or continue smoking. Yet, the significance of quitting smoking on life quality should not be overlooked because life is precious, and both the length and width of life should be considered.
