I started smoking in the same way so many of us do: with friends. I’d been adamant my entire life that I would never touch a cigarette. It was a dirty habit and definitely not ‘me’, I would constantly tell myself as I watched people around me picking it up.

"From there, smoking became a social habit. Go out for a few drinks, have a few ciggies." Image via iStock.

Ease.

I got this. Image via Fox Searchlight Pictures (500 Days of Summer).

Resentment.

Anxiety.

Mostly the sugar and 'everything nice' though. Image via Giphy.com

Loss.

Anger.

An accurate representation if I ever saw one. Image via Roadshow Films (Mad Max: Fury Road).

Embarrassment.

Acceptance.

The time has come for acceptance. Image via Giphy.com

Relief.

Joy.

"Hello from the other siiiiiiidddeee." Image via Giphy.com

What did you experience when you quit smoking?