Anyone quit smoking?

Baroque_Gn0me · 2018-02-20T06:13:27+00:00

I did it. It took me about two or three weeks of emotional turmoil....I was homeless....and not having cigarettes made me scream in anger....but I was also angry at cigarettes. I didn't want to smoke them anymore I hated them

ChaiR619 · 2018-02-20T06:55:06+00:00

I’ve been smoke free for almost 5 years. It is hard, but if you get the urge to want to smoke do like 10 to 20 push-ups or have a piece of candy or tic tac. It’s really a willpower thing. After you quit you won’t be able to stand the smell of cigarettes.

DJDickJob · 2018-02-20T07:34:39+00:00

I was smoking a lot for a while, but I started to feel it fucking with my breathing. Can't breathe, can't do as much. Fuck that. Motivation to quit.

t353tfb · 2018-02-20T06:59:35+00:00

When I quit I kept backsliding, especially when I was drinking or around smokers. Over time the frequency of the lapses in will power became less. Even so, It took me years to get to the point where I am never tempted by a cigarette in any situations and where I don't miss it at all.

Zodiac2119 · 2018-02-20T07:04:14+00:00

I quit smoking weed and drinking booze 29 days ago today - I know it's not cigarettes but an addiction is an addiction. I would drink 5-6 nips a day, sometimes 10+ on days off. It was really bad. I cold turkey'd all of it. I have lost about 30 pounds. I've literally been eating a lot of fast food to make up for the cravings - it actually has helped. I need to stop eating fast food though as it's almost 30 days and now I'm over the habitual aspect of doing those two things and now will get a gym membership to get healthier. To distract myself, I've been playing alot of games, watching youtube, and looking over this forum. I haven;t thought about it all too much - I have a couple apps on my phone tracking my soberity showing the changes in my body so that helps. The $$$ I'm saving is insane - basically $500 a month I was spending on weed and booze. Now it's all PROFIT.

Good luck my man, it's so worth it.

unsheddogmatisms · 2018-02-20T07:39:40+00:00

I've heard some people can quit with ease. And then there are those who just cannot quit. Do you have a stressful job? I imagine it's much more difficult if you have stressful triggers.

sanyyya · 2018-02-20T12:47:22+00:00

get some cheap sugarless chewing gum. pop one every time you crave that "ritual" as a substitution. quit gum after 3 months.

worked for me right after quitting cold turkey 8 years ago(smoked 13-24).

for the love of god don't take nicotine patches or vape. you'll be switching 1 unhealthy habit for another one.

stay strong m8

TheOnly1forNow · 2018-02-20T20:05:32+00:00

I'm at 5 weeks. I still use the vape. I have managed to survive a number of situations with friends and alcohol and have NOT broken down! I can't have a single one of those cursed things. NOT ONE!

Smoked for 20 years, quit in 2016 for almost 1 full year, a "friend" (a woman) ignored me telling her to NOT give me cigarettes, she did, and I ended up starting again. When I quit this year (for good!), I told her the same thing. Last week, I said "geez, I'm really craving a cigarette tonight!" She says "you can have one if you want". .... I told her to never give me a cigarette ever again. She won't listen, she is woman, hear her roar. (and drown out all the other sounds around her)

I get it, misery loves company, that's why all those smoker friends you still have want to drag you down with them. Resist! Do not go back to the plantation!

faggatron0 · 2018-02-20T07:27:50+00:00

Keep at er. it gets easier. I've quit for almost 2 years now

xnihilum · 2018-02-20T10:36:09+00:00

Smoking is literally for weak people. I'd rather drop acid, or pickup vaping.

kyledontcare · 2018-02-20T11:16:38+00:00

Congrats to all you guys quitting smoking, and weed, and drinking. It's tough, but keep at it. I grew up in a house full of smokers and surrounded by alcoholism. That was motivation enough to leave it all behind.

2018-02-20T13:08:49+00:00

It gets easier. You may need to stop hanging around smokers

a_haron · 2018-02-20T08:06:17+00:00

In the process of quitting by switching to vaping. I'm 100x more self conscious with it but smell better and can taste more. Down to 2-3 cigs a day from 20-25 a month ago. Eventually dial down the nicotine and be off it for good.

Then it'll be onto cutting the unnecessary beer.

Good for you man, stick with it!

SuspectedLumber · 2018-02-20T08:27:18+00:00

I switched to vaping.

2018-02-20T08:38:29+00:00

Been smoke free for 9 years after 25 years of destroying my lungs. Try the easyway method
Smoking is mostly a psychological addiction and once you wake up to why you are really smoking the trap is freed. The first 2 weeks or so is the nicotine leaving your body so you will get short pangs and craving but when you recognize them for what they are and that they will pass in seconds once you put your focus on something else and once you get over what I would term 'smoking flu' you never look back.
Good luck.

max8394 · 2018-02-20T11:25:31+00:00

If you need extra help ask your doctor for Wellbutrin, it will help with the actual addiction when willpower isnt enough

Wiros · 2018-02-20T12:11:58+00:00

I quit last year for 6 months (started again after breaking my shoulder) first 2-3 weeks are the hardest part.

Good luck!

GermanScrewdriver · 2018-02-20T12:38:30+00:00

I quit more than a decade ago - stay strong and fight the urge! It's worth it! What you now experience is the transition phase. Your body is already weaned off but your head isn't.

So bitch about it, complain, moan, drink, eat chocolate or whatever, only DO NOT SMOKE. You are more than halfway there. Imagine it as a scab. It's healing already, but not it starts itching like mad. If you don't scratch that itch, it will heal quickly. If you scratch it, you will be back at square one and have to start all over again.

theWillpowerEngine · 2018-02-21T08:59:39+00:00

I did four or five months ago. I was really surprised how easy it was. I know this isn't the normal experience because I've had family members that tried and failed several times and I've seen many posts like this one, but once I made the decision to quit it was like a week of missing going outside to have a smoke break and then it just sort of went away. This after more than 15 years of smoking.

I feel about a million times better, so I strongly encourage you to stick with it.

Hakaisa · 2018-02-20T21:45:37+00:00

Quit last October due to health reasons, after at least a pack a day for 8 years. Still fucking feeling terrible mentally, physically noticeable difference.

Title	Anyone quit smoking?
Author	droppincliffs
Upvotes	20
Comments	28
Date	February 20, 2018 6:00 AM UTC (8 years ago)
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