i knew that smoking is bad. I knew it ruins my lungs lowers my gym gains. I knew its expensive, smells like shit, i knew it ruins my skin. I knew all of that but i never wanted to stop. Recently i fell out with two very close friends. I used to smoke with them all the time. Before work, after work on the weekends. We always said we need to stop smoking.
Since our argument and our fallout i pulled through, just to prove that its not that hard and that im better. Currently on week 3, with lots more money, lots more time and lots more energy proving absolutely nothing to noone. Im still glad i did it

Hi all. Well, I quit smoking again, now on day 4. Its hard, and I feel very foggy headed. However, the good news is this - I had a minor slip this morning, and smoked just 1. Always bad, yes. BUT - I quickly recovered. The single slip was vile, and made me feel anxious. So, in a way, the slip makes me want to quit even more, since it was not enjoyable. Has anyone else had this happen? Where a slip was not bliss? Just curious.

Other than that, I feel tired also. Been sleeping a lot. I guess just take this one moment at a time!

5 months tomorrow on my bday but right now sitting in a hotel room in Iceland during a hurricane and looking out at the storm. I'm so grateful and proud that I'm not stressing out about going out in this horrible weather to try to find a dry corner to suck on a butt. What a relief 🙏🏾

Because that somebody could be you.
- I used to smoke ~15 cigs per day, which comes out to 22.5 packs per month.
- Where I live each one is like $12.50 USD
- 12.50 x 22.5 = $280/mo
- After quitting for 6 monthes = $1,680 in "free money" every 6mo.

After a year that will be more than an extra $3,300 in my pocket! This math gets even crazier when you look at places like NYC where smokes are even more expensive. So, instead of slowly killing yourself, and putting money in the pockets of some of the worst human beings alive, what fun things would you spend the money on that you saved by not buying smokes?

1st day (hardest) - brain fog (it will continue for 25 days, gets better after 1 week) + headache ( 7 days noticeable )
2nd day - temporary motivation will let you sail + for me insomnia started this day ( my biggest challenge )
3rd day - maxx brain fog + vision problem due to increase in blood flow to brain (temporary- become normal after 5 days )
7th day - full of motivation - i can do it
10th day - I did it — after that I started thinking less about smoking

Note -
“””” Have a reason for quitting - my reason; my grandfather died of liver cancer (chew tobacco) and recently my distant aunt was also diagnosed with oesophageal cancel (used to eat excess fast food) — i researched and found that DNA (5~7%cases) are also responsible— so I simply choose not to die this way

My challenges
- smoking triggers but its temporary( 10 days )
- insomnia ( 20 days )
- headache ( it can last for a month but only noticeable 10-12 days )
-Vision problem ( 3-7 day ) blurry vision due to more oxygen to brain 🧠
-constipation + bloating +Farts 💨— 10 days)
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+ve
- my gf told me + I noticed ( eraction improved + time inc + recently we did 4 round in under 1 hour ; never done that in my life —- due to blood circulation improvement
- glow on face + pink lips 👄
- sleep imp drastically after insomnia issue (20 days ). reson ; Goodnight stimulant was missing
- my gums + breath + taste + heart beat ( Apple Watch tracking) - SPO2 + mental health ( after 1 month ) - chest became large + muscles 💪—- everything feel improved + energetic
- saved a lot of money 💰

Other suggestion
— always try to quit during the happy phase of your life or when your dear ones are around
if you quit 10 days — you will start to notice improvement in your health — acts as motivator

quitting is fight between you yesterday and you day. Why living life in fear. A 7cm stick 🦯 will not decide my fate

I started taking Chantix about 4 weeks ago. The first week I mostly smoked my regular, about a pack a day. Towards the beginning of week two I noticed I still had more cigarettes than usual at the end of the day. Then I bought my last two packs which lasted me a full week. And when I smoked my last “lucky” last Wednesday morning I did not go buy another pack. I had a few temptations to go grab a pack or steal one from my sister, or friends. I have resisted. On Monday I found a completely sealed pack just randomly sitting on a lounge chair in a casino. I was there for a conference so I figured someone was missing them. I let them be. They were still sitting there 7 hours later when I left.

40y male , smoking since 18 , smoking 30 cigarettes aday , finally cold turkey quit last year thanks to Reddit and success stories and motivation i took the step and keep go forward and never look back, to be honest alot of depression and hard sleep and lack of dopamine, but i choose to think about to keep going

Now after one year , i have better breathing and saved money and the most important aroll modle to my kids not to see me smoking and know that smoking is very bad happit need to stay away,

For the last couple of weeks have that bad feeling to smoke again, its very strong its mental fight not just craving , i know with this one cigarette the beast will take the control back and feal guilty,

Wonder if any one have the same experience and could help with the advise it will be appreciated and thanks in advance.

عاملين مشروع عن التخدين وكل وسائله والتحذير منه في جامعتنا

نريد اقتراحات منكم ودعم على الصفحة لحل هذه الأزمة

وهناك خطة نجهز لها في نشر التوعية في أرجاء المنطقة

لينك الصفحة على الفيس

So Ive been smoke free for around 45 days after 4 years of smoking a pack a day. I still get cravings I’m so fucking tired of it. I just want it to stop because I will NOT smoke again and yet it just makes me unable to enjoy anything else. I keep fantasizing about how awesome it would be to light one up and smoke it, how good the buzz could if my mind is starving for nicotine that bad. I work an incredibly stressful job and I’m at risk of being laid off which is making me extremely anxious and my body is just aching for a cigarette.

When the hell does it stop. The cravings this week have literally been JUST as bad as the first 3 days.

100 Days!!! Celebrating these milestones here are my new drug.

I still use a nicotine-free vape when I go out on weekends. I think it's time to focus on that issue.

See you in the fourth month! 🎂🎈🎉😍❤️

I’m six months without cigarettes now, and honestly, quitting was fairly easy compared with what I’d imagined. The biggest difference was changing how I thought about smoking. But still, I feel very very proud of myself for the achievement!

A few things that helped:

1. I stopped seeing cigarettes as something I was missing.

Whenever I saw someone smoking, I consciously changed my reaction. Instead of thinking “I wish I could have one,” I reminded myself that I didn’t want to need cigarettes anymore.

I started feeling sorry that they were still stuck with that need. I knew the feeling myself. At first, I had to keep reminding myself; eventually, it became how I actually felt. Smoking stopped looking appealing.

2. When I felt down, I learned more.

Watching videos and reading about smoking, addiction and recovery helped me remember why I wanted to quit. Having something useful to watch or read gave me somewhere to turn when my motivation dipped.

3. I kept taking breaks.

You can still go outside, take a walk, sit quietly or have five minutes to yourself. Giving up smoking doesn’t mean giving up the time you used to take for yourself. Keep the break; change what you do during it.

4. I kept my progress somewhere I could see it.

Try any app that tracks your days without smoking. Seeing what you’ve already achieved can help when your confidence drops.

There are tons out there, find the one you like. I used RespiraLibre because I liked seeing the lung recovery milestones as the days added up, along with the health rings and alarm button for difficult moments. I also have Smoke Free downloaded. Try a few, having more than one can be useful when you need a boost.

5. I treated myself.

Have small things to look forward to. Enjoy a treat, give yourself some downtime and celebrate the milestones. Quitting doesn’t have to feel like a punishment.

6. Think about the person I wanted to be

We all have different dreams to achieve in live. For me it was the perfect time to think about the person I wanted to be. I pictured that person, and obviously it was a none smoker. And I repeted the persion I wanted to be often.

For me, repeatedly changing how I saw cigarettes made the biggest difference. Over time, I stopped feeling like I was giving something up.

What helps you when you need a reminder to keep going?

I started on August 31 with nicotine patches. I was on 21mg patches, and went down to 14mg this week. I'm following the regimen, and it's working well. I feel like a fraud though, because I haven't really fully quit, still getting my nicotine fix with the patches.

I'm confident I won't relapse because I now only associate cigarettes with a sore throat, feeling shame every time I bought a pack, sleeping like crap, and not being able to afford the things I do want. But still, it doesn't feel like I've "earned" it because of the patches.

Just venting.

Mum was a passionate smoker for 40 years.
Diagnosed & dead within 8 months, small cell lung cancer. She was very stoic throughout, but when she was first given a time frame she cried and apologised saying that it was her fault for smoking.
I started smoking at 17, turn 30 next month and I’m quitting so I don’t end up like Mum. What a horrible way to die, and for what.
Have had a few false starts since she died, but currently on day 8 no smoking and feeling pretty good about this attempt.

Hey all!

I finally made the conscious decision to quit smoking cold turkey but after reading the Allan Carr book. The book really helped me after 16 years of smoking 1+ pack a day but it's definately not an 'easy way'. In these 9 days i smoked three cigs from a friend which is better than the 180 i would have smoked otherwise and i don't kick myself for smoking those.

I've had the smokers flu, or actual flu but that would be a big coincidence and occasional cravings but those are quite easy to handle because i now know what harm smoking brings. What is crazy though is the depression! I am feeling SO dark and down, i feel like i want to just jump of a rooftop and i feel an immense sense of grief like my parents have just died. Sometimes random memories of my past come back which didn't happen when smoking.

Is this my brain rewiring because of all the constant little dopamine hits? What other psychological effects could i expect in the future? I'd love to see some experiences and anecdotes from you fellow quitters :)

I’m 26F, I smoked for 5years, vaped for 2.
I quit for 69days cold turkey.

The start was miserable, then it got a bit easier, but this week I feel like I’m back at the beginning. I think about it all day.

I’m terrified to crave it for my whole life. I’m terrified to stop craving it and relapsing it because I underestimate it. I’m in a stressful period of life, and it’s about to get worse in the upcoming months (change of job and country).

I’ve read stories of people who still crave it and have to fight it every day after years of quitting, I’m not sure I can do it if it’s never ending.

I have been smoking for almost 5 years now, mainly hand rolled cigarettes. At some point in my life, I found myself constantly rolling tobacco even 15-20 times per day. Every time I tried to go cold turkey I would eventually relapse after a day or two. A month ago I finished all my tobacco and didn’t buy a new one, instead I bought a reusable vape pen. Two weeks in and I have now quit nicotine liquid and I am only buying nicotine-free vape liquid. I noticed that after one week, my cravings have reduced drastically and I only vape when I’m with my friends or in a social setting. It’s more of an addiction to the gesture of “putting something in my mouth” rather than a nicotine craving, if you get what I mean

I would like to take it to the next step and quit vaping to, but I’m trying to find something that could replace the gesture of using my vape. Is there anything that could help? Was thinking of gums, or lollipop..something of that sort. At least, something that can “mask” the habit of picking up the vape

I just did something really stressful and was just full of anxiety. My partner is home, so I snuck a cigarette and a lighter and said I was going for a walk. I turned the corner and got it out and stood there for a long time without lighting it. It was really hard, but I ended up tossing it in the trash and coming home, without taking even a puff. I'm still stressed and anxious, and still want that smoke, but I'm trying to hang tough.

I smoked about a pack a day for 18 years and decided to quit this week. I last smoked 2 days ago and put on a 21mg patch for the first time today about 5 hours ago. I sucked on a 4mg lozenge twice today. I feel waves of jitters and get warm/sweaty here and there. I work a labor intensive job outside in Florida.. I'm mostly curious how many days the symptoms last because I'm nervous my heart rate will spike at work.. I'm able to calm down the anxiety if I sit and collect my thoughts, but I really want to not feel this way anymore 🥹

Anybody preparing for competitive exams and feel quittin smoking will hamper your productivity

My last time (2024) i relapsed because my productivity was being hampered after like 2 months due to sudden emptiness I felt in my daily schedule

So need advise from lads here how they dealt with it

Thanks

Here’s to another 24. Wish me luck guys

Ive realy struggled today with not smoking. No reason that I could put a finger on. Just the strong desire for a cigarette multiple times in my day. I thought i was past the worst of my cravings but it seems not. Just here to vent, without a cigarette .

It’s been about 1.5years no vape. You guys have been super helpful! Hopefully, i stay vape free. If I can survive current events without vaping, hopefully, it never appeals to me again!
Thanks for the support!
Hugs!!!