Quitting Smoking

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  • tirowow12385
    tirowow12385 Posts: 697 Member
    I smoked since 1994, stopped in 2014, i just got sick and tired of it, i had a pack of marlboro that had 18 sticks and i left it on my bedroom desk, it was just there for months until i just trashed it for good, i had no desire to take another puff.

    Dont get me wrong though, i used to try to quit and couldnt as i felt addicted many times before over the 20 years that i smoked, it just so happened that i just got tired of smoking and that was that.
  • vollkornbloedchen
    vollkornbloedchen Posts: 2,243 Member
    Literally smoked all my life since my parents both were heavy smokers (more than two packs a day, each). "Inherited" the habit and smoked (~ 1 pack per day) until June 2015.
    I knew I couldn't handle finishing off the rituals (first smoke in the morning, smoke after eating, smoke after sex, ...) and the withdrawal symptoms in one go. So I went for nicotine patches for the first three weeks, the dosis was slowly (!) reduced over a period of (in total) 5 weeks.

    Haven't touched a cigarette since ... and never missed them
  • garystrickland357
    garystrickland357 Posts: 598 Member
    I was never a smoker but I dipped Copenhagen for 20 years. I agree that it's very mental. I used to complain about how hard it was to quit and always claimed I wanted to quit and/or was trying to quit. I can tell you the day that I stopped...

    My mother was sick with cancer. I was visiting her in the hospital. It was one of those days when she was sleeping and I was just sitting in the room with her. A thought entered my mind. I thought, "I'm sitting here watching my mother die of cancer. I'm putting something in my mouth every day that may one day kill me. An intelligent person wouldn't do this."

    I placed my snuff can in the trash at that moment. I haven't had another dip in now almost 20 years. The first week was terrible - after that it's about the habit. You just have to choose not to smoke (or dip). I won't lie - I still have an occasional craving. I'll catch myself patting my hip pocket to see if there is a can there. I find it funny - now.

    You CAN quit. You just have to truly decide that's what you want.
  • mikmurphy
    mikmurphy Posts: 57 Member
    Chelle8070 wrote: »
    I just wanted to post an update, I hope that's ok.

    My quit date was set for 4/1, I quit on 3/31 and now have a month and a day under my belt! :smiley:

    I bought and read the Allen Carr book as suggested and it's fabulous.

    Thank you all so much for your stories and encouragement!

    Congratulations! The early months are the hardest to seems. I quit after 20 years cold turkey. Ex smokers be vigilant though, I had a death in the family and told myself I could have one cigarette 11 years later. Yeeaah it took me a year to quit with vaping and weaning off of it. Never another puff!
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    I quit after using tobacco products from age 13 to around 38ish.

    I just never wanted to fully quit.

    One day my daughter told me she didn't like it. I made a deal with her I would never touch a cigar or cigarette again if she promised to never try any tobacco products ever. She promised and I quit. It was pretty easy with her support and promise.


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