[Quacking]

I smoke around 2-3 cigarettes a day, and not those from packs but I roll them so they have around 0.30g of tobacco when a regular cigarette has 1g, and the tobacco is not treated like the one of cigarettes... I don't mean my attitude is healty but it isn't so dangerous to make me think to quit smoke.

Smoking fills the waiting times, like when I wait the gf or during the pause from work, and it is a useful tool if not abused.

[ZZMitch]

Good luck guys. I have lost multiple family members to smoking, so I hope you guys can quit now!

[smokeymicpot]

Good job!

Yeah gonna need it. Not quitting for the best moments right now just got Pneumonia too. Guess that is a sign telling me to stop.

[Smelly Tramp]

i don't know how people can smoke normal fags. i smoke rollies, they're so much better.

and i roll them thin as well, so it's probably less then half of the bad shit in a normal fag.

been 2 1/2 years and still no cough, phlegm or bad side effects.

[ChackanKun]

this may sound a bit extreme but when you are about to absolutely fail and light the cigarette that will bring you back in hell... go to the bathroom, watch yourself in the mirror and ask yourself "is this what you are made of? that's all the willpower you have? well you probably deserve the cancers and the shitty life you have if so" I KNOW IT'S HARSH but that's what I do when I can't bring myself to go jogging or practice or do something that takes a lot of effort.

Not harsh enough in my opinion, so it's worth a try! Since it's mainly a psychological adiction, maybe that works!

I smoke around 2-3 cigarettes a day, and not those from packs but I roll them so they have around 0.30g of tobacco when a regular cigarette has 1g, and the tobacco is not treated like the one of cigarettes... I don't mean my attitude is healty but it isn't so dangerous to make me think to quit smoke.

Well, the problem is when you start to increase the tobacco intake, from 2-3 cigarettes, to 5-6, and so on!

Also, I wonder how the OP is doing!

[Kentpaul]

i don't know how people can smoke normal fags. i smoke rollies, they're so much better. and i roll them thin as well, so it's probably less then half of the bad shit in a normal fag. been 2 1/2 years and still no cough, phlegm or bad side effects.

I don't see the point in fags or rollies, a joint with tobacco/weed on the other hand... Is something i do daily.

I'd say a cigarettes worth of tobacco each day

[Prez]

this may sound a bit extreme but when you are about to absolutely fail and light the cigarette that will bring you back in hell... go to the bathroom, watch yourself in the mirror and ask yourself "is this what you are made of? that's all the willpower you have? well you probably deserve the cancers and the shitty life you have if so" I KNOW IT'S HARSH but that's what I do when I can't bring myself to go jogging or practice or do something that takes a lot of effort.

That never worked for me and I'm sure it doesn't work for a lot of people. Well, it may work but the result will be that in one year you'll still be resisting an urge to smoke. You don't just need to get rid of cigarettes, you need to get rid of any desire you have to smoke as well.

When I thought about having a cigarette after I quit, I thought to yourself: Will this improve the quality of my life? Then I thought about all the years I smoked and no, my life wasn't any better as a smoker.

I got entirely rid of smoking thanks to that way of thinking. The last couple times I tried to quit I thought smoking still had at least some benefits (reducing stress, filling time when I have to wait). You have to realise first that all the benefits you see in smoking are mere illusions. Think about all the benefits smoking has for you and why those views you have are wrong.

Once you get rid of all the illusions, you've got a very strong starting point. What's just as important is being aware of all the things that make life worth living. And start living for those things! Keep those things in mind at all times, then you'll notice how irrelevant smoking really is. Just live life, do everything your heart desires and when you do, you won't even think about smoking anymore. As if you've never been a smoker.

[Snuggler]

One thing I do miss about smoking is smoke breaks at work. It was nice to have an excuse to slink outside, get some fresh air (lol), and shoot the shit with some of the other smokers. Now I'm banished to my office all day.

[Omegasquash]

Oh hell, everyone knows that you can stop, you can quit, you can never have another cigarette again. You'll always be quitting, it's just that it's way, WAY harder for the first few weeks when you're going through withdrawal.

I've quit for years and months at a time, and then gone back when I was in a dark place. Not something I'm proud of, but I'm not ashamed either. The goal is just to stop, and don't be shy about getting help. You can do it. It'll suck, but you can do it. And your lungs/sex life/taste buds/body will LOVE you for it.

[T.O.P]

One thing I do miss about smoking is smoke breaks at work. It was nice to have an excuse to slink outside, get some fresh air (lol), and shoot the shit with some of the other smokers. Now I'm banished to my office all day.

That's what i was posting right now, i feel you bro :(

[Kentpaul]

Well thats that, tried to stop

I'm drunk and smoking a cigarette.

[ChackanKun]

Drinking is the worst thing a recent nn-smoker should do lol

[Kentpaul]

Drinking is the worst thing a recent nn-smoker should do lol

sure is, this is my second now.

To non smokers... It feels fucking awesome great never try

makes me glad i don't snoked sover

edot. im drunk and puked a little you see its all bad, BAD BADN

edit

dont smoke it may feel amazing but it has its setbacks, after cider he he but yeah its mellow,

[Snegurochka]

i really need to quit. no health issues yet but my mum died of emphysema, i need to stop this shit.i'm smoking right now, ugh.

[Kentpaul]

i really need to quit. no health issues yet but my mum died of emphysema, i need to stop this shit.i'm smoking right now, ugh.

no excuse for smoking bro.

its shit and im puffing away, my poor lungs

GIVE UP FOLKS

cIGS ARE FAIL

they may feel great but the lungs... poor fucks

[smokeymicpot]

So far the hardest thing for me is drinking. At this moment I am a little drunk I don't even want to go to the deli to grab a bagel because I will buy a pack. Then again in the pack of mind I won't because I hid a pack in my room. So I won't was the 13 bucks for a pack.

[CliqWriter]

I only smoke about 2/3 of the time I drink. I drink about twice a week. Do you guys think it could be super detrimental to my health?

(only 2 blacks)

[smokeymicpot]

I only smoke about 2/3 of the time I drink. I drink about twice a week. Do you guys think it could be super detrimental to my health? (only 2 blacks)

Doesn't sound that bad then again I have no idea. But I started smoking because I only smoke when I drank, then it became when I was stressed, and finally when I was bored. Just now after getting some what sick I realized I had to stop.

[Herpes Reasons]

Quit cold turkey. No patch no nicorette.
on Day 15 for me.
Smoked for 12 years.
Feels great. A couple more weeks and I should be over the hump for good

[ChackanKun]

Quit cold turkey. No patch no nicorette. on Day 15 for me. Smoked for 12 years. Feels great. A couple more weeks and I should be over the hump for good

Damn dude, that's really awesome! Keep it going, hope to be able to do the same! Only a few days and Im already kicking myself in the head lol

[Wallach]

Quit cold turkey. No patch no nicorette. on Day 15 for me. Smoked for 12 years. Feels great. A couple more weeks and I should be over the hump for good

I don't know how long it will last for you. I smoked for about ten years and it took about a month for it to become reasonable. The second week I think was really one of the most miserable I've ever had.

I've been smoke free for like 9 months now and I wouldn't say it is totally gone. Sometimes I still think about trying one of those e-cig things. Maybe it never will be, I guess I don't really know. Certainly won't ever smoke another real cigarette though.

[Hoo-doo]

Quit cold turkey. No patch no nicorette. on Day 15 for me. Smoked for 12 years. Feels great. A couple more weeks and I should be over the hump for good

This is how you do it people, everyone else take notes.

[sphinx]

Quit cold turkey. No patch no nicorette. on Day 15 for me. Smoked for 12 years. Feels great. A couple more weeks and I should be over the hump for good

I really want to give you a big hug.

you are going to make it and humanity will be proud of you.

This is how you do it people, everyone else take notes.

co-sign.

no excuses, no bullshit, no "O.k I'll smoke one cigarette less every day" crappy plans.

[Herpes Reasons]

The only agonizing part is training my mind not to want to have a cigarette after dinner.
The trick for me when I have an urge is to have your mind occupied with something else until the urge disappears.

[Wallach]

The only agonizing part is training my mind not to want to have a cigarette after dinner. The trick for me when I have an urge is to have your mind occupied with something else until the urge disappears.

Just after waking, after eating or while having alcohol. Pretty much the three I had to fight with the most.

[sphinx]

in my case, the few times I tried and came back after a day or two it was because of stress, low self-esteem and I guess some kind of depressive mindset. When you smoke, the idea of rotting or destroying yourself must be somewhat appealing.

my guess is that it works when you believe in life, yourself and you have hope for the future.

when I smoked, after eating and during coffee were the hardest moments but if you think for a second, you'll admit you want(ed) to smoke every set of minutes, with more or less eagerness but constantly.

[Snuggler]

The only agonizing part is training my mind not to want to have a cigarette after dinner. The trick for me when I have an urge is to have your mind occupied with something else until the urge disappears.

This was my concern too, but I found that after the first 2-3 day hump, those situations stopped triggering cravings like they used to. That's not to say I wouldn't want to have one after eating or drinking booze or caffeine, but I haven't felt an overwhelming desire to do so. It's still kind of weird to polish off my daily rockstar energy drink (my next habit to kick) without feeling that burning desire for a cig afterwards.

Congrats on your progress so far. Sounds like I'm just a day or two ahead of you, two weeks without a cig is massive for a long time smoker.

[sphinx]

Congrats on your progress so far. Sounds like I'm just a day or two ahead of you, two weeks without a cig is massive for a long time smoker.

when I was on my 2nd and 3rd month without smoking I had nightmares, as in real bad dreams that I smoked again.

I wonder if anyone had similar dreams past a certain point in time.

[Spiffy_1st]

Wow, I expected to click on this thread and see people saying how they'll never be able to make it past the first day. I've been trying to get my dad to quit or at least cut down for my entire life, but nothing works.

[disappeared]

My old man smoked for ~30 years, and he quit about four years ago. He says he still gets cravings once in a while. It never really goes away, by the sounds of it.

[Hellraizer]

Quit cold turkey. No patch no nicorette. on Day 15 for me. Smoked for 12 years. Feels great. A couple more weeks and I should be over the hump for good

Did this last Friday. Smoked for 8 years.

Cold turkey is the way to go. Feels good man.

But its not easy. There are still urges now and then, especially when I have a few drinks or after lunch.

Two days after quitting I was smoking in a dream...never ever before I have had dreams about smoking. Makes me want to fight it even more though.

[sublime085]

Ugh I smoked like 30 cigarettes yesterday, and I woke up feeling terrible and had the most disgusting coughing session. :(

I smoked the last cigarette in my pack this morning. I'm done. Not buying another pack.

[sphinx]

Two days after quitting I was smoking in a dream...never ever before I have had dreams about smoking. Makes me want to fight it even more though.

that's the sign that you are gonna make it, if you ask me. You are so determined that even in your dreams you fight the habit.

Ugh I smoked like 30 cigarettes yesterday, and I woke up feeling terrible and had the most disgusting coughing session. :( I smoked the last cigarette in my pack this morning. I'm done. Not buying another pack.

I am not sure if you are a believer and pray.. but if you feel like you are about fall back, go outside, look at the sky and speak out " I really want to do it, please help me"..

it will appear as if you are asking someone else, like some "god" for help, in truth, you will be asking yourself for help. Which makes sense because god is most at work within ourselves.

don't stop asking for help until you are relieved, cry if necessary.

[Snuggler]

Ugh I smoked like 30 cigarettes yesterday, and I woke up feeling terrible and had the most disgusting coughing session. :( I smoked the last cigarette in my pack this morning. I'm done. Not buying another pack.

Man, just wait. It hasn't been that long since I stopped, but I can already feel the difference. Waking up without a bucketload of phlegm clogged up in my throat is amazing. As is not having that constant graveliness in my throat, and not hacking up a lung after a night of drinking and chain smoking. I'm not getting nearly as winded when I ride my bike or jog either. Fight for it.

[Treefingers]

Quit ~3 weeks ago, first drunk night since quitting I managed to not smoke any :) Feels good man.

[dab0ne]

it's a tough habit to kick. I was able to kick it in 2006 but I had to substitute it with something else. I started dipping (i know... gross) then didn't need the cigs anymore. I was actually able to exercise too. I only dipped what I needed for nicotine and never more than that. After a couple months my dip pinches got smaller and smaller. I then had the physical addiction of having the dip in my lip to over come. I didn't this with spearment gum. I would chew a few pieces then shove it down into my bottom lip. I got a little burn from the mint and that helped with the familiarity of the dip burn. Hope you can quit man... it's not easy but if you're really ready to make the change then you can do it.

Edit: In all honesty I also prayed and asked God for help. The cravings weren't gone but they were very subdued after that.

[Draft]

I'm trying to quit as well. I'm also about a month into the no jerking off thing. Basically I'm like two steps shy of becoming the Buddha.

[Draft]

My plan to quit is simple: just stop buying cigarettes. Smoked the last one in my last pack yesterday at work. Haven't had one since about 24 hours ago.

I want one so bad. If there were a cigarette here, I would smoke it immediately. But because there are none, I'm just... not going to do anything.

[Vorg]

Quit cold turkey last November. I had been a smoker for about 10 years. The first 2 weeks were hell, but if you can get through them it becomes easier. Just don't get yourself into situations where you'd normally smoke in the first few weeks. Gum helped. You need to try and keep your mouth and fingers busy. And don't buy smokes telling yourself it will be your last pack. It won't be.

[Snuggler]

Just spent half an hour stuck in a car with my ex girlfriend while she yelled at me and smoked her Newports. Toughest challenge yet, but I survived.

I want one so bad. If there were a cigarette here, I would smoke it immediately. But because there are none, I'm just... not going to do anything.

I had to purge my house of all cigarettes. Used to scatter packs with 2 or 3 left inside around the house "just in case". For the first few days you definitely gotta remove all temptation.

I've thought about taking a break from jerking off too, but one step at a time. I need that right now.

[Ogni-XR21]

Congrats to all who have managed to stop smoking.

I'm not smoking for a week now, but since I never smoked cigarettes (only when drunk or sometimes at work) but only bongs (tabacco/weed mix) and have so much experience with quitting I find it quite easy after 1 or 2 days.

But this time I don't want to fall back into old habits where I get ahold of some weed and start smoking again only to go through withdrawl again after a week or two. My current plan is not to consume any weed for at least 3 months and if I do consume again I will either eat it or smoke it pure. But I don't want to get back into tabacco ever again.

That's the plan, we'll see how it goes. I'll keep you guys updated.

[ChackanKun]

Another monday, another challenge! Starting my 2nd week without smoking!

Things at work aren't going great, also studies keep me stressed like a rocket about to explode! Let's see how this works lol

[ErasureAcer]

Having my last sober cig after this post. Well, I'll buy a pack when I go to the bar which is rare and I'll have some left over of course which I'll smoke sober as I can't smoke 20 in one outing. But yeah, last cig out of boredom/leisure.

[Gustav]

Another monday, another challenge! Starting my 2nd week without smoking! Things at work aren't going great, also studies keep me stressed like a rocket about to explode! Let's see how this works lol

Great job. Keep it going, man.

[ChackanKun]

Thanks! And I know that this is going to get really tricky from now on lol, since I've been on this route a lot of times. But I hope I can stay focused!

[RSLYG]

20 years smoker here

I join..together

[ChackanKun]

Welcome to the party :P

[Husker86]

I'm on round 2 of quitting in the last 8 months. Back in October I decided to and quit for 3 months. Then I asked a friend for one "to see if I even liked them anymore", and to my surprise, I didn't! It tasted like shit. The next week I asked for another one, "ooo, good, I still don't like them!" Then another, then next week a few more, then after a couple more weeks of this I was fucked again.

It really is amazing how good we are at justifying things to ourselves, so to the people who are a few weeks/months into quitting, feel amazing about yourself but don't let your guard down.

I'm back on the quitting train again and am at a week now. It's honestly not that hard as long as you never consider yourself safe enough to have "just one". I don't doubt there are people out there who can have one every once in a while, I might even be one of them if I exercised a little more control, but there is no reason to. That first cig I had after months of quitting was gross, no pleasure whatsoever including a not so pleasant buzz. There is no reason to have one every once in a while, your body will get no pleasure from it unless you get back to being physically addicted.

[ChackanKun]

I agree, since it has happened to me a lot of times! There isnt only just one cigarette lol, its a freaking trap!

Anywa, another week, another round! How is everybody holding?

[Yoshichan]

Snuggler, AMAZING work man!