Breathe
 

Today, January 5th marks six years since I became a non-smoker. I do not regret it for a minute and still have no desire to ever smoke another cigarette. I feel so blessed to not have cravings or desire to smoke. I never dreamed I would be able to stop smoking, but I quit cold turkey. I honestly feel I can do anything after achieving this!

Congrats to all who have given up the habit, and to all of those in process of doing so! You can do it!

Tabula Rasa on a Saturday Night in April.
 

I've been an on and off smoker since I was 29 years of age. What got me started was an major crises on my life, back then (dv). About nine years later, I came down with a bad case of pneumonia, in the middle of a really hot summer back in the late 1990's and was so ill that I quite smoking for about two or three years. Anyway, a few years later, after breaking up with my first butch girlfriend (another major crises), I started casually smoking again, telling myself that it was my coping tool, that smoking cigarettes was less harmful than turning to alcohol or drugs to help me manage the emotional stress I was going through, after breaking up with hir. So, I was talking with my al-anon sponsor tonight and told her that I have to find a better way to deal with stressors in my life in more rational way and treat my reliance on smoking as not a coping tool but what it really is, a self harming behavior.

So about ten minutes ago, I interrupted my smoking habit. And I will keep disrupting and/or interrupting my habit until it becomes second nature to be smoke free.

I don't want to be a smoker anymore.

I am going to live the next two decades of my life, smoke free.

Hello No
 

2 yrs and 9 months (cold turkey)

Congrats!!

Been 5 months this time. Went 2 years before. Someone told me to just go smoke and drink today! :blink:
I'm not gonna do it.

Why let someone else's pressure encourage you to give up something you value? Been tobacco free for 3 months, myself.

Also clean for 1 yr 9mos.
Sober 8 yrs.

We can do it one day at a time.

GOOD for you, hang in there...:hangloose:

Kudos and more kudos and even more kudos to all who are trying to quit ... or who have quit .... or are quitting everyday! For many it's a daily struggle! My pops smoked for 40+ years, couldn't quit. My brother has finally quit after 35+ years! Know that we're rootin' for ya! :koolaid:

I just realized today is the 7th year anniversary of the day I become a non-smoker... cold turkey at that. It is one of the best choices I have made in my entire life. I never looked book, and just kept telling myself, "I don't smoke."

If you have quit, congratulations! You made a great choice and you deserve to be proud of yourself! Cheers!

If you are trying to quit, please know you can do this. One of the major things that helped me to quit other than just putting them down and never lighting another one, was to change my thinking with regards to smoking.

You can quit without all of the cravings and mood swings, by making a plan, telling yourself truthful positive things, and alter any routines you have now that involve smoking. For instance if you generally light up after a meal, plan ahead to do something different for that 10 minutes. Brush your teeth, if you feel a craving coming on, and drink water. Also know that cravings only last for a couple of minutes before vanishing. Best wishes!

I think I am on my 6th or 7th anniversary of my last ciggie so if you are trying to quit, just know that it CAN be done.

I was a smoker off and on for about 15 years and had quit a couple of other times but finally had that "Yeah, this is nasty" moment and quit for good.

I don't miss smelling like smoke all the time or worrying if I needed another mint before kissing someone and I sure the fuck don't miss the expense. I come from a long family history of smokers and many of them still do so there has been a bit of adjustment around the social aspect during the holidays but it's so worth it.

I can't recommend a decent method. I didn't do patches or gum or anything. I vaped for awhile on 0 nicotine vapes but that kinda made me feel gross too so I stopped even doing that.

Good luck to all who are trying to quit and CONGRATS to those who have! :hangloose:

:deepthoughts::onebutch::cowboihorse::nailbitin:If you want to quit, just do it! You know you can. Think of something very difficult that you just put your shoulders back, chest out, straightened your hat, and stood tall with head up, bucked up and did.

Just be determined you can kick ass!

I quit alcohol then heroin then tobacco all the same way (cold turkey) so if you want it, you can get it.

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25 years smoke free. My kudos and support to anyone fighting this addiction! To all who are trying....please please stay strong and keep going....it is so worth the effort and struggle.

7 & 6
 

I am positive that I have not inhaled a cigarette or any other form of inhalants in 7 years and 6 months. *HONK* Feel good and won't touch one ever!

Congrats to everyone here..

In sept 2017 i got real sick , i layed down the cigarettes and got the patch, in dec 2017 i had a hiccup , i did not smoke a single cigarette in 2018...amd none this far in 2019...i finally feel like a non smoker.

Although i wore the pstch for well over a year and was prepared for another year in feb of 2019 i kept forgetting to put one one so i decided to try a day without one....

Im fucking proud.

Hi folks! Thought the following info from SciShow might be of interest to anyone considering using vaping to help give up on smoking - it may be a bad idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSuPxr5-ZY

SMOKERS
 

Nothing to drink for 7 years and no smoking for almost 3. Cold turkey on both. You just have to be ready yourself and be strong.