SMOKERS... LETS KICK the HABIT!!

Kätzchen · 04-09-2017, 12:32 AM

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.

uglyboi · 12-31-2017, 11:46 PM

6 Years & 2 Weeks! Yip!!~

ksrainbow · 01-01-2018, 12:02 AM

2 yrs and 9 months (cold turkey)

Congrats!!

EnchantedNightDweller · 01-01-2018, 12:10 AM

Been 5 months this time. Went 2 years before. Someone told me to just go smoke and drink today!

I'm not gonna do it.

cathexis · 01-01-2018, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by EnchantedNightDweller

Been 5 months this time. Went 2 years before. Someone told me to just go smoke and drink today!

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.

Orema · 11-01-2020, 05:46 AM

This is my 11th year cigarette free. Yay for me!

I stopped on Nov. 1, 2009, and it fell on a Sunday like today.

I smoked for 41 years and Wellbutrin cured me in 6 weeks.

I’m one of the lucky ones.

Stone-Butch · 11-01-2020, 07:32 AM

It will be three years come January 2021 totally smoke free. Smoked for at least 45 yrs. It's good to be free.

homoe · 01-01-2018, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnchantedNightDweller

Been 5 months this time. Went 2 years before. Someone told me to just go smoke and drink today!

I'm not gonna do it.

GOOD for you, hang in there...

Lyte · 01-01-2018, 10:52 PM

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!

Jesse · 01-05-2018, 07:35 PM

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!

04-09-2017, 12:32 AM	#1
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a Brick House (Femme) Relationship Status: Busy (involved with a special someone here at home) Join Date: May 2010 Location: In a small community Posts: 16,277 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,277 Thanked 33,638 Times in 10,730 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	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. __________________ “The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,” — Jillian Turecki. ”Without justice, democracy dies,” — Jess Michaels (Epstein survivor). ”The planet can provide for human need, but not human greed,” — Dr Jane Goodall.

12-31-2017, 11:46 PM	#2
uglyboi Member How Do You Identify?: As the 'The Bourne Identity' Preferred Pronoun?: Cheerful pessimist Relationship Status: Married Join Date: May 2011 Location: In a house we bought Posts: 411 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 294 Thanked 1,208 Times in 327 Posts Rep Power: 18936851	Hello No 6 Years & 2 Weeks! Yip!!~

11-01-2020, 07:32 AM	#7
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,751 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,370 Thanked 9,433 Times in 3,091 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Smokers---lets kick the habit It will be three years come January 2021 totally smoke free. Smoked for at least 45 yrs. It's good to be free.

01-05-2018, 07:35 PM	#10
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,780 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	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! __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

01-01-2018, 12:02 AM	#3
ksrainbow Member How Do You Identify?: Valued Relationship Status: UNO Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 774 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,759 Thanked 2,193 Times in 574 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	2 yrs and 9 months (cold turkey) Congrats!!

01-01-2018, 12:10 AM	#4
EnchantedNightDweller Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: her, she Relationship Status: Being single is a good thing and I like it. Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 1,492 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,907 Thanked 2,462 Times in 803 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	Been 5 months this time. Went 2 years before. Someone told me to just go smoke and drink today! I'm not gonna do it.

11-01-2020, 05:46 AM	#6
Orema Superlative Soul Sister How Do You Identify?: Lesbian stone femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: Moving in a single file and sometimes a sinner. Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cottage of Content Posts: 13,731 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 41,503 Thanked 34,768 Times in 8,976 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	This is my 11th year cigarette free. Yay for me! I stopped on Nov. 1, 2009, and it fell on a Sunday like today. I smoked for 41 years and Wellbutrin cured me in 6 weeks. I’m one of the lucky ones.

01-01-2018, 10:52 PM	#9
Lyte Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Meh... I'm not very particular about this. Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: The south... bleh! Posts: 1,744 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,316 Thanked 5,113 Times in 1,504 Posts Rep Power: 21474847	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!