Have you ever quit smoking before?

[Smashingdoozy]

I've smoked on and off since I was about 14, obviously a really bad habit which I am trying to break. I've switched to vaping 99% of the time and lowering the nicotine slowly. Social situations are really hard though, If I'm out drinking or just out with friends who still smoke cigarettes I end up also smoking.

Any tips or tricks that worked for you?

[molonski2]

So I quit 30 years ago ( odd ) in 1992 , how did I do it? Well , you are correct , its not easy so don't sell yourself short. For me I started running , and the reason this helped was because I could really quantify the damage I was doing , this game me a mindset , I started telling myself " I'm a non smoker , I dont want to be called a smoker , I hate xyyzz tobacco company " the more I kept repeating this stuff , the more I started to believe , I avoided some particular people too , I just had to.

But , here is something for you to think about - 30 years on , longer than you have been alive , I still have an occasional dream , where I have a smoke , and I wake up with the taste in my mouth , true ! That's how horrid these dam things are ! That's another thing I told myself " They are trying to addict me , god knows what's in there " .

Its not easy don't beat yourself up , one day at a time , start with a day , its a physical addiction , and a legal drug manufacturer ( with a marketing department - still ) , has set out to help destroy your health and shorten your life , it was all these thoughts that really helped me.

Sincerely wishing you well , good luck.

ps; I at one point years ago went for a job as a sales representative at Rothmans , thankyou Buddha , I was short listed but was unsuccessful , could not have lived with myself.

[Billlewis]

I finally quit five years ago, and I can tell you unequivocally that the biggest reason why people can't quit is because they're not willing to do it incrementally. In other words, when they tell the clerk at the store, 'Man, I've got to get off these damn things, and the clerk then offers them some alternatives, such as nicotine pouches, or the ridiculously maligned product that will probably extend my life by at least ten years , vaping. The next time someone tells you that vaping is as bad, or nearly as bad, politely tell them that they're full of shit. I've experienced this firsthand and the 'vaping is bad' falsehood is just another example of the liberal elites blocking our access to accurate information, to keep us in the dark and therefore easier to manipulate.

[Billlewis]

I meant that that when they're offered alternatives, they respond with, 'Nope I'm gonna do that, I'm just gonna quit everything -- and five years later they're standing in that line, waiting to buy another pack, because they refused to consider a different strategy than the that hadn't worked the last four or five times they tried

[Smashingdoozy]

Vaping is still bad obviously, you're inhaling that which should not be inhaled. It's maybe better than smoking but we don't know the long term effects since they haven't been around that long. I do make sure to avoid any of the ingredients known to cause issues like popcorn lung

[Billlewis]

I guess it's different for different people. All I can tell you is, after more than twenty years of smoking, I couldn't inhale anything for close to a year, and survived on the pouches until my lungs had healed sufficiently to start vaping again. I get so much grief about vaping (you're still hooked on nicotine..) but every day I see people who have undoubtedly been trying to quit for years but still can't. My response to those who say vaping is so bad (I've been vaping for five years now, I'll be 60 in a couple of months and I'm chasing down buses again, which five years ago would have been unthinkable. I'm a Scorpio, and we generally have addictive personalities. Just because you can't build Rome in a day doesn't mean you should never start the project. Good luck to everyone.

[ShesRad80]

no, i just never started- but i had one patient he was so addicted to smoking, his wife- because he could not smoke on campus or as a heart patient in there , would bring him nicotine patches in the hospital to chew on.

[Curiosity2006]

Print these 2 pictures, and slide them between the thin plastic paper & the pack of cigarettes. Glue them if there's none.

If that doesn't help you, nothing will. Find the strength.

[Potteplante]

We've more horrid pictures already printed on the cigarettes packs we buy & it doesn't help. People still smoke - young people still choose to start

[Curiosity2006]

@Potteplante Should you really desire a more drastic prevention method, you could go to Rehab. However this should really be the last step, it's like an asylum there with all due respect.
You're paying money that you've worked hard for to harm your body. You've got only one body. Every cigarette you smoke shortens your life by about 10 minutes of the remainder. If premature aging / death don't keep you from smoking, then let's face it, you genuinely don't have the will to fight/live.

[Potteplante]

@Curiosity2006

I'm not a smoker. I only mentioned the fact that in Denmark - they already put pictures on cigarette packages which makes the once you picked a child's play. It isn't working.

The facts are that people, humans - do often NOT think about long term consequences because they're long term. It doesn't happen now and here - that has nothing to do with me, that's just how it is.

Smokers definitely DO have a will to fight and live - just like everyone else.

[Curiosity2006]

@Potteplante Aha! Gotcha.
Well, sadly you can't possibly Prevent someone from smoking Against their will. Whether they are a First-time tryout smokers, or smokers on the long run. They have to have the desire to actually Stop Killing Themselves. And there's an immense difference between Wanting to end it (but doing nothing about it) i. e. 'Next time, Next month I'mma quit for good!, Next summer', and Wanting to end it + Taking actions 'Throw away that cigarette, it'll only hurt for 30 day-ish' just like cocaine addiction. If one wants something they can do it, it's not water/food it's poison in disguise /wasted money.

[Potteplante]

@Curiosity2006 addiction and humans are way more complicated that that. Not only to mention, that despite of how unhealthy smoking is, that is often by far the least of a person's concerns since they've more pressing matters to deal with. - again, point towards people not focusing on long term consequences, but short term.

[Curiosity2006]

@Potteplante Alright. However, a lot of people were able to quit Without Rehab because they simply had the will to. It's sorta as simple as that. Live or Die, make your choice!

[MementoMori777]

Unfortunately the way I managed to quit was when my lungs started feeling like some balloons inflating and deflating when I breathed that's when I went cold turkey and quit, I went full on abusive and I vaped first and that caused me to smoke after, I also smoked weed and thc carts on top of that so it wasn't a healthy lifestyle but I quit and I'm over a year now free of it and I believe if you really wanna quit, you will, you just can't fold, I'm still got mucus that taste like metal, I hope you manage to quit, you also should find other things to keep your mouth distracted, if you Could, it's easier, I recommend chewing gum.

[loveslongnails]

I've quit several times, this last time for good. I started when I was 15, smoked a little in HS but mostly in college, then on and off until I was 30. I've quit now for 7 years, don't vape, no tobacco at all and no urge for it. Did it cold turkey too. I picked a day, had my last smoke, and was done.

I don't have any tips, because for me, it was a matter of one thing or the other. I was singing and playing out in bars and clubs, and my voice was going downhill. I couldn't do both, and I loved playing too much to let a bad habit run my life. For me, it became an easy choice.

[NYCQuestions1976]

I've never smoked, but I know that part of the attraction/addiction to smoking is the oral fixation part (no pun or innuendo intended). Since the vape isb't cutting it in social/drinking situations, maybe you can try gum or a straw or a toothpick. Lame suggestions, I know. The only other thing that I can suggest is that you need to have a "What the fuck am I doing?" moment with yourself. For example, a friend of mine smoked through her teens and early 20s like you. One January, she stepped outside her house to have a cigarette (her husband didn't smoke and she didn't ever smoke around her kids). It was snowing and barely above 0°F that day, and after a few drags, she was like, "What the fuck am I doing?" She never smoked again after that. Maybe a similar "shock" situation needs to happen for you.

[TonyMetal___86]

I never smoked cigarettes in my life to stop it now 😄 but at the age of 28 i started smoking hookah but just like once in a week or two and i'm not attached to it, which means that i can stop it at anytime...

I'm glad that you're trying to quit smoking doozee girl, throw this trash from your hand and keep your lungs clean and fresh, even if everyone smokes around you and offers you a cigarette, just reject it and never think of it, you health comes 1st!

I'd like to hear you saying one day that you have quit smoking once and for all!

[D_Bone_Steak]

I did... and I turned into an alcoholic. Then I just started smoking again after some bullshit. I guess I sort of quit since because I switched to vape... but it is what it is. I no longer stink and smell like a watermelon... attracting black chicks.

Stop being racist!

[Red_Arrow]

I was smoking 2 packs a day at age 24. I decided I was killing myself (literally) and started cutting back. Shortly after I met the woman who would become my wife and she was a non smoker. So I immediately stopped smoking. The withdrawal was rough, but well worth it.

[NathanDavis]

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and certainly don't believe celebrities...

but give this book a try, a lot of "everyday" people swear it was what actually helped them

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[exitseven]

No but I stopped drinking when I became unemployed. There was a lot of really bad things going on in my life and I decided that since things were going to suck anyway I would at least try to make someting positive come out of it.

[EmmaMary]

Thankfully I've never, ever taken up the most filthy, disgusting and unhygienic act. 🤮

[TonyMetal___86]

That's good, stay healthy miss emma mary 😌

[NotTacocaT6969]

Cold turkey.


No nicotine at all for 2 weeks.


After the two week mark the cravings will disappear.

[Fireguy17]

No, I have been very fortunate that both my sister and I have never smoked even though both of our parents smoked.
I've just never had the urge to smoke.
I guess I'm pretty lucky that way.

[Still-alive]

My mom was a chain smoker from back when it was still a social norm to smoke. She tried everything from listening to music to the gum stuff until finally she just did it cold Turkey in 2007. It was a good moment for her.

[mstbooblover]

The only time I ever smoked was at the border school. I didn't like it at all, and thus never smoked again. Meaning I never had to quit ;0)

[Nikki1989]

I quit a few years ago. It was much easier than I thought it was going to be.

[Spongebobssocks]

Nah never smoked but seams like its very hard to quit once you've started

[petitedollbabee]

I’ve quit tobacco once.. not by choice. I quit for a month and a half before going back to it.

[Sparkie460]

Yes my wife and I both quit smoking when she got pregnant with our first child. It was hard but we conditioned our minds to quit. You have to be determined to quit.

[Anonymous]

Yes!
Smoking was messing up with my face and health
I got lot of acnes and old skin while smoking
Also I got gassed out fast
So I decided to quit

[Friendlybro79]

Never smoked but my friends that successfully quit said the trick is simple. Just stop.

[soe11]

Yes, now I hate the smell and can not stand with them.

[nawtee_me]

Yes, it has been about 15 years now that I have quit.

[Jmmmfi4]

Lucky I never started... smoking and vaping are disgusting

[jjj101010]

Yeah I have. I used patches. It isn’t fun! Good luck

[serious]

I never smoke.

[Anonymous]

You have to want to.

[Anonymous]

No, because I never smoke.

[CubaPirate]

Yeah years ago

[eagle1951]

yeah last time was 1995