I officially quit smoking cigarettes! Has anyone else been able to quit? Aside from my health, being a musician helped. I took a singing class in college and play two wind instruments. I want to be able to sing and play my instruments without feeling like my lungs are going to give out.
I noticed that my breathing was getting really bad. When you have an addiction, you overlook these things.
I never thought I would be able to do this. I just stopped cold turkey and already feel better. I actually don't even have the desire to smoke anymore. I am friends with a few people who still do and saying no when they offer you a cigarette is the hardest part at first. But with time, you eventually won't even want any.
I also don't trust the new vaping culture and stay far away from it.
I quit in 2003 after almost 10 years of smoking. Good for you. Stick with it - it gets easier.
Good for you! It sounds like you have the right attitude and are off to a good start!
I just quit once, 25 years ago. I'd always said I would when I got pregnant, because it wasn't fair to do that to a baby, and I think it gave me the fortitude to say no during the early days. When my husband died, I was able to stay away from cigarettes, but I actually dreamed I was smoking. I figured if I could go through that without smoking, anything else would be a cake walk.
Feel free to look for support when you need it, and give yourself treats to reward your accomplishments.
Congratulations! The only thing I have ever liked smoked are salmon and cheeses.
And smoked salmon cream cheese.
@vjohnson51 Yeah, my sister went through a smoking period, but she quit. Now she vapes (weed.) I just can't stand the idea of inhaling smoke into my lungs. Having recently developed slight asthma doesn't help either. But good on you for quitting Hope you keep it up!
I quit 10 years ago. I periodically check an app that tells me house much I have saved by not smoking.
I bought a truck and once that was paid off, I started going on cruises.
My god, what a clever idea! I'd never heard of this app, but I'm going to look for it. If I'm having a rough day, it could cheer me up to see the island I could buy with the money saved not smoking.
Yay!! Great news!! Good for you!
I am in the process (reducing nicotine levels slowly through the vape) and will be done with my process 1 Jan 2020.
I quit twice. Started smoking at 16 and quit the first time when I was around 30 for 11 years. Then I stupidly started again as a social thing and found myself smoking a pack a day again soon after. Quitting the second time was even harder, but that was long ago and I have no desire at all to start again. My last wife stops and starts on a regular basis and has tried a variety of methods to quit. I think the longest she lasted was almost a year before something bugs her and she goes running out for a pack of smokes. Did I mention sheβs my ex?
I quit smoking in 1993. I used the patch, which required a prescription. I don't think I have the strength to go through all that again.
Good for you! Never started so never had to quit
Vaping doesn't seem to do anything but keep you hooked from what I've heard, so not vaping sounds like a good choice.
Not starting any addictive behaviors is always the best way not to have to deal with quitting.
@Barnie2years very true. If only I were as allergic to cocaine as I am to tobacco.
@1of5 I never got into anything stronger than pot, and that was only for a brief period around 16. Never was a big drinker, my stomach regurgitates when I over drink . Cigarettes were really my only vice, if you donβt include porn, which was never really an addiction, just a pass time . I never had any desire to even try the more addictive drugs, their effects never seemed like anything I needed in my life.
@Barnie2years consider yourself smart/lucky. Illegal drugs are a fuckton of fun (a metric fuckton, btw), but continued use is usually a sign that the person isnt really happy/sees no future/feels trapped.
Guys gotta enjoy his pastimes
@vjohnson51 addiction is definitely a disease. And I believe to a great degree genetic. One of the reasons AA works is the people get addicted to god idea, the meetings and support system. They have to have something outside themselves controlling their life, be it drugs, alcohol, or con men selling god. Non addictive personalities can get hooked on something like cigarettes, drugs or alcohol because of social circumstances and the chemicals in the product. But they can usually get off them if they can fight the chemical addiction. They donβt need the emotional attachment I started smoking because my friends smoked and it seemed cool. When I decided I wanted to try a drug I spent a summer reading up on common drugs, their effects, side effects and addictive qualities. I settled on marijuana as the least likely to have bad outcome and went for it. After three months of having fun and playing with it, I heard though the grapevine my name was circulating in my momβs social circle as a drug user. So I put my stash in the woods and never touched it again.
@vjohnson51, @Barnie2years AA's success rate isn't what AA says it is. Unfortunatly.
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Addiction is starting to be understood. Problem is, that understanding shows some serious flaws in our society as it appears to be a mixture of unrealistic expectations, heredity, lack of opportunity (personal expression or economic), no means to better yourself (education or just chill time), and a couple I'm forgetting. Society needs to change on a fairly fundamental level to help curb addiction.