Twenty characters jbdfhvcbhgvg
46 Likes
Bro, hell yes. This is what itās all about. 
Behind you 100% and it helped me to read. So much truth and seeing through the BS here.
You probably know already, but hereās an awesome thread for nic quit support: Grumpy A-holes (quitting cigarettes/ nicotine products).
7 Likes
Great job! Thank you for sharing. My mom is a smoker and especially a stress smoker. She will quit but anytime anything super stressful happens that is her excuse to run to the store. We started smoking together bc I am a social smoker. Even for someone like me who doesnāt have the chemical affinity to nicotine like other people do, it was a bit difficult to say goodbye and almost impossible to not have one if they are lying around. I just recently got her to quit again bc I really care about her health and she is 59. You think itās not doing you damage bc you canāt see the immediate effects but itās bad. I recall sitting there multiple times. Almost everyday I would have one and mentally think āI know this bad and full of toxic chemicals but oh well, this one is the last, I donāt even freaking like thisā yet I would pick them up because itās feels nice for a second but then you feel dirty afterwards. You can do it! Do it for your family and definitely do it for your kids. They need you around for a long time and Iām sure you need them just as much. Think about all those chemicals and how everyday without cigs your lungs and body are actively repairing itself. Even after only a month of not smoking you should feel imporovment. Good luck!
7 Likes
Yes! Good move, my friend.
You scared me for a second, when I started reading I thought you were leaving! Thank goodness youāre saying goodbye to cigarettes instead of us! 
7 Likes
Good job man. I quit to after 12 years of smoking, wasnāt easy but I did it take it one day at a time.
4 Likes
Hell yeah man you can do this. I have 14 years without cigarettes and almost 10 without chew. My father died of lung cancer at 53 because of those murderous little death sticks. I book marked this to come back to and check on you. Good luck, you got this!
3 Likes
I have written this before so apologies if itās repetition but something that really helped me quit and stay quit is the fact that smoking doesnāt stop the craving, it causes the next craving (from Allen Carr). That was a total lightbulb moment for me in helping change how I thought about smoking and quitting.
Another thing is the health stats, you know after one day, week, month etc your risk of whatever disease reduces by however much. Really thinking that every time I smoke I am setting that clock back to zero and getting through the cravings was just a waste.
You can do it!
9 Likes
I checked out there Alan Carr easy quit drinking and it shifted my perception of alcohol which has been huge in my attempt at recovery this time. I would recommend checking out the easy quit audio book.
1 Like
Iām guilty of the same. Unfortunately, I got myself believing that vaping is not as harmful as cigarettes. I eventually gave up vaping 2 years ago, then went back to it when I gave up drugs and alcohol 8 months ago. I definitely have to give this up and planning to do it when isolation of covid ends.
I bookmarked your thread and I look forward to reading your nightly post. If I donāt see one, Iāll give you a little nudge for an update. Me reminding you will give me inspiration to quit.
2 Likes
Quitting smoking over 4.5 years, both tobacco and pot, is the best decision I made in my life ever. No joke and no exaggeration. It lead to me quitting drinking too, amongst a load of other good stuff. Youāre giving yourself a strong start and a good chance of succeeding Kevin. You obviously invested time in gaining knowledge about nicotine and addiction to it and how to break that addiction. You obviously have gained the right mindset which is black and white. All or nothing. The third component of a successful quit IMO and experience is having a good support group. I hope you are finding that here. Iāll try to give you some support. Success!
3 Likes
Great letter. You got this bro. I donāt have experience with quitting smokes (I got very lucky when trying out smoking when I was younger. It did literally nothing for me, so I dropped cigarettes before developing a habit because I found smoking to be a āboringā drug), but Iāve heard it can be tough to kick. I believe you can do this though. Youāre going to do great.
2 Likes
Hereās to your second smoke free day friend! Have a good Monday!
1 Like
I really enjoyed reading your letter so thank you! I am a smoker and can really relate to what your letter said, Iām going to give quitting a go soon so I will be writing my own letter now that Iāve seen yours, thanks and best of luck!
2 Likes
Ah thank you 
really appreciate it! Itās so nice being able to come to this forum and meet like minded people! Hope your having a good day!
1 Like
Hopefully the no smoking is going well today!
2 Likes
You won today Kevin! Itās a battle right now. You know itāll improve.ODAAT. Youāre doing it!
2 Likes
another day in the bag? I hope itās getting better for you.
1 Like
Keep pumping iron bro. When the oxygen comes back you will get a huge rush of adrenaline and you need an outlet. Also constant support helped me. Sometimes like every five minutes support. The sleep loss is brutal. The urges and cravings will pass quickly so ride them out and do whatever it takes to stay distracted until they pass. By week 3 it will start to get better and you can start rewarding yourself with the money you saved. Itās an insanely expensive addiction. I have saved over $8k so far.
Try allen carr easy way on youtube. Also read some stories in www.whyquit.com
2 Likes
Happy to see your progress Kevin! You went to bed a winner and youāll be waking up a winner today. Just keep going one day at a time and youāll never be stopped.
1 Like
How you holding up?
2 Likes