Just a reminder that it can be done folks. I takes a plan, it takes knowledge, it takes dedication and it takes a support system. With all that in place is is totally doable. ODAAT of course. Never again! Smoking is stupid. Smoking kills. Quitting is smart. Love.
PS. I’ll remain forever cautious but I can honestly say I haven’t craved a smoke for something like three years now. It’s disgusting to me.
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Amazing! Good for you and thanks for sharing, and showing us it can be done.
@Rockstar24777 day one hooray
God bless you gentlemen. 
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Congrats man very jealous and very proud of you. 
Good for you Rob! 5 days is huge. Everyone who has tried to quit knows it.
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Thank you Hanna I appreciate that!
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So true. For me it was all about those early days. Getting to a week was such a grind. Impossible. Once I got to about 6 weeks it seemed to stick and I just suddenly stopped thinking about it.
Day 435 now, feeling confident with it. Couldn’t string together more than a few weeks until this run. Really happy I’m no longer addicted to nicotine. I still get the odd crave but 99% of the time the thought disgusts me.
You can all do it 
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Nice numbers!
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wooooo echo what hailstrom said the early days are hard. Keep up the good work
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Ooh what can I say Cate… high five!
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Im young and im struggling to quit vaping/nicotine. If anyone has any suggestions or tips on how to make it through id much appreciate it.
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Congrats on your decision to quit Jeremy. best one you can take right now. In the beginning it’s hard. But it’s doable. Take your time scrolling though this thread (yes it’s long, sorry). There are some great tips and tricks on how to successfully quit nicotine forever. Here’s just one I posted before. The basis for me is three things: Knowledge of nicotine and addiction, dedication to what you are doing, and a support group around you. Alone it’s too much. Together it’s doable. Success on your smoke free road friend. Here’s a repost from an old forum that was a great help to me when I quit smoking 6 years ago. Best decision I took in my life no joke.
The Quit Kit
Repost by Grammax6
Welcome Newbies! Ready to quit? Then you need a Quit Kit!
It isn’t a matter of just slapping on a patch or chewing some nic gum. Every behavior you can think of is tied to your smoking. We smoked because we were happy, sad, mad, hurt, tired, sick, bored…etc. You need to replace those habits. Take a day to make a plan.
We call it a Quit Kit. It can be anything you want. Get creative and really think about it. Some things folks have used is nicotine gum. You can buy regular gum the same size, color and flavor so you can go back and forth between the two. If you are using the patch, make sure you have an extra patch in the office, in your purse, or in your wallet, for those days when you have forgotten to put one on in the morning. It happens more than you think! Have lozenges available for those high stress / high craving times.
Have some Red Vines to ‘smoke’. Or cut up a straw into thirds…especially during high trigger times like driving. Sometimes it feels good to just hold it if you are accustomed to always having a smoke in your hand. Grab your favorite CDs or tapes to put in your car so you can put one in and sing out loud. My favorite was dancing and singing at the same time. Your brain cannot do a third thing, so thinking about smoking just disappears.
To keep your mind and hands busy, go to Michael’s or some other craft store and look for things to do. Buy something that interests you; rug hooking kits, scrap booking stuff, or Christmas stocking kits for the grand kids. Or, get some coloring books and colored pencils or felt tip pens. Stained glass, floral, tropical fish or Native American motif coloring books are available everywhere now. They make you want to do a good job. Dora the Explorer would make me want to scribble on her face. LOL!
Make a list of everything that needs to be done, or you want to do around the house. Go through each room and write down everything from cleaning out drawers and closets to painting, rearranging or redecorating. Same with the garage and yard work. Once you have your list, break it down into 5-15 minutes segments so nothing becomes overwhelming.
Make baggies of crunchy foods to satisfy your mouth so they are at work and handy to grab. Carrots, celery, chex mix, pretzel sticks (you can hold those like a cig), gum, etc. They need to be ready to just grab at any given time.
This is important!!! The Three Post Rule: When you are craving and really shaky, post and click the “I’m craving and need some help” box. Wait for at least 3 response posts before you make a decision to purchase cigarettes or to smoke. Most times, you will be fine once you read the posts (keeps you from dwelling). If not…post again and wait for 3 more.
Once you have all these things figured out you will be well prepared to handle anything and you don’t even have to think…just look at your list… Keep 1 copy at work, 1 at home, 1 in your purse or wallet, 1 in the car.
If you did one day, you can do 2. If you did 3, you can do one more. No future tripping. You can’t do a darn thing about tomorrow until it gets here. Today is a good time to quit but if you feel you can’t, then take tomorrow to put together your Quit Kit and quit the day after. Don’t set a quit date out there for 2 weeks, 1 month, etc. All you do is make yourself crazy in your head by stressing over that date. You know you can do this.
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Closing tonight on Day 3 of no smoking cigs. I just decided on Monday morning after smoking my last cig to just stop. I actually had to cancel helping a friend paint tonight because he smokes (he’s a recovering alcoholic as well. we actually stopped drinking around the same time) and he understands of course.
The wheezing is whats scaring me to be honest. I just hope the time I did smoke doesn’t catch up with me (cancer, etc). I’m starting to become aware of my mortality now. We all will die one day and I accept that. I just don’t want to hurry it along 
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This is next on the list for me after court. Hopefully I will be joining you all in 2-3 weeks!
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