Day 1
Hey everyone...well what a weird day Aug 1st 2016 was. I woke up and FINALLY decided that this would be my last day of smoking cigarettes. I'm 46 and live in SoCal.. Grew up here. My story is classic. I started smoking because it was "cool" and all the tough guys and hot girls smoked in 1982. I was 13. So fast forward 33 years later and I finally feel it this time around. Of course I was supposed to quit at 25,then 30. Then I was gonna quit at 33. Fail fail fail! Anyways I'm glad I found this site. I've got a long road to recovery ahead, but I'm not smoking another cigarette period!!
Excellent attitude, keep that going, keep strong.. Laugh at yourself too, it takes some of the stress out of it all.
Thank you cranky 76...I'ts easy to laugh at myself. I can't believe I let this addiction basically control my life.
that's what addictions do that's why they are addictions its easy to stop doing something we are not addicted too or get some sort of feel good from.
nicotine hits the dopamine receptors in the brain so its a hit of feel good, now really who wants to stop doing that I know I sure didn't !!
the part and the reason why we stop is the side affects become not worth the pay off as in death is not worth the dopamine hit.
and that's the bottom line right there !! if it wasn't going to kill me or worse I would be still smoking away.
IC
well done by the way and keep it simple just do today as we all have to or less if need be.
IC
Your Story is very similar to mine...I kept saying id quit on my birthday for the past 10 years. I had some sorry ass attempts at quitting for years, maybe lasting a day or two. Today will be 14 days of not smoking. I have managed to do it without the help from Nicotine replacement. I am getting some strong urges at work because a lot of people smoke there. However everytime i pass on an offer i feel my will power getting stronger. Stay Strong Peerprezzur!
Your Story is very similar to mine...I kept saying id quit on my birthday for the past 10 years. I had some sorry attempts at quitting for years, maybe lasting a day or two. Today will be 14 days of not smoking. I have managed to do it without the help from Nicotine replacement. I am getting some strong urges at work because a lot of people smoke there. However everytime i pass on an offer i feel my will power getting stronger. Stay Strong Peerprezzur!
Thank you IC and CF. yes this is like the hardest thing ever. But why? I mean hard things are like becoming an astronaut or going to college for and getting a degree. Why would not smoking a little tiny stick be so difficult? It's absolutely insane. But some of the most intelligent and famous people in history were addicted to cigs I'm sure amd couldn't quit these little bastards.
Anyways....I actually went 24 hours without a cig,.then sadly had around 3 and went to bed. Of course I feel like a failure. I have a vape unit and that was helping me all day,but then like an idiot I decided to have a few drinks.,,and then I was around smokers,:.and then well ..you know what happened next. I will not let this ruin my quit attempt..I'm gonna beat these little f'rs if it's the last thing I do.