Stories and experiences

I, 35 years old man, quit 117 days (4 days to 4 months) ago after smoking for 18 years. I am still coughing out black tar (phlegm? not sure) 2/3 times a day. It's not everyday but almost with very little gap. I do not have any cough except 2/3 times to throw out tar possibly due to irritation. I am wondering if anybody had such issue before. I googled the symptom but could not confirm how long it...

At 4months I was ok. Discomfort periodically appears.I was fine about it. Until today! I open my social media account and I read something from a friends post. She's looking for an oxygen refill. The husband diagnosed as covid patient. And then boom! That was my trigger. I'm having panic attacks Right now. My breathing feels like I'm having too much oxygen and I cant handle it.this is not from ...

To everyone who is struggling to quit smoking, it is possible since i was there and finally overcame this habit. I just wanted to share my experience about this video that helped me https://bit.ly/3ivh8dv

Just short of 1000 days smoke free and a saving of $19,000! It is well and truly all behind me now. I no longer miss it at all. And what surprises me is that whenever we are out I see very few people smoking. I have just turned 60 and truly believe if I still smoked I would have been on oxygen. My breathing is so much more manageable. I am still using ventolin, when I need it, and have prev...

Just wanted to check if anyone else been experienced something similar with withdrawals. I stopped smoking around 8 weeks ago. I Been smoking for 6 years around a pack a day. First of all I did not stop because I wanted too,I stopped because someone said I could not and I wanted to prove a point. This is also my first time trying to quit. I stopped cold turkey and my withdrawals the first week ...

Hi all! i’m 21 years old, I live in SA, and i’ve smoked for 5 years now, I need help! i’ve tried quitting, i’ve failed soo many times before, but this time I really want to do it. I need help dealing with pressure to smoke, all my friends smoke, it’s hard, i live in a small town, so meeting new people who dont smoke is near impossible, i don’t want to push my friends away, but i don’t want to ...

Hi all I’ve not had a cigarette for a week now,I live in the UK, I’ve never tried to stop before,I’m going cold turkey,I smoked roll ups with no filters for 35 years,it’s very tough at the minute,I’m single so it’s ok to be grumpy with myself lol,on a possitive note I’ve noticed my breathing is better already,I went on a 20 mile hike yesterday and really felt an improvement in my breathing contro...

If you used to smoke a cigarette straight after eating your food,wash the pots and tidy up straight after eating to take your mind off wanting to smoke

Hi everyone, I am in my late thirties, smoked from 15 - 28. Quit for 10 years and started again 1 year ago. You don't need to tell me how stupid this is, I thought I was immune from the addiction at this point. I now have young children. My husband and I thought it would be fun to have a couple of smokes one night and that we wouldn't get hooked again. Now I hide in isolation around the back ...

123 days nicotine free! Most of my withdrawal issues have subsided now. No more panic attacks, heart palpitations, chest pains. Those were awful. A little anxiety comes and goes at times but I can deal with it. When it does I get the feeling I can’t catch a deep breath; but I realize it’s all in my head and it passes. My only issue now is neck pain that comes and goes. I believe it’s due to st...