TL:DR - I'm still a bit shocked or confused that it is extremely likely I won't ever be a smoker again. I've been smoking 20 a day for the last 14 years. Not sure when exactly, maybe a few years ago, I started disliking smoking immensely. So each year, I'd say... maybe this is the year I'll stop. And it kept rolling over to the next year. For the last year, I've increased my exercise (spe...

Hi All Decided to log back in and see how folks are tracking. It had been a while since I visited, maybe late April. I found a few stories that sounded familiar - when does it get better ? when does the anxiety go? etc...I can remember those days well and my heart ached for these folks. So I commented for these folk as I know when I was asking similar things many of you encouraged me. So thankf...

As far as my family & friends knows I haven't had a cigarette since 29.05.2019. I was going strong for 2 weeks and an unforeseen incident at the office lead me straight back to the nicotine monster. I ONLY smoke at the office, not at home or at social/family events. I feel guilty for keeping this a secret from my husband, friends and extended family. I feel anxious when I think I think I can't...

After so many years of loaded guilt , self destruction, fake happiness due to the smoking addiction, I am able almost 10 month guilt free, really happy that I have not smoked. After months of hot and sweaty climate, finally it rained for a long time washing away all the negativity and leaving behind happy feelings and a fresh evening . Normally I would have smoked out of joy but now I enjoy...

For the first time i had a dream that i smoked a cigarette. I do not recall it clearly, but i do remember that i lit a second one later and put it out after a couple of drags feeling terrible about the slip. I remembered it while brushing my teeth this morning, but knew that it was a dream, thankfully . At 250 Smoke free days, I wondered what may have triggered it. Last night hubby and i ...

So I kind of took some puffs last Sunday...I was feeling very down.

I went cold Turkey after 30 years of smoking religiously, i decided to quit due to the reasons we all decide to stop. I have tried a few times too quit using other methods but failed so i threw myself in the deep end and went cold Turkey. To my surprise ive reached 70 days today with disbelief. The struggle has been a rollercoaster from day 1, i seem to be able to go through my regular routine a...

hi I can quit community, I don't post often but I read all your stories all the time . I am now a happy non smoker I am amazed at the freedom I have gained, you don't realise how isolated you really are as a smoker ,the money you save is amazing . I have gained so much from being a non smoker the benefits are awesome .thank you to all in this great community for your help, and to all the new non...

We tend to dwell on the cravings after we stop smoking without realizing that although we do have these "thoughts" of wanting a smoke, that is what we did tens of times a day when we actually did smoke. Such is the nicotine addiction that it's schedule had us lighting up every few minutes to appease its appetite. These cravings will go away whether we feed them or not. Now that we are non...

Today marks seven years of being nicotine free for me. At 2:30am on July 12, 2012 I had what my cardiologist considered a massive heart attack. I was told at the time how lucky I was to survive such a heart attack. Having lived through it . . . I believe what I was told whole heartedly. Since 2:30am on July 12, 2012: I have had a stent inserted into one of the arteries in my heart. Three other ar...