Stories and experiences

It’s been five days without smoking and I gotta say my nose been working wonders, I can even tell how bad my breath is. The mental fog, feeling groggy and tired and just sleeping a lot. All in all it has been the best five days of my life, didn’t even have the urge to but a pack during the time. You got this people!!

Hi, I just joined the group here and hope I can be as successful as some of you have been. I'm actually seeking advice on the natural types of herbs that I may be able to use to help me quit. I can't use any of the OTC or prescribed products, as I have tried them a found to be allergic to whatever is in them. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Everyone, My name is Faisal, I am 33 years old. Today is my 59th day. I would like to share new improvements at this stage, - Way of communication improve, positivity enhance. - Skin glow, blood circulation improve - Digestion problems Improved - Breathing Improved, - Physical activities improved compare to first few Wks. Most importantly, No craving at this stage, getting better ...

To all my friends on this site and to all who have given up the nicotine drug more recently whom I have not had the chance to say hello to, HELLO! I would also like to send a very special hello to Happiness! Tomorrow, I have been smoke free now for 2 years and 4 months. I have not had one slip which I am grateful for and I have to say that this forum was a very important part of my quit. To al...

Hi, I quit smoking July 1, 2020. But there are some weekends I drink a bottle of beer or two. I smoke for like 1-2sticks when I am drinking. I regularly smoke 10 sticks a day before I quit. I’ve been smoking for 10 years. So fast forward, september 27 was my last beer and smoke. After 2 days, i think the symptoms came. I have numbness in my left arm to and around my heart muscle, sometimes in the...

Thank you for the support on this forum. Just a quick update on my circumstances. No I did not smoke or have a drink despite great urges to do so. Am proud of that. Instead I vented on this forum and the responses were so supportive. I read them a few times over. Thank you. I also rang a friend. In short I’ve ended up with two job offers both are quite exciting and fulfilling work. Life will...

I only just joined here yesterday. Am over 3 weeks smoke free. I posted yesterday about dealing with over 3 hours of intense cravings due to work stress. Turns out that is not my worst day. The work I did yesterday was to put in for funding for my job. Today just learned I wont have a job after Christmas. Work decided they were not going to seek further funding for my role. Am so tempted to...

My story is I was heavily addicted to nicotine and despite so many half successful attempts to quit I just couldn't do it. Conway I was depressed was an understatement- there were some very dark times. I started to take champix, and had all the usual side effects. It took me four weeks taking champix before I could quit. But then to my amazement I quit. Took the champix for another two weeks, th...

i have recently been told to start chain smoking. though i take the p*ss out of this website, i was truly hurt that a member of this community told me to take up smoking once more. u may think i am mentally unstable, and i am but i have had a lot on my plate. people have come and gone in my life and i have been struggling (somewhat). i come on this site 2 brighten up other's lives and yet i fe...

Hi guys, I proudly annouce that I passed 5th months smoke free life this weekend.. Well, this month was easier mainly due to reason that had gone to work after 1 year and time during working days flies faster.. I also got my first payment yesterday.. :) Nevertheless I'm not cured yet, yesterday I got quite serious craving related with high pressure in work.. I need to learn how to cope with it....