Stories and experiences

I am disappointed in the lack of response that I have seen in my absence and request that you not only notify those outside of Australia that they can return, but also the members who have had nothing to new read and get support. Together we can make iCanQuit a place to travel this journey together.

I missed you all my friends. Finally after a time I did the unthinkable. Yep, I joined another forum. I think their noses were out of joint when I said this site was superior. Now I was not unfaithful as I waited days before trying another forum, but as some of you know, I advise visiting a quit forum after quitting smoking, to keep on the right path and to help others. I from Canada an...

Stopped smoking 5th September 2018 after being diagnosed with emphysema. What can I say, health improved regardless of my medical condition, don't smell of smoke anymore and the financial savings are enormous. My wife continued to smoke and has just recently quit, about 4 months now, so proud of her, going cold turkey like I did. Still love the smell but will never go back to it again, even afte...

Ok, 7 days in and crikey it is tough. I was ( don't you love the word "was", ) an 8 -10 a day smoker and completely loved it. I am using nicorette lozenges and inhaler as needed and am trying to minimise them. I know that i am doing the right thing, but i miss smoking so much, and when we entertain i find the alcohol flows a tad more than it should...LOL. No mood swings so far, except feeling a b...

I'm 49 years old and been smoking since I was about 18. I've tried quitting before, several times with patches, gum, champix. I would always fall in to to two traps. 1. I've had such a hard day, I'm stressed. I need my smokes. 2. I can have just one, I'll be fine with just one. I called these traps for a reason. Both have stopped my quitting path in the past. This time, I decided to use patches...

Hello everyone. My story with smoking. I started very young and gave up smoking at 21. Was married for 23 yrs then hubby left married again to a smoker I began to smoke after a couple of years. 7 yrs later fled DV and 1 year after I was able to give up smoking which lasted around 1 year. I'm devastated to have started again. I've been struggling with PTSD . I love the story CLOSE SHAVE and the ...

Hello everyone. My story with smoking. I started very young and gave up smoking at 21. Was married for 23 yrs then hubby left married again to a smoker I began to smoke after a couple of years. 7 yrs later fled DV and 1 year after I was able to give up smoking which lasted around 1 year. I'm devastated to have started again. I've been struggling with PTSD . I love the story CLOSE SHAVE and the ...

Hello fellow quitters, I meant to come back before Christmas to say hello, but anyway here I am wishing you all a safe and happy New Year. I am happy to say I am still quit free after 3years, thanks Shamrock we were going through this at the same time, and I am glad you are still on the quit road. Most definitely my best tip was and still is saying NOPE (not one puff ever) either mentally or i...

Every year I make it a goal to come back in here and post to honor my quit journey. Only you guys know how hard the journey can be. And it is the support of this community that got me through some dark hours on my quit. I am forever grateful. So surprisingly, I screamed silently to myself many times in 2021 "I want a cigarette". maybe more times than the previous 2 years. It wasn't COVID (Melb...

I am 32 years old and have been smoking for 20 years … this is nothing to be proud of. Today my partner and I have decided to give up smoking for good, I have only had 1 other attempt to quit smoking and this was last year and I failed. We need this for our health, our hip pocket and our family. I won’t say I’m not scared … I’m not really sure who I am when I’m not smoking as I’ve been doing for ...