Hello everyone, I’m here to tell you I’m nine days free. I have COPD and I am 68 I hope by quitting this nasty habit. It won’t progress. It’s been tough but I didn’t notice one thing. I’m not coughing up that lousy phlegm anymore. It’s a great feeling.

I thought there would be someone more tangible to help me quit.

I'm saying goodbye to making better and healthier choices to cope with stress and anxiety. You will not rule over me. I have the victory and I am an overcomer!

Dear Bone, my old friend, how often

My nerves you would slyly soften.

But now you're a bore

So leave me before

I dive butt-first in a coffin.

Our buddy our pal our Hump day camel George AND I wish each of you reading this a stressfree hasslefree smokefree and or vapefree or dipfree day! It's hard to believe that today is the last hump day of April! 樂 George woke up quite grumpy but his coffee w

Dear nicotine,

the first time I really tried you was when I was 18, it was in the form of a cig.. those eventually made me sick. So I moved onto vaping, which grabbed a hold of me. I tried and tried and tried to quit and it was the hardest thing ever. Made

Wouldn't it be great to know what to expect so you are in the drivers seat throughout your quit?

https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/t5/Journals-Blogs/What-To-Expect-In-The-First-Four-Months/ba-p/992570

Remember, once the nicotine is gone, quitting is mostly

Well, I made it through Hell week, but I think this is just the beginning of my journey but today is the only damn concentrating on just getting through one day at a time and thank God for people like you who are all there for me God bless you all

Lets keep making the choice to continue moving forward stacking up those precious ~ DOF ~ Days of Freedom > so each evening we can say YAY for another day WON! Our lives are literally in our hands so lets nurture and protect the best gift that any of us w

Hello all -I'm a huge podcast listener, it's great company when doing chores. NPR "Hidden Brain" landed 4/15/24 titled "The Curious Science of Cravings".  If we haven't heard it before and we will hear it again, smoking is the most difficult addiction to

Why would I leave cigarettes  where I can see them

You entered my life at age 15. Along with all my friends I thought you were cool.  I have left you off and on over the years but always come back to you in stressful situations.  I want new friends now and I think we are finished with each other.  You cau

Dear Cigarettes,

It’s time to bid farewell, to part ways with a habit that's become a part of me. Our journey together has been filled with highs and lows, but it's time for me to move on to a healthier lifestyle. You've been there through thick and thin,

Another day to be WON or maybe it's your day ONE or maybe you're on the fence keep looking for the light at the end of the tunnel maybe it's just a flicker right now BUT it will keep getting brighter and brighter as you keep moving forward! 

I have been quit 6 months today-so why is it when I smell cigarettes I want to vomit and buy a pack at the same time? I know I need to stay vigilant, and I am afraid of that one stupid thought that turns into that one stupid moment and poof- it is all gon

I am happily saying goodbye to vaping as I did to cigarettes 5 years ago and was only using the nicotine lozenges really almost had it over and done with until my neighbor let me pull on his vape the flavor was frosted sugar cookies. I have come to the co

How long are you willing to wait for that perfect time?

What if you just get started and some unexpected emotional event strikes?

You must realize there is no perfect time just as there are no guarantees in life. Life keeps happening.

Planning to quit involv

Hello,

    It’s a pretty nice Spring day.  I had my yearly CT lung scan.  Everything is fine.  I go back in a year for another one.  
    How is your quit doing?  Quitting is well worth the trouble.  At first you may climb the walls but stick with it.  Ther

Ever since I started to vape or smoke a cigarette my health has gotten bad breathing wise now it more clear 

Since I've been around for almost 10 years many of you know that I'm a bread baker mostly because my hubby Mark won't eat store bought bread lol!  and most likely the grandchildren wouldn't be too pleased either ha ha! Anyway I'm rambling. It's a damp da

HI All,

I hope everyone is well and continuing on their journey free of smoke. It definitely gets easier although I can't truly say that I never think about it. Sometimes when I mad at my family I think I should smoke to piss them off... seriously, how stu

Hi ya'll.  I hope each of you is doing well and feeling confident that the nicotine-free life is the way to go.  I am confident that it is the way to go for me and despite the fact that I have been dealing with an episode of what might be called depressio

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My friend had her cart with her today so I was hitting it nonstop. I took about 10 hits and I felt amazing. I hadn't gotten high prior to this time in about a month and a half. But I love it. It tastes like shit but it's so good, if you

Today will be my first day with no NRT. I have dreaded quitting smoking and cutting down on NRT in the past, but today I woke up feeling strangely excited for this. Excited to be completely free! I’ve only been completely free from nicotine for about 7 we

life can and most definitely will get hectic at times but that's just how life is and these things usually happen when we least EXpect it of course! That's why I push vigilance pretty much daily it's for myself as well as for everyone here, it doesn't mat

Do I smoke again? NO!

Should I smoke again? NO!

Do I want to smoke again? Sometimes - but due to the above hard NO!

Will smoking fix anything for me? NO!

Sometimes I have to remind myself that we are all left with the decision of YES or NO.

I choose NO!

I know

Since I tried to stop smoking I feel sick

Life has changed radically since I had to put Hoggie down. Pets are so dependent and add so much to your life.

the one person from my life who can truly relate to this particular loss is my second wife. She helped his mother birth his litter 2 feet behind

Hey guys. I really need your help and support right now. I relapsed yesterday. I was sober for 3 or 4 days and then I let my cravings take over. Nicotine is in control of me and I feel like I have no power. I'm starting to lose hope. I don't think I can d