After 50 years of smoking, It has ruined both my Mental & Physical Health. Cigarettes will no longer control my life. I'm quitting to help save my marriage,My wife & I both have COPD, It is no longer going to harm Us 

Dear cigarettes,

I'm writing to inform you that we will soon be parting ways. We met in college and I thought you helped me through a tough time - now I realize you were only making things tougher.

I'm tired of you! You steal money from me, you steal my tim

Hi All - I am preparing to quit smoking and hoping for any advise you can give me.  I really need to do this for myself, my health and my family.  I want to have more energy and stop spending money on something so unhealthy.  I am tired of smelling like c

Costs too much money. Tired of smelling like smoke when I walk into a room with coworkers. 

It’s crazy that the first time I vaped or hit a cigarette was 10 years ago. To imagine life 10 years from now without nicotine is something I never thought would happen. Nicotine took over my life and became my go to when I was stressed out. Finding new w

I never wanted to get addicted, never wanted to be a statistic, but curiosity and a desire to find something, anything, to help me through a dark period of my life was all it took to find myself here. To you, where I've found comfort and some of my lowest

Second only to a narcissist, you are the most deceptive thing that’s been in my life. Now that I have learned your true effects and how harmful you actually are, I’m ready to go no contact with you also. I will still see you around almost everywhere I go,

My brain is having a hard time setting a quit date wanting to quit without having to throw out a partial pack, I don't know how to get out of this thought of being frustrated I would be quitting and it feeling "unfinished" due to throwing a partial pack a

Dear Mr. Vape,

It is with a nervous, heavy heart that I must inform you that I am putting you down. I realize that you were there for me through a lot of things, as my crutch to handle the situations.  However, you were also there for me through times I di

I've been a smoker for 10 years.  I started smoking when I was going through a divorce ten years ago.  But I was a secret smoker.  I hid it from my daughter, my sister, my friends, my co-workers, my family.  I quit a couple years after.  But then I starte

Dear nicotine,

It's time for you to leave.

It's been quite some time since you were unwelcome in my life and it's finally time for us to officially part ways. For good.  We first met in the parking lot of my high school back in 2006. Back then, you were the

I am quitting tomorrow. I'm a little terrified but I'm committed this time. I have soon to be 9 grandchildren that need me. I'm tired of the smell and taste. I just want to be done with it. 

Fuck all those nights you hurt my back and my lungs. I don’t want you back. I look forward to a better life without you. Fuck all the time you took off my life and all the damage you done to my innocent lungs when it all begin one night 15 years ago as a

20 years ago, I thought you were cool but boy were you deceiving and me naive. Never thought the impact you had on my life and how insanely hard it would be to say goodbye to you. I’ve never let anything or anyone control me as much as I have you. But, I

To my addiction, 

I still remember the first time you entered my life all the way back in 4th grade. You didn’t stay but it didn’t take you long to re-enter my life in 7th grade. And from then on you have been my bestfriend. You have been there for me thro

Hello All, 

This is my first post here. I've smoked for 40 years, and I've come close to quitting before but never quite got it done. I am about to set another quit date, but I have one mental stumbling block I'm trying to resolve - thought I'd share it he

Dear Nicotine,

We met 6 years ago now, at a bar in college. I thought you were just the cool, fun new trend that everyone was trying. I picked you up without worrying about the consequences, and that’s where I find myself now. Worried about the consequence

Today, I was blessed, honestly. Yesterday, I got so much support and understanding from this community and some genuinely good advice.

Slowly but surely, I've started doing my own research and keeping a journal. I wanna share a moment that associated me to

I'm Jasemine. Pretty solid, positive person who went from touring the country as a photographer to chain smoking two packs in a few days pretty much overnight. It was the pandemic, the partner I thought I was about to spend the rest of my life was 800 mil

Vaping has me hostage! I hit the vape every 2 min and to think I’m quitting is scary! Ive thrown my vape with the decision of quitting but I find myself buying another the next day. How do I get start? Where do I start??? I WANT TO QUIT!!!!

Im 8 days away from quitting vape. Idk where to start or how to prepare for this. When my vape is dying, i tend to buy a new one but i didn't this time so i guess that's a start. I'm having mixed emotions about quitting but somehow whenever i get back on

Some of you may remember my username, most of you won't.  I used the EX blog a very long time ago to quit smoking and did so with success for three years and started back up again.  I have to have total knee replacement surgery, which the surgeon refuses

it’s been over 30 years since you took control of my life you make me smell bad you make me feel bad although you were always a release when I needed it I have come to realize there are other releases, and without you in my life I will feel better and be

Today I learned that I need to learn how to deal with stress. The good thing is that I am down to half of what I was smoking a week ago and I actually think quit day will come sooner rather than later. I don’t plan on buying anymore cigarettes after the o

Since I work from home, I rarely ever leave the house until the weekend. Like many others, driving or just being in the car is a big trigger for me. I made it to my destination and back home without picking up a cigarette today! To top it off, I smoked on

First, I’d like to say thank you for the encouragement and advice you all have given me on my first post. I read every single one of them. Thank you!

I’m still preparing for THAT day. Yesterday, I started writing in a journal to put time between when I wan

After 32 years, I’m ready to quit and I set my quit date for September 12th. After reading through a lot of posts and suggestions here, it’s giving me hope that this will truly happen for me. It won’t be easy but all I can do is just take it one day at a

Goodbye nicotine, 

I choose to no longer allow you or the cycle of addiction control my life. I deserve better for my health and the health of my unborn child, I am strong and capable of doing hard things. I am powerful, powerful enough to break the chain

I'm tired of smoking controlling my day, wasting my money and making me feel like an outcast. I started smoking at19 years old to feel cool and now I just feel stupid.