“ Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful of your life “  -Mark Twain 

The decision to quit 

Wasn’t easy I know 

The things that entrapped us 

We had to let go 

But within we found the courage 

To go through crave and strife 

And together we walk

Technically, it’s not my first time trying to quit cigarettes. The first time I tried I did pretty well, until I didn’t. I’m going to try again, and I’m going to try and put more energy into this. My lungs feel like I shit, I just feel like shit In genera

A final goodbye to something that has caused me so many problems.  For one YOU STINK, YOU' VE RUINED MY HEALTH, MY HOUSE SMELLS. Not to mention all the other social ill's you came with. You had me and controlled me for the last 40 years. But it ends Aug.1

8 days, 9 hours and whatever else.  I have not smoked a cigarette.  I believe that I am no longer a smoker.  I know how tough the journey can be.  Cravings, feeling alone and lost, feeling all the feelings.  Not for wimpy people.  Or not for wimpy people

This is my second participation with EX.  The last time, my motivation ran out and I went backwards and relapsed. My chest pains kept coming, but then leaving this time around so I thought it was Acid Reflux. It was not. Dr said the Artery called “ The Wi

Greetings, EX Community members, Knights of N.O.P.E., quitters new and experienced! As many of you are well aware, the path to quitting tobacco is a challenging journey, laden with obstacles and cravings that demand considerable strength to overcome. T

Hello, I am preparing to quit smoking. I set my quit date for August 11.

It's a bit far out, but my partner (non-smoker) has a procedure on the 8th where he will be put under anesthesia, and I know I'll be extremely stressed until I know he's safe. 

I have

Good morning/afternoon/evening wherever you are!

kinda scary writing on here but I know all of you are going through the same thing right now which is comforting that I’m not alone in this. I feel alone a lot of time because almost all my friends vape. Bec

This is my goodbye letter to cigarettes. 

Of all the abusive relationships I’ve been embroiled in, you, American Spirit Black, have been the most one-sided. You take and take and take while giving me only momentary pleasure that comes at the most grave of

While I would not consider myself to be the most social user on here. I just wanted to let other non social, ex-smokers, dippers, chewers, vapors, etc know that the information on this site, will be of great help.  For me it's been 3 days without dipping.

Hi ladies and gents.     Well I blew it right out the gate and have continued to smoke.   I have COPD (Emphysema- stage 3).   The latter is a new diagnosis.  I have some heart issues as well.  I'm frightened, but I also know I'll have greater success comi

I quit smoking in September 2013 but recently started up again and I’m so ashamed of myself but I’m here and ready to stop smoking again.

I'm not sure what I'm doing. But here it goes.  I've been smoking since I was 12 and I would steal my aunts cigarettes and smoke up in a tree until I burnt down the tree.  It didn't stop there I went into military and they ust to say smoke them if you got

Today was day number 2 without a ciggarette. So far it's not been as bad as last time I tried to quit and its not as bad as I pictured it was going to be in my mind.

But for the past two days I've been using nicotine replacement (patches and gum) and they

Good morning! My name is Jen, and yes I have been here before, but I found this site and the people VERY helpful! I am sad that I relapsed for a few years, but I have committed myself again to quit. I have to admit, I love smoking, but I know how bad it i

This is a repost from what I wrote March 12, 2009.  It still applies today.

I want you to stop trying to quit.

Yes, I said that. Even more, I mean it.

I browse around here and see post after post from people saying that they are "trying Chantix" or giving th

I hate cigarettes. So self destructive. I am walking 5 miles today.

I’ve been smoking for 11 years now and have tried quitting several times but failed every time. But I’m ready and determined to quit, again. A few months ago I was still smoking cigarettes but came across vaping and since then I have not bought another pa

Namaste 

I am Vaibhav, 35 from India. 

I have been smoking for almost 12 years now, first few years were 1-2 cigs a day, which then went up to 3-5 in the later years.

I started living alone starting 2019 and that's when the average number of cigarettes

Two days quit (this time, maybe for the 100th time?) and I'm feeling pretty good. This time instead of convincing myself that I hate smoking, I am admitting that I love to smoke -- that's what kept me going back all those other quit times -- but made a li

I always of course seem to have outburst bitchfits and generally get upset quicker faster and meaner when I’m trying to quit but honestly for me it’s not those emotions and feelings that lead me to relapsing it’s the guilt shame and headache I give myself

Here I am day 1, patch on and still REALLY wanting to have a smoke.  Actually the craving might be more of missing out on a normal morning routine. 

Last night, I went around and collected every ashtray in the house and washed them all and put them away. 

Greetings everyone! I'm Janice.  

I joined this group in February 2010, I had recently stopped smoking on Feb.14. I was so proud to be a non-smoker and then I screwed it up bigtime. 2012 I had to put my sweet dog down. On the way home from the veterinarian

I wrote a goodbye letter to my juul its the vape i use, been smoking for a very long time and im so tired of getting stressed out and angry when i want another hit and dont have one. I want it to end. Im ready. 

My quit date was set for January 30, 2023.  Yesterday.  It was only partially successful.

At work, I unexpectedly found a black and mild cigar in a coat pocket.  See, I got the message to get rid of all my smoking stuff, but I wasn't very thorough.  Deep d

    I'm new to the group and not sure if I'm doing this right -joined this morning. I've been smoking cigarettes since I was 13 years old. I'm 44 now. I had a heart attack 3 months ago and have been trying to quit ever since then. I set a new quit date f

I'm doing good recovering from my slip. Fighting the cravings again. At least this time it helps that I know it'll be ok soon. I'm can make it through this. Plus this is my fault. Wouldn't be happening again if I would have paid more attention to ignore t

Under normal circumstances, in preparation for a snowfall, I'd be planning ahead with  5 or 6 packs of cigarettes to get me through a few days just in case we had another blizzard in Ohio like the one we had in "78".

That was around the time I started smo

Here in northern California it’s been raining for weeks. I am grateful that I no longer huddle under an eave in the rain, sucking on moist paper and poisonous tobacco. I gave that up one year ago, after more than 30 years as a slave to it.

God knows I stil

I slipped  So I'm starting over. As far as I'm concerned one puff is just as bad as one cigarette or one pack. Doesn't matter the reason. I slipped. I kicked myself in the pants and now I'm going to try again, even harder. I'm not giving up. I know what