Smoking Cessation
Related: About this forumOn January 25th, I will be smoke free for two years.
For a woman who would smoke and swim at the same time, this is quite a triumph for me.
I went cold turkey when I came down with a cold and never looked back. I never wanted to experience withdrawal ever again. I had no idea that the triggers would be the most difficult obstacle to overcome. Two years in, I don't even think about smoking, but I do dream that I've relapsed, much to my horror. I still get a brief "hello old friend" tingle when I smell a small amount of smoke on the wind, but I don't care for it at all when I'm in a confined space. Smokes were $5.50 when I quit.
Any other success stories?
Do you miss it?
Do you dream about smoking?
Does the wafting smell still have an allure or do you find it disgusting?
What was the most difficult trigger to overcome?
How much were cigarettes when you quit?
How much money do you think you've saved?
http://www.quitnet.com/qnhomepage.aspx
From Quitnet:
Time Smoke-Free: 680 days, 11 hours, 32 minutes and 22 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 20414
Lifetime Saved: 5 months, 5 days, 22 hours
Money Saved: $5,610.00
Vincardog
(20,234 posts)myrna minx
(22,772 posts)sinkingfeeling
(53,127 posts)myrna minx
(22,772 posts)sinkingfeeling
(53,127 posts)I still miss smoking. Love the smell of cigarettes! For a while, I'd light one kind of like incense!
I smoked from 30 to 40 cigarettes a day for about 39 years. Had a couple of cartons in my house when I went into the hospital for surgery and smoked my last cigarette there.
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)about trudging out in below zero Minnesota weather in search of a new pack and I get over my tingle fast.
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)I smoked on and off from the age of 20 to about 38, only quitting for about 1 year. I averaged a half pack/day.
I quit for 4 years between the age of 38-42 and then picked up smoking for 1 year after my mother died from the stress.
I recently quit again on Aug. 25th -so I am about 3 and 1/2 months smoke free.
I started a big change jar where I toss all my change now. It is always full since I don't buy cigs.
Cigarettes here in Japan where I live are now about $5.00 or so.
The most difficult trigger to overcome for me is when I am away from my family and drinking in a bar or similar recreational situation.
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)It's amazing how much money we can save from not smoking, isn't it?!
Bonobo
(29,257 posts)It feels great but I still am feeling an occasional twinge.
For me, I was smoking in secret, so it feels like I was giving myself a secret pleasure when I smoked.
So now, when I am away from the family I sometimes still feel the twinge as if the desire is offering me a secret pleasure. You know?
But then I smell it and think about it and say...nah.
Skittles
(159,908 posts)keep NOPE in mind when you get triggered - yes INDEED
racaulk
(11,550 posts)myrna minx
(22,772 posts)PeaceNikki
(27,985 posts)myrna minx
(22,772 posts)SirRevolutionary
(579 posts)It's just about two years for me too. I used ecigs/vapes and didn't really try to force myself to quit. The vapes were so good it just sort of happened and I really didn't miss smoking anymore.
oldhippydude
(2,514 posts)on new years day here.. big congrats
myrna minx
(22,772 posts)Time Smoke-Free: 730 days, 1 hour, 42 minutes and 36 seconds
Cigarettes NOT smoked: 21902
Lifetime Saved: 5 months, 17 days, 7 hours
Money Saved: $6,022.50
On Edit- Need to add that I was watching Eddie Izzard in the Riches when I quit. For those in the know, he has a hilarious and passionate stand up bit about pro-smoking (Even though I think he's quit too).
Nicole_Jasmine
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codysartony
(12 posts)Congratulations!