Has anyone here quit smoking who was REALLY addicted to cigarettes? Please tell me your experience...

I really want to quit smoking for my health, but I LOVE smoking, like I can't even explain how much. I quit drinking around 9-10 months ago, but that was a lot easier than this will be. I started smoking when I was 13 years old, so I find it difficult to even really remember a time without cigarettes in my life, and nothing about it bothers me. I even like the scent of cigarettes. I know that some people get waaay more addicted to smoking than others, like for my mother it was practically easy to quit, whereas for my stepfather it was nearly impossible. I want to hear from other people who could also not imagine life without cigarettes before they quit, and I want to know how long it took them before they could focus on anything again, even something like playing a video game, because I know that I won't be able to do ANYTHING at first when I quit. I am so nervous about it because if I try, I want it to last. I don't want to go back and forth for years. I don't want advice from anyone who could just move on and live their life normally when they quit because that doesn't resonate with me at all. 😅

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kodiac · 26-30, M

My friend did it ,he was seriously smoking 3 to 4 packs a day . First thing out of bed light up . He did it by postponing that first one for an hour ,just 1 hour then he moved it to 2 hours for a week then 3 hours and so on untill he was only smoking 1 per day .He said it made it easier because he always knew he could still smoke .

Nightwings · F

@kodiac That's an interesting method, but it's also a super long process. Maybe I'd push it one hour every day until I start struggling like say 4 hours after waking up, then stay with 4 for a week before making it 5 and so forth.

gregloa · 61-69, M

You just gotta make up your mind and do it. After a month you’ll wonder why you didn’t quit sooner. I smoked for 25 years. Was up to three packs a day. My lung collapsed,was in the hospital for three days with a chest tube. Most pain I’ve ever been in. Never smoked again. That was 22 years ago.

beermeplease · M

i was very addicted to cigarettes and i was 14 when i started. my mom and brother were heavy smokers. i would light up even before i got out of bed. and believe it or not i smoked in the shower while having a beer before going out clubbing. my dad always nagged me to quit. his words finally sunk in and 23 years later after work i looked at my pack of smokes and said fuckit....i'm done. i never had another smoke again. i actually couldn't believe i did it. it wasn't as hard as i thought....now here is where i get preachy...

i told you my mom was a heavy smoker. she started developing vascular issues in her legs in her 60s among other things. blood was not circulating properly to her legs because of some blocked blood vessels around her hip area. it got really bad and she had to be hospitalized....i'm going to spare the details because it is horrific what happened while she spent 3 months in a hospital bed until we finally had to put her in palliative care....if you want to know you can pm me

but please try and quit and if anybody else who is a smoker reads this i wish and hope you do too

Bexsy

I quit..probably been about 15 years ago now that I think back

My son asked me to quit and i did. First, my doctor prescribed this medication that's supposed to help. It gave me horrible side effects. Instead i bought hard candy and sucked on it all day and just..quit.

It wasn't easy, but i've stuck with it. Sometimes the craving still hits to this day

fun4us2b · M

I started at 13 and was hypnotized to quit when I was 26....I really liked it...but it interfered with my running.

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fun4us2b · M

@Nightwings It was amazing....I only went once, and she gave me a post hypnotic suggestion that I used if I wanted a cigarette....took about 6 months for me to stop using it....it worked, I guess because I wanted it to work...

Nightwings · F

@fun4us2b That makes sense! What was the suggestion you used if you wanted a cigarette?

fun4us2b · M

@Nightwings I cleosed my eyes and said Freedom 3x. And that brought me back to the sound of her voice saying how we decide what we do, and how I don't have to let an addiction to something rule me, or something like that...it worked....

hunkalove · 70-79, M

I smoked for 15 years, from 16 to 31. I quit the way AA says to quit drinking. I told myself if I want a cigarette I'll have one, no pressure, but I don't need one right now. I gave in twice but the third try I succeeded. I carried my cigarettes around for 4 days and then gave them away. That was in 1981, and I've never had another. Just stay in the moment, don't think about the past or the future, just right now.

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hunkalove · 70-79, M

@Nightwings I didn't put any pressure on myself at all. I was ready. I told myself many times if I want one I'll have one but I don't need one right now. Right now is what matters. Right now is all we really have.

Nightwings · F

@hunkalove Yes very true, a good mindset in all aspects of life really.

hunkalove · 70-79, M

@Nightwings It probably helped that I meditate.

Gibbon · 70-79, M

Well, I made my own for over ten years. I smoked two packs a day and I quit. However, you don't want to hear it. You've disqualified me. Even though what led up to it was a two-years in the making, once all was said and done, I moved on. I spent a whole year smoking just one cigarette a day.

Nightwings · F

@Gibbon At what time of day did you smoke your one cigarette? =D

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Nightwings in the evening when I let the dog out the second time for the day. I didn't smoke in the house ever

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