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I originally quit out of spite. One of my big tough friends decided to quit and he wouldn't stop bitching so I decided to do it to, and complain less, just to piss him off (2 packs a day for 10 years, cold turkey, got the idea from Trainspotting). We locked ourselves in his apartment and watched cartoons in silence, and ate apples and carrots for 3 days. Afterwards I left. Then it was just a matter of saying "no" enough times that I started to see myself as a "non-smoker". I was completely off them about a year, then I dated this girl who smoked. I've smoked off and on since then, but I still consider myself a "non-smoker" even though I have a few if I go out. I can go days, or weeks without one, and I rarely finish them anymore. The trick is to stop thinking of yourself as a smoker, and when your brain wants a cigarette remind yourself that you don't smoke anymore.
I got kinda bummed I was in horrible shape so I started running. I had fun if I did it first thing in the morning before a cig. If it was after I just felt like shit and it was pretty miserable. I always smoked the most at the bar (pack to a pack and a half), so I made it point to try and go a night without it. It wasn't fun but I could did it. I figured if I could do that everything else would be a breeze. I never thought of myself as quitting. I still hold if I want one that bad I can have one. Hell, I have an unopened pack sitting with a lighter around here somewhere. I made it a choice instead of the never again bullshit. I haven't had as much as a drag in over two years and I probably won't, the last time I did it tasted so awful and I couldn't get rid of the taste. The worst part by far is getting your sense of smell back, I still struggle with that a bit. It sucks for a while. You don't feel like yourself for a bit. And I kinda felt like I lost a friend, it was weird. But that shit doesn't last very long. Just expect to be dizzy for the first few days. I slept a lot for a little while early on. Good luck.
It was some god-awful hour of the morning, I was completely out of cigarettes, and feining for one so badly that I could not sleep. I did not want to get dressed, drive to a gas station, and pay 50% more for a pack than I would at a cigarette store, just to sleep easier. I got so annoyed that I literally quit smoking just to keep that from happening again. I stay quit now just because of how much I hated the withdrawal period. It was awful and I don't want to have to ever go through that again, to the point that the feeling overcomes any desire I have to sneak an occasional cheat cigarette.
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[–] OfficerRando 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I originally quit out of spite. One of my big tough friends decided to quit and he wouldn't stop bitching so I decided to do it to, and complain less, just to piss him off (2 packs a day for 10 years, cold turkey, got the idea from Trainspotting). We locked ourselves in his apartment and watched cartoons in silence, and ate apples and carrots for 3 days. Afterwards I left. Then it was just a matter of saying "no" enough times that I started to see myself as a "non-smoker". I was completely off them about a year, then I dated this girl who smoked. I've smoked off and on since then, but I still consider myself a "non-smoker" even though I have a few if I go out. I can go days, or weeks without one, and I rarely finish them anymore. The trick is to stop thinking of yourself as a smoker, and when your brain wants a cigarette remind yourself that you don't smoke anymore.
[–] cud 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I got kinda bummed I was in horrible shape so I started running. I had fun if I did it first thing in the morning before a cig. If it was after I just felt like shit and it was pretty miserable. I always smoked the most at the bar (pack to a pack and a half), so I made it point to try and go a night without it. It wasn't fun but I could did it. I figured if I could do that everything else would be a breeze. I never thought of myself as quitting. I still hold if I want one that bad I can have one. Hell, I have an unopened pack sitting with a lighter around here somewhere. I made it a choice instead of the never again bullshit. I haven't had as much as a drag in over two years and I probably won't, the last time I did it tasted so awful and I couldn't get rid of the taste. The worst part by far is getting your sense of smell back, I still struggle with that a bit. It sucks for a while. You don't feel like yourself for a bit. And I kinda felt like I lost a friend, it was weird. But that shit doesn't last very long. Just expect to be dizzy for the first few days. I slept a lot for a little while early on. Good luck.
[–] puppy528 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It was some god-awful hour of the morning, I was completely out of cigarettes, and feining for one so badly that I could not sleep. I did not want to get dressed, drive to a gas station, and pay 50% more for a pack than I would at a cigarette store, just to sleep easier. I got so annoyed that I literally quit smoking just to keep that from happening again. I stay quit now just because of how much I hated the withdrawal period. It was awful and I don't want to have to ever go through that again, to the point that the feeling overcomes any desire I have to sneak an occasional cheat cigarette.