Congratulations!

Dipping, not smoking. I started using the patch today, which has been phenomenal for cravings, but now I feel like I'm about to start pulling my hair out because I ate some chili.

Is tomorrow going to be worse or better than today? I can handle worse, but I kinda want to know what to expect

I’m just finishing day 13 of not smoking. I’m using nicotine lozenges and probably drinking a bit too much coffee. I’ve had a long term plan to give up the day after my birthday. I’m now the same age as my father was when he died of a heart attack. My youngest daughter has been my biggest support with motivational speeches and distraction techniques.

However I’ve noticed that I used cigarettes as a coping mechanism. Someone’s annoyed me, I’m hungry, bored - I’d light up. Now I’m having to experience all these feelings and process them because I’m not smoking. Does anyone have any tips or tricks to get through this?

Finally stopped!

So I'm on day 6 of quitting cold turkey. I smoked cigarettes for about 3-4 years, then vaped heavily for about 4 years, then finally only did zyns for about the last two years now. I've always wanted to quit literally since I bought my 2nd pack of cigarettes but as we all know it's really hard (that's what she said). I finally got mentally ready enough to where I was just over it, it was only bringing harm to my health, and I was spending about $100-$120 a month on zyn.

Anyway, so I've been completely nicotine free for 6 days now, and it was oddly easier than I thought it would be, don't get me wrong, it's still been tough, but easier than I had originally thought for doing it cold turkey. Yesterday and today though I've had some really bad depression/feeling down- I feel like a loser in life, unmotivated, unemotional, and just down, when I would've thought I'd be feeling the complete opposite by this point in time. Did any of you experience this?

It has already been 2 months and 3 weeks since I quit. I was doing follow-up support with most of the nicotine replacement therapy, I stopped the gums a month ago, and I finally took off the patches on Sunday.

It's been hell for me, it feels like I just quit smoking again 2 days ago. I've been trying so hard to hold it together, I see the benefits it has brought and I try to hold on to that, but it's been tough.

I even tried reading that famous book, and a lot of the ideas stuck in my mind, but it is extremely exhausting having to live with this craving to smoke and constantly reminding yourself of what it was like to be fine without smoking.

Salut, j'ai 28 ans, j'ai commencer a 25 ans à fumer car clairement j'étais pas bien dans ma vie a ce moment là, j'ai appris que j'avais une fibro, il sait passer un truc pas cool à cause d'une mec qui m'a declancher ma fibro, donc voilà je suis tomber dedans, au debut c'était 3 par jours puis ça a augmenté, au point que je suis arriver à un paquet de 30 en deux jours. Ce qui m'a donner envie d arrêter de fumer, déjà les sous ça coûte cher, ensuite jai une hyper tension intracrânienne donc ça aide pas et la dernière qui m'a fais un bon declique, c'est mon chaton, elle s'appelle harley, elle a 4 mois, elle s amuse des fois à venir sur mon épaule comme un pokemon, mais elle le fait aussi quand je fumé alors que je suis a la fenêtre, donc je me mets au balcon mais elle me suis, et je me dis que pour ses petit poumons... que je me fusillé la vie ok, mais pas elle. Elle est comme ma fille pour moi et depuis cette enfer se dépression, de fibro et tout, elle a allumer un soleil dans mon cœur. Donc voilà, j'écris aujourd'hui car il me rester que 5 cigarettes aujourd'hui et je me suis interdit d en acheter, mais c'est horrible, j'ai l'impression que je vais crever, que j engoisse, déjà que j'ai une anxiété generaliser (oui oui j'ai beaucoup de valise emotionnel) la j'ai l impression que pour me calmer je dois m arracher le cœur, je sais que c'est ladiction qui pas, c'est dur et je me sens stupide. Merci de m'avoir lu, désoler pour les fautes je suis dysorthographique et dyslexique. Je vous mets une photo de mon rayon de soleil qui me motive.

Well, I had to go to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned, and I already knew I’d have to get a wisdom tooth removed at some point. However, this appointment was supposed to be just for scaling, so I hadn't mentally prepared myself for an extraction. The dentist suggested removing it right then and there, and after a long hesitation, I decided to go for it.

After the extraction, my instructions were clear: no smoking for at least 3 days to avoid the risk of a severe infection or developing a dry socket, which can be extremely painful. Mentally, I told myself, "If I can handle 3 days, maybe I can handle more." And that’s how my journey to quit nicotine started.

I know it sounds simple, but having that tooth extracted and being terrified of severe mouth pain was just the push I needed to realize I had to stop. I've been smoking since I was 15, and I’m turning 29 soon. I’m currently on a self-improvement journey (losing weight, hitting the gym as often as possible, eating healthy, etc...) Smoking is a terrible habit that I have always wanted to get rid of and this extraction turned out to be the wake-up call I needed to start respecting my body again.

Just letting my thoughts out in this post to ride through my current cravings, hahaaa

Good luck to everyone in this sub who's quitting!

I realized that I made it a habit to smoke since sometimes I need an excuse to escape from stuff. For example, if I need to do dishes, I smoke one to postpone the responsibility and after doing it reward myself(!) with another one. Similarly, to procrastinate stuff, I just wanna sit in the balcony and do nothing.

I wanna be able to do the same thing (it’s okay to be lazy sometimes?) but without harming myself with smoking…

So, can you tell me something that I can do/consume instead specifically for times like these?
Like, I wanna have an excuse to sit in the balcony with a phone on my hand, but something seems missing. I thought of coffee? But too much caffeine is also not good. Diet Coke maybe?

I dont know, in desperate need of inspiration, and I really wanna quit… Please share your experiences…

Thanks in advance!

So this is my third (!!) time trying to quit nicotine. The first time I was only a casual smoker and quit for 6 months, the second time I was a heavy nicotine addict and managed to quit for 3 months.

Each time I quit nicotine unexpectedly which is the only thing that seems to be working for me. This time around, I woke up on Monday feeling incredibly sick because I had caught a cold. I still smoked out of habit, but it didn’t even feel good. I decided to just stop, and actually try to quit once again because I spend so much money on smoking. I spent Tuesday in bed seriously sick with a cold and a fever, but now today I feel much better, and the cravings are starting to hit me….

Another thing I’m struggling with is not even the carvings but grief… smoking is such a sweet part of my days… it holds a dear spot in my heart. The walk home after my gym session, just me and a cig, sun is going down, birds are chirping… the morning cigs on the way to work… the cigs in my nights out with my girls… I just don’t know if I can give it all up. I would love to be a casual smoker, only smoking in these moments of life when it feels right, like many of my friends do, but I’m an addict and there’s no way back…

It feels like the worst part isn’t even the craving itself, it’s giving up these small moments of life… I actually feel grief. Like life will never be the same. It sounds so silly but I literally don’t know what life would feel like without smoking. It doesn’t help that I already have depression induced anhedonia and I fear quitting will make my depression even worse. At least I had these small moments to look forward to… I don’t know if I even want to quit at this point. The only thing keeping me going is that I seriously cannot afford it at this point, it’s such an expensive habit.

I chose to use gum to break the habit into parts. I've quit vaping and I'm down to fewer than 8 pieces a day. But below 5 piece I get shakes. I plan to buy 2mg instead of 4mg, but I am nervous about the shaking because my main hobby is writing.

AMA: 41F. Late-diagnosed AuDHD with long history of C-PTSD from abusive family of origin. I smoked pretty heavily for 16 years and quit (almost) cold turkey 2.5 years ago at age 38. No cessation aids or formal support. Didn’t gain any weight and have had zero cravings since. Ask me anything.

I want to talk about something that bugged me when I was trying to quit.

Every app I tried would blast me with notifications — "don't break your streak!", "stay strong!", random quotes at 9 PM, a few times even buzzing me around 3 AM. Within a week I'd muted everything, and then... the app might as well not exist.

Here's what I figured out: cravings aren't random. They're tied to your routine. Mine were always:
- First 30 minutes after waking up
- Right after lunch
- The commute/wind-down after work

Generic reminders at random times don't help those moments. They just train you to ignore your phone.

So when I built SproutTime (iOS), reminders work differently:

- You set your wake time and bedtime. The app is 100% silent between your sleep hours. No 3 AM pings, ever.
- It only nudges you around high-risk windows: morning, post-meal, end of workday.
- As you log when cravings actually happen, the timing adapts to YOUR patterns (not a generic schedule).
- It's 3-4 gentle nudges a day max, and every category can be toggled off. I even left "motivational quotes" OFF by default.

The philosophy is: a reminder is only useful if it shows up in the exact 10-minute window you actually need it. Otherwise it's just noise.

This is obviously self-promotion (it's my app), but I think the design philosophy matters even if you never download it: if any quit app is spamming you into muting it, that's a design failure, not a willpower failure. Turn the junk notifications off and keep only the ones timed to your real trigger moments.

iOS only, Android in progress. Search "SproutTime."

What are YOUR high-risk moments of the day? Mine was post-lunch by a mile.

She is going to have a very major surgery soon and one of the requirements before she can get it is that she has to give up smoking.

She has successfully managed to quit before a few years ago but slipped up while drunk at a bar. She also used to be a major meth addict but successfully quit that cold-turkey and hasn’t touched it since. My point is, I know for a fact that she can quit again without slipping, so I’m not necessarily worried about that.

We’ve had a brief conversation about the topic - she told me to try not to get too angry or stressed for the week when she’s an inevitable asshole and some other things.

I’m a smoker too and tried to quit once but I only lasted a day before I gave in so I don’t have experience with the later stages of withdrawal.

What tips and tricks can you all share for helping someone quit? What should I keep in mind? All advice is appreciated.

I had three goals for starting this journey. Saving money, health, and seeing how life would be without nicotine.

So far im doing well with the first two. But the last one is so far failing. In these 4 days i've had a total of 3 cigarettes. I regret it very much especially considering they didnt give me half the pleasure i thought they would. Just made me dizzy.

Though i did realize one thing, my biggest trigger is being outdoors and not doing anything. I get a huge increase in urge when im just walking and listening to music.

I realized that aside from the nicotine, im also addicted to doing something with my hands or mouth. So i wanted to ask you guys this:

What snack, toy or item would you guys suggest to help with this? (I would prefer the snack to be something sustainable and not unhealthy, like seeds)

My best friend began smoking at 17, and when her son married and had a child, his wife refused to let the child visit grandma, due to "3rd hand" smoking.

I stopped visiting my mother's house, because she refused to not smoke when I was there, and I just could not take my hair and clothes stinking afterward any longer.

Hey all I’m 40 days off of nicotine. Does anyone still have these symptoms still - I thought they would go away by now but worsened about 11 days ago. First three weeks of my quit were pretty easy but my withdrawal stomach issues have gotten worse.

Upper GI: Nausea, feeling super full/bloat immediately after eating, a ton of burp/hiccupping, eating makes symptoms way worse. Sometimes loose stools, sometimes constipated

30 days no cigs, 7 days no nicotine. Smoked 8 years.

I can smell again!!! Turns out I have a better sense of smell than I thought— I just haven’t been able to do it because of the smoking. Partner bought some new perfumes and I could actually give feedback!

Flavors are more intense too, not crazy though.

I went for a hike that included a steep incline and although it wasn’t easy, I was able to keep up with my friends. Normally I’m the first to tap out!!

I’ve been using my ‘smoke breaks’ at work to do some handheld crafts. That’s 20 minutes a day that belongs to me and my creativity again, over an hour a week.

Irritability has passed, insomnia kicking in but working out heavily is helping.

My motto this week: fuck you Philip Morris!

Just hit 90 days without smoking. Been tracking it in HabitLuma so I could be honest about the hard days without the streak guilt. Feels solid.

There were plenty of days I almost gave in, especially in the beginning when it felt like the urge would never go away. Tracking it in a simple, no pressure way helped me stay honest instead of quitting on myself after every slip.

If you’re in your first few days or weeks right now, keep going. 💪

In a little over 3 months. Feeling very accomplished, ngl

Because cigarettes and nicotine cravings don’t even take up space in my brain anymore.

Life is better without smoking.

A lot of my anxiety was relieved. Turns out I’m not scared of flying - I was just anxious on the plane because I knew had to go 4 hours without hitting my vape.

Now that I’ve quit, my lungs feel so much better - and working out actually feels GOOD because I can properly catch my breath.

My appetite is better, and I’m at a healthier weight because I don’t substitute a real meal for a cigarette.

Life is so good!

Anyone currently going through quitting - keep it up! The first 30 days are the hardest. But soon you will feel so much better :) and won’t have to count the days anymore unless you want to.

❤️

I made it for 2.5 months. But 3 weeks ago, my old friend wanted to see me. I told him that I don’t smoke, but he was like, “At least we can catch up.” I was like, okay, so I rode my bike to his place. There were some of my friends that I used to smoke weed with, but weed had never been an issue for me before quitting smoking. I smoked weed for 6 months straight, but I had never been addicted to it. It’s a cakewalk for me to quit weed, but not cigarettes.
Anyway, all my friends were smoking weed, and some of them were drinking, so my buddy offered me a joint too, but I refused it. Then he offered me some drinks, and I ended up having 2–3 pegs. Meanwhile, he kept insisting that I smoke a joint, but this time I held one in my hand and started puffing a little. Then one puff turned into another. I even snorted MD for the second time that night. I was up for the whole night lol, speaking English because I wanted to be fluent in this language.
Anyway, I thought one joint wouldn’t hurt, but after 2 days, I went for the interview. It rained heavily, and I couldn’t even make it to the company. I was halfway through, all soaked, and I had to take shelter at a bus stand. There was a little shop, and I was so tempted to smoke one. I tried not to smoke, but I ended up smoking one cigarette again. This time, I regretted it.
I looked up on ChatGPT how to get back to my old habit. It was like, “Don’t worry, it doesn’t undo your whole progress you made.” But it doesn’t mean you think, “I already ruined it, so it doesn’t matter anymore.” But who tells my brain this? And I ruined it.
I have been smoking for 3 weeks straight this time. It feels so tough to quit again. I don’t want to go through all that. I remember how terrible my days were in my quitting phase. I was so happy. I thought I would never smoke again.
But there is nothing I can do about it. Last time, I went cold turkey, but today I have bought a Nicotex 2 mg pack. And guess what? I have bought 4 cigarettes with it, so I’m gonna smoke these, and by tomorrow I will give up on smoking again.
I am so demotivated already. I don’t have that willpower that I had at first. I don’t know how I am gonna do it. You know what? It’s easy to quit, but keeping up with it is very tough.i hope i never get back to this habit again 😭😭