@@NicoleDeniseLindsay that's the thing! When you make up your mind that you don't want it, it's the cravings that are hell but liveable. Because you've made up your mind.
I smoked from when I was 21 till I was 46 . Had a good talk to my self about excuses for years . Went to my doctor and said I have to quit smoking. He gave med Zyban I went on a holiday to see family that didn’t smoke. And I am 67 And haven’t touched a cigarette since. Best thing I ever did 🇨🇦☺️
Im 9 days cold turkey here on chew and cigarettes , i couldn't sleep for the first week but getting better now , for those readings this , you can do it guys
I smoked 17 years. I found it hard to quit at first. I was unsuccessful after several attempts. One day I told myself, its not hard to quit smoking. They are putting it in my head that it is hard to quit. I quit and never wanted a cigg since.
I am 24 days cold turkey. After 50 yrs of smoking, a blood clot in my calf that moved to my lungs. Shortness of breath and high blood pressure I have decided to try to quit. I have had some cravings, but I am so thankful I haven't had any bad mood swings. The last time I tried to quit the mood swings were so bad no one in my family would talk to me. Plz don't smoke. Take it from me. Here I am close to retirement and now I have to worry about my health. Smoking is not worth it.
Also don't compare your progress with others. That is so self defeating. Just cause some people can quit, cold turkey, or in a short amount of time, that doesn't invalidate the progress you make, nor does it make you less of a person. All that matters is that you get to the point of being free from the addiction, no matter how long it takes, how many ups and downs, and restarts. Just keep going.
@@susanlivingston8252 I know it's hard, but also know that it gets easier and easier. A friend of mine said it takes 30 days to build a new habit, stay strong and think ahead of the rewards of your hard work. Everyone can do things that are easy, but as David Goggins says "stay hard"! Do it because it's hard and to prove to yourself and others that you can. It gets easier, but never easy. Some tips for what I did: Initially I stayed away from high risk areas or situations where I would often crave a cigarette like the pub down the street etc. Instead I found other things to distract my mind with like a new video game that was really fun or a really hard workout at the gym that only made me want to go to bed after. Also working out you almost don't have a conscious to take a cigarette after.
❤❤Thnk you for your guys incredible story ❤❤I decided on news year eve morning I'm done and I'm going to push myself to see how far I can push myself 😊😊I had issues with Gerd it was horrible... I couldn't eat propper it lasted from March 2024 to November 2024... I lived on soup and toast...its my 4th day I'm finally free of this dragon.... I feel much better my eating is back to normal ❤❤ I can't believe I made myself sick 😢😢I feel incredibly... I'm going to keep pushing
Realizing the cigarettes are jus as bad for ya as the drugs does help , I sometimes think cigarettes can be worse than drugs sometimes!! Jus keep trying don’t give up
I smoke for a very long years.. one day i just woke up and told myself to quit smoking, just like that... Then I just stopped. No patches, no gums no rehabs... When you want to stop smoking, you can stop anytime....
Is not it that after smoking so many years you start to feel from your inside that i am ruined both health wise and psychologically so if i have to live with energy and health i must quit smoking! Whats your thoughts?
I was addicted to weed. I quit smoking weed 1 year ago and since then i smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. Tomorrow is the day i will try to stop smoking cigs. Good luck to yall who try to stop, you can do it! Love from The Netherlands
I quit smoking five years ago. I read a book on how to quit smoking by a guy called Allan Carr, then went to one of his classes. I was promised in the class that if I started smoking within a year of taking the class, I would get a full refund. I haven't smoked since, and haven't felt the need to. Quitting is relatively easy, if you put your mind to it, and the best way to quit is cold turkey as, unlike drugs like heroine, the addiction is mostly psychological, not physical, so if you use things like nicotine patches and gum it will reinforce the addiction and make it harder to stop.
It does work for some people according to research, but the numbers are not great, it's about 20% more people on wellbutrin stop smoking compared to placebo. You want 100% considering with Wellbutrin you'll be hooked on an antidepressant with several possible side effects and difficulty stopping. 20% doesn't justify using it. Just look up the research paper, it was free to view when I read it.
Have quit a few times, but finally figured out why... For me it regulates my stress levels. Being around narcissism its nearly impossible. Having cptsd and autism my body doesn't respond to neuro typical toxic environments/people the same, especially when triggered. Imagine Ritalin/cafene upper for add, and then nicotine for autism.... hope somebody looks into this with a real study and gets facts from others. Could change many lives. ❤
Issue is who your partner is also. My ex I had us quit for year till she was smoking behind back. Then as I quit she would make remarks like you lying and had the nerve to say how can I stress you so you can smoke while stress in me the heck out… shyt by the 3rd month of not smoking I bought a pack of cigs and kicked her an the fresh pack out…
I'm sorry, but she is so full of it. Smoking cessation programs including NRT don't work and that has been proven time and time again by millions of people. Personally I stopped onky thanks to the Easy way to stop smoking audiobook, that attempt I stopped for 3 months cold turkey only thanks to that book. Then I started again because my friends all smoke in my presence. Now since new year I listened to the book again and now I'm 4 months clean cold turkey. This time I don't miss it anymore, no more cravings. I'm happy. I still have other addictions in my life, but smoking was the most difficult to beat because of easy access to it on every corner, because it's so cheap and at least 20% people smoke where I live. Please, do not listen to this doctor, she is lying even though she doesn't realize it.
Wishing to be a smoker so you can feel what it's like to stop😂. Trust me, I'm still trying to quit after 55 years of smoking. I have COPD. I'm breathless on the slightest exertion. Be greatful you never smoked.
@@phoenixrising5088 Some wisdom right there. I smoked for 17 years 30 cigs a day. I quit from almost 4 months and i still have some light cravings. At 34 years old i could not run anymore because after few seconds i went breathless. I was having chronic stomach reflux issues daily from years and years. Disappeared after one week of quitting. Nicotine is an horrible addiction. I feel like an asshole because i still have cravings but i'm not going back to cigarettes for sure. FUCK THEM!
Yes. Addiction is dependence on a chemical. In the case of tobaco it's nocotine. Your body becomes dependent on nicotine and if you go a certain amount of time without it, you have really bad cravings, emotional disregulation, and eventually suffer physical withdrawal symptoms. Habits are just behavioral routines that become a default because we've done them so much.
@@crit-c4637 can an addiction not exist in one's body. Is it the mind or the body. Can brain trauma damage the part of the brain that causes addiction?
Expecting people to quit smoking after 30 years isn't realistic. My cardiologist recommended Juuls and it's been 6 years since I've smoked cigarettes. Juuls have only 2 ingredients unlike the 700 in cigarettes. I can breath again while still getting my 30 year long nicotine hit. . Doctors need to get on board about what is realistic.I can play tennis now and pickleball. Doctors and people like you are out of touch.
I never thought I could quit but it's been 2 weeks today using patches and gum together call 1 800 quit now get free patches and gum and they call you once a week to give you support! It works! Good luck and freedom to you
I smoked for 6 years, quit for 2, got on vape for 3 and quitting again. The MOST effective way is cold turkey and never touch or be near any form of nicotine product again. Learn from my mistake
That is ridiculous. That's blaming your addiction on anyone but yourself. I smoke , and tried multiple times to quit. Still trying but if there is something I learnt, it's that it's on me. First step to quit it's taking responsibility
I’ve been a chain smoker for 35 years , decided enough is enough and went cold turkey 2 weeks ago and already feel so much better!!
Well done 😉👌
Same here! I'm 28 days no smoking today.
how to you fight the mind, its the mind the hardest to fight compare to the desire
@@NicoleDeniseLindsay that's the thing! When you make up your mind that you don't want it, it's the cravings that are hell but liveable. Because you've made up your mind.
OMG thats amazing well done to you 🎉 I am so desperate to give up ! 40yrs been smoking
I smoked from when I was 21 till I was 46 . Had a good talk to my self about excuses for years . Went to my doctor and said I have to quit smoking. He gave med Zyban I went on a holiday to see family that didn’t smoke. And I am 67
And haven’t touched a cigarette since. Best thing I ever did 🇨🇦☺️
Congratulations on that life changing choice Carolyn ❤🎉
Wow that’s amazing
Congratulations have your lungs healed?
Well done
Im 9 days cold turkey here on chew and cigarettes , i couldn't sleep for the first week but getting better now , for those readings this , you can do it guys
Never quit quitting. Eventually you do it
I smoked 17 years. I found it hard to quit at first. I was unsuccessful after several attempts. One day I told myself, its not hard to quit smoking. They are putting it in my head that it is hard to quit. I quit and never wanted a cigg since.
I so agree!! We have been programmed that it’s hard or impossible to quit and that’s jus not true!!
I am 24 days cold turkey. After 50 yrs of smoking, a blood clot in my calf that moved to my lungs. Shortness of breath and high blood pressure I have decided to try to quit. I have had some cravings, but I am so thankful I haven't had any bad mood swings. The last time I tried to quit the mood swings were so bad no one in my family would talk to me. Plz don't smoke. Take it from me. Here I am close to retirement and now I have to worry about my health. Smoking is not worth it.
You gotta wanna or you ain't gonna, is my motto
Also don't compare your progress with others. That is so self defeating. Just cause some people can quit, cold turkey, or in a short amount of time, that doesn't invalidate the progress you make, nor does it make you less of a person. All that matters is that you get to the point of being free from the addiction, no matter how long it takes, how many ups and downs, and restarts. Just keep going.
Well said
Amen 🙏🏽
Quit for 6 months a couple of years ago before I had a relapse. Now I'm on my 2nd serious attempt after also cutting down. Wish me luck.
Its so hard i need to quit for y health but people dot understand i could cry @feonor26
@@susanlivingston8252 I know it's hard, but also know that it gets easier and easier. A friend of mine said it takes 30 days to build a new habit, stay strong and think ahead of the rewards of your hard work. Everyone can do things that are easy, but as David Goggins says "stay hard"! Do it because it's hard and to prove to yourself and others that you can. It gets easier, but never easy.
Some tips for what I did: Initially I stayed away from high risk areas or situations where I would often crave a cigarette like the pub down the street etc. Instead I found other things to distract my mind with like a new video game that was really fun or a really hard workout at the gym that only made me want to go to bed after. Also working out you almost don't have a conscious to take a cigarette after.
I quit smoking cold turkey. I smelled the cigarette stink in my hair. THREW OUT A CARTON. That was it! 20 years ago.
I stopped smoking in one day in 1985. Haven't smoked since. At the same time. I went on a healthy diet so i wouldn't gain weight.
❤❤Thnk you for your guys incredible story ❤❤I decided on news year eve morning I'm done and I'm going to push myself to see how far I can push myself 😊😊I had issues with Gerd it was horrible... I couldn't eat propper it lasted from March 2024 to November 2024... I lived on soup and toast...its my 4th day I'm finally free of this dragon.... I feel much better my eating is back to normal ❤❤ I can't believe I made myself sick 😢😢I feel incredibly... I'm going to keep pushing
41 year smoker here at the age of 51. Also a recovering addict of 10 years. Tbh i’m having a harder time quitting smoking then I did doing hard drugs.
You can do it....your stronger than you think .
Realizing the cigarettes are jus as bad for ya as the drugs does help , I sometimes think cigarettes can be worse than drugs sometimes!! Jus keep trying don’t give up
I smoke for a very long years.. one day i just woke up and told myself to quit smoking, just like that... Then I just stopped. No patches, no gums no rehabs... When you want to stop smoking, you can stop anytime....
Is not it that after smoking so many years you start to feel from your inside that i am ruined both health wise and psychologically so if i have to live with energy and health i must quit smoking!
Whats your thoughts?
Read Alan Carr's book The easy Way to quit smoking... It is opposite what she has to say
You can also listen to subliminal videos at night and you will quit
I came here to say this!
What do you mean?
I quit drugs and alcohol. On day 2 free of nicotine gum, quit smoking 1 year ago. Nicotine is by far the hardest for me.
I was addicted to weed. I quit smoking weed 1 year ago and since then i smoke a pack of cigarettes a day. Tomorrow is the day i will try to stop smoking cigs. Good luck to yall who try to stop, you can do it! Love from The Netherlands
I stopped in 2004 and have never craved an other smoke😊
I quit smoking five years ago. I read a book on how to quit smoking by a guy called Allan Carr, then went to one of his classes. I was promised in the class that if I started smoking within a year of taking the class, I would get a full refund. I haven't smoked since, and haven't felt the need to. Quitting is relatively easy, if you put your mind to it, and the best way to quit is cold turkey as, unlike drugs like heroine, the addiction is mostly psychological, not physical, so if you use things like nicotine patches and gum it will reinforce the addiction and make it harder to stop.
Indeed! Read his book too and quit 2 days ago you just have to change the way you think about the cigarettes!
Switch to vaping, then be so broke that you can't afford vaping.
That's what I did.
It’s hard 😔
Yeah 🤣
Man quitting vaping is much worst .
Doesn’t cigarette smoking cost more money than vaping? I spend $180 a month on cigarettes and that’s after switching to the cheap brands.
How relevat are the rehab programs developed by ppl who never smoked years in a row and then dropped and sustained the nonsmoke life?
Wellbutrin worked for me after 44 years of smoking tobacco.
It does work for some people according to research, but the numbers are not great, it's about 20% more people on wellbutrin stop smoking compared to placebo. You want 100% considering with Wellbutrin you'll be hooked on an antidepressant with several possible side effects and difficulty stopping. 20% doesn't justify using it. Just look up the research paper, it was free to view when I read it.
Wish it had for me
Have quit a few times, but finally figured out why... For me it regulates my stress levels. Being around narcissism its nearly impossible. Having cptsd and autism my body doesn't respond to neuro typical toxic environments/people the same, especially when triggered. Imagine Ritalin/cafene upper for add, and then nicotine for autism.... hope somebody looks into this with a real study and gets facts from others. Could change many lives. ❤
Issue is who your partner is also. My ex I had us quit for year till she was smoking behind back. Then as I quit she would make remarks like you lying and had the nerve to say how can I stress you so you can smoke while stress in me the heck out… shyt by the 3rd month of not smoking I bought a pack of cigs and kicked her an the fresh pack out…
Sounds like she wasn't to be trusted.
I'm on day 15 but im using Nicotin gums. I'm trying to leave the gums tok
is it the nicotine or shit they spray on it that hets you so addicted?
"Smoking is one of the hardest addictions to break..." total utter bs. Trying getting clean from heroin and come back to me.
I'm sorry, but she is so full of it. Smoking cessation programs including NRT don't work and that has been proven time and time again by millions of people. Personally I stopped onky thanks to the Easy way to stop smoking audiobook, that attempt I stopped for 3 months cold turkey only thanks to that book. Then I started again because my friends all smoke in my presence. Now since new year I listened to the book again and now I'm 4 months clean cold turkey. This time I don't miss it anymore, no more cravings. I'm happy. I still have other addictions in my life, but smoking was the most difficult to beat because of easy access to it on every corner, because it's so cheap and at least 20% people smoke where I live. Please, do not listen to this doctor, she is lying even though she doesn't realize it.
That's GREAT that you quit and your comment was, too!
She is just supporting a market that you should stay away off, it is that simple
There is medication that works for alcohol and they need to be promoting that instead of this lengthy process of bullshit
im stil struggling give up smoking
It helps with trauma, I started smoking to cope,not even my friends knew I smoke 😂😂😂
I wish I was a smoker so I can see if its really that hard to quit.
Wishing to be a smoker so you can feel what it's like to stop😂. Trust me, I'm still trying to quit after 55 years of smoking. I have COPD. I'm breathless on the slightest exertion. Be greatful you never smoked.
@@phoenixrising5088 Some wisdom right there. I smoked for 17 years 30 cigs a day. I quit from almost 4 months and i still have some light cravings. At 34 years old i could not run anymore because after few seconds i went breathless. I was having chronic stomach reflux issues daily from years and years. Disappeared after one week of quitting. Nicotine is an horrible addiction. I feel like an asshole because i still have cravings but i'm not going back to cigarettes for sure. FUCK THEM!
Is a habit different from an addiction when it comes to substance abuse?
Yes. Addiction is dependence on a chemical. In the case of tobaco it's nocotine. Your body becomes dependent on nicotine and if you go a certain amount of time without it, you have really bad cravings, emotional disregulation, and eventually suffer physical withdrawal symptoms.
Habits are just behavioral routines that become a default because we've done them so much.
@@crit-c4637and yet the huge problem with smoking is it causes both addiction, dependency and is heavily habit-forming.
@@crit-c4637 can an addiction not exist in one's body. Is it the mind or the body. Can brain trauma damage the part of the brain that causes addiction?
Expecting people to quit smoking after 30 years isn't realistic. My cardiologist recommended Juuls and it's been 6 years since I've smoked cigarettes. Juuls have only 2 ingredients unlike the 700 in cigarettes. I can breath again while still getting my 30 year long nicotine hit. . Doctors need to get on board about what is realistic.I can play tennis now and pickleball. Doctors and people like you are out of touch.
Varenicline.
Nothing has helped me quit smoking. & dont tell me i dont really want to quit either
I never thought I could quit but it's been 2 weeks today using patches and gum together call 1 800 quit now get free patches and gum and they call you once a week to give you support! It works! Good luck and freedom to you
I smoked for 6 years, quit for 2, got on vape for 3 and quitting again. The MOST effective way is cold turkey and never touch or be near any form of nicotine product again. Learn from my mistake
I stopped drugs n whisky easily!! Now smoking 🚬 cigarettes is a pain
Why should you replace nicoteen with...nicoteen 😂😂
Like swapping a band aid right?
Why does nobody say love . In my experience men with toxic women smoke, and men with loving women either don’t smoke or find it easy to give up,
It's true, except it was toxic man in my case
That is ridiculous. That's blaming your addiction on anyone but yourself. I smoke , and tried multiple times to quit. Still trying but if there is something I learnt, it's that it's on me. First step to quit it's taking responsibility
@@mariash5979great point! Its easy to blame others for your problems.
Sounds more like a cliche to me! Man-up or woman-up!
Low dopamine syndrome
Using subliminals is how I stopped. Retrain your brain 🧠
Nicotine is not the problem.
Quit caffeine porn and nicotine same day no program no silly products just quit
Those patches & gum are costly waste of money they don’t work & so are medical bills for a doctor u don’t need just set your mind to do it n you will
I don’t have COPD ; I was tested
I have COPD I didn't need any tests to confirm it.
Whatever, lady! You haven't said shyt!
You just explained the punishment, not the cure.. what a lame ass doctor.
Just when I needed you 🥲perfect timing 😅 thanks 🙏🏼