r/stopsmoking

I’m finding this kinda easy. Much easier than I expected. It’s only day 3, but two packs a day for 36 years. I’m loving this freedom. I can breathe. I don’t smell bad. I want to do things that improve my life.

Anyone else have this kinda experience? I feared quitting for years, hell decades really, but I’m smiling through my triggers! Driving, a few beers even! Coffee and hot tubs too. I’ve been fortunate to not be stressed this week. There’s that.

I quit smoking in early 2023, until this past weekend when I smoked from Friday through Sunday, so I’ve gone more than three years without smoking, and I’ve only had a three-day relapse. Do you think I have to start from scratch, that as of this Monday the count of days without smoking starts over, or should I view this as a one-time slip-up? My mind is torturing me, wondering how I could have fallen back after so long and undone all that progress...

I was a smoker for about 7 years, and I quit a little over three years ago. I had some slip-ups and a couple of relapses that lasted no longer than a week. But, for all this time, mucus never went away. It definitely got better compared to being a smoker, even a couple of days of my relapse would show me how it is, but I'm wondering if it ever goes away? Wasn't there a time where I wouldn't have to cough up something every morning? I genuinely don't remember anymore bc I started smoking around 15, so I'm not even sure if it's just a normal adult thing sometimes 😅

What's your experience? Are you still coughing up, did it stop?

Cheers xx

day 3 of quitting vaping and feeling like pure fucking anger and rage. arguing with my boyfriend about everything. just so irritated to the point of tears. will this stop or should i literally just give up?

For people who tried quitting smoking or successfully quit:

Was there a specific moment that pushed you seriously toward stopping?

Health scare, money, family, feeling tired of addiction, something else?

what actually triggers the decision psychologically.

It's been 87 days! This is the longest I've gone. I can't believe it. I smoked since I was really young. I'm 60 now. I absolutely can't go back. Anyway, I thought we could help each other with posting some benefits you've noticed. I love that my hair no longer smells of smoke.

Top Edit:

A lot of you are assuming I am an angry person and posting about my rage without nicotine. This is not the case. If I were an angry person then anger would be normal to me.

This anger is NOT normal to me, it is not part of my usual emotional range. That is why I am posting. I was, unfortunately, in that state when I first made this post. I since 'gave up' because I was getting nowhere.

I just do want to say though, in the most immature way possible: to those who say I 'must not really want to quit,' go away. You're wrong.

I am genuinely at the level of sheer irate anger and rage that I feel like I could actually do massive physical harm. Tell me why I should quit if I am going to be THIS FUCKING ENRAGED.

Anger level: I WILL RUIN FUCKING LIVES.

Edit: Been smoking since literal toddlerhood because family was white trash, 40, I do not think this is possible for me rn. Maybe not even ever.

Tried meds, literally just instant enrage mode, one go with wellbutrin was SO bad that it put me in the psych ward. Apparently also enrage mode even without the meds.

Edit edit: Is it the ADHD? I have no fucking adderall anymore because no job no health insurance, am I fucking my own self up by trying to quit nicotine when I have no adderall/dopamine replacement? Setting myself up for failure?

Last edit: Well this was all very deeply unhelpful, but a thank you to the people who at least tried to be empathetic and help me figure out where this sudden anger was coming from. I'll continue with my non-smoking therapist and I going back and forth with "Why does only this particular situation make me full of an unrelenting rage?"

Hi all!

This is my third attempt at quitting smoking. I’ve been smoking for 15 years. My last attempt lasted three months before a stressful incident. At that time, I used the patches to quit. I had the 21mg patches and after a couple of days I felt really nauseous and light headed so I stopped using them and it went away. I smoked 15 cigarettes a day.
This time around, I’ve started out with the 14mg and it’s day 3. The first few days they really help to calm my brain and make me feel less agitated. And towards the end of the day today, I feel so nauseous and light headed again. What gives? Cold turkey hasn’t worked for me and I don’t want this to deter me from moving forward.

Quitting nicotine has easily been one of the best choices of my life everything has improved. I hope this is a sign for someone to quit too.

Just wanted to share that today is The 105th day without a cigarette and it wasn’t easy. Like, don’t ask me if I feel better. I am proud of myself, yes! Very much. But it’s so hard sometimes and I just feel like some people don’t understand the conditioning and addiction part of it.
But everytime I hear my neighbors cough in the most nasty way (like, I hear him spitting out stuff afterwards) I get reminded that it’s the right thing to do for my health whatsoever. Actually if I’m being honest he played a big part in making me trying to stop for good. Ever since I moved in he’s coughing like that every morning and I got scared that this will be my future mornings.
Anyway.. Good luck to everyone trying to stop sometimes the wierdest things will help you to keep going. Try to keep looking for them.

“Why am I even doing this?”

That’s been happening to me a lot lately.

Not because I suddenly stopped craving cigarettes or anything. But sometimes I’ll light one automatically after stress, during a break, late at night, whatever… and then realize I’m not even really enjoying it anymore.

It almost feels like my brain is just following an old routine at this point.

Like:
stress = smoke
bored = smoke
overthinking = smoke

And the weird part is even when the cigarette doesn’t feel good, I still want another one later anyway.

That’s when I realized how much smoking becomes habit after a while. Not even just nicotine. More like your brain getting emotionally attached to the ritual itself.

Honestly there were times I finished a cigarette and immediately thought:
“that didn’t even help.”

But somehow it still feels weird not smoking in those moments.

Addiction really messes with your head in strange ways.

Curious if anyone else has had that realization where smoking stopped feeling enjoyable and just started feeling automatic.

I've gained weight and developed a slight sugar addiction, but ... i've stayed quit, havent drank a drop of alcohol either, exercise daily, and I am overall proud of myself. I'll work on dropping the sweets now lol

I still get urges here and there for nicotine, but it's improving.

Thanks everyone for all your support, insight etc.

Im day 18. I am always a calm even keeled nice person. Since quitting my tempter has been explosive. I blow up at people to the point where other people leave the house. Its happened a few times but the worst was just now.

I want to do it at people at work. Every disfunction from others is a reason to explode. I dont like being like this. I dont like who ive become. Its not fair to others. Considering its day 18 and its getting worse… idk… i feel like just to be tolerable good person i should return to zyns and vaping.

Smoking slowly takes your health away every day you either accept that or change it.

Im tired of smoking and i wanna quit it but i cant control myself , so ex smoker pls give me tips or any advice which helps me to quit smoking , im very addicted to cigarettes i smoke abt 10 to 15 cigs a day sometimes even more and im only 21

Today is 9:30pm here and im going to sleep at 11:00 pm and when i wake up tomorrow i dont want same day as life before , like smoking 2 3 cigs in morning low stamina , dry mouth headache, etc . i also want to live a life like a normal person who dont smoke , has good stamina , good days

Pls help me to quit smoking

I am a 26 year old skinny tall guy and I have been smoking since I was 14 lately even one cigarette causes pain in my chest and back and when I cannot breathe properly I get scared and this never happens when I do not smoke I already know I need to quit but I want to have real willpower not having it makes me feel like a third class person I hate myself and I have no self respect but I also know I have the potential to quit and I need your motivation