Jump to content
Tobacco Wars Documentary - Part I, II & III
  • entries
    215
  • comments
    193
  • views
    16210

About this blog

A weekly blog featuring well written posts from members of our community. Each week I'll pick a post and add it to this blog along with the link to the whole thread for anyone wanting to read more. Hope you like it 😊

Entries in this blog

General

Lesser known medical problems from smoking

Martian5 Quit Date: 01/04/2018   Posted May 29, 2019    We all know the more known problems from years of smoking (Cancer, COPD, Heart problems and such) but their are some problems that are lesser known. Today I am going to the dentist to start fixing my mouth.  Most of the problems are tied in with my smoking over those many years, something I really did not think about. For the past year it has been very difficult for me to eat and also a lot of pain. Now I have
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

Fearing the Crave

Jenny Quit Date: 05/24/2012   Posted November 9, 2014    Cravings are the most feared in a quit and we all know they can be uncomfortable. It's this fear that keeps many of us from even attempting to quit smoking. The fear of being uncomfortable.  We feel this way even though we know that smoking related disease is probably not terribly comfortable either.....addiction is so not rational....   The addiction wants to manipulate you into believing that there is n
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

One Question

Boo Quit Date: March 9, 2016   Posted November 29, 2018    Did I smoke today?   It is the one and only question that matters when quitting.  I've seen some recent posts in which people call themselves "bad quitters" because they craved and/or romanced the cigarette during their quit.  There is no such thing as a "bad quitter."  There are only successful quitters and smokers.   If you craved a cigarette but didn't smoke, you are a successful quitter. 
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

Red Flags

Sazerac Quit Date: October 23, 2013, A Good Day to be Free.   Posted May 1, 2018      I have confidence in my quit and estimate my chance of relapse is low still...addiction is a wily condition and I am human.   Here are my four maneuvers to avert relapse,  (  Think again,  Get right with yourself,  Contact an ally,  Post an SOS  ) and a slew of red flags...      When you know better yet, are purposefully leading yoursel
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

Perception Shift

Boo Quit Date: March 9, 2016   Posted March 28, 2016    For much of the last couple of weeks, I hit a mental wall of sorts.  It wasn't that I was craving a cigarette so much as I was finding it difficult to identify myself as a nonsmoker.  Nagging, insecure thoughts were persistent.  I began to doubt if I was really done with smoking for good.  My policy to this point had been to "fight like hell."  What am I fighting?   The fight is with addiction of course, b
jillar

jillar in General

1
General

"The Smoker's Vow"

abbynormal Quit Date: 1/1/2019   Posted December 5, 2019    The Smoker's Vow by Joel Spitzer   To be said just before taking your first puff after having quit for any appreciable period of time.   With this puff I enslave myself to a lifetime of addiction. While I can't promise to always love you, I do promise to obey every craving and support my addiction to you no matter how expensive you become.   I will let no husband or
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

Smoking and Circulation

jillar Quit Date: May 29, 2016   Posted October 18, 2019    Are your hands and feet always cold? Mine were. Until I quit smoking.  I knew smoking affected my lungs and blood pressure. I've been on blood pressure medicine since my late 30's and instead of quitting smoking I chose to have tubal ligation surgery because my Dr wouldn't prescribe birth control after 40 years old IF I WAS A SMOKER. But I never contributed my cold feet and hands to smoking until I qui
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

smoking turned me into a total coward!

babs609 Quit Date: 07/13/2012   Posted September 28, 2015    As a young child and early in my teens, I was very confident.  I wasn't the prettiest, smartest, most athletic, or funniest girl (well..I did win class clown in the 8th grade)  as a matter of fact, I was an average teenager...but I was okay with that and pretty comfortable in my own skin.    Somewhere along the line....in my teens...there was a decline in that confidence.  It wasn't sudden.  It was so
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

Simple Guide to Freedom

Sazerac Quit Date: October 23, 2013, A Good Day to be Free.   Posted October 22, 2019    In celebration of my Six Years of Freedom, I wrote this little piece,     Sazerac's Simple Guide To Freedom   Desire:   You must want to quit more than you want to smoke   Decision:  Make the decision to live life without Nicotine.    Commitment:  Commit wholeheartedly to live without Nicotine  and intend on standing by your resolve.  
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

Acknowledging the addiction

Irene Quit Date: 19 June 2020   Posted March 14, 2020    Before I even entertained the thought of quitting, I always looked at drug users or addicts with pity, thinking how lucky I am not to have fallen into that trap. Ironic huh? Now I have empathy.   I'm not a person who bares her soul, wears her heart  on on her sleeve, nor starting a thread about something she doesn't  know much about....lol I know I'm not the type of person to join a group therap
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

Denaliblues Quit Story

DenaliBlues Quit Date: 2/10/2022   Posted February 27, 2022    I’m a newcomer pinging in to say hello. I’ve been lurking on the site for a while, but I set up a profile today so that I could participate. Thanks for the experiences and the compassionate, nonjudgmental encouragement shared here. Reading the info and comments has helped me through some white-knuckle moments.   My last smoke was 17 days ago. It was not a planned quit. I was having oral surgery, and
jillar

jillar in General

0
General

Cristóbal's Quit Days %

Sazerac Quit Date: October 23, 2013, A Good Day to be Free.   Posted March 24, 2018    Deep in the archives, I found another gem from, our friend, Cristóbal   Cristóbal's Quit Days %    Some people are amazed that even though they may have several weeks or months quit,  that they still do not feel completely "normal", and continue to miss smoking.   When this happens, figure your "Quit Days %" and then you will see why.   The
jillar

jillar in General

0

Twitter

About us

QuitTrain®, a quit smoking support community, was created by former smokers who have a deep desire to help people quit smoking and to help keep those quits intact.  This place should be a safe haven to escape the daily grind and focus on protecting our quits.  We don't believe that there is a "one size fits all" approach when it comes to quitting smoking.  Each of us has our own unique set of circumstances which contributes to how we go about quitting and more importantly, how we keep our quits.

 

Our Message Board Guidelines

Get in touch

Follow us

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Guidelines

  I accept
Please Sign In or Sign Up