June 24, 20224 yr All it takes is a quick hello ...I want to quit Smoking ...and wait !!! Then just see how many people will jump in to help you achieve your dream. We will show you ...how this is so possible and easy ... All you need is the Desire to be Free 🐸
June 26, 20224 yr We can only hope they are near, reading, learning, gaining the courage to step out to the ledge and jump. We were all afraid, did not know if we could do it until we did. That is okay, it is normal to be scared and unsure when you are about to take on any big challenge. I just want them to know there are a wonderful group here that will listen to you cry, whine and struggle. It will be okay, just jump. You will never know until you try, even if you fail, you can try again. We will be here thru it all.
June 28, 20224 yr Hi! there @Traveling_Brisaw your reaction to a post. Glad you are here, take your time, read and learn things that will help you to quit. Just tell us what you need. If you are not ready to quit yet that is okay. Many people have joined to seek advice for the best way, the way that could help them get started.
June 28, 20224 yr Great place to land if your looking for support and knowledge. Give it a chance and it may be a life changing decision for you. Was for me.
July 2, 20224 yr Thank you @Kris. I quit 14 May and am just a silent lurker. I love checking in every few days to see the support ❤️
October 27, 20223 yr hi. grateful for this being alive in a timeline where this forum exists and I have found it!
October 28, 20223 yr Welcome Pedro, glad you found us. The lovely people here can help you get it done!! Without them, I don't think I would have done as well as I have.
October 29, 20223 yr Hello! Hopped the train October 15th and have been lurking for several days. I’ve been very appreciative of the insight and support I’ve seen here, and it’s helped me through these first, ready-to-smack-something-or-someone-husband-will-remain-nameless, weeks. Today is a wonderful day and tomorrow will be better 😎✌️
October 30, 20223 yr Welcome and big congratulations on making it through your first two weeks,@Jaybird. Sounds like you are well on the road to freedom. Glad to have you on the train!
October 30, 20223 yr Author Hi and welcome @Jaybird... Congrats on your fabulous 2 weeks ....we are here to help you along your journey ... Here is a well earned Pat on the back 🐸
January 7, 20233 yr Hello QT People, I am lurking about wanting to want to quit. Doing it the hard way, so far. Down from a pack a day to half a pack and experiencing the repeated withdrawals. Joel's words ringing in my head.... only two reasons to smoke, paraphrasing here... 1. you want to die a horrible painful death 2. you want to keep experiencing withdrawal and all it's joys I am scared. I am having trouble believing in myself. I am unwilling, thus far. I am afraid to fail, again. I am afraid to commit to nope, to keep smoking, to LIVE. I am giving my power to people who profit from my addiction and life draining away. I am able. I am kind. I am hopeful. I am swimming and doing water aerobics (over 100 miles last year). I am me in all my foibles and big feels. Afraid to BE here before I actually quit. So risking this post for what reason I do not know. Avoiding lighting up right now. Hoping your quits are solid and sticky, your lives are full of robust laughter and deep breaths. Love and Light, Darcy
January 7, 20233 yr I'm glad you posted @darcy. You know you CAN quit without WANTING to quit, a lot of us have. I didn't want to quit but my breathing was so bad that I had to quit. Now I'm on oxygen because I waiting so long. As you get older you're going to start feeling the repercussions of your actions so why not quit BEFORE this happens? Trust me you'll be glad you did.........
January 7, 20233 yr Hi Darcy. I was scared to quit also. I had established such a love/ hate relationship with smoking and I wasn't sure how to deal with withdrawal. Good news is I didn't think about it anymore- I just did it. And kept doing it. Times were tough on occasion, but overall it was very doable and I kick myself for not trying sooner. Bottom line? Just do it- don't overthink
January 8, 20233 yr I was terrified - anticipated a big battle and in reality the first 3 days were rough, but not as bad as I had imagined. All the best to you @darcy. If you have been cutting down, which in my experience is tougher than just quitting, you can do this! Edited January 8, 20233 yr by overcome
January 8, 20233 yr Glad to have you with us, @darcy. Thanks so much for posting. I, too, was reluctant/terrified to quit: Afraid of failing (again). Afraid of what life would be like without smoking to "soothe" me. Afraid that I'd never be happy again without cigarettes. Afraid of withdrawal. 11 months later I can tell you this: Life without the draining cognitive dissonance of loving/hating smoking is more liberating than I ever imagined it could be. A lot of my ideas about how smoking "soothed" me were horse hockey, just my addiction making noise. Just like this post says: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/11789-nicodemons-lies-lies-truths/ I felt a lot better after I was fully free of nicotine. Withdrawal definitely sucks, no two ways about it. But it's temporary. If you're able to swim over 100 miles per year (wow), you have the grit to get through many difficulties. Quitting IS possible. And there is a posse of good people here to help. Just let go and fall... up.
January 9, 20233 yr Darcy, most of us here have failed at least once or more in our battle to quit and stay quit. :Pick a date and give it a shot. The early days of quitting is something we all have to go through. It was rough for me but not as bad as I had imagined. Sound advice from Jillar about quitting and stopping the more severe damages from smoking. You want this and you can do this. Give it a chance and come aboard. best wishes.
January 9, 20233 yr Author You can quit Darcy...believe in your self ...no good comes with Smoking ... Don't wait for the crap to hit the fan ...no time like now to claim your life back ...🐸
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