February 3, 20215 yr Welcome aboard @Lin and congratulations on choosing to take back your freedom. You'll find all the support you could need or want here as well as a huge library of posts and videos about our addiction. If you get a chance maybe you could introduce yourself to everyone in our introduction forum. We're glad you're here 😊
February 4, 20215 yr Welcome Lin! This is the place to be!! Get rid of any and all cigs you have around, throw out those ashtrays, welcome to being a non-smoker.
February 4, 20215 yr Welcome Lin, congratulations on your decision to quit smoking and take back your life.
February 4, 20215 yr Welcome aboard Lin ... Glad you found us ....you will have all the support you need right here ..🐸
March 1, 20215 yr These are all the tools I have been using to distract me so far - making tea, reading reading and more reading, I've rewatched Parks and Recreation as it's such a comforting thing, plus it's good to laugh hysterically and feel my lungs opening up! If I feel a craving hit I breathe in for a count of six, hold it and breathe out slowly. If that doesn't help and I'm at home I head for the shower and try to reset myself. At work I get up and walk around and shake myself off. I've also had several good cries, I doubt that's over yet. 🤦🏻♀️😂
March 1, 20215 yr We have fun things here too,it keeps you busy... Play games ...laugh at the dogs and cats ... Quitting doesn't have to be all doom and gloom ,I think time passes faster when it's fun.. Don't forget our daily NOPE thread ...this is a great tool ..
March 16, 20215 yr We are all addicts Sweetie ... We all want you to get to Freedom ....with a few bumps ,and fun along the way ....😁🐸
April 20, 20215 yr Day 2, There great ideas in this thread and encouragement. I do not feel I can apply some of them right now....because of the bronchitis.... exercise is limited (for the moment) getting lots of sleep is out too because I am coming off the steroids and they seem not to like me and the anxiety attacks (add in the GERD)....it so rough right now.... I feel like I asking for pity ( I guess I am) I only on day 2 so for others who trying to quit cold turkey who want their health back and fighting off multiple other things on the way....I drinking lots of water and sugar free Gatorade...I pacing pacing pacing till I just stand in the kitchen and stare blankly at the universe.... then I come here and read or blankly stare at the screen....then... repeat it all again ...and each time I want that cigarette I remind myself how bad I want to breath and be healthy again and thank Jesus for keeping me safe from cigarettes' today (I must of said that 50 times yesterday) I hanging in and on that the best I can say.
April 20, 20215 yr @Dianne, each day you're smoke free is one day closer to feeling better so hang in there🤗
April 20, 20215 yr Shouting NOPE.....Not One Puff Ever .... I Remember shouting this out loud ....I'm sure it was thousands of times a day ....😁
April 21, 20215 yr Hang in there Dianne, you have the right attitude and the right motivation to get this done. I have faith in you to have a long quit.
April 21, 20215 yr Day 3...using lines on myself all 2 hours of the morning I have been awake......isn't it nice I can have my coffee with out a cigarette ...isn't it nice I can wake and not go outside for a cigarette....isn't it nice I do not need a cigarette after breakfast.....isn't it nice I can brush my teeth and not go out and have a cigarette right after brushing them.....I think it going to be a isn't it nice day and a stay close to here day
April 29, 20215 yr 6 weeks QUIT! 🙌 This support forum! I honestly don’t think I would have made it this far without you all. All of the advice and information on here?! 💯 All of the personal testimonies of trials, losses, and wins?! 💣🤯🤩Thank you! Aside from the aforementioned? Let those tears flow. Drink, drink, drink plenty of cranberry juice and water. Can’t sleep? Take something. And breathe! Deep wonderful cleansing breaths! Interact with some members on here. Take into account the advice given by those who’ve succeeded and don’t be shy about putting your stories out there. It helps others to know what we go through. WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER!!!
September 17, 2025Sep 17 On 9/21/2014 at 12:52 PM, SanDar said: Being here,lol and read, read, read. Also staying busy helped me. It tricks you into thinking it’s giving relief, but really it’s just feeding the cycle of craving. The freedom comes when you realize you don’t need it at all
September 19, 2025Sep 19 Yes, it’s definitely possible to go nicotine-free. But the first few days can be challenging. Your body is used to the nicotine hit, so you might feel cravings, irritability, or trouble focusing. Some people manage it cold turkey, while others use very low-nicotine vape juices and gradually reduce to zero.
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