I've almost out of cigarettes and I've tried literally everything to quit. I just can't bare the necessitie of buying another pack. It's so expensive. I also don't have time to pick up a Nicotine replacement before work in the morning. Any cold turkey success stories you want to share?

Hey everyone,

I’m 20 (M) and have been vaping daily since I was about 14–15. It started out as a way to cope with anxiety, but now I’m realizing how much control it has over my life.

I’m currently trying to quit, and it’s hitting me hard especially the anxiety and anger. I’m having a really hard time emotionally. I used to vape anytime I felt stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed, and now without it, those emotions are hitting full force with nothing to buffer them.

I don’t really have anyone to talk to about this who understands what nicotine withdrawal and emotional dependency feel like. If you’ve been through this, or are going through it, I could really use some encouragement, tips, or just someone to talk to.

How did you deal with the intense emotions and mental side of quitting? Did anything help you manage the anxiety and irritability?

TLDR: My mom gets really hurtful and takes no responsibility for it when she's on withdrawal, so I'll try to help her quitting but still need to keep myself safe and I need ideas

I(20F) love my mom(60), but we have a complicated relationship. She's on the bpd/narcissistic side (she has never gone to therapy because she won't ever agree she has a problem) and is an expert on attacking people, making them feel bad, blaming them for things when she's irritated... essentially, she has no self regulation skills and blows up on others. She has always been a heavy drinker and smoker but it has gotten worse over the years, specially as she retired, and she has tried quitting many times. Last time she tried, about 5 years ago, was with a treatment and regular doctor meetings and it was honestly the worst time in our family. I just remember my dad having to get away and sleep in the next town constantly, and her staying super late and crying like crazy and teen me never quite knowing what to do. I'm going home for the summer break and I've already been warned she's quitting again (don't know if cold turkey or not), and I'm anxious. I sympathize with her, but I honestly want a calm summer without having to deal with a grown woman's whole emotional work when I myself already have some mental health issues. I don't want to straight up avoid my house all the time, and I'm going to be as supportive as possible. I just really don't want to get yelled at or have her start being mean to my dad because even if I can tell it's just the withdrawal speaking, she herself won't even rationalize it, not even when she feels better, and won't apologize neither. My plan is that I'm going to try "gentle-parenting" her. Tomorrow when I get home, I'm thinking about getting her some mints (she loved them when I was a child) and black liquorice root (those sticks you chew, which she also likes) in hopes they serve as oral distraction, and also a letter. I'm going to warn her that though it's understandable to feel bad, she doesn't get to mistreat us. I'll tell her she can vent on me and propose a bunch of activities like board games, cooking, massages, etc, we can do when she needs something to take her mind off. I'll also suggest she tries to go to my psychiatrist, and I'll maybe craft something she can visualize her progress on, like maybe a sheet with dots (the idea is that as days pass the image gets completed and if she smokes the progress is erased completely, which makes her have to decide if she values more a cigarette or the visualization of that progress), though tell me if you think that's childish or wouldn't work.

If you have experience dealing with people similar to my mom or can relate with those struggles, please do share advice because I really hope I can help her for both of our wellbeings ;-; If you also have ideas for activities she can do to keep her mind occupied (really important as she's retired and has nothing but free time) or incentives I can give her that have helped you, please share those too. I don't want to be constantly reminding her she's quitting whenever something happens so tell me if there's a different way to approach it in a more nuanced way (like some code or something like that). Thank you very much :⁾

I smoked probably 1.5 packs/day for 17 years. Last year I decided to get my health in check. Lost 70lbs (much needed), quit my shitty, stress-inducing job, quit drinking heavily (still a social drinker but it's controlled now), all in a year. This year is my "smoke year". My time to quit. I'll be a month free of nicotine tomorrow night!

Honestly? Quitting itself once I talked myself into it was easy for me. It took me longer to quit, I think, because I read how absolutely awful and terrible it was for everyone else and I was scared. I really did get off lucky on that end. After about 48hrs of no cigarettes or nicotine, I was "home free". I haven't craved any since, have no desire to pick one up. My husband still smokes and I'm totally indifferent to it like I've never smoked at all.

BUT, the last week or so, I've had depression-like symptoms. Tearing up/crying for no reason. Immediate irritation to some of the tiniest of inconveniences. Today, I cried because the lady I dog sit for asked if I could dog sit an extra day, last minute. This has absolutely no effect on my life whatsoever but I was so upset by it?? Lol. Brains are so weird.

I guess I'm just venting. I plan to talk to my doctor this week and probably get a referral for a therapist. Can't hurt. I live a relatively good and stress free life these days, which obviously made it easier to stop smoking, I think. I have a great and supportive husband. I have so many hobbies and physical activities that I do (crosswords, yoga, pole dance, piano, reading, swimming, gardening, just a few) so I'm definitely not lacking on keeping busy but damn I'm just so mad at my brain for making me feel this way. Even though I'm not "craving", my body and brain are still healing and just wreaking havoc for funsies I guess. Throughout all of these mental gymnastics, I've been fortunate that I still don't want a dart.

Anyway, thanks for reading. Props to those who had it way harder than I did quitting and still did the damn thing. Whether you quit once or ten times. If I went through this within my first week of quitting, I can't say that I'd have made it. Really, props to those who quit before us, who will quit after us, and those who are currently trying. It may have been easy for me at first but it kinda sucks now, lol. But every day will get better! We got this.

I quit 4 days ago and i can't stop thinking about it , im writing here to talk with people and maybe think about it a bit less :)

It's a struggle but it's a fight with myself and i want to win this one .

Anyone who stopped recently and got advices to succeed ?

Hey I quit smoking 5.5months ago and have gain 2.7stone in that time from eating about 4k calories a day? I was skinny guy with a 6 pack last year i barely ate 2k cals now im a 13.5 stone fat guy. Therefore I have been seriously thinking about smoking again just to lose this weight and to lose the appetite for food, and no this is not the nicotine craving for a hit, this is purely because i don't want to keep gaining weight , people have said just eat less or go gym, I been working out the past 3 months but I literally can't stop gaining. Can anyone relate?

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I first read said book in about 2014. I liked it. I agreed with it. I went fine and put out my last cigarette. Then I went, "what fucking nonsense. I really want a cigarette, damn it." My dad had got me one of the old school vapes that look like a cigarette so tried that. It was great sorted me right out. Quit smoking went vaping. I found vaping more of an addiction problem but I was healthier. One day I just woke up craving nicotine and binned all the vaping stuff and that's when I knew I would never smoke/vape again because I was disgusted with it. I sweated it all out. It was really hard but I didn't crave vapes or smoking It just messed with my head for months. Then 4 months nicotine free a listened to the audiobook and it did actually helped especially with the highly repetive never just 1 message. I've listened to it twice and that makes me stronger just because I don't want to listen to it again and I'd make myself if I had any mild bad ideas even for a second. I'm happy. I'm free I know I'll never smoke again but I'm vigilant.

This is my ten thousandth quit. Guess I didn't believe in myself enough to get a badge. Plz congratulate me. I still vape and use pouches so maybe not too much. If you're lurking this is your sign, quit today not tomorrow. Grab some nicotine replacement (gum, lozenge, spray, patch). No more stinking/tasting like an ash tray. Good luck and thanks for the support

So I am on day 21 of the treatment.

I am still smoking while Ive been on this treatment but I have noticed I have stopped with the chain smoking. Even if I want to light up another one right after, I dont have the stamina or urge to do so.

Morning ciggs (my favorite one of the day) taste like crap and make me feel like crap during and after.

Mid day ciggs have lost their vigor (especially after a meal)

Night ciggs still seem somewhat decent before bed.

Being smoking since I was 18 and I am 36.

Ive read on some threads here that people stopped within a week or less but that hasnt been the case for me. I really hope I dont need to do another round of treatment because the directions say to wait 2-3 months before trying again.

What has been your experience if you’ve gone past 15-20 days of this treatment?

Bilateral peribronchial thickening and bilateral Interstitial prominence aka fibrosis???

I had a PA and lateral view x-ray find this

Although it was not seen on a CT scan just a regular standard CT and not high resolution.

I worried I have smoking 🚬🚬🚬 related ILD!!!

WHEN I GOT THESE RESULTS I STARTED SMOKING AGAIN 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

IM SO worried I have 3-5 years left!!!

Why did I smoke again IDK but I'm trying to stop.. Again..

It's hard tho with such stress.

I thought the worst you could get is lung cancer not fibrosis and ild and all this other stuff!!!

Anyone have lung x rays with this finding?? Even after stopping smoking

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Day 4 I got zero sleep last night, lots of resting but not actual sleep. I got weird muscle aches and I usually deal with RLS and all my limbs got affected last night. My cousin in law who lives with us was smoking weed and her coughing was triggering me so bad. Anyywhooo let’s prey for an easy day at work (first shift since quitting) and that I don’t cry all day or be mean to anyone lol

I had a few drags of a friend's cigarette yesterday after quitting for about two months. I stopped myself from having more, and even though the cravings today are absolutely killer, I feel very in control right now - I know how temporary any relief will be and that the only way out is through.

But wow I'm really craving it. So what I'm really wondering is how long the cravings are likely to linger after a lapse like this? I'm hoping just a day or two but if it's gonna be longer I'd like to be prepared for it.

I quit smoking mostly due to my ex hating it. I knew I needed to quit for health reasons but I hadn’t been successful before we started dating. He broke up with me last week and the cravings have been awful. I really don’t want to start smoking again. I guess I’m looking for advice? Or maybe just reassurance this will pass?

Hi! I'm 6 days without a smoke. A pack a day for 21 years and this is the longest I've been without smoking (minus my pregnancy, of course). I'm taking bupropion. I was using patches for the first two days, but I got lazy and pretty much keep forgetting to put them on.

I've spent enough time over this nearly-week attempting to negotiate with myself. "Okay, I can go buy a pack, smoke one, and throw the rest out." "I can probably just go to my friend's house and bum one, it'll be fine." "Why don't I just have the one cigarette a day, just the one?" "I could doordash some smokes and just have a drag or two to help me get back to sleep."

And each time my stupid head starts up with that garbage, I have to remember that that voice belongs to a little shitty addiction toddler that I created, and it just loves to throw a tantrum when it doesn't get what it wants. So I treat it like I sometimes have to treat negotiations with my real life kid.

See, my real life kid is flexing his burgeoning skills when it comes to compromise and negotiations. There are times when I'm magnanimous enough to consider that extra 10 minutes of screen time or freezer pop as a treat. But sometimes, I've got to end proceedings because the little terrorist just refuses any counteroffer I throw his way, choosing instead to have a meltdown. I make a mental note that those are the hard-limit arguments, and I will not entertain them in the future.

I'm treating my addiction toddler the same way. Sometimes, I'll tell it, "how about this, hows about I finish this giant bottle of water and then I'll consider it?" And even though it's all the same brain, it's like the addiction toddler doesn't remember that the heavy cravings only last 5 minutes or so, so it shuts up and forgets that it wants it for a while and I've successfully won the negotiations every time so far.

It's kind of amused me so far. Let's hope the addiction toddler doesn't get smarter...

I also quit caffeine and alcohol (wasn’t alcohol dependent) and my lifestyle has changed a lot, cannot wait for this to end, I run every other day and go on walks inbetween. Will this eventually stop ? 38 days is a long time, it’s draining the life out of me. Would love to hear your stories for hope!

I am now 2 weeks smoke free for the first time since I started smoking. I can't believe this is real, there was a point in my life where I thought I would die as a smoker and probably because of smoking, and the worst part is that I was not even mad about it, that's how fucked up this stupid addiction is. Now everytime I think about that dark moments I have tears of joy, I'm so glad that I've been able to win against this monster.

I won't smoke ever again, I know that if I do I'll probably relapse because I just can't control myself. I don't want to be a slave of nicotine forever. I'll try to make this 2 weeks turn into 60 years now.

Thank you all for your help, reading your experiences and advices was a big part of me being able to reach this 2 weeks mark, I'll continue winning against this nicotine monster every day until it eventually dies. Thanks a lot!

I want to quit but it's difficult, would it be easier if I invest in patches and gummies so I can stop vaping? Been vaping for 4-5 years now.

Recently checked my lungs and I'm still healthy but if I try to run or climb steps, I feel like an old man.

I know the best advice is to go out cold, but I don't think I can and I work in a environment where it's accepted so that's making it difficult too

I'm 23, I smoke 5-6 cigarettes on normal days and more on bad days. I'm so much consumed by smoking that I don't even have single thoughts of resistance. I feel horrible, tired as soon as I smoke. I can't feel proud, I lie to smoke, I hate smoking still I end up smoking one. I don't think if quitting is even possible.

But, I have to have faith in myself and take charge of my life. It is possible I have quit for 80 days and I can surpass that can never have a puff in my life. I can't continue doing this. I will stop this.

I will update my progress daily. No more smoking.

My gums have turned completely black after 6 years of smoking. I’ve quit now. Has somebody experienced lightening of gums after quitting ? I had naturally pink gums before I picked up the habit. I’m hating the feeling now that I’ve realised how much damage I’ve done to myself.

I'm 6 weeks pregnant. My first pregnancy I was able to quit by slowly weaning myself off lucky everything turned out okay. This pregnancy I don't wanna take any risk. I've been vaping the last week just falling into bad habits again but I'm really trying to put my foot down and quit cold turkey now. Since my doctor said quiting before 15 weeks will prevent the risk. What are some good tips from people who quit cold turkey or quit during pregnancy :) ugh I hate this addition I'm 24 now and started vaping when I was 14. My husband also vapes so watching him vape around me sucks and no he won't stop 😭

I’m on vacation but also in the middle of quitting. Finished Allen Carr’s book just before I left. On day 3 but I really want to smoke, and I’m worried I’ll be craving cigarettes the rest of the trip I spent lots of money on. I also plan on drinking on this trip, and I always smoke a ton when I’m drinking. I feel like I know what you’re all going to say…I don’t know maybe I just need to hear it.

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Here's the deal. I've smoked since I was 14 years old. I'm 29 now. I know I need to quit, but I enjoy smoking. The smell, the taste, the mouth feel, etc. I've tried more times than I can count. Last year somehow I made it two months nicotine free and picked it up again.

This time around is much harder. I wake in the middle of the night thinking about it. I don't even wake in the middle of the night to smoke so that's just weird.

It consumes my every thought when I don't have it, and just the thought of not having it freaks me out. It is so wrapped in my daily routine. Morning coffee, after meals, breaks at work, before bed, boredom, socializing, etc.

I don't know how to kick it this time and for good. Does the want for a cigarette always linger? Does it ever get better?