I haven't had a cigarette since Monday, This is how I feel right about now...

JamesIncandenza · 6 months

Pfft. Quitting is easy. I've done it five times in the past year.

bindtortureandkill · 6 months

It might take years, but that feeling does subside. You get to the point eventually when you don't want a smoke even when you're drinking. Hang in there.

whatisitwhatisit · 6 months

Went through that 2 weeks ago, don't quit on quitting!

TH0UGHTP0LICE · 6 months

Guess your plans to quit are going...

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Up in smoke.

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhh

Slaughterer · 6 months

Hang in there dude. Just passed my 3 year anniversary and it ain't no thang.

buffoonery4U · 6 months

That's perfectly hilarious. I used to have a friend that would do exactly that, just about once a week. BTW...it does get better. Keep it up.

pfizzel · 6 months

Haha. Keep it up. I quit after 8 years of smoking. The first two weeks were the worst, after a month it wasn't so bad. And now, I am absolutely repulsed by others smoking near me. Which is good, as cigarettes are over $8/pack here in Seattle...

gildedbat · 6 months

All the nicotine is out of your body already so you are done with withdrawals. Everything from here on out is behavioral. Keep in mind that cravings last a max of 3 minutes each. Get through it one craving at a time. Also, every time you do something that triggers a craving and you don't smoke in response to that trigger, you break the association so it gets easier and easier the longer you go without smoking. For me, it took about 3 months to be pretty much normal and I smoked for 15 years. You can do it- you just have to commit fully to NEVER smoking again. You know that part of your brain that just freaked a bit reading that last sentence? That is what you have to learn to ignore. Ignore it long enough and it will go away and you can join the ranks of those of us who can't believe we ever smoked.

onanonanonaonon · 6 months

smoked 2 packs of marlboro red a day for 8 years. gave up cold turkey in the middle of the day 3 years ago. haven't had one since. the only real advice anybody can give you about quitting is, either you are man enough to do it, or you aren't. if you fail, don't bother trying again until you are less of a pussy.

firedancer0705 · 6 months

Keep strong!

JodoYodo · 6 months

Could someone tell me what it feels like to be addicted to cigarettes? I always read/hear about people having the 'urge' for a cigarette but what exactly does that mean?

atlasthebard · 6 months

Keep it up! I'm on day 9 and my lungs feel so much better. Not smoking and driving is the hardest thing for me :/

c_lacy · 6 months

Just try washing your cigarettes in the sink, I hear that works

Teotwawki69 · 6 months

Heh heh. Some non-repentant smoker is obviously downvoting everyone who has quit. Hey, anonymous a-hole, I feel you. I would have been there a few weeks ago. Smoke up. You'll be dead before the rest of us, by which point your pathetic downvotes won't matter.

flamero · 6 months

Kummeli - Jankon Betoni

Agente_Anaranjado · 6 months

Good for you, man! I am just past the 1 year mark myself.

HotLight · 6 months

Quit 2 months ago. Don't know if you're a drinker, but if you are, wait till the first night you try to drink without smokeing.

criminal_mind · 6 months

Hang in there bro, it gets easier. Stay busy and sleep lots.

Terrible_Gamer · 6 months

I am 35. I started smoking when I was 12 and quit January 2010. It wasn't easy but I did it with nicotine gum. I still chew a few pieces a week when I have a bad craving. My dad quit nearly 40 years ago and he says he still wants one from time to time.

You just have to be tougher than the want. Just imagine if every time you saw a beautiful woman you pulled out your dick and jerked off right there. You wouldn't do that so why do you have to have a cigarette just because you would like to have one right then.

Captain_Aizen · 6 months

Oh man, that 1st file flip was unbelievable lol ! I've watched that gif reloop like 80 times and I still can't understand how he did that.

Stlou · 6 months

I stopped smoking just Over two weeks ago. After the first week it gets a lot easier. It also helps that yOu start to run into smokers and realize how bad smoking makes them smell.

accio_chocobo · 6 months

Congrats!

form_an_opinion · 6 months

I decided to quit smoking and caffeine at the same time, and yeah - the first week was rough. Crazy ass dreams, panic attacks, constipation, mood swings like crazy.. To top it off my fiancee was several months pregnant with a boy and had regular pregnant rage fits. Once the first week was over, bad things slowly stopped happening. Now (2 years later) I might smoke one every once in a while when I have had enough beer to give me a strong buzz, but there is no other situation I face that brings about any urges or cravings any more. I find myself generally annoyed when my fiancee smokes now, but never envious. I basically quit because I was tired of blowing money on coffee and cigarettes every day and getting virtually nothing out of it but bad breath, a cough, and the sudden urge to shit.

rashado · 6 months

pussy

Teotwawki69 · 6 months

I quit two weeks ago next Monday, and did it cold turkey, and learned something interesting... easiest times to not smoke -- when I wasn't at home, but when I was around co-workers to whom I said, "Hey, I quit." Still went on non-smoking "smoke" breaks, but had no problem not lighting up the morning butts on the drive in, or at the eleven o'clock break, or at lunch, or at four p.m., or on the drive home...

Then, home alone, fucking temptation, because there was no one there to give the look of disapproval. And the major thing I noticed was that I started to feel like I was on speed all the time, but decided that this was not a bad thing, because the hyperactivity made me breeze through work and not notice I had skipped my usual break time because, well -- remove cigs, add energy. "I would have gone out forty-five minutes ago to smoke, but I didn't and I didn't notice? YEEEEEEEAHHH!"

But... it would be much more helpful if I had someone to give me the Look of Disapproval if I'm tempted when I'm not surrounded by friends or co-workers. So... want to become Quit Buddies? PM me. Maybe we can help each other during those difficult points. But, jeebus, I'll tell you one thing -- my sense of smell has come back with a vengeance, which is both good and bad. Good side, food tastes 1000 times better. Bad side -- bitches in the office wear way too much perfume, and a couple of them really, really need to douche more. Neutral... I smell burning pancakes and cinnamon everywhere now. What's up with that?

peteygypsy · 6 months

ME TOO.

DeepRoot · 6 months

Once you get past that first 7 days, the craving lessens quite a bit but I don't think the urge really ever diminishes. 2009 was my first cigarette smoke free year but I still get the, "I want a cigarette" feeling from time to time. It quickly goes away, I just don't like the feeling. Stay focused, my friend.

iSarge95 · 6 months

http://i.qkme.me/5y14.jpg

Junee28 · 6 months

inb4 cancer

Legendarrry · 6 months

Just continue not smoking, it will go away. Avoid alcohol and smokers for a while until you feel strong enough. It really is just a few weeks (at least it was for me). I was able to drink heavily and not want a smoke after about one month after quitting!

makkynz · 6 months

winners don't quit

nexus9 · 6 months

I found an electronic cigarette to be very helpful in the quitting process

NakedTonyDanza · 6 months

After reading these comments I'm beginning to think that cigarette addiction is a lot more powerful than alcohol. I drank a herculean amount for almost two decades straight and stopped about a year ago (after it nearly killed me) and didn't give it much thought after about a month. These stories about still instinctively reaching for cigarettes 20 years later are fucking bonkers by comparison.

scratchyman · 6 months

haha yeah me too, took one drag on wednesday and felt sick. now i just cough up lumps of gunk all the time

CzechsMix · 6 months

Quit myself about 6 months ago. You are going to find there are three stages in a smokers life.

Before they smoke: Smoke smells gross

While they smoke: Can't smell it

After they quit: Smells fucking great!

EDIT: Formatting.

harveylaw · 6 months

The worst part is over. But it still won't be fun for a while, when I quit I ate baby carrots all day, this might help.

Wait until the dreams about smoking start, that will really mess with you. FYI I've been nicotine free for 19 months.

[deleted] · 6 months

And you gained all that weight since then? Go back to smoking.

Canardlaquay · 6 months

Hooray for the repost of a repost of a... Oh, nevermind.

astomp · 6 months

Stay strong bro! As Rob Schneider says, "you can do it!"

heynowheynow · 6 months

"Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times." -Mark Twain

Hang in there!!

NerdyLion · 6 months

Hang in there, dude!

Kunakana · 6 months

Stick at it bro!

JesusSavesAtWalMart · 6 months

If you can get through the first two weeks then it gets a lot easier. Those first two weeks, though... Stay strong!

SnakesFromHell · 6 months

Keep at it bro. I'm rootin' for ya!

bdreamer642 · 6 months

I quit 6 weeks ago. I still get cravings. Saying to myself that the feelings werent real, that my mind was only creating it, helped me get through the roughest times. whyquit.com has some good tools as well. It feels pretty good most of the time, but I still miss it while drinking, golfing, or in the morning.

IncrediBella · 6 months

I've only been without since Wednesday, but I feel exactly the same.

DGer · 6 months

Change your mindset. You're a non-smoker, why would you want a cigarette?

eetu_h · 6 months

KUMMELIT

lunari · 6 months

Drink a lot of water and smoke/vape trees. Worked for me no tobacco since October.

eherr3 · 6 months

Good for you, guy. You can do it.

RecklessEnthusiasm · 6 months

Hey my man, I feel your pain. I quit a few weeks ago, and only in the last week am starting to feel back my regular, non-irritable self. Good luck, stay strong.

backpackwayne · 6 months

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guanren · 6 months

The first 3 days are the hardest. After that, it's still fucking hard, about 90%. After a few weeks it's better, and after a few months it's easier.

The most important thing is to interpret setbacks as setbacks, not as failure, and keep going.

nycpk · 6 months

good on you. i've tried quitting myself numerous times in vain but I don't let it get me down. i have heard it takes an average of trying to quit ten times to be successful. don't know if thats true or not but it made me feel a little better when I kept going back

50eggs · 6 months

Hang in there! It will get easier over time but don't give up.

rubymonday · 6 months

where is this gif from

7089tRr · 6 months

You'll get there. Take breaks and breath slowly.

Hebjuzeb · 6 months

Congrats, the worst is over.

scififaninphx · 6 months

It gets better in increments, friend.

For months after I quit smoking (cigs), whenever I saw someone light up I would have the strongest urge to smack the shit out them and run off with their ciggie.

Now I just sit back and feel superior in every way...

Notcalledbob · 6 months

I just started again about a month ago after not smoking for a solid two years :/ I'm gutted. Hang in there because for the longest time, even the smell of smoke made me feel sick.

Curse stress!

CaptainToast09 · 6 months

you're all quitters

UnknownArchive · 6 months

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title	comnts	points	age	/r/
How I feel like attempting to tackle my taxes	0^coms	2^pts	18^dys	pics
how i feel trying to finish up homework before the super bowl starts	22^coms	684^pts	19^dys	funny
first week of the semester and this is me	1^com	82^pts	1^mo	funny
last 30 mins of work every day.	3^coms	9^pts	1^mo	funny
Back to work after the holidays	3^coms	2^pts	1^mo	funny
How I feel every 10 pages while reading "A Song of Ice and Fire" (2,000 pages in, still holds true).	4^coms	3^pts	1^mo	funny
How I feel the day before my holiday break from work starts.	8^coms	49^pts	2^mos	funny
It's Tuesday.	174^coms	1160^pts	2^mos	funny
You think you can come in on Saturday?	31^coms	596^pts	2^mos	funny
I was told I failed a class recently. This was close to my reaction.	0^coms	6^pts	4^dys	funny
because fuck work	54^coms	556^pts	5^mos	funny
Lazy rage.	2^coms	73^pts	5^mos	gifs
How I feel when I study for a test and fail	0^coms	10^pts	11^dys	funny
How I feel when i have 3 essays to write.	54^coms	1063^pts	12^dys	funny

source: karmadecay

yodagroper · 6 months

Congratulations! I always say I stopped smoking you never really quit. Keep being strong

br4nfl4k3s · 6 months

I quit on Thanksgiving day. It gets easier.

ameilius · 6 months

Stay strong - I haven't had a smoke since about 4:30am New Years morning.... mind over matter! - also, if you have a smartphone, i strongly suggest an app that keeps you in tune with stats etc - it helped me - and gum, toothpicks, straws... that's about it

CptCrunchBerry · 6 months

Stick with it. I smoked for over 20+ years and this June will be my 2nd year smoke free. It will get better. Get mad and don't let the addiction continue to control you. Take that control back.

Qanael · 6 months

Good work! Keep it up.

meee_owth · 6 months

My favorite part of this is that he is super bloated. Every time I've tried to quit, I can't poop at all! Coffee and a cigarette gets me goin every morning

randomaccount007 · 6 months

This isn't facebook

Vercingetorixxx · 6 months

Try snus. It will help you quit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus

funny

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