Yay and Happy Anniversary!💐 I quit in October 1990, and it was one of the best gifts I gave myself. It was hard, so hard. It felt like my body was going to explode the first morning without a cigarette. So, I screamed at the top of my lungs, which helped.
I like the screaming thing—sounds more satisfying than smoking peppermint sticks! And congrats! What I liked most was that my house, my car, and myself smelled so much better. I never realized how strong that smell is—it permeates everything!
Happy anniversary! I don't remember the date I quit. I guess it's been about that long. Maybe a little more. I should have marked my calendar, but I quit on the day I broke up with someone, and and quitting smoking was how I wanted to remember that day.
The secret sauce for me was realizing that the urges only lasted a minute or half minute. At first they were frequent, but as that frequency reduced and the gap between urges got bigger, it got easier. Eventually the urges disappeared completely. I don't remember how long that took.
Way to go. Feels good not to have those filthy things around, right?
Wonderful accomplishment. I quit in 1983 thanks to Smokenders.
Yay and Happy Anniversary!💐 I quit in October 1990, and it was one of the best gifts I gave myself. It was hard, so hard. It felt like my body was going to explode the first morning without a cigarette. So, I screamed at the top of my lungs, which helped.
I like the screaming thing—sounds more satisfying than smoking peppermint sticks! And congrats! What I liked most was that my house, my car, and myself smelled so much better. I never realized how strong that smell is—it permeates everything!
It really smells gross! I hate it when people who are smoking outside and I have to walk pass them, phew.🦨
Happy anniversary! I don't remember the date I quit. I guess it's been about that long. Maybe a little more. I should have marked my calendar, but I quit on the day I broke up with someone, and and quitting smoking was how I wanted to remember that day.
The secret sauce for me was realizing that the urges only lasted a minute or half minute. At first they were frequent, but as that frequency reduced and the gap between urges got bigger, it got easier. Eventually the urges disappeared completely. I don't remember how long that took.
Way to go. Feels good not to have those filthy things around, right?
Yes! And I hope our musings here can reassure someone that it’s hard to quit, but manageable! Congratulations, Charles.