use the patch and you won't even think about smoking. It worked for me after a bit more than a decade of smoking.

Good plan Sean :)
We smoked way too much in Vegas !

The simpel answer is YES. Give it another month or so and you will not even think about it.

*hugs and kisses*

You're never going to have a moment when you're all of a sudden going to say "Wow, I don't want a cigarette ever again"

There will always be times when you want one. Those times are much less frequent the farther into the quit you get.

I stopped and started again 5 or maybe 6 times before I gave it up for good. Every time I stopped, there were times I wished I could have a cigarette...and times I even fantasized about how much better life would be if I could smoke (it would calm me down, help me focus, keep me alert...blah blah blah....all lies)

Every time I started again, I spent MOST of the day regretting that I was smoking and wishing I'd stayed off of them.

I finally realized that no matter what I did I wasn't going to be 100% happy, so I may as well go with the option that wasn't killing me. So I threw them out and haven't had another one since.

Here's something important to consider. Every quit is different. Sometimes you go through hell the first few days and sometimes it's easy (was easy for me this last time)...but you never know.
If you start again, it's possible that you'll never stop before it cripples or kills you. If you start smoking again now then all that you've endured for the past 3 weeks was for nothing.

Remember nicotine is a drug and you're an addict.

If you had kicked heroin would you be asking "is there ever a time when I'll feel good and happy about not shooting up"?, and would you seriously be contemplating sticking a needle in your arm again just because you didn't feel all great and perky today?

BTW....I don't really know how long I've been off the smokes....I decided not to count anymore.
I was listening to this motivational tape about something else and the guy said he was talking to an alcoholic or junky or something like that and the guy was like "I'm X days sober", and he replied "Why are you counting? So that when you go back to it you can tell everyone how long you had quit for?"

That kind of hit home and made me realize that if I'm throwing them out forever, then it doesn't matter how long it's been since I had one....counting is just another way to remind me of the habit I'm trying to forget about.

don't give up now man, you're making it through the toughest transitional time. the first couple weeks tends to knock out the physical cravings, you've got a little longer to break the mental cravings, but seriously you're right on the hump dude. once you hit 2 months you'll notice a huge difference in your ability to wake up in the mornings, breath clearly, and all that other goodness. It does get easier with time, and it is well worth it trust me.

This thread is depressing me, I need a smoke brb

I take ambien to go to sleep and have actually sleep driven/bought a pack of cigs. I've also done a lot of sleep eating and served people ice cream who weren't there on ambien.

Babe, you can do it!!! I'm so proud of you! You're my inspiration!!

I quit after 10 years...... back in 2000, it was a millennium new years resolution.

Never looked back. Infact I still got a 10 pack in my car with cigarettes from the day before new years in 2000. I was kinda sadistic that way, although i never actually smoked again i did like having them around to test my spirit but after a year or two I totally lost the desire to even think about smoking.

I know that 10 years smoking damaged my health but I can say that my health has improved so much that its all been worth it and I know im better for having cut it out of my life. No-one needs that kind of burden because you know one day youll wake up with horrible sore that might turn out to be cancer and its game over. Who needs that shit?

I think this site really helped me form my philsophy and determination where concerns quitting and im pretty proud that my word did end up being my bond. If you ever feel weak, just read some of the info here:

http://whyquit.com

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I have to admit that part of the incentive for me to think about quitting last decade was after i made my first million.... I was thinking damn, life is good, people are good and here I am killing myself. What's the fucking point? GROW THE FUCK UP.

If youve got hopes and ambitions you have to think that way. But then....... you know, when you realise that each one has like 2000 chemicals (the effects of which from some of them are unknown) it brings it home. Actually that site i gave above has a lot of factual info, make sure you read it:

http://whyquit.com/joel/Joel_02_17_smoke_in_lung.html

headed out for a smoke... no need to quit man, fuck the haters

Keep up the good work

Will be 4 year this summer, it feels incredible

it will get better, but it may take a few good months. it's funny to go from smoking 2-3 packs a day and now even thinking about smoking another cigarette makes me ill

fyi, i quit back on June 2nd 2008

Wow, 27 years old here, been smoking 50% of my life.

I was planning on giving up smoking because the damn sigarettes cost a whopping 5 euro's a pack in Holland. And they will kill you eventually.

Then I moved to the Phillipines and sigarettes are just too fucking cheap her NOT to smoke.
Planning on quitting when I hit 30. Should be back on track when I'm 45 if I have to believe the quoted. Not too bad.

8 years no smoking. I dont even recall i did it for 11 years before. What a stupid habit really.

Just proud enough I quit from smoking a year ago.

congratulations aj. keep up the good work :thumbsup

im at just over 3 years. it DEFINITELY gets easier. stay with it. you'll be glad you did eventually.

Don't have vices either yet my life is getting better. I love my work now.

Yes, stopping was one of the best decisions i've ever made:

No smelly mouth, clothes etc.
More stamina
Real hard erection
Better smell and taste
More money
Teeth are white again
Reduce changes for lungcancer and other shit
And so on....

You must be a real dumbass to smoke, don't you think?

Oh, i smoked for almost 20 years...stopped for a little over 5 years now :)

Stopped my 40 a day habit last June with the aid of Champix, best thing I ever done, keep up the good work, it is worth it in the end.

It slowly get's better from day to day. I've quit 4 years ago, and I still feel the need for a cig every now and then...

I'm nearly 4 years quit now.

From my personal experience, I'd say the more you build positive associations to be free (and negative associations toward smoking if necessary) the easier it will be.

When I would 'quit' in the past, I'd go back because I didn't have enough strong associations to make it stick, I always went back within 3 months. Not this time.