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I quit cold turkey.
You can do it too, if you want it bad enough.
The first week sucked, especially the first two days.
I STRONGLY suggest staying away from family or friends who smoke cigarettes, because you will only be tempted to light one up.
-I went to my moms house, and I probably would have had one of her cigarettes if my boyfriend wasn’t there.
But after a few days you gain more control over the addiction.
I felt like, if I had a cigarette then I would be back at square fucking one, which sucked. It would only make me go back to feeling like complete shit and needing a cigarette so bad, and I didn’t want to feel like that again. So thats kind of what kept me from having one. I knew I would feel INSANELY guilty if I did.
I had dreams about cigarettes, and I still do every now and then.
At first (in the dreams) I would want one really bad and id go to sneak a cigarette (NOT IN REAL LIFE).
Now (in the dreams) I some how end up ‘forgetting’ i quit and I smoke one, and then I feel guilty about it.
I think thats a good sign sign, because I don’t want it anymore.
& OH MY GOSH. You will realize HOW BAD IT SMELLS.
My brother smokes. and at first, after i quit, every time he walked in i would smell the cigarettes on him and crave one and it would smell good to me.
Now it fucking “reeks” (cant spell, but thats the only word i can think of). It smells discusting.
& my breath smells good all the time.
and my boyfriend is happy.
I’m just so glad I made the decision to quit.
It would have been so much harder to quit in a few years then now.
(I quit smoking on January 13th.)
Oh yeah, the only bad thing is:
I did gain some weight ;/ ;/
I had trouble with knowing when i was full,
and every time i needed a cigarette i would be walking around the house and then i’d end up eating..
that is about the only bad thing about quitting that i can think of.
no more nasty mucus in the back of my throat all the time
and i dont cough anymore.
when you smokeyou have to clear your throat, ya know..
i dont have to anymore.
its nice.
Good luck to anyone who is trying to quit.
If you’re here, reading this, you at least WANT to.
& you CAN do it.
& try to look past “all your family and friends doing it”
and look at the bigger picture..
and who knows, maybe if you quit, you can tell them how great you feel and give them some encouragment and support to quit too.
My brother quit smoking cigarettes a few months after I did. :)
I hope you all give it a try.
What do you have to lose?
