SMOKERS... LETS KICK the HABIT!! - Page 56

uglyboi · 12-17-2016, 05:06 PM

5 Year Anniversary

Jesse · 01-05-2017, 12:26 AM

Today, January 5th marks six years since I became a non-smoker. I do not regret it for a minute and still have no desire to ever smoke another cigarette. I feel so blessed to not have cravings or desire to smoke. I never dreamed I would be able to stop smoking, but I quit cold turkey. I honestly feel I can do anything after achieving this!

Congrats to all who have given up the habit, and to all of those in process of doing so! You can do it!

Kätzchen · 04-09-2017, 12:32 AM

I've been an on and off smoker since I was 29 years of age. What got me started was an major crises on my life, back then (dv). About nine years later, I came down with a bad case of pneumonia, in the middle of a really hot summer back in the late 1990's and was so ill that I quite smoking for about two or three years. Anyway, a few years later, after breaking up with my first butch girlfriend (another major crises), I started casually smoking again, telling myself that it was my coping tool, that smoking cigarettes was less harmful than turning to alcohol or drugs to help me manage the emotional stress I was going through, after breaking up with hir. So, I was talking with my al-anon sponsor tonight and told her that I have to find a better way to deal with stressors in my life in more rational way and treat my reliance on smoking as not a coping tool but what it really is, a self harming behavior.

So about ten minutes ago, I interrupted my smoking habit. And I will keep disrupting and/or interrupting my habit until it becomes second nature to be smoke free.

I don't want to be a smoker anymore.

I am going to live the next two decades of my life, smoke free.

uglyboi · 12-31-2017, 11:46 PM

6 Years & 2 Weeks! Yip!!~

ksrainbow · 01-01-2018, 12:02 AM

2 yrs and 9 months (cold turkey)

Congrats!!

EnchantedNightDweller · 01-01-2018, 12:10 AM

Been 5 months this time. Went 2 years before. Someone told me to just go smoke and drink today!

I'm not gonna do it.

cathexis · 01-01-2018, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnchantedNightDweller

Been 5 months this time. Went 2 years before. Someone told me to just go smoke and drink today!

I'm not gonna do it.

Why let someone else's pressure encourage you to give up something you value? Been tobacco free for 3 months, myself.

Also clean for 1 yr 9mos.
Sober 8 yrs.

We can do it one day at a time.

homoe · 01-01-2018, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnchantedNightDweller

Been 5 months this time. Went 2 years before. Someone told me to just go smoke and drink today!

I'm not gonna do it.

GOOD for you, hang in there...

Lyte · 01-01-2018, 10:52 PM

Kudos and more kudos and even more kudos to all who are trying to quit ... or who have quit .... or are quitting everyday! For many it's a daily struggle! My pops smoked for 40+ years, couldn't quit. My brother has finally quit after 35+ years! Know that we're rootin' for ya!

Jesse · 01-05-2018, 07:35 PM

I just realized today is the 7th year anniversary of the day I become a non-smoker... cold turkey at that. It is one of the best choices I have made in my entire life. I never looked book, and just kept telling myself, "I don't smoke."

If you have quit, congratulations! You made a great choice and you deserve to be proud of yourself! Cheers!

If you are trying to quit, please know you can do this. One of the major things that helped me to quit other than just putting them down and never lighting another one, was to change my thinking with regards to smoking.

You can quit without all of the cravings and mood swings, by making a plan, telling yourself truthful positive things, and alter any routines you have now that involve smoking. For instance if you generally light up after a meal, plan ahead to do something different for that 10 minutes. Brush your teeth, if you feel a craving coming on, and drink water. Also know that cravings only last for a couple of minutes before vanishing. Best wishes!

girl_dee · 01-05-2018, 08:01 PM

my mom quit a couple of years ago after 62 years of smoking

You can do it!

Medusa · 02-05-2018, 12:25 PM

I think I am on my 6th or 7th anniversary of my last ciggie so if you are trying to quit, just know that it CAN be done.

I was a smoker off and on for about 15 years and had quit a couple of other times but finally had that "Yeah, this is nasty" moment and quit for good.

I don't miss smelling like smoke all the time or worrying if I needed another mint before kissing someone and I sure the fuck don't miss the expense. I come from a long family history of smokers and many of them still do so there has been a bit of adjustment around the social aspect during the holidays but it's so worth it.

I can't recommend a decent method. I didn't do patches or gum or anything. I vaped for awhile on 0 nicotine vapes but that kinda made me feel gross too so I stopped even doing that.

Good luck to all who are trying to quit and CONGRATS to those who have!

cathexis · 02-06-2018, 01:08 AM

If you want to quit, just do it! You know you can. Think of something very difficult that you just put your shoulders back, chest out, straightened your hat, and stood tall with head up, bucked up and did.

Just be determined you can kick ass!

I quit alcohol then heroin then tobacco all the same way (cold turkey) so if you want it, you can get it.

Stronghealer · 02-06-2018, 09:49 PM

Over 1 year cigarette free!

Stronghealer · 02-06-2019, 09:15 PM

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----------------2 YEARS FREE----------------

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firecat242 · 03-04-2019, 01:02 PM

25 years smoke free. My kudos and support to anyone fighting this addiction! To all who are trying....please please stay strong and keep going....it is so worth the effort and struggle.

uglyboi · 06-13-2019, 08:53 PM

I am positive that I have not inhaled a cigarette or any other form of inhalants in 7 years and 6 months. *HONK* Feel good and won't touch one ever!

gaea · 07-08-2019, 08:13 PM

Congrats to everyone here..

In sept 2017 i got real sick , i layed down the cigarettes and got the patch, in dec 2017 i had a hiccup , i did not smoke a single cigarette in 2018...amd none this far in 2019...i finally feel like a non smoker.

Although i wore the pstch for well over a year and was prepared for another year in feb of 2019 i kept forgetting to put one one so i decided to try a day without one....

Im fucking proud.

Esme nha Maire · 09-14-2019, 07:12 AM

Hi folks! Thought the following info from SciShow might be of interest to anyone considering using vaping to help give up on smoking - it may be a bad idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSuPxr5-ZY

Stone-Butch · 09-14-2019, 08:02 AM

Nothing to drink for 7 years and no smoking for almost 3. Cold turkey on both. You just have to be ready yourself and be strong.

12-17-2016, 05:06 PM	#1101
uglyboi Member How Do You Identify?: As the 'The Bourne Identity' Preferred Pronoun?: Cheerful pessimist Relationship Status: Married Join Date: May 2011 Location: In a house we bought Posts: 411 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 294 Thanked 1,210 Times in 327 Posts Rep Power: 18936850	Breathe 5 Year Anniversary

01-05-2017, 12:26 AM	#1102
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Today, January 5th marks six years since I became a non-smoker. I do not regret it for a minute and still have no desire to ever smoke another cigarette. I feel so blessed to not have cravings or desire to smoke. I never dreamed I would be able to stop smoking, but I quit cold turkey. I honestly feel I can do anything after achieving this! Congrats to all who have given up the habit, and to all of those in process of doing so! You can do it! __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

04-09-2017, 12:32 AM	#1103
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: May 2010 Location: . Posts: 15,840 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 31,630 Thanked 33,388 Times in 10,549 Posts Rep Power: 21474866	Tabula Rasa on a Saturday Night in April. I've been an on and off smoker since I was 29 years of age. What got me started was an major crises on my life, back then (dv). About nine years later, I came down with a bad case of pneumonia, in the middle of a really hot summer back in the late 1990's and was so ill that I quite smoking for about two or three years. Anyway, a few years later, after breaking up with my first butch girlfriend (another major crises), I started casually smoking again, telling myself that it was my coping tool, that smoking cigarettes was less harmful than turning to alcohol or drugs to help me manage the emotional stress I was going through, after breaking up with hir. So, I was talking with my al-anon sponsor tonight and told her that I have to find a better way to deal with stressors in my life in more rational way and treat my reliance on smoking as not a coping tool but what it really is, a self harming behavior. So about ten minutes ago, I interrupted my smoking habit. And I will keep disrupting and/or interrupting my habit until it becomes second nature to be smoke free. I don't want to be a smoker anymore. I am going to live the next two decades of my life, smoke free.

12-31-2017, 11:46 PM	#1104
uglyboi Member How Do You Identify?: As the 'The Bourne Identity' Preferred Pronoun?: Cheerful pessimist Relationship Status: Married Join Date: May 2011 Location: In a house we bought Posts: 411 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 294 Thanked 1,210 Times in 327 Posts Rep Power: 18936850	Hello No 6 Years & 2 Weeks! Yip!!~

01-05-2018, 07:35 PM	#1110
Jesse Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transguy Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central West Coast of Florida Posts: 5,204 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,866 Thanked 17,783 Times in 3,940 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I just realized today is the 7th year anniversary of the day I become a non-smoker... cold turkey at that. It is one of the best choices I have made in my entire life. I never looked book, and just kept telling myself, "I don't smoke." If you have quit, congratulations! You made a great choice and you deserve to be proud of yourself! Cheers! If you are trying to quit, please know you can do this. One of the major things that helped me to quit other than just putting them down and never lighting another one, was to change my thinking with regards to smoking. You can quit without all of the cravings and mood swings, by making a plan, telling yourself truthful positive things, and alter any routines you have now that involve smoking. For instance if you generally light up after a meal, plan ahead to do something different for that 10 minutes. Brush your teeth, if you feel a craving coming on, and drink water. Also know that cravings only last for a couple of minutes before vanishing. Best wishes! __________________ “You’re so hard on yourself. Take a moment. Sit back. Marvel at your life: at the grief that softened you, at the heartache that widened you, at the suffering that strengthened you. Despite everything, you still grow. Be proud of this.”

01-01-2018, 12:02 AM	#1105
ksrainbow Member How Do You Identify?: Valued Relationship Status: UNO Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 772 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,756 Thanked 2,198 Times in 572 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	2 yrs and 9 months (cold turkey) Congrats!!

01-01-2018, 12:10 AM	#1106
EnchantedNightDweller Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: her, she Relationship Status: Being single is a good thing and I like it. Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 1,492 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,907 Thanked 2,462 Times in 803 Posts Rep Power: 21474848	Been 5 months this time. Went 2 years before. Someone told me to just go smoke and drink today! I'm not gonna do it.

01-01-2018, 10:52 PM	#1109
Lyte Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: Meh... I'm not very particular about this. Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: The south... bleh! Posts: 1,744 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,316 Thanked 5,113 Times in 1,504 Posts Rep Power: 21474846	Kudos and more kudos and even more *kudos* to all who are trying to quit ... or who have quit .... or are quitting everyday! For many it's a daily struggle! My pops smoked for 40+ years, couldn't quit. My brother has finally quit after 35+ years! Know that we're rootin' for ya!

01-05-2018, 08:01 PM	#1111
girl_dee Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: dee Relationship Status: Hitched up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Livin’ the Dream Posts: 24,079 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,560 Thanked 54,862 Times in 13,915 Posts Rep Power: 21474873	my mom quit a couple of years ago after 62 years of smoking You can do it!

02-05-2018, 12:25 PM	#1112
Medusa Mentally Delicious How Do You Identify?: Queer High Femme, thank you very much Preferred Pronoun?: Mme. Relationship Status: Married to JD. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,446 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,995 Thanked 42,721 Times in 7,832 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	I think I am on my 6th or 7th anniversary of my last ciggie so if you are trying to quit, just know that it CAN be done. I was a smoker off and on for about 15 years and had quit a couple of other times but finally had that "Yeah, this is nasty" moment and quit for good. I don't miss smelling like smoke all the time or worrying if I needed another mint before kissing someone and I sure the fuck don't miss the expense. I come from a long family history of smokers and many of them still do so there has been a bit of adjustment around the social aspect during the holidays but it's so worth it. I can't recommend a decent method. I didn't do patches or gum or anything. I vaped for awhile on 0 nicotine vapes but that kinda made me feel gross too so I stopped even doing that. Good luck to all who are trying to quit and CONGRATS to those who have! __________________ . . . Buy ButchFemmePlanet Merch Here: https://teespring.com/stores/butchfemmeplanetcom-merch

02-06-2018, 01:08 AM	#1113
cathexis Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Trotskyist, Anarcho-syndicalist Preferred Pronoun?: They, Them, Their, Sir Bitch Relationship Status: open Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Great White North! Posts: 4,332 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,812 Thanked 4,709 Times in 1,604 Posts Rep Power: 21474849	If you want to quit, just do it! You know you can. Think of something very difficult that you just put your shoulders back, chest out, straightened your hat, and stood tall with head up, bucked up and did. Just be determined you can kick ass! I quit alcohol then heroin then tobacco all the same way (cold turkey) so if you want it, you can get it.

02-06-2018, 09:49 PM	#1114
Stronghealer Member How Do You Identify?: transbutch Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: EAST BAY Posts: 297 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 133 Thanked 344 Times in 98 Posts Rep Power: 7011897	!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Over 1 year cigarette free! __________________ “We have not always been forced to pass, to go underground, in order to work and live. We have a right to live openly and proudly...when our lives are suppressed, everyone is denied an understanding of the rich diversity of sex and gender expression and experience that exist in human society.” ― Leslie Feinberg, Transgender Warriors

02-06-2019, 09:15 PM	#1115
Stronghealer Member How Do You Identify?: transbutch Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: EAST BAY Posts: 297 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 133 Thanked 344 Times in 98 Posts Rep Power: 7011897	TWO . ----------------2 YEARS FREE---------------- . __________________ “We have not always been forced to pass, to go underground, in order to work and live. We have a right to live openly and proudly...when our lives are suppressed, everyone is denied an understanding of the rich diversity of sex and gender expression and experience that exist in human society.” ― Leslie Feinberg, Transgender Warriors

03-04-2019, 01:02 PM	#1116
firecat242 Member How Do You Identify?: Woman first...anything after that is on a need to know basis. Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: I am in a committed relationship with myself. Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Right here. Right now. Posts: 163 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 425 Thanked 540 Times in 136 Posts Rep Power: 5753372	25 years smoke free. My kudos and support to anyone fighting this addiction! To all who are trying....please please stay strong and keep going....it is so worth the effort and struggle. __________________

06-13-2019, 08:53 PM	#1117
uglyboi Member How Do You Identify?: As the 'The Bourne Identity' Preferred Pronoun?: Cheerful pessimist Relationship Status: Married Join Date: May 2011 Location: In a house we bought Posts: 411 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 294 Thanked 1,210 Times in 327 Posts Rep Power: 18936850	7 & 6 I am positive that I have not inhaled a cigarette or any other form of inhalants in 7 years and 6 months. HONK Feel good and won't touch one ever!

07-08-2019, 08:13 PM	#1118
gaea Senior Member How Do You Identify?: femme Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: west coast Posts: 3,910 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 18,630 Thanked 14,363 Times in 3,381 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Congrats to everyone here.. In sept 2017 i got real sick , i layed down the cigarettes and got the patch, in dec 2017 i had a hiccup , i did not smoke a single cigarette in 2018...amd none this far in 2019...i finally feel like a non smoker. Although i wore the pstch for well over a year and was prepared for another year in feb of 2019 i kept forgetting to put one one so i decided to try a day without one.... Im fucking proud. __________________ Gaea "Building a lifetime together one day at a time" Courage: the willingness to risk who you are for who you want to be and what you have for what you want You're not who your past says you are, you are who you choose to be today moving forward.

09-14-2019, 07:12 AM	#1119
Esme nha Maire Member How Do You Identify?: Tomboyish eccentric antique femme Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 642 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,196 Thanked 2,080 Times in 541 Posts Rep Power: 19310769	Hi folks! Thought the following info from SciShow might be of interest to anyone considering using vaping to help give up on smoking - it may be a bad idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSuPxr5-ZY __________________

09-14-2019, 08:02 AM	#1120
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,611 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,201 Thanked 9,271 Times in 2,992 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	SMOKERS Nothing to drink for 7 years and no smoking for almost 3. Cold turkey on both. You just have to be ready yourself and be strong.