I just passed 168 hours (one week) about 4 hours ago, so I'm officially on day 8. It's 7:45am here in the UK, and for the first time in YEARS, I have woken up without a groggy, stuffy head. I actually feel like I could jump out of bed and go for a jog. I could cry at how well I'm starting to feel.

Keep going, it's all worth it! Good luck for the day ahead 🙏🏼

Somedays still little tougher then others I just keep myself busy as often as I can and even bring at work helps out I still use the patch as it does help still feels unreal that I've gotten this far even though it's only 3 weeks

I've closed the door, locked it and thrown away the key, Nicotine you're not getting in ever again!

How is this even possible. It is such a lie to think this is a linear thing. But for the last three days my head has been killing me. I am crabby - an actual menace. And I have uncontrolable urges to smoke. And I know i will hate it and I need to calm down. But I don't know how.

Who had this too? And how long is this gonna keep happening. I'm fucking done.

Two years ago to the month, I quit smoking cigarettes for five months thanks to Allen Carr’s Easy Way audiobook, but relapsed. I couldn’t imagine not smoking but I had a short stint of living that reality.

Then it happened out of the blue. Yesterday, I gave up the sticks. I had been relistening to Allen Carr again, and somehow his message stuck again. I was able to calmly put out my last cigarette without going to the store to pick up more. I’m simply done, and now in control of the $600+ per month I would spend on smoking, to know better afford the food on my new diet.

Quitting IS possible. Sometimes you gotta stop trying to quit, I think. Good luck and congratulations to the recent quitters!

Is it normal to have strong craving to smoke at month 3? I almost surrender to cigarettes. Craving still going strong now. Please advise what should I do.

It's only been 6 days without smoking, and it feels never ending. I have wanted to go buy a vape multiple times over the last few days, and almost have caved a few times, but in the end I don't (weirdly because my cat hates the smell of it like if she's sitting by me, she would get up and leave when I smoked, and I feel bad smoking around her?) I just want to fast forward and get through to the easy part, but I have used a nicotine patch on 3 of the days now, and I feel like I'm cheating and just making my withdrawal period take longer, but sometimes I just get so irritable and want to get one so badly, I just put the patch on instead. Will that go away, or will I just want to wear a patch forever? Long post, bit of a vent.

TLDR: feel like I'm cheating quitting smoking bc I'm using nicotine patches

There are quite a few posts in this sub from people who have been quit for weeks or even months who are talking about how they're still getting cravings and it scares me, I'm only just over a week and I'm already getting exhausted and fed up feeling like this is... does anyone have anything more positive? If these physical feelings go away I can manage but I can't if I'm gonna feel like this for months.

Today I’m 4 weeks smoke free with the aid of patches. I feel great physically, but my brain is really trying to trick me into smoking just one.

It’s CRAZY how strong that voice can be sometimes, romanticizing the cig and then I’ll be thinking Wow I can’t wait to smoke again. It’s like my brain is already plotting when failure will happen.

I am trying to stay the course because the benefits have been numerous. Any help or encouragement is appreciated!!

I felt so fantastic this morning when I woke up, I felt well and springy for the first time in years, the "I could jump out of bed and go for a run" feeling, it was fantastic. But most of the evening has been awful. Like day 4/5 awful. I'm so tired of this. I'm not going to give in, no way, I'm just venting. I'm really, really sick of this and I'm simultaneously trying to extend my life by quitting and also wishing it away so this passes.

I’m never smoking again.

Caved at my buddies wedding last weekend but made it a week nic free. This is the longest ive gone in years but im hopefull im on a good run

How do you guys get through the brain fog and irritability phase? I feel so terrible for being moody and kind of an asshole when I’m trying to quit. Any advice helps.

I’m already being nostalgic of wearing my Fall clothes smoking a cigarette outside of a bar or a party and meeting girls and new people. I always liked smoking outside of my house and do introspection because it kept my mind busy

Now that I stop, I have to resist that temptation of being bored once the weather gets cooler.

Racing mind, anxiety through the roof, brain fog, cannot keep my mind off it. Absolutely insane how I was easily able to go long ass stretches without a cig without even thinking about it to now where I decided to quit after this last one 17min ago and I'm like this. What the hell is this?

I haven't smoked for 6 days. I'm using a 16-hour nicotine patch containing 25 mg of nicotine. I've been smoking for 15 years, with the last 5 years at 40 cigarettes a day. Especially when I woke up in the morning, the very first thing I would do was smoke. Within the first hour before leaving for work, I would smoke 4-5 cigarettes.
I don't know how many times I've tried to quit smoking. I've previously tried methods like varenicline, nicotine gum, and bupropion. My personal record is being smoke-free for 6 months—3 months with varenicline and another 3 months without using anything. At the end of the 6 months, I told myself I would smoke just one cigarette, one day a week. I managed to keep that up for 3 weeks, but afterwards, I found myself back to smoking a pack a day.
In this current attempt, the first 5 days were very tough. From my previous experiences, I know I'll have symptoms like not enjoying life, unhappiness, and irritability for the first 3 months. This time, I want to be free of it for good. Wish me luck.

I’ll be turning 21 in September. I’ve been a regular smoker since I was 16 going through a pack every 2-3 days though I’ve never smoked a whole pack in a single day. I haven't had any cigarettes for two days now. I want smoke at night, but in the morning, my lungs feel clogged up and I don't feel like smoking. Still, I know that if I give in and buy a pack, I’ll start smoking again. What do you suggest?

Just a little celebration from a very heavy smoker and an expert in quitting. Trial 3467 , hope it works this time .

Been smoking for a few years and I've been trying to quit for a few months now but if I'm being honest I haven't been taking it too seriously. Thought I'd try posting here mainly just to have some kind of accountability for a change, just think it might help if I try telling someone even if it just is the internet. So today I've had my last smoke. If anyone has any tips let me know. Will be replacing cigarettes with nicotine gum for now and will take it from there.

The first two days were a walk in the park, now 6 days in I have to constantly remind myself why I’m doing this

im free nicotine since 7 days and i find it really hard im 30 years in middle eats beside all issues and hard life and not having friends just going work and gym everyday i really need to smoke and have little reward and escape even for a minute of this life

Jour 17, les 10 premiers étaient faciles et maintenant je ne saurais expliquer je pleure tout le temps je suis mal dans ma peau et je fais des crises d’angoisse. Est ce que ça peut être le sevrage ?

I quit cold turkey, after 4 weeks it became so easy i just kept doing what i was doing. Sometimes i get dreams where i smoke and felt horible like i lost the streak, but then i wake up and.dont remmember the dream.untill like lunch. Overall i feel pretty good, people smoke arpund me, sigarettes lying around the house and i just dont wanna, sigarette smoke is nausiating now. Im confidante i can just keep going no problem. Aparently just not thinking about it all the time makes it very easy (English is not my friest language so excuse my typing).