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  1. Translucent
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    Translucent I just slapped Dre

    Dec 21, 2020
    Finally quit smoking after 10 years.
     
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  2. Sign Language
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    Sign Language We miss you Screw

    Dec 21, 2020
    Awesome man! Good news is the lungs are very resilient and capable of self-repairing.
     
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  3. Translucent
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    Translucent I just slapped Dre

    Dec 21, 2020
    So far, day 1 cold turkey...only way to do it
     
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  4. Chuny
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    Chuny DuttyRock

    Dec 21, 2020
    Congratulations my man.
    I've been trying to do that for the longest time.
     
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    Sign Language We miss you Screw

    Dec 21, 2020
    I wish you nothing but success:khaled2:
     
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  6. Translucent
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    Translucent I just slapped Dre

    Dec 21, 2020
    Ayy
     
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    Ricky FORUM BOY SUMMER

    Dec 22, 2020
    Stay strong my dude! Hardest part of it all is the beginning.
     
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  8. icecube
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    icecube West Coast is the Best Coast

    Dec 22, 2020
    Good luck man. I quit smoking about 8 years ago now after a strong 20 a day habit of over 15 years. Best thing I ever done. Everybody does things differently but this is what worked for me:

    I started vaping. I said to myself that I wasn't doing it to quit but as a replacement. I smoked the highest mg fluid I could find. It really worked for me as I found the benefits straight away, I took a few puffs in the office instead of walking down 3 flights of steps to go outside so I ended up more productive at work because I wasn't wasting hours a day by going outside smoking.

    As time went by o had well and truly swapped smoking for vaping so at that point I decided to see if I could condition my body into quitting. I stuck with tabacco flavoured fluid for everything except the end.
    Step 1 - I went from 18mg to 12mg nicotine fluid. When I don't this I found to begin with I was vaping like crazy but I eventually got used to it. I can't remember the exact time frames now but roughly 3-6 months later I tried the next step
    Step 2 - switched from 12mg to 6mg nicotine. Same thing as above.
    Step 3 - switched from 6mg to 3mg (mixed 6mg and 0mg together)
    Step 4 - switched from 3mg to 0mg
    Step 5 - switched from tabacco flavour to random fruity flavours
    Step 6 - At this stage this was the biggest thing to break; the process of vaping. This took a lot of willpower as it was the most conscious thing about the whole process. Don't know how I done it tbh but I'm 8 years of not smoking so it worked.

    This whole process probably took about 2-3 years but it was worth it!
     
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    Translucent I just slapped Dre

    Dec 22, 2020
    This is very insightful thank you
     
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    JMG

    Dec 22, 2020
    I'll be one year smoke free on the super bowl. I was also 10 years in. Called the Florida quit line and they hooked me up with patches and gum. It wasnt easy but the main key is to understand cravings only last about 3 minutes and as time passes they get further apart. Get some tooth picks because half of the habit was having something in your hands.
     
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  11. icecube
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    icecube West Coast is the Best Coast

    Dec 22, 2020
    Yep, that was the hardest part for me. Not having something in my hands. Ended up being an annoying b------ that fiddles with pens all the time. I even got a fidget sooner for secret Santa once because it's so annoying.
     
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    joeyp363

    Dec 22, 2020
    Banged a tranny
     
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    Translucent I just slapped Dre

    Dec 22, 2020
    Hmmm
     
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    Thy 000000

    Dec 22, 2020
    Good for you man! I had my last cigarette in nov 2019 so it’s been one year for me. It’s doable and you’ll thank yourself for quitting in the long run. h--- it’ll only take 1-2 weeks for you to start breathing deeper and better!
     
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    DKC shortygonletmecrush

    Dec 22, 2020
    Congrats and good luck @Translucent ! Never been a better time to quit than with a respiratory illness pandemic.

    With things like smoking a big part of it is the ritual aspect as people have said. Quitting a bad habit is a great time to introduce a new habit (whether it be a “good” habit or something neutral like chewing gum) to replace it as a new ritual.

    I replaced having a drink in the evening with having a cup of sleepy tea and never looked back.
     
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    aleeex1923

    Dec 22, 2020
    Good luck to you my man, I did this when I was 22y old after 8 years of smoking and started again 10 years later and now I'm smoking for 1 year and is very veeeeeery hard to quit this time.

    First time I did it I just woke up one day and said let me try to quit and it worked for 10 years and now I'm trying to do the same almost everyday and I can't!
     
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    Translucent I just slapped Dre

    Dec 22, 2020
    This is like my 13th time trying to quit
     
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    Translucent I just slapped Dre

    Dec 22, 2020
    Hardest part I think is disassociating cigarettes with a certain routine (i.e. morning routine) I have a very specific morning routine that always includes a few cigs
     
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  19. aleeex1923
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    aleeex1923

    Dec 22, 2020
    Good luck you can do it, first time I did it I had a check up when I started a new job and the nurse told me my left lung barely makes any noises and it scared the s--- out of me.

    And after 10 years I got a new job in Amsterdam and smoked only week and when I came back home and weed wasn't around thats when I started to smoke cigarettes.

    Also I was always a heavy smoker : 2 packs of Marlboro Red everyday I smoke one cig every 20-25 minutes. When SIDE B dropped and I was awake for 24 hours I smoked 4 packs and felt like s---!
     
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    aleeex1923

    Dec 22, 2020
    Exactly, my biggest mistake when I first quit smoking was to replace that habit with food and gained 30kgs (65 pounds) in one year.
     
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