# I've Quit Smoking! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2000, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033 "2000-08-28T14:39:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/21 "2000-08-29T10:59:56Z")
Cheering you on, Freak! ---
**Author:** ![Sn-man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sn-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sn-man)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/22 "2000-08-29T12:23:02Z")
Great job man! I just hit 13 months myself. The best advice I received was: if you feel like smoking, wait three minutes. I was amazed on how quickly the urge passed. Keep it up šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/23 "2000-08-29T14:57:06Z")
Hey **Freak** , Congrats on making 24 hours. (Assuming you actually DID make 24 hours.) Might I suggest a career at the post office? Itā€™s the perfect job for someone with an ā€œurge to killā€. : heads for the exit : ---
**Author:** ![Modian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Modian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/24 "2000-08-29T15:26:50Z")
> [@](#): > > This is a question for those of you who quit by switching to progressivly lighter cigs. What brands did you go through? When I first started smoking, I was smoking Marlboros. Bout a pack a day. Then switched to Marlboro lights a couple years ago, then Ultra lights a year or so ago, then Ultra Light 100ā€™s bout 6 months ago. (Not sure if 100ā€™s are lighter or not). Always stayed at a pack a day. Finally quit (again) 3 weeks ago. I think mine is more mental than physical though, because twice now I have quit without having nic fits, cravings, or even missing it. Whole mind over body thing, told myself I didnā€™t want anymore, and I havenā€™t. That was the hardest part. Because every other time I tried to quit, I didnā€™t _really_ want to quit. So it never worked. But thats just me. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Modian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Modian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modian)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/25 "2000-08-29T15:28:23Z")
Guess I should post this. šŸ™‚ Three weeks, two days, 7 hours, 17 minutes and 31 seconds. 466 cigarettes not smoked, saving $81.56. Life saved: 1 day, 14 hours, 50 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/26 "2000-08-29T15:36:58Z")
Iā€™m worried about Freak, he posted over 24 hours ago and hasnā€™t been backā€¦ I hope he isnā€™t on the fourth floor of some building with a high powered rifle or anythingā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/27 "2000-08-29T15:53:36Z")
Freak, you can do it. Donā€™t listen to the addiction talking, itā€™s gonna try to tell you that you can just have one, or that you can quit later, or do it gradually, or that it really isnā€™t that bad. Donā€™t give in. Iā€™ve had to watch relatives go through cancer due to smoking, and help friends quit. Keep your head on straight, and know that weā€™re all here for you, even all of us newbies. I know that I canā€™t possibly give as good advice as Wally and the others did on the Great SD Smoke-Out, so hereā€™s the link. Hope it helps, man, weā€™re all pulling for you, so you donā€™t have to walk the road alone. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=23199](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=23199) ---
**Author:** ![Sea\_Sloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sea\_Sloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Sloth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/28 "2000-08-29T15:54:05Z")
I smoked for 10 years and wanted to quit for a million reasons but couldnā€™t. It was the recurring pneumonia that finally did the trick. That was almost 2 years ago. How you doing Freak? Check in with us! ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/29 "2000-08-29T18:08:13Z")
_One day, 5 hours, 42 minutes and 25 seconds. 24 cigarettes not smoked, saving $3.71. Life saved: 2 hours, 0 minutes._ ::froths at the mouth:: Whereā€™s my gun? ---
**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/30 "2000-08-29T18:18:06Z")
:: reminds self to NOT buy stamps this afternoon :: ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/31 "2000-08-30T14:47:31Z")
Two days, 2 hours, 21 minutes and 1 second. 41 cigarettes not smoked, saving $6.29. Life saved: 3 hours, 25 minutes. Pleaseā€¦ helpā€¦ meā€¦ I swear to God, Iā€™m right on the verge of cracking. I donā€™t have any patches, nic gum, or Zyban. Iā€™m doing this cold turkey. I canā€™t stop gritting my teeth. ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/32 "2000-08-30T17:00:17Z")
good luck Feak. If you donā€™t have any of that stuff, try having a polo mint each time you want to smoke - thatā€™s what my mother did (or chewing gum, like my friend did - she has cheek muscles like king kongā€™s abs, but she hasnā€™t smoked since last November). Oh & the gum will help with the teeth grittingā€¦ good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/33 "2000-08-30T17:04:46Z")
You can do it, Freak. The first week is the worst, and then it gets better from there. And youā€™re more than two days through it. If youā€™re gritting your teeth, get something to put in your mouth. Chew gum constantly, or get a box of toothpicks and chomp on them. Become a pen chewer, so you can get the hand habit and the mouth habit at once. Masturbate frequently. And remember, when this is over, you will be the only thing in control of your own life. Before this, you were letting a dried up weed in a paper stick control your life, and padding some executiveā€™s pockets for the privelege. Now itā€™s just you and nothing else. Remember, those 3 hours and 25 minutes is extra time you can spend with your woman. The $6.29 should go toward a plane ticket. ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/34 "2000-08-30T20:40:32Z")
> [@](#): > > And remember, when this is over, you will be the only thing in control of your own life. Ha! Yeah right! I have a girlfriend, remember? And so far as the other stuff goes, Iā€™ve tried gum. I guess it works, but I just canā€™t get it to lightā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![jcarbon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@jcarbon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jcarbon)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/35 "2000-08-30T20:58:33Z")
Freak Youā€™re a pisser. Iā€™m almost 3 years clean after a 30 year habit. If you can (as you have) deprive yourself of that first cig. Youā€™ve got it beat. Hang in there. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2000, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/36 "2000-08-30T21:04:21Z")
Hey Freak! Congratulations for getting this far! Iā€™m rooting for ya too! If you need a sponsor, just tell me. If you donā€™t know what a sponsor does, check out the aforementioned thread. ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/37 "2000-08-31T13:54:20Z")
Three days, 1 hour, 27 minutes and 56 seconds. 61 cigarettes not smoked, saving $9.18. Life saved: 5 hours, 5 minutes. Nothing tastes better yet. In fact, Iā€™m not noticing any difference at all. Except that Iā€™m craving a cigarette _all the freakinā€™ time!_ ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/38 "2000-08-31T14:34:55Z")
You can do it Freak! Weā€™re all pulling for you! ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/39 "2000-09-01T13:09:04Z")
Four days, 41 minutes and 8 seconds. 80 cigarettes not smoked, saving $12.09. Life saved: 6 hours, 40 minutes. Iā€™ve just been informed that Iā€™m being fired, and Iā€™m also suffering from an ingrown toenail. Could I have picked a worse week to quit smoking? Possibly, but Iā€™m not sure _when_ the apocolypse is happening. ---
**Author:** ![Sn-man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sn-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sn-man)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2000, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033/40 "2000-09-01T13:30:02Z")
Freak, you started doing this for YOU. Life can fall to pieces and having a smoking will not change it one bit. Keep on keeping on! Itā€™s a bitch even after one year, just put it off for another 3 minutes, and another 3 minutes, etcā€¦ It WILL get easier, promise! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-quit-smoking/31033.md?page=3)