Poll of the Day > Any former smokers here?

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I have had 2 cigs in the past month and a half and have had a sharp decline in cravings but just recently (past week or so) started having dreams about going and buying a pack of cigs

How long does it normally take to not be addicted anymore?

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Muscles posted...

How long does it normally take to not be addicted anymore?

Having cravings doesn't mean you're addicted. I haven't smoked in around 3 years and haven't vaped in around 2. I still enjoy the smell and inhale of vapes and smoking when being around folk who are doing it. I don't ever have the need act upon this though as the feeling passes really quick. You're bound to dream about these things as that's something you used to do. Those pass too but I don't think they ever completely go.

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Dreams aren't an indicator shit, or at least I think so. They're more of a reflection of who you are.

When you stop having your thoughts leading to "Time for a Cigarette!", is the addiction faded.

You'll never not enjoy the smells/thoughts about cigarettes. You can exert willpower to not give in, and also congratulate yourself for achieving that.

I'm trying to quit social smoking, but it's hard.

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You'll only break the mental addiction when you truly do not want to smoke anymore.
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Be stronger than the cravings

Buy some cinnamon toothpicks and chew on those throughout the day.

I eventually got to a point where the smell of cigarettes were so atrocious they would make me gag.

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I quit July 5, 2015 when I first started vaping. Cold turkey to vaping and never once had a strong urge to use tobacco again. Unlike others here I can't stand the smell or taste of tobacco anymore. I tolerate it although no one I hang with smokes anymore either so it's only mild public exposure at this point. I currently vape a very low nic (3mg) fruit flavored vape I make myself. If memory serves me correctly what little cravings I had for actual tobacco were gone in a few weeks.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

You'll only break the mental addiction when you truly do not want to smoke anymore.

What an astounding observation, Sunny.

Cacciato posted...

What an astounding observation, Sunny.

its true though. It sounds like obvious information but you really have to truly want to quit and not just because you know its bad for you.

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i stopped cold turkey around four years ago, never really developed a plan for it or anything, it was actually for financial reasons at first. i do still get cravings in weak moments sometimes but i dont usually want to go through the trouble of going to the store and buying them (for some reason i always felt awkward doing it)

i wouldnt say its really a time thing but it might be good to associate the times you would go for a smoke with something else

+ although i guess for some people its an oral fixation which i never really had

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I used to smoke, I still do but I used to too.

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been off of them for over a decade. dont listen to the idiots saying that youve gotta want to stop for something more than your health. that was the exclusive reason i quit. i enjoyed smoking, and im sure i still would today. every time i smell one i have the temptation, but its easy enough to overcome with a modicum of self control.

as far as when the addiction is gonna break, there are a lot of contributing factors. dont think that there is going to be one morning where you wake up and just all of a sudden have no desire to smoke, because thats prolly not gonna happen. its gradual.

set goals for yourself, do your best to hit them, and realize that a relapse is not the end of the world. just get back up and give it another shot.

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Noop_Noop posted...

been off of them for over a decade. dont listen to the idiots saying that youve gotta want to stop for something more than your health. that was the exclusive reason i quit. i enjoyed smoking, and im sure i still would today. every time i smell one i have the temptation, but its easy enough to overcome with a modicum of self control.

as far as when the addiction is gonna break, there are a lot of contributing factors. dont think that there is going to be one morning where you wake up and just all of a sudden have no desire to smoke, because thats prolly not gonna happen. its gradual.

set goals for yourself, do your best to hit them, and realize that a relapse is not the end of the world. just get back up and give it another shot.

I don't really get cravings much, but that random desire still happens on occasion, that's not going away ever?

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I quit 15 months ago roughly

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Noop_Noop posted...

dont listen to the idiots saying that youve gotta want to stop for something more than your health.

that isnt what anyone said

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Muscles posted...

I don't really get cravings much, but that random desire still happens on occasion, that's not going away ever?

everyone is different, but they sure haven't for me. they get less noticable, but sometimes after a long stressful day, i come home, sit out on the balcony and think "a cigarette would be real nice right now". its a passing thought these days, and its gone as soon as it arrives, but it is still there.

unfortunately, if you enjoy smoking, quitting isnt going to make you stop enjoying it.

it is those random occasions and urges that you gotta overcome if you really do want to make it stick this time. i found that having something else to do every time that urge comes up helps a lot. take the money that you are saving, and treat yourself to something that is portable and enjoyable. personally, i learned how to solve a rubix cube and practiced my speed every time i wanted a smoke, and over time i didnt even need that anymore. try to think of something healthy, that you actually like to do, and try to make it available so you can do that instead of buying that pack or lighting that cig.

i believe in you muscles. quitting aint easy, but you can do it homie.

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My Mum went cold turkey six years ago. Claims that not a day goes by where she doesn't want to smoke.

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Noop_Noop posted... dont listen to the idiots saying that youve gotta want to stop for something more than your health

DirtBasedSoap posted...

that isnt what anyone said

DirtBasedSoap posted...

its true though. It sounds like obvious information but you really have to truly want to quit and not just because you know its bad for you.

thats EXACTLY what you said dinkus


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so bad at reading comprehension

i said that you have to truly want to quit, not just because you have a thought in the back of your head telling your smoking is unhealthy.

I knew smoking was bad for me the entire time I did it but I still did it. The same is true for nearly all smokers today.

knowing you, youll just get butthurt and argue semantics until youre bored so Ill just concede and tell you youre right and Im a dummy

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

so bad at reading comprehension

i said that you have to truly want to quit, not just because you have a thought in the back of your head telling your smoking is unhealthy.

I knew smoking was bad for me the entire time I did it but I still did it. The same is true for nearly all smokers today.

knowing you, youll just get butthurt and argue semantics until youre bored so Ill just concede and tell you youre right and Im a dummy

thats not what you said though. i quoted what you said, and it was exactly what you said you DIDNT say

but hey, just keep backpedaling homie. whatever makes you feel good.

and yeah bro, semantics matter when you are discussing what someone said. thats kinda the whole point. maybe take more care with the words you choose to let spill out of that gaping hole in your head.

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lol exactly what I thought

quitting smoking is more than saying hurr this is bad for me and thats a fact.

youre always so aggressive and always insulting, it is absolutely hilarious. Im sure you are a very fulfilled and happy person lmfao

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

lol exactly what I thought

quitting smoking is more than saying hurr this is bad for me and thats a fact.

youre always so aggressive and always insulting, it is absolutely hilarious. Im sure you are a very fulfilled and happy person lmfao

i mean, yeah. im doing pretty great.

and yeah, exactly what you thought. what, i was supposed to just let you be wrong, and then just let you come back at me and pretend like you werent?

youre always so wrong, and always just foolish, and its not hilarious. i am sure you are a very sad and unhappy person.

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I wasnt wrong but okay.

Its just a video game forum, brotha man. No need to get this upset

go take a dab and calm down

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Now you know why I don't bother responding to schmen, so much narcissism.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Now you know why I don't bother responding to schmen, so much narcissism.

You literally just posted in his topic, you genius

SunWuKung420 posted...

Now you know why I don't bother responding to schmen, so much narcissism.

i made a topic just a couple of hours ago that you responded to, and you are here responding to me again right now.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

I wasnt wrong but okay.

Its just a video game forum, brotha man. No need to get this upset

go take a dab and calm down

but you were objectively wrong bro. the proof is up there. no need to delude yourself. you dont gotta lie to kick it.

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SunWuKung420 posted...

Now you know why I don't bother responding to schmen, so much narcissism.

I just dont get why he acts so shocked when people react negatively to his dickhead comments. I legit dont give a shit if thats how he wants to act, trolling is fun, but at a certain point it starts to seem like there is actually something wrong with him.

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youre objectively wrong about your opinions on quitting smoking

okay lol

just because you didnt understand what I was saying (and to be fair I could have worded it a lot better) doesnt mean I was wrong.

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

I just dont get why he acts so shocked when people react negatively to his dickhead comments. I legit dont give a shit if thats how he wants to act, trolling is fun, but at a certain point it starts to seem like there is actually something wrong with him.

I was speaking to you and in his narcissism, I was responding to him. Fucking classic.
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DirtBasedSoap posted...

I just dont get why he acts so shocked when people react negatively to his dickhead comments. I legit dont give a shit if thats how he wants to act, trolling is fun, but at a certain point it starts to seem like there is actually something wrong with him.

shocked?

i come here specifically to get negative reactions from stupid people. theres nothing shocking about it. the truth hurts, and when dummies are in pain, they lash out.

and if you dont give a shit, then why oh why do you keep feeding me? are you just trying to be more and more like sunny?

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

youre objectively wrong about your opinions on quitting smoking

okay lol

just because you didnt understand what I was saying (and to be fair I could have worded it a lot better) doesnt mean I was wrong.

bro, i couldnt understand what you meant because you didnt SAY what you meant. thats on you and your poor word choice. (PS, the words you chose were wrong)

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SunWuKung420 posted...

I was speaking to you and in his narcissism, I was responding to him. Fucking classic.

k, so lets pretend that you werent talking to me here.

wtf is this post sunny

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/3-poll-of-the-day/78415732/934560690

its you responding to me. you do it OFTEN. i have a blast shitting on you when i get the chance, and it hurts my feelings when you try to pretend the experiences we share never happened.

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back on topic now, muscles i seriously hope i wasnt discouraging you by telling you that the desire doesnt go away. it doesnt, but it does get better.

you can do this homie.

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Noop_Noop posted...

bro, i couldnt understand what you meant because you didnt SAY what you meant. thats on you and your poor word choice. (PS, the words you chose were wrong)

cause youre bad at reading comprehension and likely bad with people based on the way you post, silly!

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DirtBasedSoap posted...

cause youre bad at reading comprehension and likely bad with people based on the way you post, silly!

bro, you admitted that you had poor word choice.

if i say that a wagon is red, but i meant it was blue, you dont have bad reading comprehension for thinking the wagon was red.

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but it was also really not that hard to figure out. so yeah you suck at reading :(

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im gonna tag you as bad reader and make sure to explain shit like im talking to a child next time

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bro, you really gotta let it go. just choose your words better, and realize that what you said was dumb and wrong. its really not worth dragging this out.

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fucking got em

#rekt
#gudniteson

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