Alright, so maybe I’m testing myself, but my quit date right now is the 6th. And I went out yesterday and bought one last time vape… yea I know… but check it.. I got one with no nicotine! Maybe I can trick myself ! And so far I’ll tell you, I feel a littl

I remember the day I stole the first cigarette out of my daddy's pack of smokes. Ole Marborol Light 100. I was 11 then. I didn't know that you would stay with me and be the hardest addiction in my life I'd ever cross. I'm 35 years old now. Daddy smoked si

I am undecided about medication to help with quitting but this past week I decided to see how long I could go without smoking in day.  So instead of my usual 6 to 8 cigarettes a day I was able to drop down to 4 to 5.  Should I consider this an accomplishm

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Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I've said goodbye so many times before, so I hope that this letter will be our final goodbye.  You have been a crutch in my life that I have put down but somehow always manage to pick back up.  Now I want to stand on my own and breathe and enjoy the many

Dear smoking-aga,

It's been what, four years straight of smoking? Cigarettes, black and milds, vape pens. It was easy to stop vaping because of how they made you cough and because of the terribly sweet flavors (yuck!). Quitting cigarettes was really hard,

I have set my quit date for 3/9/24. 

Does anyone feel scared to try and quit because you know if you fail you’ll be disappointed in yourself? About a year ago I was able to quit for 3 months then fell off the wagon and started back up and haven’t stopped since. This is not the kind of person

I write this hoping that you don't take this personally, and that you understand that this decision, very tough, but necessary. It's time to let you go, not just for my mental health, or my physical health, but for my sanity. You are a crutch, a crutch th

Dear nicotine,

We have been together for about 20 years now and I'm finally ready to say goodbye to you!  I've seldom wondered if this day would ever come. The day when I felt strong enough to face this world without you by my side. Now I know it's here. 

You’ve run my life for 16 years. From a HS freshman smoking Marb Reds in the school parking lot, to fiending & bumming on deployments, to sitting on my own couch vaping various flavors & nicotine strengths. I can’t fathom how much of my hard earned money

It is time to say farewell to my addiction of 50 years.  I hate how my life revolves around smoking and "sneaking" a but so my family - especially - my husband doesn't see.  It seems like I have been doing it forever and I am tired of the way it rules my

I know that I won't miss smoking tired of it

I really am just so ready to be finished allowing this substance to have such a control over my daily habits. I know it makes my immune system weaker. I know my lungs look like shit. I know it causes me to feel more exhausted. I just am ready for healthy

Dearest Delicious_toxins,

I am saddened but hopeful that it is count down time to say our final goodbyes. I gave up cigarettes because they physically made me sick and have not had one of those Cancer Sticks, in 5yrs, only to be cursed by you and all of yo

You came into my life when I was afraid of the future and afraid of who I could become. You changed my mind, made me sad, and hurt my mental health and self image. I will miss you, not because you were good to me, but because you manipulated me into bendi

Hi Everyone! Happy Saturday!

I haven't posted a blog in a while. The highs and lows of quitting eventually even out and then what's there to talk about? You just keep going. Well, yes but I want to tell you the good gets even better!

To recap: The first few

I’ve vaped for about a decade, and decided it was time to quit. I was able to quit smoking, but vaping is a different breed.
I’ve never looked for any sort of guidance or help through this kind of addiction journey. I was so excited when I learned about th

I’m ready. I have my quit day set in stone and everything is falling in to place nicely. I WANT to quit vaping. It’s the one thing I can control in my current life. 

This being said, I work from home and outside of that am pretty much a homebody. In thinki

Well, look at how everything around here is looking so purdy.  Well, in two days I will have 8 years under my belt.  Hard to believe it's been that long.  I remember first quitting and counting every single day and celebrating the small milestones.  

And t

Good morning! It's 1st thing on day 1 and I am so upset. As I feel like this is the demon part of me making excuses, I wake up to my husband smoking at the fireplace IN THE HOUSE when I BEGGED to help by having nothing smoke related in the house if he was

DEAR NICOTINE

We have always been together when nobody else has been there for me a constant companion. We have been through so many moments together from laughter to utter despair. My mind and body is struggling to let you go and we keep meeting for a mor

Goodbye,  we had a journey together that changed its form from Ciggeretts, to dip, to, vapeing, to chew. You were one of the 1st things i did thinking i was older but also like my dad and alot of other people i know. Being healthy and hearing stories of t

Welcome back to part four of our EX Community series! This week, we turn our attention to the home front. While your house is your castle, it can also be a fortress against cravings. Our Week 4 graphic, In-Home Distractions, is loaded with practical idea

At first you were my friend that calmed my nerves and helped me to cope during a nasty divorce and child custody fight. I would always enjoy the calm that you provided me. Now as I struggle to breathe and spray perfume to cover the stinky smell that you p

I am very proud of myself, 41 days without nicotine! I havent been stopping in here as often mainly because I forget too. I rarely think about smoking and when I do the thought makes me wrinkle my nose. I have to say that I have tried everything to quit a

I picked up my first cigarette at the age of 12, due to wanting to be like everyone around me. I thought to myself; all of my friends think  it’s cool. So why shouldn’t I be cool like them? And, at first it was nasty, disgusting, and even choked me. But f

Welcome back to our EX Community Quit Kit series, where we celebrate the ingenuity and camaraderie of our community members. We're diving into week two of our six-week journey through graphics designed to fortify and sustain you as you quit and stay quit

Well cigarettes, this is going to be bittersweet but it's for the best. You have been with me since I was 16 y.o. and I am now almost 39. You have been my comfort for awkward moments, when I want to get away from people- a great excuse for sure. But for a