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33. Some of my friends who quit said it took 18 months before they had no further cravings

Reply to Aerows (Original post)

Sun Jul 26, 2015, 10:35 AM

Jul 2015

That monkey will be on your back for a while.

When the smell of cigarette smoke makes you gag and feel sick, when you start to think of it as something that stinks rather than has a pleasant aroma, THEN you'll know you're free.

Like the bumper stickers used to say, "Kissing a smoker is like licking an ashtray." When you start to think like that, you've made it.

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I quit smoking 4 months ago [View all] Aerows Jul 2015 OP

I know it is hard but you can do it. IrishEyes Jul 2015 #1

Maybe I'm purging part of them out of my system Aerows Jul 2015 #2

smells like heaven??? LiberalElite Jul 2015 #3

Thank you for the support Aerows Jul 2015 #4

It's just working its way out LiberalElite Jul 2015 #5

I *DO* Aerows Jul 2015 #6

then (not to get LiberalElite Jul 2015 #7

Thank you for listening Aerows Jul 2015 #8

Absoposilutely - I've heard it's easier to quit cocaine. eom LiberalElite Jul 2015 #10

I quit drinking coffee in anticipation Aerows Jul 2015 #14

Not necessarily a good thing to drop two habits at the same time... Wounded Bear Jul 2015 #17

Thank you, WB Aerows Jul 2015 #18

I hear you Aerows... Wounded Bear Jul 2015 #19

I wonder, tho. I decided that I didn't want to be a smoker back in 1980 and from then on CTyankee Jul 2015 #23

I didn't quit drinking coffee but I stopped allowing myself to have a cig while having a cuppa. DawgHouse Jul 2015 #25

Completely, intrinsically linked. Aerows Jul 2015 #30

I was lucky, I never liked second hand smoke. hay rick Jul 2015 #9

^ THIS!!!! ^ Aerows Jul 2015 #11

I dislike the smell of the smoke bigwillq Jul 2015 #16

Super congratulations. Breathe! roody Jul 2015 #12

Do you know what? Aerows Jul 2015 #13

Fuck cigarettes Aerows Jul 2015 #15

Go get'm Aerows! Fuck cigs! elias49 Jul 2015 #20

Oddly, I have never smoked, but I like the smell of cigarettes. cwydro Jul 2015 #21

I quit Feb 8 2014 DawgHouse Jul 2015 #22

Think of it this way: it's you versus blood-sucking tobacco company execs ... Auggie Jul 2015 #24

Good for you! Lil Missy Jul 2015 #26

That's a savings of app. $840 :) arcane1 Jul 2015 #27

I have been throat cancer free for a few years but still like the smell olddots Jul 2015 #28

Quit 40 years back rurallib Jul 2015 #29

My sister and her family came down Aerows Jul 2015 #31

Those dreams will become much less frequent, IME. raccoon Jul 2015 #32

Some of my friends who quit said it took 18 months before they had no further cravings DFW Jul 2015 #33