How did you stop smoking? What was your motivation, and how did you finally do it? (lemm.ee)

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And how long have you been a non-smoker?

For me, at the time it was the realization that I cannot continue to smoke and continue to play the trumpet. My lung volume and strength really suffered. But instead of stopping to smoke, for many months I played less and less trumpet.

What put me through the phase of actually smoking the last cigarette and becoming a non-smoker again, was one of the books of Allen Carr, I don't remember the exact title. Looking back, it was awfully written, and I had to will my way through believing the narrative, but it worked. That was 27 years ago, and I didn't have one cigarette since, no cravings and no replacement either.

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[-] drewdarko@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I smoked for 23 years technically. I was mostly vaping the last 9 years of that and used vaping to lower my nicotine gradually. When I got to the point I was vaping without nicotine it still took a while to finally quit, but I finally did at the beginning of 2020.

Now I hate the smell and don’t crave them at all. I wish I would’ve done it sooner.

Remember that you don’t actually want it. It’s just a chemical your body is addicted to.

[-] scottywh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I vaped for about 7 years after I quit cigarettes and gradually tapered down the nicotine too... About a year at the end I was vaping nothing but vegetable glycerin and flavoring... Finally quit completely because I finally physically lost my vape and realized it didn't really matter anymore with as little as I'd been relying on it.

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