It’s that time again. Once again I will attempt to quit smoking. This will probably mark about the fourth honest try that that I have made at it. In the past success has ranged from about 3-6 months each time. Really hoping that it works this go round. I’m kinda sick and tired of it.
I have used “the patch”, but I don’t really feel like it does a whole lot for me. The only times I really want to smoke are the times that I have always smoked. When I am bored and when I am drinking. I feel like I have definitely found enough stuff to do to prevent the boredom factors. The drinking part is by far and away the hardest of all. Although the biggest helper this go round (at least I hope) is that I don’t really hang out with any smokers anymore. Hoping this can be the big winner.
In previous attempts I haven’t really made a big public ordeal of it. This is my final trick is to make this whole thing as public as humanly possible. I think that if everyone knows I am trying to quit then I’ll feel like I have some personal accountability for the whole thing. Certainly in the past I have felt that when I have failed it’s often because I don’t have the weight that I am doing it for anyone other than myself. I know, that seems odd. Obviously I am doing it for myself, but sometimes in those moments of weakness it helps to know that others want it for me too.
So that’s it. Today is the start of day 3. You can track my “progress” and thoughts at Qwitter. Ignore the part from April, it was just a test. Wish me luck!
Thanks Abby for the photo.
you can do it!
Good luck to you, Jake! Stick with it, brother. You can do this!
good luck, man… i quit with the help of friends, cold turkey too…just keep pwash around…he’;s an expert at swatting them out of ur mouth…
I’ll make sure you always have a beer in each hand, can’t smoke when you are double fisting.
@Leo This is a BRILLIANT idea. Why it was not considered earlier is well beyond me.
Edward 40 hands anyone?
Good luck! All three of my siblings have smoked and quit; all took a few attempts before it stuck. You can do it! (Sheesh, I feel like a Rosie the riveter poster!)
Good luck dude, it’s not easy. Even if you fail to quit, the key is the keep trying.
Best of luck! This took me by surprise. People only quit when they’re ready, so I tend to keep my mouth shut. Best of luck with it. And if you ever need to be distracted, I’ll try to think up interesting tasks to get your mind off of it!
Also, what Stever said.
Looks like you’ve got lots of support around you. Use us all, to help you through the tough days!
Word!
Stay on it man - seriously.
But I can understand, smoking for me was 80% routine/mental and 20% chemical. I used it as time to defrag my brain and re-center — without smoking I had to find new ways to do that.
I smoked for about 17 years and have quit for a year now.
You got it, man. If Leo isn’t around just hit me up and I’ll make sure those hands are filled with brews and not smokes.
you should figure out how much money you are going to save and what you are going to buy with it. maybe that would be a good incentive.
Come December 1st, you have lots of support. You for the cigs, and maybe they’ll help me with the cheese thing.